Best James Faulkner Podcasts (2025)

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Matching Communication Styles to Beat Price Wars with Jeff Borovitz 1:16:31

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Send us a text Price isn’t the villain—unclear communication is. We sit down with Jeff Borovitz of Sandler to explore how a psychology-led sales process helps construction companies stop chasing bad-fit bids, avoid unpaid change orders, and build trust that holds up once shovels hit dirt. Jeff breaks down the biggest trap he sees on both residentia…

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Spirit of Ripley & Holiday Open House with Ripley Main Street Director Elizabeth Behm 9:51

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Ripley Main Street Director Elizabeth Behm discusses Spirit Of Ripley and Holiday Open House with Host Melinda Marsalis. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am onthe shark 102.3 F…

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Ep 726 - I Know What You Did Last Summer, by Lois Duncan 1:18:47

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Did you know that the classic 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer was actually based on a propulsive young adult thriller from 1973? Lois Duncan's original novel isn't too interested in bloody kills, however. It's more focused on how young people build their identities: around their regrets, around their parents, and around tragedies.…

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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 04 - Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4) 53:12

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Fresh off their victory over the Baby-Sitters Agency, the girls of the BSC turn on each other in this month's entry. Quiet Mary Anne has to get the group back together, negotiate with her well-meaning but strict single father, make and repair a new friendship, and engineer an unlikely meet-cute. And, of course, she needs to tend to some babysitting…

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Phil Koon & Randle Hall Talk About The "Special Election" In Tippah County 13:25

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Host Melinda Marsalis talks with Election Commissioner Randle Hall and Circuit Clerk Phil Koon about the "special election" for Tippah County 2nd District Supervisor. If you are a resident of Tippah County and unsure of whether or not you are in District 2, call the circuit clerk's office for clarity. An ID with a picture is required to vote in Mis…

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Ep 725 - The Haunted Baby (Choose Your Own Nightmare #13), by Edward Packard 1:16:59

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An official offshoot of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, the Choose Your Own Nightmare books cropped up for a couple of years in the mid-90s, an (alleged) response to the popularity of our old friend RL Stine’s Goosebumps series. Stine’s somewhat longer-lived Give Yourself Goosebumps sub-series would launch just months after the first …

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Ripley Main Street Director Elizabeth Behm and "The Cut-Off" 11:44

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Host Melinda Marsalis interviews Ripley Main Street Director Elizabeth Behm about bringing "The Cut-Off" to downtown. "The Cut-Off" is a small business incubator and venue recently opened by Ripley Main Street. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT O…

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Ep 724 - Dark Carnival, by Ray Bradbury 1:30:45

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Everybody loves our old friend Ray Bradbury! This time we’re taking a spin with his first short story collection Dark Carnival, a smattering of spooky tales that wound up scattered across a number of other collections throughout Bradbury’s career. Stories discussed in this episode include: The Small Assassin The Dead Man Skeleton The Scythe The Emi…

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Local Librarian Jamey Walker 10:59

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By Jamey Walker, Melinda Marsalis - Producer, Haley Hurt Podcast Technician, Rick Williams - Editor, Chris Marsalis - Sound Technician, Melinda Marsalis - Host

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Ep 723 - Of Monsters and Mainframes, by Barbara Truelove 1:16:52

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A buzzy title that came to life thanks to BookTok but came to our attention because of a good-old bookstore shelf display, this week’s book (and the kickoff to Spooktober 2025) is what it says on the cover: it’s about monsters and also computers. If you didn’t associate either of these things with “found family,” then it’s also here to challenge so…

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Mason Drewery Talks Mississippi State Fair 11:36

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Mason Drewery, MSU Extension Officer from Tippah County, talks about the state fair coming up and how Tippah County residents will be participating. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday …

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Ep 722 - The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling 1:09:56

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Rudyard Kipling's classic story collection The Jungle Book doesn't have a jazz orangutan named Louie, but it does have the bare necessities of imperialist fiction. The stories about Mowgli and other trailblazing animals all contain a whiff of "But what about the rigid hierarchy of nature?" And when every animal is personified...well...those simple …

