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Best podcasts about bill dries

Latest podcast episodes about bill dries

The Geoff Calkins Show
May 9, 2025: Hour 2

The Geoff Calkins Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 40:40


Chris Herrington joins the show to discuss part 2 of his column about Grizzlies' player values. Bill Dries joins the show to discuss his big piece on Tom Lee.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1428: Journalist Round Table

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 26:36


Bill Dries and Julia Baker with The Daily Memphian, Toby Sells with The Memphis Flyer and Laura Testino with Chalkbeat Tennessee join Eric Barnes to discuss the biggest stories of the week. 

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E28: Election Aftermath

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 30:47


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.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E27: Bill Dries interviews Marcus Pohlmann

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 28:20


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.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E25: Bill Dries interviews Roshun Austin

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 38:52


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.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E26: Bill Dries interviews Roderick Richmond

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 32:35


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.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E22: Bill Dries interviews Edith Abakare

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 18:51


Chapter Three: 'Plan Z' busing begins.

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The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E23: Bill Dries interviews Archie Willis III

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 26:12


Chapter Three: 'Plan Z' busing begins.

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The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E20: Bill Dries interviews former Memphis City Schools research and planning director O.Z. Stephens

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 26:39


Drawing Plans A and Z.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S5E21: Bill Dries interviews Steve Steffens

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 22:17


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.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1321: Journalist round table

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 26:36


Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells and The Daily Memphian reporters Abigail Warren and Bill Dries to discuss midterm election results, including constitutional amendments, newly elected officials, and voter turnout. In addition, guests talk about local environmental justice issues, MLGW, and bills targeting drag shows and transgender adolescent treatments.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1309: Reporters Roundtable

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 26:58


The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries and Abigail Warren along with Toby Sells with the Memphis Flyer join Eric Barnes for a reporters roundtable.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S4E11: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Linda Harris

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 27:59


The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S4E12: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Janika White

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 25:02


The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast
S4E13: Shelby County District Attorney General Democratic Primary candidate Steve Mulroy

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 21:08


Bill Dries interviews Steve Mulroy.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1104: COVID-19 in the Mid-South

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 26:48


Director of the Shelby County Health Department Alisa Haushalter and the Medical Director for Infectious Disease at Baptist Memorial Health Care Stephen Threlkeld discuss the ongoing COVID-19 battle in Memphis with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1102: Reopening schools

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 27:01


Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray discusses reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, including changes in how schools will operate in order to maintain the health and safety of students and staff with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1101: Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley on police reform

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 27:30


Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with The Daily Memphian to discuss police reform in Memphis and Shelby County.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1052: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 27:18


Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses COVID-19, next year’s County budget, and more with host Eric Barnes and the Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1051: Journalist round table with Karanja Ajanaku

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 27:21


The New Tri-State Defender’s Karanja Ajanaku joins host Eric Barnes for a journalist roundtable with The Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss the local protests that have taken place. Ajanaku explains why the Black Lives Matter movement has recently gained momentum and the effects it is having locally and across the nation. Dries also talks about the Memphis city council passing an ordinance requiring individuals to wear face masks in public. In addition, guests discuss the City of Memphis’ decision to halt phase three of reopening the city.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1048: MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 27:11


President and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water J.T. Young joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to talk about the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which is a process to help MLGW find the most cost effective, eco-friendly, reliable energy source. In addition, Young discusses the positive and negative effects of finding a new power source.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1047: TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 27:17


President and CEO of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Jeff Lyash joins host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss the benefits of MLGW’s partnership with TVA, as well as the effects of MLGW ending its 80-year-old contract with TVA.

Sportstime Wolo & Stats
Sportstime on Sports 56 with Wolo and Stats(May 11-Hour 3)

Sportstime Wolo & Stats

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020


Wolo and Stats talk Grizz and Tigers with Evan Barnes from The Commercial Appeal then rehear from Bill Dries and ends the day with Crunch Time.

Sportstime Wolo & Stats
Sportstime on Sports 56 with Wolo and Stats(May 11-Hour 1)

Sportstime Wolo & Stats

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020


Wolo and Stats talk everything from the weekend in sports then talk with Bill Dries,reporter from The Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1044: Memphis COO Doug McGowen discusses metrics to open city

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 28:20


City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen joined host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss the metrics that the City of Memphis’ elected officials and health officers studied to determine when to start gradually reopening the city. In addition, McGowen talked about initiatives taken by the local, state, and federal government to alleviate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1043: Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Manoj Jain

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 27:00


Dr. Manoj Jain, infectious disease physician and epidemiologist, discusses how Memphis moves forward during the pandemic with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1042: Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 35:09


This week on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland discusses the ways the city is working to meet the needs of Memphians during the COVID-19 pandemic with host Eric Barnes and the Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1041: Director of Memphis Housing and Community Development Paul Young

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 26:50


Director of Memphis Housing and Community Development Paul Young joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the city’s efforts to help people living in public housing and experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1040: COVID-19 and tourism

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 26:48


This week on Behind the Headlines, President and CEO of Memphis Tourism, Kevin Kane joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and tourism.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1038: Local efforts against COVID-19

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 26:48


Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician-in-Chief for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, and Dr. Nicholas Hysmith, Medical Director of Infection Prevention for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss local efforts against COVID-19 in the Memphis area and the shortage of testing kits.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1036: Journalist round table

