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S6E2: Early voting begins for Super Tuesday in Tennessee Feb 14, 2024

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Early voting in 2024's first election in Shelby County begins Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Tennessee presidential primaries top the ballot, but Memphis voters haven't seen much of the presidential campaigns this year.

S6E1: August ballot contenders begin checking out petitions as early voting nears Feb 04, 2024

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Tennessee Republican Party chairman Scott Golden talks in an "On The Record" podcast about the presidential primaries and general election races.

S5E29: Inside the strategy of a winning mayoral campaign Oct 12, 2023

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The On The Record podcast talks to Daniel Deriso and Grif Gray, who helped guide Mayor-elect Paul Young's successful campaign.

S5E28: Election Aftermath Oct 09, 2023

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Daily Memphian political reporters Sam Hardiman and Bill Dries go over some notes on the 2023 city elections and what the unofficial results mean in an "On The Record" podcast.

S5E27: Bill Dries interviews Marcus Pohlmann Sep 28, 2023

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Marcus Pohlmann is a former political science professor at Rhodes College whose 2008 book "Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in Memphis City Schools" is required reading for teachers and school administrators in Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It is a case study of busing in Memphis City Schools.

S5E26: Bill Dries interviews Roderick Richmond Sep 21, 2023

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Roderick Richmond started at Shannon Elementary School as his neighborhood school at a time when busing as well as private schools were changing the definition of neighborhood schools in public and private school systems. For the first grade, he was bused to Wells Station Elementary School, which racially was a school in transition. His time as a student came as longer-term patterns in the reaction to busing were taking root.

S5E25: Bill Dries interviews Roshun Austin Sep 21, 2023

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Roshun Austin is a founder of The Works Inc., a community development corporation. She is also a planner who works as a developer in some of the communities affected the most by the impact of busing. She grew up in the Hyde Park section of North Memphis. Austin is also on the board of Memphis Fourth Estate, the nonprofit behind The Daily Memphian.

S5E24: Sound Diplomacy Sep 20, 2023

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The founder of Sound Diplomacy, a music industry consulting firm, talks about the groups coming work in Memphis on The Daily Memphian's "On The Record" podcast.

S5E23: Bill Dries interviews Archie Willis III Sep 08, 2023

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Chapter Three: 'Plan Z' busing begins.

S5E22: Bill Dries interviews Edith Abakare Sep 08, 2023

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Chapter Three: 'Plan Z' busing begins.