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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 03 - The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club #3) 47:53

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The Club has encountered (gasp) competition! How will they manage to beat their new rivals, the Baby-sitters Agency? Also, Stacey's ready to spill her truth: her parents need to chill out. She's successfully managing her diabetes AND making friends AND crushing it as a baby-sitter, but their plan to see a new doctor in New York could ruin everythin…

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Pontotoc's 7th Annual Food Fight 10:28

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Show host Melinda Marsalis talks with Jessica Stark and Pontotoc's 7th Annual Food Fight taking place on October 18th. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am onthe shark 102.3 FM …

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Ep 721 - The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka 1:10:29

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Some of us read a book. Some of us research the author and the historical context. Some of us sit in front of our microphones and record a podcast. Some of us edit it together and upload it to the website. Some of us write the description that goes up with it. Boy I hope this bit works! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Follow @overdue…

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12th Annual Dancing With The King & Charlese Latour 10:51

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Host Melinda Marsalis and Charlese Latour discuss Tupelo's Dancing With The King, how they impact area schools, and how dance impacts mental health. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday …

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Ep 720 - Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell 1:10:44

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Perhaps Elizabeth Gaskell’s best-known work, Cranford chronicles the lives of some Victorian era LMMs (Ladies of Modest Means). Their customs and relevance may be waning as Industrialization advances, but that doesn’t mean they won’t find ways to entertain us with their wit, their foibles, and their heart. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. …

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Clark Richey and "Tallahatchie" 10:07

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Clark Richey, Baldwyn entrepreneur and owner of Six Shooter Studios, discuss the Tallahatchie River Authority and the new television series Six Shooter Studios is producing for MPB called "Tallahatchie". The series will cover the history of the Tallahatchie River up to present times. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Mars…

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Ep 719 - The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi 1:11:12

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For anyone who’s ever loved a movie or TV show where people in silly outfits pretend to be giant city-crushing lizards and/or robots, this week’s book plays around in a pretty entertaining space. If the references to the mid-to-late-2020 stretch of the COVID pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election date it a little, and if every single named …

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Sgt. Jordan Gillespie - USMC - Part Two 13:12

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On this week's show, Sgt. Jordan Gillespie comes back to talk more about his job as a recruiter for the US Marine Corps in Northeast Mississippi with show host Melinda Marsalis. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview …

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Ep 718 - The Four Million, by O. Henry 1:20:14

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The name O. Henry is synonymous with more than just a candy bar. It's become shorthand for a brief, punchy tale that ends with a magical little twist. And this collection, his second published, contains such classic examples as the "Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem." Can you guess the ironic twist ending of this podcast? This episode i…

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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 02 - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club #2) 52:20

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The Club has been humming along for two months until a spat of terrifying phone-based burglaries have our sitters sittin' scared! Also, it's Claudia time! Between gigs, she must repair her relationship with her sister and figure out how to catch the eye of the dreamiest poet around: Trevor Sandbourne. These episodes posted first for our Patreon sup…

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Building Wealth Through Construction with Paul Atherton 1:04:32

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Send us a text Construction companies possess an extraordinary yet frequently overlooked opportunity to build substantial wealth—one that extends far beyond simply increasing revenue or improving profit margins. Paul Atherton, founder of Highspire, reveals the powerful secret that separates thriving construction business owners from those merely ke…

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Olivia Speaks With Robby Parman, Executive Director of Regional Rehab Center 8:20

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Olivia Cross speaks with Robby Parman about how the Regional Rehab Center helps Northeast Mississippi with physical, occupational, and other services they provide as a non-profit. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly intervie…

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Do You Need a Storm Damage Loan from SBA?? 13:36

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For More Information Or call 1-800-659-2955 Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalis and show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ON THE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am on the shark 102.3 FM radio station based in Ripley, MS and then is released as a podcast on a…

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Ep 717 - Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum 1:02:22

