Best Justin Ransburg Podcasts (2025)

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An Arts Hour Extra! 15:51

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In this next installment of the Favorite Poem Podcast Project hosted by Mississippi Poet Laureate, poet and memoirist Mike Smith brings us Marianne Moore’s intriguing poem “The Fish.” Please listen—and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Keri Davis 46:05

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Kristen Brandt talks to Keri Davis. Keri is an artist, teacher, musician, and owner of Pacesetter Gallery, which opened in Flowood in 2021. The gallery features over 60 artists from across Mississippi. Keri has hosted hundreds of events, from art classes, workshops, plein air painting competitions, and creative events for the central MS area. The g…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Charlie Buckley 47:09

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Larry Morrisey travels to Oxford to catch up with painter Charlie Buckley. Buckley remembers his years studying with artist and 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards recipient, Dottie Armstrong. He also explains how his “stacked houses” paintings have transformed into a long-term project for him. He’s now documenting historic buildings in communities across …

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Ace Atkins 46:42

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Lauren Rhoades talks with New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins about his new novel EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom's new boyfriend is a KGB agent. Atkins is an award-winning author of more than thirty novels and numerous short stories. A former college f…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Emma Pittman 43:37

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Leslie Barker talks with performer, choreographer, and director Emma Pittman. Currently, you can see Emma as Cherry Valance on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning production, The Outsiders. After winning “The Search for Roxie,” she made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Join us for a conversation about Emma’s journey from Mississippi to N…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | William Boyle 44:59

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Larry Morrisey travels to Oxford to talk with the writer William Boyle. Boyle published his eighth novel, ‘Saint of the Narrows Street,’ earlier this year. He tells about the influence of legendary Mississippi writer Larry Brown’s work, his use of music as a way to describe his characters, and the “small-town” culture of the Brooklyn neighborhood w…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Wade Acuff 46:09

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Kristen Brandt talks to Wade Acuff. Wade is an animator and illustrator living in Brandon, Mississippi. He has worked with major studios such as Netflix, Paramount, and Nickelodeon, and been involved in the production of films including Ma, Big Bad, and the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. His skill set is broad, ranging from illustration and co…

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An Arts Hour Extra! 20:19

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Welcome to the fourth installment of the Favorite Poem Podcast series, hosted by Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth. In this podcast, Melissa reveals the intricate complexity of H. D.’s beautiful, short Imagist poem “Oread.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Justin Ransburg 44:00

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Kristen Brandt sits down with zine maker and National Folk Festival Folklife Area artist, Justin Ransburg. Justin is a visual artist who creates illustrations, comic books, murals, and mixed media artworks. He has created numerous murals in Jackson and statewide. They talk about his work and what attendees of the National Folk Festival can expect t…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | John Primer 43:52

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Larry Morrisey visits with bluesman John Primer, one of the featured musicians at the National Folk Festival in Jackson, November 7-9. A native of Camden, Mississippi, Primer has been an important part of the Chicago blues scene since the early 1970s. He has worked with a “who’s who” list of blues legends, including Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, and …

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Lucie Wren Cooper and Tyler Tadlock 45:30

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Leslie Barker talks with Lucie Wren Cooper and Tyler Tadlock. Individually, they are multidisciplinary artists. Together, they are the Jackson-based music duo, Sad Bath. Lucie and Tyler discuss the inspiration they find in Mississippi, the importance of community and collaboration, and their process of creating across disciplines. If you enjoy list…

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An Arts Hour Extra! 17:11

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In this third episode of the Favorite Poem Podcast Project, hosted by Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth, Beth Ann Fennelly reads and discusses Shakespeare’s beautiful sonnet 29, “When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour |John T. Edge 42:05

