Meanwhile in Memphis conversations showcase collaboration in Memphis and beyond, and today's episode part of the mini-series within the show: Legislately with Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. This collaboration will continue to bring together nationally-renowned experts and local leaders to amplify ways leaders in our community are learning, collaborating, innovating, and working to set Memphis and Shelby County up for success.
Today’s episode is the second installment of the Meanwhile in Memphis Legislately series, and the conversation illuminates the connections between local and federal government with Mayor Lee Harris and former Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, State Senator and Congressman, Ben McAdams.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
S5E23 Legislately Episode 1: Unlocking a Future
Learn more about Ben McAdams here
Memphis Shelby County Schools Underutilized or Vacant Buildings
Shelby County Lowered Taxes
Salt Lake County Government
Putting Assets to Work
Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)
Mayor Dickens of Atlanta, Georgia
This episode is made possible in partnership with Shelby County Government.
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S5E26 - The Magnetic Power of Memphis with City Leadership and Memphis Brand
"It's ok to stand up for your city. There's a sense of ownership and with that comes both pride and sometimes frustration."
Memphis is a city worthy of championing! In today's conversation, we chat with fellow city champions John Carroll of City Leadership and David French of Memphis Brand to discuss why it's valuable, important, and necessary for there to be multiple organizations working toward a shared goal.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
City Leadership
City Leadership's campaigns: Choose901, Teach901, Choose901 Alumni, Choose901 merch, Give901, and Serve901
National Park Centennial celebration
Memphis Brand
We Are Memphis
S5E24 A Responsibility and Opportunity to Honor, Educate, and Enhance
S5E17 The Power of Partnership to Secure the Cleveland Street Corridor TIF
Bring Your Soul
Memphis Travel
WREG's Bright Spot
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The Daily Memphian
City of Memphis emails
I Love Memphis Blog
Rachel Knox of Hyde Foundation
National Civil Rights Museum
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Carbon Capture
Alex's Tavern
The Four-Way
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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S5E25 - Memphis is Setting Records and Making Them
Memphis is not only setting records, we're making them, too! We're taking a look at the state if the music industry Memphis is so well known for. Today's guests are shaping the way the world sees our city and its iconic culture. Matt Ross-Spang (Southern Grooves) and Brandon Seavers (Memphis Record Pressing) share why Memphis is the place to be right now and moving forward.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Memphis Listening Lab
Memphis Record Pressing
Southern Grooves Production
2023 TEDxMemphis talk from Matt Ross-Spang
Ardent Studios
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me documentary
Al Green
WYXR
Charles Hodges
EgglestonWorks
Andrew Scheps Lost in Translation
Sun Studios
Royal Studios
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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S5E24 - A Responsibility and Opportunity to Honor, Educate, and Enhance
Memphis is leading the way when it comes to connecting people, and today’s conversation on the Meanwhile in Memphis podcast dives into the ways two world-renowned organizations use the lens of history to build community, propel innovation, and shape the future of the city. Tune in to hear a conversation with Dr. Russell Wigginton (National Civil Rights Museum) and Pat Mitchell Worley (The Soulsville Foundation)!
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
National Civil Rights Museum
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Beale Street Caravan
WYXR
Soulsville Foundation
The Stax Music Academy
The Soulsville Charter School
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Speaking Truth to Power: The Life of Bayard Rustin
The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Meet Pat Mitchell Worley with the Soulsville Foundation: 2024 CEO of the Year from Memphis Magazine
My journey to the National Civil Rights Museum TEDxUIUC Talk by Dr. Russ Wigginton
Dr. Wigginton speaks on importance of museums and libraries
This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.
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S5E23 - Legislately Episode 1: Unlocking a Future
Meanwhile in Memphis conversations showcase collaboration in Memphis and beyond, and today's episode kicks off an exciting mini-series within the show: Legislately with Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris! This collaboration will bring together nationally-renowned experts and local leaders to amplify ways leaders in our community are learning, collaborating, innovating, and working to set Memphis and Shelby County up for success.
Today’s episode is the initial installment of the Meanwhile in Memphis Legislately series, and the conversation explores juvenile justice reform with Mayor Lee Harris and Yale Law professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and recent contributor to New York Times Magazine, James Forman, Jr.
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Shelby County Government
Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman
New York Times article "What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons" by David Muhammad
National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis Shelby County Schools' Hope Academy
The Youth Justice and Education Center
Maya Angelou Academy @ DC Jail
BreakFree Education with David Domenici
Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence from The Sentencing Project
This episode is made possible in partnership with Shelby County Government.
Meanwhile in Memphis is a program dedicated to conversations that celebrate the organizations, initiatives, and people that are shaping Memphis for the better. Meanwhile in Memphis is brought to you by New Memphis, an organization whose mission is develop, activate, and retain the city's most important resource - its people!