The AM/DM podcast: Wheel of Fortune, ‘Friday’ party and Phillips on a float
This weekend is awash in holiday parades — and you can even see Daily Memphian newsletter editor Bianca Phillips in person, during a Downtown parade.
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 663 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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December 2025
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Inside the FBI’s Operation Viper
Before there was the Memphis Safe Task Force, there was Viper, an FBI operation that occurred very quietly over the past summer.
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Public Safety The AM/DM podcast: Tales from inside 201
For the past year and a half, the Shelby County Jail — commonly known as 201 Poplar — has been over its 2,400-inmate capacity.
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Memphis Tigers Football The AM/DM podcast: At U of M, Huff is in
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola talks to University of Memphis football reporter Frank Bonner about where the program is now, how important the new coach is for the university and what to know as the Tigers go into the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa.
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Metro The AM/DM: The year’s best networking, plus holiday rom-coms
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Annual Chairman’s Luncheon, one of the best local networking events of the year — if you ask Cashiola.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: The ‘crystal show,’ tree lighting and latte art
This weekend is St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops. It some ways, it just keeps going ... for 26.2 miles.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: ‘A Christmas Carol,’ ‘Rudolph’ and ‘Die Hard’
Today, The Daily Memphian’s resident theater kid Alys Drake, who also writes our monthly show roundup, takes us through December’s offerings.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Riding with a task force warrant team
Public safety reporter Aarron Fleming recently got an inside look at the day-to-day operations during a ride-along with Warrant Team Bravo, as they moved to find and arrest a homicide suspect.
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Food The AM/DM podcast: The return of Jennifer Chandler
Food writer Jennifer Chandler has brought her “Recipe Exchange” back to The Daily Memphian.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Why The Daily Memphian is a nonprofit
In advance of GivingTuesday, editorial director Mary Cashiola and Sarah Leach, The Daily Memphian’s director of fundraising and development, talk about the news site’s role as a nonprofit, the free content the site provides and goals for the day.
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November 2025
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Black Friday and more weekend fun
Need ideas for gifts this season? We’ve got you covered.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Dating, apps and the Bluff City
If you’re single and not “on the apps,” you’re not really trying to find love.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: In an open carry state, here’s how a gun becomes illegal
The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Setting your holidays up for success
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss everything from some of The Daily Memphian’s recipe offerings to family traditions to what restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tree lightings, Christmas concerts & Juliet
It’s not quite Thanksgiving yet, but the holiday season begins in earnest this weekend.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Just how bad are the county’s cash flow woes?
Shelby County has experienced cash flow problems at this time of year before, but this time around, it’s raising bigger questions.
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Memphis Grizzlies The AM/DM podcast: With Tigers and Grizz struggling, what’s a fan to do?
It’s not a great time to be a Memphis sports fan. But is it the worst time?
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: South City represents the end of an era for Memphis housing
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and veteran reporter Bill Dries talk about the city’s former public housing projects and what has risen in their place.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Regional One campus, MSCS facilities plan on deck
Big government projects may move forward this week. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on $28.8 million in capital funding for Regional One Health. And the Memphis-Shelby County Schools system will consider the next phase of its facilities plan.
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Music The AM/DM podcast: Surreal events for a super weekend
Are you ready to get a little bit wacky? Then this weekend’s events are for you.
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Lakeland The AM/DM podcast: The mystery of the Lakeland grocer
There is nothing like the promise of a new grocery store, especially one that’s new to the market.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: What the possibility of a Michelin star means for Memphis
Michelin stars have been a thing in Europe since 1900, when the first guides were published in France. But this year marked the first time the Michelin Guide came for restaurants in the American South.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: What happens after the task force leaves?
After more than a month of the Memphis Safe Task Force, people are wondering what happens when the surge ends.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: A week for walking
It’s Monday, Nov. 10, and if there’s a theme for the week ahead, it might be walking.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Hot cocoa, holiday shopping and a very short run
Outdoor events are all the rage this weekend, with a fun holiday market, a very short run (with a much longer afterparty) and a hot take on fire pits.
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