Chip Dunham opened Magnolia & May just a couple of months into COVID; he talks to Jennifer Biggs about what it’s been like to have a new restaurant in a pandemic.

Former local Democratic party Chairman Corey Strong, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the Georgia model of bringing activists and organizers into the state party machinery will take time — probably six to 10 years to take Tennessee from red to purple.

Dr. Stephen Threlkeld, one of the city’s leading experts on the COVID-19 virus, says state and local officials need to figure out a vaccine pipeline that can keep the vaccine coming while not forgetting about the importance of testing. 

Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the latest on the Grizzlies injury report and set expectations for the team as they wait for the stars to return.

Hearing Steve Barlow talk about what a neighborhood truly is will change how you look at the world around you.

Rosie bakes a cake; Chris and Jennifer talk about fish; Natalie jumps in to discuss the Pimento’s burger.

Daily Memphian Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss Anderson’s impact moving forward and how much the Morant injury will mean to Memphis over the course of the regular season.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast offers a review of the year 2020 centered on four major events. Three of the four were national in scope. The fourth is a local story that has broad implications for the gap between aspirations and the reality of governing.

Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss expectations for Memphis in year two under coach Taylor Jenkins, predict the leap that future superstar Ja Morant could take and map out the team’s long-term plans.

Several dozens activists and organizers working for Democratic candidates in the 2020 elections have drafted a “roadmap to renewal” for the state party. A Memphis organizer talks about the roadmap on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. The recommendations come as the party prepares to elect a new statewide leader in January.

The local face of a global pandemic, challenges to education and the local reaction to the death of George Floyd topped a “Behind The Headlines” review of the year 2020.

Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss the team’s opening preseason wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves and the form of the Memphis rookies before the regular season begins. 

The dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis, Anne Hogan, on WYXR, ballet and how she learned to drive.

Chris Herrington and I talk about where we’re eating and what we’re cooking for the (small) holiday at home.

The six-mile stretch through Orange Mound is changing, using the year-old Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan. Lots of other parts of the city want to follow the same path.

The National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards Friday, Dec. 11, will be basically a “greatest hits” online moment in this year of the pandemic.

The Grizzlies will get the preseason underway on Saturday in Minnesota against the Timberwolves. Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington discuss their expectations for the four preseason games and break down the best sound bites from the Grizzlies training camp press conferences.

The President of Crosstown, Todd Richardson, joins Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about Crosstown’s role in re-creating the former WUMR as WYXR.

Normally the busiest time of the year, restaurants are instead open for sparsely populated dining rooms. PPP money would help, two local restaurateurs say. And sharing holiday recipes is good for all of us.

Sen. Lamar Alexander also said President Donald Trump has a record to be proud of during the interview on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. And he said he carried Memphis in his five statewide general election wins by campaigning everywhere in the county, not just the Republican suburbs.

Prior to the NBA’s schedule release, Daily Memphian Grizzlies beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Chris Herrington break down the plan to replace Jaren Jackson Jr. in the starting lineup and where the youngest team in the NBA will need to improve if they want to make a run to the playoffs.

Leaders of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association and Mid-South Food Bank talked on “Behind The Headlines” about how the pandemic has changed their distribution models. 

Chip Washington, host of Real Talk, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

Tawanda Pirtle tells us about the steak sandwich at Jack Pirtle’s Chicken, which Jennifer Biggs ate this week for the first time.

The Shelby County Voter Alliance is working after its debut effort in the presidential general election cycle to hold the interest of voters through 2021.