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As a reader, you cannot get upset if you read a book called "Bad Summer People" and it's filled with terrible people and all the stuff that they do to each other over the course of One Fateful Summer. You are allowed, of course, to get upset if you summered in the same place as the author and you recognize the town and all the people in it and also…

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Carol Black Talks About CATCH Kids With Guest Host Olivia Cross 9:07

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Carol Black, CATCH Kids' executive director, introduces the organization to the audience and guest host Olivia Cross. CATCH Kids main objective is to provide free health and dental care for children. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK …

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Ep 716 - An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League #1), by Alyssa Cole 1:21:41

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The secret Union organization Elle Burns spies for swears by the four Ls: Loyalty. Legacy. Life. Lincoln. But what about…Love? Enter Malcolm MacCall, a brash but lovable Scot posing as a Confederate soldier. And the rest, as they say, is historical fiction. Also it’s a pretty successful romance novel! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. …

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Olivia Discusses Beds For Kids with Daniel Alsup 10:17

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Beds For Kids Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalis and show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ON THE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am on the shark 102.3 FM radio station based in Ripley, MS and then is released as a podcast on all the major podcast platforms…

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Ep 715 - Mrs. Caliban, by Rachel Ingalls 56:01

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We've all heard this story before—giant fish man escapes secret laboratory, giant fish man takes up with unfulfilled housewife, fish man and housewife have deeply meaningful affair, lots of people die. Tale as old as time! Suffice it to say the characters in Mrs. Caliban have a very different reaction to a giant fish than the characters in Jaws. Th…

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Olivia Shines A Light On The Shine Foundation 7:36

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In this second of five series, JC Media, LLC summer intern, Olivia, talks with Savannah Tucker of the Shine Foundation. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am onthe shark 102.3 FM…

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Ep 714 - Jaws, by Peter Benchley 1:23:26

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The first blockbuster movie started with a blockbuster book about a fish busting up blocks in a small seaside town. Anyone familiar with Steven Spielberg's movie will recognize the basic plot of Benchley's original novel Jaws -- there's just a lot more chum in the water. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice …

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Guest Host Olivia Talks with Stewart McMillan 14:03

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More Information Donate to NEMYF Stewart McMillan - Create and Toyota Wellspring Project Manager - Stewart manages day-to-day coordination and implementation of programs across CREATE and the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund. She ensures smooth execution of initiatives, working across education, youth, and nonprofit sectors to support impactful out…

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Ep 713 - Bonjour Tristesse, by Françoise Sagan 53:42

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You know how sometimes you just want to bro out with your cool hot dad? How sometimes you just need to concoct a scheme where you encourage your casual boyfriend and your dad's casual ex-girlfriend to pretend to be in a relationship together, so that your dad gets jealous, so that he leaves his current more-serious girlfriend, who is really harshin…

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Mason Drewery - Tippah County 4H 12:41

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In this episode of Heard It On The Shark, Melinda chats with Mason Drewery, the new Tippah County Extension Office 4H director. Melinda and Mason talk about all the fun things kids can do in 4H and they talk about the upcoming Tippah County Fair. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hill…

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Ep 712 - The Trial, by Franz Kafka 1:16:09

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He is Franz Kafka! Franz Kafka! He wrote The Trial. It’s a book about byzantine bureaucracy bearing down on lil old Josef K. Less of it takes place in a courtroom than you’d think. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain. Our theme music was composed by Nick Leran…

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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 01 - Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1) 58:28

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We have convened a club whose charter is to learn about The Baby-Sitters Club. Join us as we met the Club's founding members and learn about Kristy's mortal enemy: her mom's new boyfriend. These episodes posted first for our Patreon supporters! If you want to hear the rest of them ahead of time (and a bunch of other stuff besides), visit Patreon.co…

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The Reggie Little Outlaw Chuckwagon Race July 30 - Aug 3, 2025 11:49

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Reggie Little Outlaw Chuckwagon Race on FACEBOOK Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalis and show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ON THE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am on the shark 102.3 FM radio station based in Ripley, MS and then is released as a podcast…