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Catherine Simone Gray 46:57

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Leslie Barker talks with writer and teacher, Catherine Simone Gray. An Emerging Writer in Roxane Gay’s The Audacity, her work has been published in The Bitter Southerner and The Michigan Quarterly Review: Mixtape. Catherine is the creator of the blog Unsilenced Woman and recently released her first book, PROUD FLESH: A MEMOIR OF MOTHERHOOD, INTIMAT…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Landon Bryant 48:00

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David Lewis sits down with Landon Bryant to discuss his new book "Bless Your Heart". They talk about his journey as a social media personality and guru of Southern culture. Bryant shares his past work as an educator with the Mississippi Whole Schools program and talks about his current and future work moving into stand-up comedy. If you enjoy liste…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour | Addie E. Citchens 47:37

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Lauren Rhoades talks with author Addie E. Citchens about her widely acclaimed debut novel DOMINION, a searing family drama set in the Mississippi Delta. Citchens is a Clarksdale native who now lives in New Orleans. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Oxford American's "Best of the South." Citchens writings on blues histor…

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An Arts Hour Extra! 16:40

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This is the second installment of the Favorite Poem Podcast Series hosted by Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth, featuring C. Liegh McInnis reading and discussing a poem by Margaret Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Betty Press 48:15

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Larry Morrisey talks with Hattiesburg-based photographer Betty Press. A Nebraska native, Press has lived in Mississippi for over 20 years. She has photographed throughout the state. Over the summer she was a featured artist in the biennial exhibition of Mississippi artists at the Mississippi Museum of Art. If you enjoy listening to this podcast, pl…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| the Venice Architecture Biennale 43:35

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The Mississippi Arts Hour goes international for this week's episode. Executive Director David Lewis is talking all about the Venice Architecture Biennale and speaking with Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum. At the American Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, MSU's two design research centers are on display, for the first time in the …

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Choctow Storytelling 47:18

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Kristen Brandt talks to Rae Nell Vaughn of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Jay Wesley, Director for the Department of Chahta Immi, as well as anthropologist and professor Tom Mould. They have collaborated on two related publications that represent some of the most comprehensive collections of Choctaw histories, stories, and traditions e…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Fondren Theatre Workshop 46:53

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Leslie Barker talks with theatre artists, John and Diana Howell. They are two of the founding members of Fondren Theatre Workshop. Since its inception in 2003, Fondren Theatre Workshop has been committed to being not just a community theater, but a theater community. John and Diana talk about how it all started and some of the most memorable produc…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Kendall Dunkelberg 45:35

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Lauren Rhoades talks with poet Kendall Dunkelberg, whose newly released collection of poetry is titled TREE FALL WITH BIRDSONG. Dunkelberg directs the low-residency MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi University for Women. He is the editor of Poetry South, and has three previous poetry collections, BARRIER ISLAND SUITE, TIME CAPSULES, and LANDSC…

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An Arts Hour Extra! 13:19

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In this first podcast from the new series The Favorite Poem Project, Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth discusses the American poet Emily Dickinson, reads her poem "A Bird came down the Walk—", and talks about the poem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Patrick Sansone 46:45

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Larry Morrisey sits down with musician and Meridian native Patrick Sansone about his radio show “Baroque Down Palace,” which has recently been added to MPB Think Radio’s Saturday night music lineup (6 p.m. on Saturdays). Sansone features a wide range of music from the 1960s and 1970s that incorporates classical or orchestral elements as part of the…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| 'Sipp Culture 46:29

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Mississippi Arts Commission Executive Director David Lewis sits down with some of the team from ‘Sipp Culture. Brandi and Carlton Turner founded and run the arts organization based in Utica. They talk about how 'Sipp Culture came to be and how community conversations drive their mission. Then they talk with Saint Allen Austin about the work he is d…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Jenny Anderson 44:03

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Leslie Barker talks with photographer, Jenny Anderson. A Mississippi native and Ole Miss alum, she has spent the last eighteen years working as a photographer in New York City. Jenny’s expansive work photographing the Broadway community captures the magic both on and off-stage. The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Town & Country, and so many mor…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Sheri Shramek 44:57

