There are 36 article(s) tagged Politics Podcast:

• June 2019

  • Politics Podcast: City Council candidate Craig Littles

    Memphis Police officer Craig Littles talks about running for city council, and Daily Memphian reporter Linda Moore discusses the county budget season. 

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 29, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer

    Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer talks about “momentum” and disruption, tax hikes and the Brandon Webber shooting.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 21, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Stand for Children Director Cardell Orrin

    Reaction to the death of Brandon Webber and a push for city funding of public schools with Cardell Orrin of Stand for Children.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 14, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: MICAH’s lead organizer on change

    Rev. Ayanna Watkins, executive director and lead organizer of MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope) talks about the organization's work on equity in a city election year.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 07, 2019

• May 2019

  • Politics Podcast: NAACP president Deidre Malone

    Deidre Malone, head of the city’s longest running civil rights organization talks about new blood, new voting machines and the award that got “dicey.”

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 31, 2019

  • County commissioners weigh election commission’s request for new voting machines

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner says he may propose a joint resolution with the election commission to seek further assurances before granting them funding for new voting machines. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 25, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Voting machines, the county budget, and more

    Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner and commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. talk about money for voting machines and other issues in the county’s budget season.

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 24, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: City Council Budget Committee chair Martavius Jones

    City Council Budget Committee chairman Martavius Jones discusses the mayor’s Memphis 3.0 executive order, finding $6 million more for pay raises, and the city budget process.

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 17, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright talks about why Mayor Lee Harris’ county budget proposal may have a rocky road to the new fiscal year.

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 10, 2019

• April 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council contender J.B. Smiley Jr.

    Memphis City Council candidate J.B. Smiley Jr. talks about his bid for a council seat a year after his inaugural run for County Commission.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 25, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Michael Harris

    Newly elected Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Michael Harris talks about party strategies and the controversy over his suspended law license.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 11, 2019