1622: Richmond wants to stay in charge at Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Release Date: 12/01/2025
1639: Changes to county juvenile detention include uniforms and toothbrushes
Behind the Headlines Podcast
The change in who runs the detention center on a daily basis began this past October — about the time the Memphis Safe Task Force began operations locally.
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1638: The latest version of the sales tax rub between the state and local governments
Behind the Headlines Podcast
The new formula and its links to the city’s quest to create 10,000 new and renovated units of housing by 2030 is among the topics discussed on a journalist roundtable on this week's episode of Behind The Headlines.
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1637: Downtown Memphis Commission President & CEO Chandell Ryan
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Chandell Ryan joins host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries to discuss new safety and infrastructure investments, improvements along Beale Street, and efforts to attract businesses and conventions to Downtown Memphis.
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1636: Crime has dropped in Memphis but why is a question that still divides those in the crime fight
Behind the Headlines Podcast
The ongoing difference among those working in and with the Memphis Safe Task Force was among the topics discussed in a Behind The Headlines reporters roundtable.
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1635: MSCS could challenge state takeover in court, board chair says
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Republican sponsors of the bill have said they’ll push the Tennessee General Assembly to pass legislation that would kneecap the elected board by giving a new board of state appointees powers over MSCS.
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1634: Steve Mulroy's mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the Task Force and criticism Memphis Mayor Paul Young has taken.
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1633: Fixing Shelby County Jail is key to justice system, Green says
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Interim Shelby County Public Defender Jerri Green talked on “Behind The Headlines” about dropping crime rates, the overflowing jail and the differing numbers used by different parts of the criminal justice system.
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1632: School board elections and superintendent contract 'irrelevant' with MSCS takeover looming, lawmakers say
Behind the Headlines Podcast
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is about to decide on the district’s leadership, and candidates are campaigning for school board seats. But two sponsors of a state bill say little, if any, of that matters.
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1630: Journalist Roundtable
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer reporter Kailynn Johnson and Daily Memphian reporters Samuel Hardiman and Bill Dries. The panel discusses pre-K funding delays, a possible state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, immigration enforcement, xAI’s Memphis operations, and more.
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1629: Outgoing Public Defender Phyllis Aluko
Behind the Headlines Podcast
Phyllis Aluko said there’s been a shift in people’s attitudes toward crime, punishment and due process, but public defenders play a key role in upholding constitutional standards.
info_outlineAfter nearly a year leading Memphis’ school system, Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond wants to keep going. Richmond discussed progress toward his goals for the district, his approach to school closures, and more.