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Bonus: A 'botched' execution in Tennessee

Banner reporter Steven Hale sits down with editor Steve Cavendish to talk about a day that will go down in history in Tennessee. The day the state intended to execute Tony Carruthers — a Memphis man sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of three people in 1994 — but failed to do so. A doctor contracted by TDOC spent more than an hour trying to insert a secondary IV to administer pentobarbital before an emergency motion was filed and Gov. Lee issued a one-year reprieve. Hale was there to witness the events, and recounts them in detail. Produced by Andrea Tudhope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ruth and Lloyd Shular: Nashville Couple Married 75 Years

Every morning at breakfast, Ruth and Lloyd Shular hold hands and, as Lloyd puts it, "associate" — that is, talk about their plans for the day. It's a ritual they've kept going for three quarters of a century: On May 6 they celebrated their 75th anniversary. (They had originally planned to get married in June, but Lloyd was drafted to serve in Korea.) The happy couple have outlived all of their bridesmaids and groomsmen. Their courtship began in high school in Knoxville, where Lloyd's father, a carpenter, installed the staircase at the Tennessee Theatre. They'd take the bus to see movies, and go to the Orange Julius afterward. After love and marriage came children — one of them not-so-easily. Then Lloyd, who was working for BellSouth, got transferred first to Kingston, Tenn., and finally to Nashville, where they've lived ever since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Bonus: Tennessee Abortion Ban Lawsuit Delay

Banner reporters Steven Hale and Mikeie Honda Reiland sit down to discuss the ongoing litigation over Tennessee's abortion ban. Mikeie shares the stories of women and providers he talked to and the details of the recent legal developments that have delayed a trial in the case. Produced by Andrea Tudhope Subscribe to Banner & Company on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7Jw4qBxIWYAS72dj1CWIVN?si=9ab1f386002a4dd7], Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/banner-company/id1739438993], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKp2CrNnOx5KFN5OqphfXtJWqckAQ8D4], Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/ITEM_NAME/dp/B0CTRTHMZS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AHUHNO7OPUO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JKLQjyDog4v4yOJidC4Jcl2Dkoe3UrACer4wk0TlqbBbVfNErGoFljBpdidqzoapiIxrZul3wgHZ4x-LRyfc4v81N9in-B7hAiKu2us-hZkliuok3LolWXrSNB1i_hQhB4lQudA90rDo9xhx1ijDYyPL5dbUXhwIkOHOehzHZEepnyn2woTrEnA-2dHmIzzrxBFrrOotpp0ciS4BDyTTgyI4aAB24xEVQnnd8Ml06MU.h_AnzdP-hQzvPjUT5CtP6nuHe9S3fqPrh0BIN4ngBu4&dib_tag=se&keywords=banner+%26+company+podcast&qid=1712077599&sprefix=banner+%26+company+podcast%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1] or iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-banner-company-165826332/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Feed Drop: You Might Be Right

This week we’re sharing a special episode from our friends at the You Might Be Right Podcast, the chart-topping politics/government podcast produced by the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy & Public Affairs [https://baker.utk.edu/]. Recently featured on NPR [https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/04/09/you-might-be-right-governors-podcast], and hosted by former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen [https://baker.utk.edu/phil-bredesen/] (D) and Bill Haslam [https://baker.utk.edu/bill-haslam/] (R), You Might Be Right tackles timely policy conversations with world and US luminaries like Ben Sasse, Al Gore, Judy Woodruff, Paul Ryan, Jon Meacham, Carly Fiorina, and many more. It’s a place where people can disagree constructively and problems can actually get solved. Like today’s special episode with former Indiana Governor and OMB Director Mitch Daniels and Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center co-director Elena Patel. As billions of federal dollars flow through state budgets, they begin to dive into a very timely conversation — who should decide how that money gets spent? Together with the hosts, they unpack the balance between federal priorities and state flexibility, and what it means for taxpayers.  For more episodes like this, make sure to follow You Might Be Right Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And tell them we sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Bonus: Tennessee Congressional Redistricting Recap

Banner reporters Steven Hale and Sarah Grace Taylor sit down to discuss the state legislature's special session and rapid redrawing of Tennessee's congressional maps. They talk about what led to the whirlwind week, how the new maps divide and dilute Memphis' Black population and the legal questions surrounding the legislature's actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]