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Ep 711 - Upright Women Wanted, by Sarah Gailey 1:05:03

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Gay anti-fascist librarians roam a speculative future version of the western United States in this week's novella. It's pretty close to as cool as it sounds, though the book will probably leave you wanting more in the end. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/overdue and get on your way to being your …

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The Sillymarillion Episode 0 - J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, an Introduction 56:34

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For this new show-within-a-show, Craig and Andrew will be learning about the world of Middle-Earth! We're going to read J.R.R. Tolkien's posthumously published legendarium THE SILMARILLION. In this episode, you'll hear us discuss the creation of this epic fantasy, including the work done Christopher Tolkien to wrestle his father's work into a form …

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The Modular Revolution. With Russell Cook 1:14:21

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Send us a text In this episode of The Site Visit Podcast, host James Faulkner welcomes Russell Cook of Modular Interiors by Cook’s for a future-forward conversation on how modular construction is reshaping the commercial real estate and construction industries. From raised access floors and demountable wall systems to integrating smart technology a…

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Dance Like The Stars 2025 - Shad Spight 11:44

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Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am onthe shark 102.3 FM radio station based in Ripley, MS and then isreleased as a podcast on all the major podcast platforms. You’ll hearinter…

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Ep 710 - A Boy's Own Story, by Edmund White 1:11:05

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The late Edmund White’s breakthrough 1982 novel is the first in a trilogy of autobiographical novels that depict key eras in his life as a gay man. A Boy’s Own Story is, as you might expect, about a boy - a boy whose longing for the men in his life leads to powerful (though perhaps not entirely positive) self-understanding. This episode is sponsore…

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Sgt. Jordan Gillespie - USMC Recruiter 13:37

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In this episode of Heard It On The Shark, Melinda chats with North Mississippi's new United States Marine Corps Recruiter, Sgt. Jordan Gillespie. Sgt. Gillespie talks about the benefits of enlisting in the Marine Corps and tells me about a day in the life of a Marine Recruiter. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisan…

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Ep 709 - The Complete Peanuts, by Charles Schulz 1:24:10

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Good grief! It's time to talk about Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy - the whole gang. To give ourselves a solid cross-section of Charles Schulz's work on Peanuts, we read Volume 1 (1950-52) and Volume 10 (1969-70) of the Complete Peanuts collection. So we're able to track the evolution of Charlie Brown's pumpkin noggin, as well as Snoopy's abili…

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Fire On The Mountain in Blue Mountain, MS 11:12

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In this episode of Heard It On The Shark, Melinda talks with Jeff Pipkin, an alderman of the Town of Blue Mountain, MS about the 14th annual Fire On The Mountain festival (June 28, 2025). Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE SHARK is a weekly …

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Ep 708 - American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis (w/ Too Scary, Didn't Watch!) 1:33:05

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We’re joined by Sammy and Emily of the TOO SCARY, DIDN’T WATCH horror movie podcast this week to talk about Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho. None of us had an amazing time with this read, partly because the book seems to revel in its extreme violence and misogyny. But be sure to tune in to TSDW later this week to hear what we all thought about t…

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All About Olivia Cross, Summer Intern At JC Media 10:36

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Show host Melinda Marsalis gets to know all about the new summer intern, Olivia Cross and how she came here, the gauntlet she ran during her first few days, and how she plans to move forward in her future. Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ONTHE …

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Ep 707 - Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg 1:07:50

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Leslie Feinberg’s debut novel is an intersectional bildungsroman about Jess Goldberg, a butch lesbian navigating the constellation of oppression that was the United States in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It’s an overtly political novel, and it argues that a certain level of bleak hope may be necessary for survival. This cold comfort is balanced, however,…

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Ashley England Talks TVA Energy Right 12:48

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In this episode Melinda brings back Ashley England of TVA Energy Right to discuss saving money on your energy bill during the hot summer months. Tune in for great tips from Ashley about energy saving tips and rebates to help you save even more! Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalisand show sponsor, Mississippi Hills …