The AM/DM podcast: The State of the City and your relationship
As the week begins, local government is back to work, but the thing you may want to note early in the week is something happening later in the week.
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 723 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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February 2026
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Restaurant scene roundup
The restaurant industry can seem turbulent, especially in the past five years or so.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Memphis on the music scene
The Grammy Awards were held at the beginning of the month, and though there weren’t any Memphians who won a Grammy this year, Memphis was a strong throughline at the ceremonies.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Giant Rats and other mysteries
The explanation to this riddle lies in a clue: The answer is elementary, my dear Watson.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: A lot to love this weekend
If you’re planning on doing something special this particular weekend, it’ll help to have a significant other, a gal pal or a bromance going on.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Celebrating three holidays in two days
This week’s challenge: How to celebrate Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras at the same time.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Will federal troops be pulled from Memphis?
If federal law enforcement operations in other cities are ending, could Memphis be far behind?
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: What’s next for Oak Court Mall
These days, the former Oak Court Mall site is home to wrecking balls and demolition equipment as the land is being prepared for its next life.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Recent Grizz developments and what to make of them
When it comes to the Memphis Grizzlies, superstar Ja Morant isn’t the only thing up in the air.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Improv, Bad Bunny and other things to do this weekend
There are plant sales, Bad Bunny-inspired events, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy doing a monologue and a week’s worth of Afro-Latino stories, music and dancing.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tackling for the NFL and deciding not to run for office
This week brings us the NFL Combine and two Tigers tackles who get to attend and a deadline to not run for office.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: The task force’s wide-ranging impacts
After the Memphis Safe Task Force was deployed last fall, the Collierville Police Department did something unexpected.
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Business The AM/DM podcast: What’s next for St. Jude
Today, we’ll introduce you to new business reporter Steve Bohnel and we’ll chat about Dr. James Downing’s new role at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, his possible replacement and even about curing cancer.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: In med school, students can do no harm to first patient
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has required its first-year med students to do an anatomy lab since 1911. To do so, the school relies on living donors who give their bodies to science.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Tulips and a steamy show
This weekend isn’t for wallflowers.
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March 2026
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Banana ball and Ford replacements
This is the week when the Banana Ball Championship League (finally) comes to Memphis.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: 13 commissioners, mayor and all the clerks
The county primary election is fast approaching. Here’s what you need to know so far.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball The AM/DM podcast: How much money goes to U of M athletes
Student-athletes can now get paid for their name, image or likeness as well as revenue-sharing payments from the school. Today, we try to sort it all out.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: All the cooking contests and Elvis
Soup’s on. As is chili and gumbo this weekend.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting MATA on track?
The beleaguered public transportation agency is now headed by an operations trustee, and the goal is stability.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: It’s your last chance to run for governor
This week begins with a flurry of government activity.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Ja talks, and the story behind it
Before this weekend, Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard, hadn’t spoken to the media since January.
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Business The AM/DM podcast: Could consumers see tariff refunds?
Business reporter Steve Bohnel talks corporate tariff refunds and what they might mean, way in the future, for the American consumer.
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