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Lauren Rhoades talks with Germantown High School's longtime art teacher, Sheri Shramek. During her nearly 35 years in the classroom, Sheri has seen many of her students win state and national awards in various competitions, including the Scholastic Art Awards and Congressional Art Competitions. In the interview, Sheri discusses the highlights of te…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Shelley Ritter 45:30

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Larry Morrisey visits with Shelley Ritter, the director of the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. They talk about the museum's new exhibit that digs into the history of Margaret's Blue Diamond Lounge, a legendary Clarksdale blues club that operated during the 1980s and 90s. (photo credit: Panny Flautt Mayfield). If you enjoyed listening to this podc…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Greta Koshenina 42:47

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Kristen Brandt talks with Greta Koshenina, a multidisciplinary artist, documentarian, cyanotypist, and curator based in Cleveland, Mississippi. They discuss her upcoming show, opening at the Mississippi Art Center in Jackson on July 3, and a documentary she created using archival family videos. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consi…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Annie Caldwell 45:39

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Larry Morrisey travels to West Point to visit with Annie Caldwell, a gospel singer and leader of her family group, Annie and the Caldwells. The group, which includes her husband and adult children, released their third album this spring on Luaka Bop Records, David Byrne’s record label. They’ll be touring Europe and Australia this summer. If you enj…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Lauren Rhoades 45:40

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Kristen Brandt sits down with Lauren Rhoades, a writer and editor living in Jackson, Mississippi. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Lauren has served with AmeriCorps, started Mississippi's first fermentation company, and helmed the Eudora Welty House & Garden. She is now the director of grants at the Mississippi Arts Commission. In 2022, Lauren fou…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Andrea Kostyal 45:35

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Larry Morrisey visits with Hattiesburg-based painter Andrea Kostyal. She describes her process of creating the “imaginary cityscapes” featured in her paintings. Kostyal also talks about the workshops she and her partners offer at the Singing River Art Studio in downtown Hattiesburg.If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contribut…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Buck McDaniel 51:25

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Lauren Rhoades talks with composer, conductor, and keyboardist Buck McDaniel. Originally from Columbia, MS, Buck is now based in New York City, where he has worked as Music Coordinator on the forthcoming film The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, and conducted a special choral collaboration with Sam Smith and Sharon Stone on…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Thabi Moyo 45:45

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MAC Executive Director David Lewis speaks with Thabi Moyo, the local festival manager for the National Folk Festival. David and Thabi discuss her pursuit and cultivation of the local arts community that has led her to lead the upcoming National Folk Festival, November 7-9, 2025, in Jackson. The National Council on Traditional Arts produces the fest…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Adam Shemper 44:01

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Maria Zeringue talks with photographer Adam Shemper. Shemper is a native of Hattiesburg, where his most recent exhibition “Light in These Hills: Oxford Mississippi” was on display at Prospect Gallery. He is also this year’s recipient of the Photography Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. If you enjoyed listening to this podcas…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Nathaniel Kimble 41:02

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Larry Morrisey visits with veteran southern soul performer and Delta native Nathaniel Kimble. They talk about Kimble's musical roots in the northern Delta, his start with a radio hit, and life on the road in the southern soul circuit. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/msp…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Benjamin Morris 53:39

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Kristen Brandt talks with Benjamin Morris, poet and author of a newly released poetry collection, The Singing River. Benjamin holds a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and is a two-time recipient of the Literary Artist Fellowship for poetry. He has also been honored by the Academy of American Poets and the Chancellor's Med…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Olivia Clare Friedman 45:09

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Lauren Rhoades talks with poet and fiction writer Olivia Clare Friedman whose most recent collection of poetry, AN ARM FIXED TO A WING, was published by LSU Press. The poems in this book seek out the spiritual elements that haunt the everyday, the divine wing fastened to an earthly arm. Elegies and poems of nostalgia appear alongside pieces celebra…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Chad Edwards 43:33

