Explaining the controversy over two new North Mississippi judgeships
Release Date: 08/12/2026
The unsolved murder of Stax's most famous drummer
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More than 50 years ago, Stax drummer Al Jackson was killed in the Central Avenue home he shared with his wife, Barbara. Today, reporter Jody Callahan joins the show to talk about and why no one was ever charged. Plus:
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The rise of out-patient surgeries
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The U.S. ambulatory surgical center market is estimated to be almost $50 billion this year, and it’s projected to grow to $84 billion by 2035. Today, business reporter Steve Bohnel joins us to talk about . Plus:
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Data centers and Grizzlies start
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This week sees the Memphis City Council return for two three-hour sessions on what a possible data center moratorium could look like. We then follow that up with the start of the Memphis Grizzlies 2026-2027 season.. Grizzlies writer Drew Hill is here to help us Plus:
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Memphis Sounds, songs and artists
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If you love Memphis artists or artisans, this is for you. Arts and culture editor Elle Perry joins us to discuss it all. Plus:
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Getting into the Spirit Halloween
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Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about h with new pop-up locations. Plus:
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Early voting in the midterms begins
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In Shelby County, early voting for the midterm elections begins today. Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us to walk us through some of the ballot highlights. Plus:
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Inside the immigration mega master docket
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In May, , a full docket of preliminary hearings to handle mostly procedural matters. Joining us today to talk about that — and how the Memphis Safe Task Force is impacting local prosecutors — is new Daily Memphian public safety reporter Mary Evans. Plus:
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Fall break and Memphis Madness
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One can tell we’re firmly in fall by the reappearance of local public schools’ fall break and Memphis Madness, the annual University of Memphis event where fans meet this season’s basketball teams. And this year, the Tigers will also be hanging out with the tigers as Memphis Madness heads to the Memphis Zoo. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about all of that as well as new baseball fields at Tobey Park, the Grizzlies preseason finale and the ribbon-cutting for Gussied Up.
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Jazz, opera, EDM and Widespread Panic
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This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town. There are two music festivals plus even more shows. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to walk, or dance, us through the weekend.
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Helping the environment in your own backyard
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Adam Queen, the cutting gardens manager at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, is part of a community of people interested in native plants. Today, digital producer Nick Lingerfelt joins us to talk about as well as the whys and hows of growing native plants. Plus:
info_outlineLast year, the Mississippi state legislature created a new Circuit Court and a Chancery Court judge in DeSoto County. But, in doing so, lawmakers said that only a small section of county voters could elect the two new judges for those courts. DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster argued the move was unfair — and racially motivated — and is now suing the state to eliminate the newly created subdistrict. A federal judge heard arguments in the case last week and will soon decide whether the new courts will be allowed to stand as is — just weeks before voting starts in Mississippi for the 2026 general elections.
North Mississippi reporter Aarron Fleming joins us today to talk us through the issues in the case and how it could impact the Mississippi’s governor’s race.
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