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Addressing America's housing crisis, one lot at a time

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Release Date: 10/06/2026

What really happened during the City Council's data center vote show art What really happened during the City Council's data center vote

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Today, we’re joined by Bill Dries and Mary Evans, who reported from City Council Tuesday as .  Plus:

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The unsolved murder of Stax's most famous drummer show art 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 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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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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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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Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about h with new pop-up locations.  Plus:

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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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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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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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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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Leon Place, located in North Memphis, has the feel of both past prosperity and being a current work-in-progress. There’s a new pocket park and playground but there are also older homes, built from 1912 into the 1930s, and at least one once-grand home stands vacant and boarded up.  Across the way, two brand new houses are going up, as part of the city’s Essential Housing Program. And the people behind those homes are not your typical developers. Bill Dries joins us today to talk about the nation’s housing crisis, who much it impacts Memphis and what city government hopes to do to solve the problem.  Listen