The AM/DM podcast: Fall starts with fairs, 901 Day
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips help shepherd you through the Labor Day weekend and into 901 Day fun.
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 591 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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August 2025
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Public Safety The AM/DM podcast: Inside the acquittal of an accused murder mastermind
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and criminal justice reporter Aarron Fleming talk about why prosecutors’ arguments might have fallen short in the latest Young Dolph murder trial.
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Education The AM/DM: U of M makes news with DEI change, hotel and Ghanaian students
The University of Memphis started classes this week, but in the run-up to the fall semester, we learned that it was closing its Office of Multicultural Affairs, in accordance with state law.
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Real Estate The AM/DM podcast: Behind the plan to pay for a new jail
Some area leaders believe the county needs to build a new jail, but one question is how to pay for it.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Liza’s Run returns and so do colleges
On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the week ahead, including Liza’s run returning, more conversations about a possible new jail, and colleges being back in class.
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: Sing along to KPop Demon Hunters or Darius Rucker
In this episode of The AM/DM, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about what to do this weekend.
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Business The AM/DM: Digging into Food Files
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola sits down with Food Files writer Sophia Surrett to talk about the column as well as some of the recent moves within the restaurant industry.
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Podcasts The AM/DM podcast: Time to plan your weekend shenanigans
There’s singing, there’s dancing and there’s backyard rabbitry. Just not all at the same time.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: City Council has a big decision to make, and Bluey is coming
In this morning’s episode of the AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss the biggest news events of the coming week.
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Health Care The AM/DM podcast: Ways to fix the local nursing shortage
The U.S. is expected to hit a shortfall of more than 100,000 health care workers in just three short years, with nurses and nursing assistants being some of the most in-demand jobs.
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Suburbs The AM/DM podcast: Having a beer in Collierville could hit different soon
On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and suburbs reporters Abigail Warren talk about the reasons behind the proposed change and the implications of it.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: New ideas for MSCS board terms
In this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about the week ahead.
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: The DM loves a sing-a-long and other weekend fun
In today’s The AM/DM, Mary Cashiola and Bianca Phillips talk about the weekend events they’re excited about, including a Labubu meetup, another sing-a-long and the local production of one of Cashiola’s favorite Broadway shows.
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: How a potential grave robbery led to Graceland’s Candlelight Vigil
Fewer than two weeks after Elvis Presley died, three would-be grave robbers tried to take his body from Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: The trolley problem
Memphis Area Transit Authority officials have said it’s possible to make the Downtown trolley system operational again. But there are a lot of questions to answer before the trolleys start rolling down the tracks.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Librarians make a surprise visit to City Council
Last week, a group of the city’s librarians showed up at Memphis City Council, unannounced, to ask for a change to their employment.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Elvis Week is in full swing
In this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss the week ahead.
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: Fun to make you feel like a kid again
Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss Elvis tribute artists, giant slip-and-slides and the new Jeff Buckley documentary.
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Neighborhoods The AM/DM podcast: A pilot program in Alcy Ball
In today’s episode of The AM/DM, we get to know a little bit about Joseph Mangin, The Daily Memphian’s summer intern.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Mayoral team building at Bass Pro
Today on The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman talk about a mayoral retreat, complete with bowling, at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: 201’s problems and the case for a new jail
Editorial director Mary Cashiola and public safety reporter Aarron Fleming talk about the challenges the Shelby County Jail is facing.
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Golf The AM/DM podcast: Kids head back to school, pro golfers head to TPC Southwind
In this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about what’s on the horizon this week for the Memphis area.
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July 2025
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Food The AM/DM podcast: The backstory on the Bartlett Baby Jack’s closure
Today’s episode brings us to Bartlett where the last restaurant in a local chain has closed, but not without a little social media controversy.
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Business The AM/DM: Why the 100 N. Main project is paused
On today’s episode, editorial director Mary Cashiola and CRE reporter Dima Amro discuss what’s happening with the $309 million Downtown redevelopment project.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Behind The Daily Memphian’s decision to try to unseal federal documents
On this episode of the AM/DM podcast, Mary Cashiola and Aarron Fleming talk about the news site’s decision to try and get several documents unsealed in the federal case of the former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyré Nichols.
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