The AM/DM podcast: Hot dogs and howling at the moon
This weekend is packed, and we’re talking about dogs.
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
She was also the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
There are 886 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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November 2026
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Music The AM/DM podcast: Elvis and the AI agents
Over the past few weeks, the owners of the rights to Elvis Presley’s songs have sued artificial intelligence companies, claiming in one suit that “all of the humanity ... that constitutes Elvis’ identity was stolen.”
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: The future of Downtown
Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby joins us to talk about the future of Downtown.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: In Walls, the nation’s data center controversy hits home
Walls, Mississippi, is home to approximately 1,400 residents and, right now at least, one of the nation’s many battles over data centers.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Fine dining and disaster museums
This week should start with a good meal.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Holidays and hot wings
This weekend brings the return of the Indie Memphis Film Festival and the start of the holiday market season.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: What’s happened to Memphis’ brew pubs and taprooms?
The golden era of local breweries, at least in Memphis, may be over.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Millington fugitive apprehended in Slovenia
Reporter Jody Callahan joins us to talk about a fatal shooting in Millington and how the suspect was apprehended in a small European country about the size of New Jersey.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Will Election Day 2026 harken back to 2018?
It’s election day in America and, by tomorrow morning, we should have a new Tennessee governor — and it might mean the state’s first female governor in its 230-year history.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Courts, signs and polls
When it comes to news happening this week, the big things are voters at the polls and athletes on the courts.
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October 2026
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: All about the suburban mayoral and aldermen races
Voters in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington will soon be going to the polls to decide local races for aldermen, commissioners and mayors.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: How historic tax credits could help Downtown
There are several large, vacant buildings in Downtown Memphis — The Sterick, 100 N. Main and the Falls Building — that are in various stages of redevelopment.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Untangling the MSCS state takeover
Reporter Laura Testino joins us today to sort through exactly where the Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover stands and what we can expect in the future.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Costumes and multiculturalism
This weekend brings another conversion of spooky seasonal events and fall’s seemingly other favorite, cultural festivals.
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2026 elections
The AM/DMThe AM/DM podcast: Early voting in the midterms begins
In Shelby County, early voting for the midterm elections begins today, Oct. 14, and it comes with new districts, new candidates and a few questions about the state constitution.
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Podcasts The AM/DM podcast: Downtown, MSCS lawsuit funding and early voting
This week is for early voting, the State of Downtown, The Daily Memphian’s “Developing Memphis” seminar, Halloween and the end of Daylight Saving Time.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: The rise of outpatient surgeries
There are more than 6,500 ambulatory surgery centers operating in the United States.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: There’s a world of fun to celebrate this weekend
This weekend is one to learn about people, places and traditions from outside the U.S.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: What really happened during the City Council’s data center vote
Earlier this week, after several contentious meetings, the Memphis City Council approved a move toward developing land-use standards and regulations for new data centers — though not new regulations themselves.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: The unsolved murder of Stax’s most famous drummer
More than 50 years ago, Stax drummer Al Jackson was killed in his Central Avenue home.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Data centers and Grizzlies start
This week sees the Memphis City Council return for two three-hour sessions on what a possible data center moratorium could look like.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Memphis Sounds, songs and artists
If you love Memphis artists or artisans, this is the weekend for you.
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Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting into the Spirit Halloween
Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about how Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Inside the immigration mega master docket
In May, U.S. immigration courts started scheduling what are being called mega master hearings, a full docket of preliminary hearings to handle mostly procedural matters.
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The AM/DM The AM/DM podcast: Fall break and Memphis Madness
This year, the Tigers will also be hanging out with the tigers as Memphis Madness heads to the Memphis Zoo.
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