Mississippi Edition

On today's show: Find out why advocates for Mississippi's poor are blocking traffic in the streets of Jackson. And in Story Corps, a firsthand account of what it was like living in the Delta during the Civil Rights movement. Then, how a recent supreme court ruling could boost Mississippi's revenue. Guests include: Jason Coker - Poor People's Campaign Jameson Taylor - Mississippi Center for Public Policy StoryCorps: Living in the Mississippi Delta during the Civil Rights era Jeff Freeman - American Gaming Association Alan Godfrey - Mississippi Gaming Commission

On today's show: Find out how Mississippi Mental Healthcare advocates are working to educate and to fight the stigma associated with mental illness. And after Everyday Tech, May is stroke awareness month. Hear the story of how a daughter identified her mother's stroke in the knick of time. Then, insect-borne viruses like West Nile are infecting more Mississippians. Why experts say it's preventable. Guests include: Dr. Chad Washington - University of Mississippi Medical Center Everyday Tech - Wiltz Cutrer Irene Williams - Daughter of stroke patient Dr. Rick deShazo - Southern Remedy host - University of Mississippi Medical Center

On today's show: Passions are running high as groups meet with the National Park Service about designating Civil Rights sites. Then, are political signage rules limiting your free speech? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, Mississippi after-school programs are coming together to help the state's youth. Guests include: Priscilla Sterling - Relative of Emmett Till Ben West - National Park Service Shadrach White - Mississippi Justice Institute Joshua Tom - ACLU of Mississippi Dr. Rick deShazo - Southern Remedy Health Minute Amber May - Mississippi Statewide Afterschool Network

On today's show: Find out how the state crime lab's backlog is impacting serious crime cases in Mississippi. Then, Mississippi families are headed to the nation's Capitol to urge legislators to think babies and act. And, the latest as Mississippi continues to be the most food insecure state in the nation. Guests include: Sam Howell - State Crime Lab, Mississippi Ricky Smith - District Attorney for Warren, Issaquena, Sharkey counties Myra Jones-Taylor - Zero to Three - Strolling Thunder march Susan Stearns - Mississippi mom, attending Strolling Thunder Marilyn Blackledge - Mississippi Food Network Cassandra Welchlin - Mississippi Women's Economic Security Initiative

On today's show: It's the start of Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi. Hear from emergency management officials on the season ahead and what you can do to prepare. Then after Everyday Tech, find out how a grassroots non-profit is raising awareness about the state's maternal and child health issues. Guests include: Lee Smithson - Director, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Rupert Lacy - Director, Harrison County Emergency Management Danny Manley - Pearl River County Emergency Management Wiltz Cutrer - Everyday Tech Leah Dubin - Home birth assistant, known as a doula Cassandra Newman - Mississippi Birth Coalition

On today's show: Hear from the first candidate to announce a bid for the 2019 lieutenant governor race. Then a U.S. Congressman introduces a bill to expand telehealth. Find out how it could help rural communities fight opioid abuse. And, advocates for women and children's health are rallying for change today. Plus, we'll catch up with Mississippi's teenage chef preparing for his own cooking show. Guests include: Rep. Jay Hughes - Oxford, Mississippi Democrat Gov. Ronnie Musgrove - Former Governor of Mississippi, Democrat Rep. Gregg Harper - U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Shane Garrard - Region One Mental Health Services Getty Israel - Public Health Advocate Mark Coblentz - Host, "Making a Chef"

On today's show: Two U.S. Senators and a Mississippi Congressman disagree on new federal tax breaks. Do they help, or hurt Mississippians? Then, the state Medical Association is supporting a higher cigarette tax. They say spend the money fixing roads and bridges. And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, learn how Mississippi fares in a new report on mothers and their new babies. Guests include: Rep. Bennie Thompson - Democrat, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker - Republican, Mississippi Sen. John Thune - Republican, South Dakota Dr. John Grantham - Mississippi State Medical Association Sen. Terry Burton - Newton, Mississippi Republican Dr. Rick deShazo - Southern Remedy Health Minute Dr. Charlene Collier - University of Mississippi Medical Center

On today's show: Learn more about the future impact of Toyota's expansion in North Mississippi. Then, could your salad STILL be contaminated following a nationwide E. coli outbreak? And after StoryCorps, advice for allergy sufferers in an unpredictable spring season. Guests include: David Rumbarger - Community Development Foundation, Tupelo, MS StoryCorps: Meeting John Wayne Dr. Gailen Marshall - University of Mississippi Medical Center

On today's show: Though a special Senate election is still months away, the leading candidates are wasting no time campaigning across Mississippi. We'll hear from three of them. And after Everyday Tech, learn more about why the National Park Service is interested in some landmarks of the Mississippi civil rights movement. Guests include: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith - Republican U.S. Senator Sen. Chris McDaniel - Republican State Senator Sec. Mike Espy - Democrat, Former U.S. Representative, Former Secretary of Agriculture Everyday Tech: Wiltz Cutrer Jennifer Baughn - Mississippi Department of Archives and History

