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Behind the Headlines Podcast — 100 episodes
1716: Midterm campaigns turn to numbers as early voting begins
1715: Kuhn says Kustoff is vulnerable in reelection bid
1714: Pearson says no U.S. military aid to Ukraine or Israel
1713: New county mayor focused on money
1712: Task Force's 1-year mark comes with questions
1711: Buckner says new jail could unfold one unit at a time
1710: Chaz Molder backs data center pauses in campaign for Congress
1709: Meals on Wheels turns 50 as MIFA's 'flagship' program
1708: Brent Taylor touts end of birthright citizenship, immigration crackdown
1707: Green says path to winning Governor's race is past Blackburn's 'culture war' rhetoric
1706: Outgoing mayor Lee Harris said state oversight will make Mickell Lowery's job harder
1705: Elections, SpaceXAI and schools dominate local headlines
1704: The changing landscaping for suburban schools
1703: Sheriff candidate Brad Less suggests separate jail to divert nonviolent offenders
1702: Lowery on 'Collaboration' with state, not intervention or takeover
1652: Redistricting could fuel higher turnout, election official says
1650: Reporters address SpaceX promises as Elon Musk company goes public
1648: Buckner takes wait and see approach on sheriff's cooperation with federal immigration
1647: GOP nominee for county mayor defends state intervention in city and county
1645: The fast track to the August state and federal primary elections
1644: Affordable housing wins come a few lots at a time
1643: Journalist Roundtable
1642: US attorney on being back in office and Task Force
1641: Democrats and Republicans strategize ahead of May county primaries
1640: Reaction to No Kings police response centers on city permit process
1639: Changes to county juvenile detention include uniforms and toothbrushes
1638: The latest version of the sales tax rub between the state and local governments
1637: Downtown Memphis Commission President & CEO Chandell Ryan
1636: Crime has dropped in Memphis but why is a question that still divides those in the crime fight
1635: MSCS could challenge state takeover in court, board chair says
1634: Steve Mulroy's mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
1633: Fixing Shelby County Jail is key to justice system, Green says
1632: School board elections and superintendent contract 'irrelevant' with MSCS takeover looming, lawmakers say
1630: Journalist Roundtable
1629: Outgoing Public Defender Phyllis Aluko
1628: Immigration enforcement doing more harm than good, Memphis lawmakers say
1627: Two of the biggest Memphis stories of 2025 have a surprising connection
1626: How clear is the line between immigration stops and MPD policy?
1625: Services helping poor county residents are putting 'Band-Aids on bullet wounds'
1624: Selling another big economic development project in the age of the 'Digital Delta'
1623: Shelby County Sheriff should not manage the jail, Harris says
1622: Richmond wants to stay in charge at Memphis-Shelby County Schools
1620: State Rep. Pearson said he can work across the aisle without moderating his political views
1619: Public holds GOP responsible for ongoing government shutdown, Cohen says
1618: Millington leaders talk Navy Road comeback, big-box growth
1617: Federal intervention in Memphis
1616: How Mayor Young wants to work with the Memphis Safe Task Force — instead of contesting it
1615: County commissioners split on whether to fight Harris' veto
1613: Affordable housing push looking beyond subsidies to supply need
1612: Journalist Roundtable
1611: How U of M scientists navigate conspiracy theories and the polarized world of public health
1610: MATA roils in turmoil. What's the next step?
1609: Journalist Roundtable
1608: Early Childhood Education
1607: How to keep interest in Downtown Memphis ahead of big projects
1606: TVA likely to be backup power for xAI
1605: Affordable housing in Memphis
1604: Memphis-Shelby County School Board of Education
1603: Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Development
1602: Two state lawmakers plan to push for MSCS takeover
1552: Candidates 'have the responsibility for turnout'
1551: Immigration in Memphis
1550: County mayor's property tax proposal becomes tax hike
1549: Hospitality Hub builds in north, looks to southeast city
1548: Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson
1547: Justice Department review of MPD withdrawn but not forgotten
1546: Federal funding cuts accelerate uncertainty for local nonprofits
1545: Journalist round table
1544: DA Steve Mulroy on crime reduction and bail reform
1543: Just City on the state comptroller's report
1542: The path of court cases through the criminal justice system
1541: Church Health emphasizes local ties through Washington transition
1540: Busy week for public education includes new school construction, new leader's contract
1539: Dining pros discuss the state of the Memphis restaurant scene
1538: School takeover terms still taking shape in legislature
1537: City's group violence intervention program still a work in progress
1535: Regional One Health
1534: New local party chairs share concern at low voter turnout, clash on Trump impact
1533: Trump's 'largest deportation in American history' comes to Memphis
1532: Did no-confidence vote set stage for state takeover of MSCS?
1531: Reporters weigh in on next steps in MSCS shake-up
1530: Harris, Sugarmon say they have plan to take over juvenile detention center from Sheriff
1529: Commissioner says MSCS board members need to 'pump their brakes'
1528: Building a Memphis gun control ordinance could leave out some measures approved by voters
1527: Journalist Roundtable
1526: Taylor touts nine-point case for Mulroy ouster
1525: Mulroy weighs possible criminal prosecutions due to DOJ report
1524: Memphis mayor plans task force to address police reform
1523: Steps beyond Justice Department report on MPD unclear
1522: Access to legal services
1521: Main Street Trolley unlikely to restart till next summer
1520: Workforce initiatives at U of M expand their reach
1519: Analyzing the results of the 2024 elections
1518: MLGW launching lead water pipe notice campaign
1517: Chronic absenteeism
1516: The future of Memphis' gun-control question
1514: Planned Parenthood leader says 'stakes could not be higher' on state's abortion politics
1513: Young says Sheraton hotel's impact worth risk despite hotel's volatile past
1512: Gun-control referendum will be on November ballot
1511: MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins