The Daily Memphian On the Record

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S5E21: Bill Dries interviews Steve Steffens Aug 31, 2023

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Steve Steffens arrived in Memphis with his family from rural Illinois and Arkansas in 1972, a semester before Plan A began. His neighborhood school was Oakshire Junior High in Whitehaven as an eighth grader. Oakshire and greater Whitehaven beyond the school was predominantly white at the time. Steffens and his family were part of that white majority in a city whose housing patterns were just as segregated as its schools.

S5E20: Bill Dries interviews former Memphis City Schools research and planning director O.Z. Stephens Aug 31, 2023

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Drawing Plans A and Z.

S5E19: Bonner says he's the answer to Memphis crime question Aug 26, 2023

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The Daily Memphian's Samuel Hardiman interviews Floyd Bonner Jr.

S5E18: Walking with Willie Herenton as he makes another bid for mayor Aug 25, 2023

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The Daily Memphian's Samuel Hardiman interviews Willie Herenton.

S5E17: In bid for mayor, Paul Young is out to change the city's reality Aug 25, 2023

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The Daily Memphian's Samuel Hardiman interviews Paul Young.

S5E16: Political Roundup: J.W. Gibson and Earle Fisher Aug 06, 2023

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We are joined by Doctor Earl Fisher, co-founder of the Memphis People's Convention.

S5E15: How to win a mayoral election with Cole Perry of Perry Strategy's Jun 23, 2023

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The Daily Memphian's Sam Hardiman sits down with Cole Perry of Perry Strategies, which worked on Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's two campaigns. Perry shares his insight on the crowded 2023 race and peels back the layers on what a successful campaign looks like.

S5E14: County Mayor Lee Harris Jun 06, 2023

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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about the defeat of his wheel tax proposal on The Daily Memphian's "On The Record" podcast and says he is still pushing for county financing of the rebuilding of the Regional One Health campus.

S5E13: JB Smiley Jr. mulls run for U.S. Senate May 05, 2023

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He would be a heavy underdog in the general election were he to win the Democratic nomination.

S5E12: County budget season hinges on property tax drop for wheel tax deal May 03, 2023

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County Commission Budget Committee Chairman Michael Whaley talks about the proposed doubling of the county's capital budget on The Daily Memphian's "On The Record" podcast.

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