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The Daily Memphian On the Record, 100 episodes.

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S6E12: Democratic Senate nominee Gloria Johnson

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S6E11: Lisa Arnold - The race for General Sessions Court Clerk and why it is important

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S6E10: Tami Sawyer - The race for General Sessions Court Clerk and why it is important

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S6E9: Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery on hip-hop museum

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S6E8: Mayor Harris talks about the compromises of county budget season

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S6E7: Countywide voter registration numbers up as early voting approaches for August election

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S6E6: Explaining the two major features of the Shelby County budget proposal

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S6E5: County budget proposal ups county's share of Regional One Health campus rebuild

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S6E4: Lonnie Robinson on Clayborn Temple

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S6E3: County Commissioner Henri Brooks

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S6E2: Early voting begins for Super Tuesday in Tennessee

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S6E1: August ballot contenders begin checking out petitions as early voting nears

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S5E29: Inside the strategy of a winning mayoral campaign

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S5E28: Election Aftermath

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S5E27: Bill Dries interviews Marcus Pohlmann

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S5E26: Bill Dries interviews Roderick Richmond

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S5E25: Bill Dries interviews Roshun Austin

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S5E24: Sound Diplomacy

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S5E23: Bill Dries interviews Archie Willis III

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S5E22: Bill Dries interviews Edith Abakare

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S5E21: Bill Dries interviews Steve Steffens

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S5E20: Bill Dries interviews former Memphis City Schools research and planning director O.Z. Stephens

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S5E19: Bonner says he's the answer to Memphis crime question

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S5E18: Walking with Willie Herenton as he makes another bid for mayor

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S5E17: In bid for mayor, Paul Young is out to change the city's reality

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S5E16: Political Roundup: J.W. Gibson and Earle Fisher

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S5E15: How to win a mayoral election with Cole Perry of Perry Strategy's

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S5E14: County Mayor Lee Harris

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S5E13: JB Smiley Jr. mulls run for U.S. Senate

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S5E12: County budget season hinges on property tax drop for wheel tax deal

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S5E11: Trolleys mark 9 years down and counting on riverfront loop and Madison line

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S5E10: Strickland says DOJ investigation will show MPD culture

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S5E9: County approaches Green Fleet goals

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S5E8: Kirkwood renews push for police review board with fewer limits, more teeth

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S5E7: A deeper look at campaign finance

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S5E6: Michalyn Easter-Thomas

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S5E5: Shelby County Commissioner Britney Thornton

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S5E4: Strickland says outside review of MPD essential to questions about police culture

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S5E3: Potholes

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S5E2: Cohen on the Capitol

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S5E1: An unofficial primary for mayor and State House District 89 candidates forum

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S4E31: Shelby County November certified ballot, by the numbers

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S4E30: What Tuesday's vote totals say about the bluest county in a red state

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S4E29: Smaller Shelby County ballot yields lower early voter turnout so far

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S4E28: Post Certification

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S4E27: Numbers shift in unofficial vote totals day after election

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S4E26: What to watch for in the election night vote totals

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S4E25: The ultimate guide to the judicial races on the August ballot

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S4E24: Early voting opens for longest ballot

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S4E23: McGowen on Mud Island

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S4E22: Elections

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S4E21: More on primaries and ballot challenges

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S4E21: Grizzlies megafans Molly Morrison and EJ Wilcox

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S4E20: Morgan says general election different than primaries

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S4E19: County budget season moves to critical discussions

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S4E18: County primary results

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S4E17: Martavius Jones on primaries and term limits

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S4E16: Chase Carlisle on primaries and term limits

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S4E15: The return of the People's Convention

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S4E14: U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen

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S4E13: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Steve Mulroy

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S4E12: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Janika White

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S4E11: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Linda Harris

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S4E10: City to hire 'pet reunification specialist'

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S4E9: The deal to increase Memphis Zoo parking and preserve the Overton Park greensward

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S4E8: Moody and Harris go different ways in mayoral primary

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S4E7: County government reviews criminal justice fines and fees as part of national effort

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S4E6: Tom Lee sculptor on park plans and putting Lee's heroism in bronze

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S4E5: The mechanics of the ice storm recovery and the questions

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S4E4: Power restoration could take days

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S4E3: House Speaker Sexton defends the state's new district maps

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S4E2: Election precinct map and names change with May county primaries

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S4E1: On The Record podcast debuts

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S3E40: Jones discusses City Council redistricting process

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S3E39: Feds could get involved in state conflict over mask mandates

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S3E38: Former County Commissioner sees bipartisan agreement on voting concerns

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S3E37: Carlisle looks for votes to get consolidation charter drafted

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S3E36: Shelby County Election Chairman says Democrats want 'cloudy elections'

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S3E35: Cohen meets with Hagerty, says Olympic drug testing rules 'don't match the world'

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S3E34: Ida B. Wells returns to city with new statue

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S3E33: Incoming NCRM president sees role for museum in 'critical race theory' debate

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S3E32: People's Convention to return with 'People's Summit'

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S3E31: Infrastructure compromise tests partisan divide

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S3E30: Harris proposes county ethics reforms

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S3E29: City applies pandemic lessons in developing citywide broadband strategy

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S3E28: Haslam says Tennessee Republicans at 'recalibration moment'

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S3E27: 'Moral Budget' call questions mechanics of resetting property tax rates

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S3E26: Sawyer sees no move toward county property tax hike above $3.45 rate

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S3E25: 'Biden Bucks,' Cohen on the insurrection and a third bridge

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S3E24: Salinas sees Latino political emergence in 'Fuerza' political action committee

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S3E23: Morgan says resetting local property tax rate could spawn tax hike move

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S3E22: Talks start over new voting system compromise

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S3E21: Adkins says violent crime makes new police director decision urgent

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S3E20: City council plans return to in-person meetings

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S3E20:White says Germantown schools transfer bill gets all sides to the table

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S3E19: Shift in Shelby County reappraisals would be first in the state

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S3E18: Sexton says Tennessee should sue if Congress passes election reforms

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S3E17: Logan says community policing should be priority of new police leadership

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S3EP16: MLGW negotiating position with TVA could have been stronger

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S3E15: County's new chief information officer says pandemic tech changes will endure