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The AM/DM

The Daily Memphian

The AM/DM is a quick morning podcast full of Memphis news brought to you by The Daily Memphian. In addition to daily news about government, education, public safety, food and sports, Mary Cashiola sits down with The Daily Memphian"s journalists to get the scoop behind the stories.

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13:00

After Halloween holidays, plus Broad Avenue Art

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/31

This weekend's fun starts with a little dress up but keeps the celebrations going with Samhain and Dia de los Muertos. It also includes a walk on Broad Avenue, India Fest and the Memphis Youth Symphony's fall concerts. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss those events and more. Plus: The Task Force is impacting crime and straining the local justice system Another inmate dies at 201 Poplar The City provides $500,000 to help offset the loss of SNAP

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16:49

Local restaurants and the task force landscape

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/30

Restaurants are third spaces, places where people can gather, socialize and connect outside their homes or work. But that can put restaurants — especially local restaurants — in a precarious position when politics come into play, whether or not restaurateurs want them to. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and food writer Ellen Chamberlain talk about how the local restaurant industry has been impacted by the Memphis Safe Task Force surge. Plus: The immigration enforcement surge brings fear

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14:50

Cedric Coward makes it easy to be a fan

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/29

Sometimes the best way to get a hint of the future is to look into the past. And, today, we did a little bit of just that. Cedric Coward, the Memphis Grizzlies' newest rookie, scored a combined 57 points in his first three regular-season games with the team. On Saturday night alone, he scored 27 points against the Indiana Pacers. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and columnist Chris Herrington talk about Coward's journey to the NBA, his performance so far and to which other rookies — and eventual

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20:48

Spooky Season is here

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/28

Halloween is just around the corner, and The Daily Memphian's popular "Ask the Memphian" series has been getting into the spirit with a number of local ghost stories. There's a haunted bar, a local boogeyman and a ghost said to inhabit Downtown's Orpheum theater. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and reporter Jody Callahan talk about all the ghosts and goblins. Plus: A Federal grand jury indicts a former youth pastor on 3 felony counts The impending loss of SNAP benefits leaves some wondering

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13:05

Basketball, our favorite holidays and a veto veto?

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/27

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips and editorial director Mary Cashiola help prepare you for the next seven days. The last week of October 2025 includes the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic (and John Calipari's return to coaching at FedExForum), the Shelby County Commission possibly overturning a mayoral veto and, coming up very soon, the end of Daylight Saving Time. Plus: The National Guard's impact hits some restaurants hard and some not at all Expired car-tag renewals have jumped since the

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14:17

Raves, wimpy kids and romantic comedies

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/24

This week’s fun is perhaps heavy on the heebie jeebies, given the proximity to Halloween. There are two stage productions adapted from novels and a party with a very successful children’s book author. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss those events and more. Plus: A controversial East Memphis liquor store license is denied Two Memphis restaurants are making comebacks The judge who presided over the Lindsey Whiteside case recuses himself Germantown

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13:01

A new approach to potholes

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/23

Potholes seem to be a fact of life anywhere there are both roads and weather, and Memphis gets a lot of rain. More even than Seattle. But a new City of Memphis program aims to be more aggressive about fixing potholes proactively. On today’s episode, The Daily Memphian’s Samuel Hardiman joins editorial director Mary Cashiola to talk about the new city program, how it works, what the early results look like and how the news website may share a small amount of the credit. Plus: Tennessee Highway

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16:01

Can't carry a tune? Get a karaoke room

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/22

In a city known for music — where legends are born and blues once filled the streets — there will soon be a new place to play. Or sing, rather. It’s not a concert venue or a dark bar, but a karaoke place with individual rooms for groups of two to 20 people. Today, The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola is joined by business reporter Sophia Surrett to talk about the new venture and the Memphis native who is betting that private karaoke is the next big thing. Plus: Crime data shows a significant impact

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14:07

In our Calipari era

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/21

Sixteen years ago, University of Memphis basketball coach John Calipari left Memphis for the University of Kentucky, and to say the Bluff City had hard feelings may be an understatement. Before that, Calipari had been at the U of M for nine seasons, taking the Tigers to the NCAA title game in 2008. But five months after Calipari left Memphis, the NCAA retroactively ruled Derrick Rose ineligible and forced the Tigers to vacate all wins from their historic 2007-08 season. Monday, Oct. 27, Calipari

