The AM/DM podcast: Burning questions about the state’s MSCS takeover
Who will the new board members be? And is former superintendent Marie Feagins expected to get her job back?
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
She was also the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
There are 780 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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April 2026
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Education The AM/DM podcast: Is MSCS state takeover a land grab?
In part two of our podcast about the takeover, reporter Laura Testino returns to talk about how churn factors in, what we can take from the school system takeover in Houston and what role school closures and land sales might play.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: The first thing you need to know about the Shelby County primaries
The Shelby County primaries are here, with early voting already ongoing, and election day coming fast and furious on Tuesday, May 5.
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May 2026
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Music The AM/DM podcast: Cue the music
Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically?
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: Fashion, voting and moms
The beginning of May brings us a whole week of Memphis art and fashion, plus an election day and the NBA draft lottery.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: The future of District 9, plus primary voting
A special session of the Tennessee General Assembly starts today — the same day as the Shelby County primary.
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Business The AM/DM podcast: Peaches and pathogens
Historically, West Tennessee has been known for commodity crops such as soy, corn and especially cotton. But in recent years, an increasing number of area farmers have started growing specialty crops — like peaches — because they’re more profitable per acre.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: County races set for August
On Tuesday, May 5, Shelby County went to the primary polls, winnowing down wide fields in races for county mayor, county clerk and sheriff.
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Music The AM/DM podcast: A super Saturday
It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled.
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City of Memphis The AM/DM podcast: A week of barbecue, budgets and bikes
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town.
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State Government The AM/DM podcast: Redistricting Tennessee and what comes next
Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception.
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Transportation & Logistics The AM/DM podcast: Amazon takes a harder look at logistics
Last week, Amazon announced it was launching Amazon Supply Chain Services and offering freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping to, as it said, “business of all types and sizes.”
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Food News The AM/DM podcast: Barbecue, chicken and beer
This week is one that’s been special to Memphians for 48 years now.
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: Fun in the sun
It’s another weekend to hit the great outdoors.
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City of Memphis The AM/DM podcast: A week for Hope?
As we prepare to go into our new work week, it’s with summer on our minds.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: After 20 years holding federal office, Cohen drops out
Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us today to talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s legacy and how the three congressional races are shaping up.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Spotlight on a mini Memphis
At Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, fifth- and sixth-grade students get to practice #adulting.
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Health Care The AM/DM podcast: How Regional One saved a police sergeant’s leg
More than a month ago, Marion police sergeant Darrell Prewitt became the victim of a high-speed collision on I-40. These days, however, he’s back on two healthy legs.
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Music The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new
Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.
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Shelby County The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week
With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet.
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Memphis Grizzlies The AM/DM podcast: How the Grizzlies draft lottery chances could change
The team that could be most directly impacted by a new NBA draft lottery rule would be the Memphis Grizzlies — even though Memphis hasn’t picked in the top five since 2019.
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Spirit of Memphis The AM/DM podcast: A career that began on the air
On Friday, May 22, CBS Radio News ceased broadcasting after nearly a century. But this story is as much about Bill Dries as it is about CBS Radio.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Five Betties and a lot of cats
Bianca Phillips joins us today to talk about all the wild, wonderful and just plain weird things happening this weekend.
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June 2026
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Podcasts The AM/DM podcast: Giddy-up and ring the bell
Here’s what’s ahead this week.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Why would the City Council chair want to split the IT department?
And other curious happenings at the Memphis City Council.
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