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Behind the Headlines Podcast
Hosted by WKNO/The Daily Memphian · EN
Each week host Eric Barnes discusses major stories in the Memphis area with business executives, community leaders and politicians, as well as local journalists. WKNO's Behind the Headlines Podcast is powered by the Daily Memphian.
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1634: Steve Mulroy's mixed review of the Memphis Safe Task Force
Feb 2000:32:08Tap to summarizeShelby 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
Feb 1600:31:18Tap to summarizeInterim 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
Feb 900:32:00Tap to summarizeThe 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
Jan 2300:31:26Tap to summarizeEric 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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