The AM/DM podcast: Grizzlies preseason starts, a food conference comes to town

By , Daily Memphian Published: October 05, 2026 6:01 AM CT

This week sees the beginning of the newest era of the Memphis Grizzlies, as the team prepares to take on the Atlanta Hawks. 

We also have the University of Memphis football team taking on conference foe, UAB, in the Battle for the Bones matchup. 

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to talk about those happenings as well as Memphis City Council, a possible sentencing hearing and a food symposium. 

Listen in. 

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Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola

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. 

Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was 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. 

She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry. 


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