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11:41

Food, culture and building community

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/20

On this special episode of The AM/DM, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips are joined by Sarah Leach, director of fundraising and development for The Daily Memphian, to talk about this week’s events. Plus: Memphis police data chief retires Community members demand resignation of a school board member who defended Lindsey Whiteside 201 Poplar is more crowded since the Memphis Safe Task Force began A manufacturer is set to close its Memphis facility

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12:36

Happy Grizz Week! Plus, art on the river, beer in CY

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/17

This weekend, there are lots of chances to score Memphis Grizzlies swag ahead of Wednesday’s home opener. Plus, River Arts Fest and Repair Days bring art to the riverside, and beer fest brings lots of beer to Cooper-Young. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips and digital producer Kelsey Bowen talk about those activities and more. Plus: Millington could sue Wanda Halbert's office Memphis Mayor Paul Young wants to work with the Memphis Safe Task Force instead of contesting it Cordova apartments sold

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16:10

The birds and the bees, tigers and chimpanzees

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/16

When you think of a pregnancy test, you might picture something small, plastic and available at a corner drug store. And that does work, surprisingly, for some animals at the Memphis Zoo. But, for others, zookeepers use methods that are more time-consuming, more laborious and much smellier. To help animals reproduce — and species thrive — staffers at the Memphis Zoo study poop, freeze sperm at -196 degrees, and even help endangered species reproduce long after their deaths. Plus: State Troopers

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14:58

Germantown mayor's job could get bigger

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/15

Germantown will soon ask its residents a big question: Should mayor become a full-time job? Shelby County and the City of Memphis both have a strong mayor form of government. But most of Shelby County’s suburban municipalities have a part-time mayor — with the exception of Bartlett, which switched to a full-time mayor in the ’60s — and a Board of Mayor and Aldermen. And this spring, Germantown residents will have the opportunity to vote on whether their mayor should also be full-time, while

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13:59

A liquor store without liquor

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/14

The Station is open, but the East Memphis liquor store isn’t serving everything it wanted to. The Station has been at the center of a controversy ever since it got a license from the Memphis Alcohol Commission. In doing so, the body signed off on The Station meeting a requirement that it was 1,500 feet away from a church or school — in this case that it was far enough away from Woodland Presbyterian. But questions arose over whether The Station actually met that distance requirement and if the

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10:43

What's happening this week

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/13

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award and the unofficial beginning of the University of Memphis Tigers basketball season. This year, it includes a high-profile game of HORSE. Plus: Immigration advocates say that fear surges as the task force ramps up Memphis libraries change "Banned Books Week" A teen charged in the death of a Memphis police officer pleads guilty Memphis completes a public-housing

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14:13

Monsters, beer and a mutt strut

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/10

This week’s activities are heavy on seasonality, with a Monster Market, a few different takes on Oktoberfest and a 5K you can do with your dog. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about those activities and more. Plus: National Guard patrols are to begin today Fall Break traffic at Memphis International Airport is expected to be up by 6% An International Paper building has sold Collierville Fire is fully staffed for the first time in 5 years Project

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19:49

Navigating and reporting on the National Guard

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/09

On Sept. 15, President Donald Trump announced — from the Oval Office, no less — that he was sending a federal presence to Memphis. The 13-agency task force was to include members of the FBI, DEA, Homeland Security, ICE and the National Guard. Today, members of The Daily Memphian’s metro team — Aarron Fleming, Sam Hardiman and Laura Testino — sit down with Mary Cashiola to talk about what we know, what we don’t know, how we’re tracking data and what we’ve been able to ascertain.

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16:21

How local universities are weathering the enrollment...

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/08

With colleges around the country facing what’s known as the enrollment cliff, it’s been a challenging time in higher education. In Memphis, most of the colleges and universities have seen small enrollment dips this new school year. Christian Brothers University has seen a particularly large percentage drop. On the other hand, LeMoyne-Owen College has seen a bit of an increase. Today, host Mary Cashiola and reporter Jody Callahan talk about the reasons why.

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15:07

Restaurant catastrophes

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/07

A car drives into a restaurant patio. A mechanical issue catches several restaurants on fire. A kitchen employee is injured in a grease fire. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and food writer Ellen Chamberlain are talking about local restaurants that had to close after some sort of calamity and how they can come back from it all.

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12:25

PILOTs and Grizzlies' preseason

The AM/DM ·

2025/10/07

This week marks the beginning of the Memphis Grizzlies’ pre-season, with three games at home. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips and editorial director Mary Cashiola discuss the upcoming season as well as other things to watch out for this week.

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