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Mississippi Edition

Airs weekdays at 8:30 a.m. on MPB Think Radio

In a continued effort to provide relevant, interesting and engaging programming to our statewide audience, MPB Think Radio provides Mississippi Edition, a weekday news magazine program. Mississippi Edition, hosted by Kar

Latest Episode10/25/2021

10/25/2021 - Death Penalty | Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann | The Brew Sign

Mississippi is set to execute a man for the first time in nearly ten years.Then, we talk COVID relief allocation and medical marijuana with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann.And, a look inside a bitter fight over a coffeeshop sign in Starkville.

10/25/2021 - Death Penalty | Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann | The Brew Sign

Mississippi is set to execute a man for the first time in nearly ten years.Then, we talk COVID relief allocation and medical marijuana with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann.And, a look inside a bitter fight over a coffeeshop sign in Starkville.

10/22/2021 - Jackson Water | Prison Visitation

The city of Jackson faces legal action over lead in its water system.And, Mississippi prisons re-open for visitation.

10/21/2021 - "Twindemic" | Writer Keisha Blain

Mississippi isn't rid of COVID yet. And flu season is just around the corner.Plus, we talk with writer Keisha Blain about her new biography of Fannie Lou Hamer.

10/20/2021 - UMMC Vaccine Mandate | Heirs Property

We check in with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, post-vaccine mandate.And, a conversation on Black involuntary land loss.This is an abridged show produced to accommodate MPB's fall fundraising drive.

10/19/2021 - Mental Health | Vaccine Hesitancy

A new report sheds light on teen suicide in Mississippi.And, we talk vaccine hesitancy with a Gulf Coast nurse practitioner.This is an abridged show produced to accommodate MPB's fall fundraising campaign.

10/18/2021 - Vaccines | Abortion | Medical Marijuana

Dr. Dobbs reports progress on COVID-19 vaccinations.Then, a Jackson clinic is ground zero for America's abortion debate.And, the ACLU calls for medical marijuana legalization in the state to be accompanied by criminal justice reform.This is an abbreviated show produced for MPB's fall fundraising campaign.

10/15/2021 - Medical Marijuana | Childhood Obesity | Reveal

Gridlock in Jackson as a special session for medical marijuana may be slipping out of reach.Then, Mississippi has the second-highest childhood obesity rate of any state in the country.And, a new series from Reveal revisits the death of a Black Mississippian during a traffic stop.

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