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 26:47


Toby Sells with the Memphis Flyer, Karanja Ajanaku with the New Tri-State Defender and Laura Faith Kebede with Chalkbeat TN join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the current legislative session, including proposed changes to gun laws, well drilling permits, reading instruction in TN, a change to the Achievement School District and more. They also discuss the budget shortfall for Shelby County and Memphis’ sales tax increase.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1035: Trio of new Memphis City Council members

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 26:48


Memphis City Council members Rhonda Logan, Chase Carlisle and JB Smiley Jr. discuss their first impressions after four city council meetings and the residency referendum with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1034: Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 26:49


General Weirich discusses why Shelby County has been facing an increase in highway shootings, as well as actions being taken to combat the issue with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1033: Tennessee Legislature

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 26:47


Tennessee House Minority Leader Karen Camper (D) and Tennessee House Representative Jesse Chism (D) discuss pending bills in this year's state legislative session with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1032: Memphis Zoo President and CEO Jim Dean

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 26:48


Memphis Zoo President and CEO Jim Dean discusses new plans to alleviate parking issues during peak season and upcoming renovations with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1031: Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 26:49


Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner discusses challenges in recruiting, plans for a new juvenile detention center, highway shootings and more with host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1029: Juvenile justice

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 26:48


Executive Director of Just City Josh Spickler discusses juvenile justice in Shelby County with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1028: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 26:48


Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses MATA funding, refugee resettlement plan, and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1026: Memphis City Council

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 26:48


Kemp Conrad, outgoing chair of the Memphis City Council, and Patrice Robinson, incoming chair of the Memphis City Council, discuss MLGW rate hikes, increased solid waste fees, the fire and police pension referendum, and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1024: Rebuilding neighborhoods

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 26:48


Roshun Austin, President/CEO of The Works, Inc.; Noah Gray, Executive Director of Binghampton Development Corporation; and Steve Lockwood, Executive Director of Frayser Community Development Corporation discuss the efforts in their respective communities towards neighborhood development and revitalization with Bill Dries, reporter for the Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1023: FedEx Express' Richard W. Smith

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 42:15


Richard W. Smith talks about his role at the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Memphis economy and job market, and his various roles at FedEx Express with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1022: Southwest TN Community College

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 26:48


Dr. Tracy Hall, President of Southwest TN Community College; and Dr. Jacqueline Taylor, Associate VP of Retention & Student Success at Southwest TN community college discuss the impact and relevance of Community College in the Mid-South with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1021: The future of the riverfront

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 26:47


Carol Coletta of the Memphis River Parks Partnership talks about the future of Tom Lee Park and the river front, with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1020: Crime and the Consent Decree

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 26:47


Michael Rallings, Director of the Memphis Police Department; and Bruce McMullen, Chief Legal Officer for Memphis, discuss the most recent ruling from Federal Judge John McCalla denying the city's motion to modify the 1978 consent decree with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1019: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 26:48


Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses the sales tax referendum, MATA, and more with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1018: Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 26:48


Newly re-elected Mayor of Memphis Jim Strickland joins Bill Dries, reporter with The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes, to talk about his second term, tax incentives, Tom Lee Park, and more.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1017: Memphis City Council

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 26:49


City Council members Martavius Jones and Gerre Currie discuss police residency, the sales tax referendum and more with Bill Dries, reporter for the Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1015: Impact of the sales tax referendum

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 26:48


Shelby County Commissioners Edmund Ford Jr. and Van Turner discuss the possible impacts of the passing of a sales tax increase by referendum in the recent Memphis city elections with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1014: Memphis elections review

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 26:48


Karanja Ajanaku, editor of The New Tri-State Defender, and Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian discuss the results of the 2019 Memphis city elections with host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1013: Higher education in Memphis

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 26:48


Jack Shannon, President of Christian Brothers University; and Marjorie Hass, President of Rhodes College, discuss the challenges and opportunities of higher education in Memphis with Bill Dries, reporter for  The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1012: Sales tax referendum

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 26:48


Kemp Conrad, Chair of the Memphis City Council, and Tommy Malone, President of the Memphis Firefighter's Association discuss the proposed sales tax increase to restore benefits to police and firefighters with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1010: U of M President Dr. M. David Rudd

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 26:49


Dr. M. David Rudd, President of the University of Memphis, discusses enrollment changes, the budget, athletics, and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1009: Mayor Jim Strickland

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 26:49


Mayor Jim Strickland talks about his record and re-election campaign with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1008: Journalist round table

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 26:48


Toby Sells of the Memphis Flyer, Laura Faith Kebede of Chalkbeat Tennessee and Karanja Ajanaku of The New Tri-State Defender discuss the upcoming Memphis city elections, construction on the Greensward, the death penalty and more with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1007: Candidate for Mayor, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 26:48


Candidate for Mayor, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer talks with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes about her stance on many of the issues in the 2019 Memphis Mayoral election.

Behind the Headlines Podcast
1006: MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld

Behind the Headlines Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 26:47


Gary Rosenfeld, CEO of the Memphis Area Transit Authority talks about public transportation in Memphis with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.

The Permanent Record
Episode 29: Bill Dries and Ryan Poe

The Permanent Record

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 34:06


The Shelby County general election is less than a week away, and your host is a hopeless political junkie. So, for this special episode, Josh convened a special election roundtable with two of Memphis' top political reporters. Ryan Poe of the Commercial Appeal and Bill Dries of the Memphis Daily News have been covering elections up and down the ballot for this and many elections past. Hear what they have to say about the County Mayor's race, the new County Commission, and the impact that the Juvenile Court oversight has had on this election. Plus, a lot more!