This week in the AM/DM podcast, we learned all about kratom, including how to pronounce it.

We also got the deets on a weekend packed with food events, and some hard-to-lease haunts.

Plus: In the Grizzlies Insider, Chris Herrington and Drew Hill spilled the tea on Zach Kleiman and NBA draft odds.

Currently, kratom is legal in Tennessee. But Tennessee House Bill 1649 would ban kratom in all forms. (Mary Esch/AP file)

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