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Kristen Brandt talks with Chad Edwards. Chad is a photographer and wax-rubbing artist based in Laurel, MS. He is a tour manager and social media promoter for Cary Hudson of the southern rock band Blue Mountain. Chad has also been a featured artist, has done photography for HGTV’s Home Town, shared his skills through workshops at the Lauren Rogers M…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Stephany Brown 46:01

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Larry Morrisey visits with quilter Stephany Brown from Jackson. Brown was taught traditional hand quilting by her grandmother. She has been actively quilting for twenty years and has recently started teaching workshops. She has also been a demonstrating quilter for the current “Of Salt and Spirit” quilt exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Hos…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Nadia Alexis 45:19

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Lauren Rhoades talks with writer, photographer, and teacher Nadia Alexis, whose debut collection of poetry, BEYOND THE WATERSHED, was just released by Cavan Kerry Press. The book is a moving portrayal of generational trauma, domestic violence, survival, and reclamation. Nadia was born and raised in Harlem, New York City, to Haitian immigrants, and …

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| 2025 Governor's Arts Awards Ceremony 53:19

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Highlights of the 2025 Governor's Arts Awards ceremony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Mary Anderson Pickard 45:18

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Kristen Brandt speaks with Mary Anderson Pickard, writer, painter, and eldest daughter of Walter Anderson. Mary has contributed to many publications that explore different parts of Walter Anderson’s artistic practice including A Symphony of Animals, Form and Fantasy: The Block Prints of Walter Anderson, and the recently reprinted Anderson’s Alice w…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Johnson 44:57

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On this episode of the Mississippi Arts Hour, Larry Morrisey speaks with writer David Johnson about his new biography of legendary Mississippi bluesman Booker “Bukka” White. Johnson tells us about his rural upbringing, the records he made in the 1930s and 40s and the revival of his career during the blues revival of the 1960sIf you enjoyed listenin…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Tate Taylor 45:44

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This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Leslie talks with Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Excellence in Motion Picture, Tate Taylor. His incredible work includes The Help, Get On Up, Ma, and Palm Royale. In our conversation, he takes a deep dive into his past work, filming in Mississippi, and gives us a glimpse of what’s coming next. He even te…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band 46:20

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Maria Zeringue speaks with 2025 Governor's Arts Awards Excellence in Traditional Arts recipients, The Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band. Sharde Thomas Mallory and Chris Mallory are the dynamic duo behind the Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band. Sharde's grandfather, Otha Turner, known as the father of Fife and Drum music, continues his legacy today. In r…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Robert Poore 28:09

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Lauren Rhoades sits down with 2025 Governor's Arts Awards Excellence in Visual Arts and Landscape Architecture recipient Robert Poore. With a 36-year career rooted in artistry and design, Robert has dedicated himself to landscape architecture and creative collaborations with artists and cultural institutions. Robert's visionary work is showcased in…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Walt Grayson 45:30

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Kristen Brandt visits with 2025 Governor's Arts Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Walt Grayson. Grayson is known for his career as a storyteller in broadcasting. He is a revered figure in Mississippi and has spent over five decades narrating the stories of his beloved state. He currently works as a news anchor and lifestyle/feature report…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Eddie Cotton 44:09

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Larry Morrisey talks with blues musician and 2025 Governor’s Arts Award recipient Eddie Cotton. Cotton is a nationally touring musician who has recorded a number of well-received albums. His latest, “The Mirror,” was released in 2024 on Malaco Records, the legendary Mississippi record label. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider…

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The Mississippi Arts Hour| Jane Hiatt 45:49

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David Lewis visits with 2025 Governor's Arts Award recipient Jane Crater Hiatt. Hiatt will receive the Stephen C. Edds Patron of the Arts Award at the 2025 Governor's Arts Awards ceremony on Thursday, February 6, at 6 p.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Hiatt is a Jackson native who has served as a leader in the Mississippi arts communi…