On today's show: More money is heading to counties in Mississippi to help fix hazardous bridges. How soon can the work begin? Then, find out how families affected by autism are using technology to help those living with the disorder lead normal lives. And in our book club, we'll hear from the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Devil in the Grove". Meet Gilbert King. Guests include: Lynn Fitch - State Treasurer, Republican Jim Hood - Attorney General, Democrat Dr. Barbara Saunders - University of Mississippi Medical Center Pam Dollar - Parent of an adult son with autism Gilbert King - Author, "Beneath A Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found"

On today's show: New findings show Mississippi defendants can spend months or even years in local jails before they even go to trial. Then, the latest on a mental health task force as members from across the state work to improve services. And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, find out how you can help a program that serves meals to seniors and the homebound. Guests include: Cliff Johnson - Director, MacArthur Justice Center, University of Mississippi Schol of Law Rep. Ashley Henley - Southaven, Mississippi Republican - Corrections Committee member Paula Broome - Mississippi Office of the Attorney General Dave Van - Region 8 Community Mental Health Dr. Rick deShazo - Southern Remedy Health Minute Ellie Hollander - Meals on Wheels America Nina Byrd - Meals on Wheels volunteer

On today's show: The latest in the race to permanently fill the U-S Senate seat vacated by former Senator Thad Cochran. Then, new legislation is designed to protect those who receive social security disability. In Story Corps, a conversation on raising children nearly 40 years ago when some moms were staying at home. Plus, advocates want more Mississippians to consider becoming foster parents. Guests include: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith - Republican Jason Shelton - Tupelo Mayor, Democrat Polly Tribble - Disability Rights Mississippi LuTaya Stewart - Therapeutic Foster Parent Toni Fletcher - Canopy Children's Solutions

On today's show: The state Public Service Commission is investigating cell phone carriers in an effort to get all hands on deck to fight robocalls. On Everyday Tech, find out how you can recycle your gadgets. Then, we'll hear about a Mississippi program helping some low-income families feed their children after school. Guests include: Brandon Presley - Chair, Public Service Commission - Democrat Dave Miller - C-Spire Everyday Tech - Wiltz Cutrer, Jeremy Thompson Crystal Fitzsimons - Food Research and Action Center Ron Thornton - Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi

On today's show: Mississippians can weigh in on the legalization of marijuana. Then, find out how a financial literacy competition is putting Mississippi students to the test. And, we'll hear from Mississippians using their gifts and talents to give honor, create change, and feed the soul. Guests include: Sen. Josh Harkins - Rankin County Republican Denise Cranford - Libertarian Party of Mississippi Amy Rummage - Northwest Rankin Middle School Shreenithi Lakshminarayanan - Germantown Middle School Selena Swartzfager - Mississippi Council on Economic Education Marshall Ramsey - Pulitzer Prize-nominated cartoonist - MPB Think Radio host Dr. Tyler Sexton - March of Dimes walk

On today's show: We'll hear from Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann as Mississippians near and far prepare to vote. Then Republican candidates are vying for an open House seat. Plus, re-enactors and historians from around the country are in Mississippi to channel the lives and labor of slaves. And in our book club, Robert F. Kennedy's visit to Mississippi is remembered. Guests include: Delbert Hosemann - Secretary of State Ellen Meacham - Author, "Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in Mississippi" Tammy Gibson - Cultural interpreter/re-enactor Chelius Carter - Preserve Marshall County - Behind the Big House

On today's show: We'll hear from state Superintendent of Education Carey Wright on Mississippi pre-K. Then, a look at student testing. Is it too much? Not enough? And after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, is the quality of the air we breathe getting better or getting worse? Plus, a look at Mississippi 50 years after Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign. Guests include: Carey Wright - Mississippi Superintendent of Education Rachel Canter - Mississippi First Health Minute - Dr. Rick deShazo Ashley Lyerly - American Lung Association

On today's show: Advocates on the front lines of fighting tobacco use among Mississippi children say e-cigarettes and vaping are the latest threat. Then, the latest as the state is shutting down bridges determined to be unsafe for the motoring public. And, do changing temperatures mean the state's climate is changing? We'll hear from an expert. Guests include: Sandra Shelson - Executive Director, Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi Robert McMillen - Mississippi State University Social Science Research Center Melinda McGrath - Mississippi Department of Transportation Mike Brown - State Climatologist, Mississippi

On today's show: Recognizing the needs of crime victims and survivors. Then, despite efforts to revamp Mississippi's public education funding formula, legislators are sticking with the current program. And later, Find out if poor health in the state is due to poor choices or to factors beyond our control? Plus, investing and money management during Financial Literacy Month. Guests include: Attorney General Jim Hood Andy Matuszewski - Police Benevolent Association, Mississippi chapter Rep. Rob Roberson - Starkville, Mississippi Republican Nancy Loome - The Parents Campaign Therese Hanna - Center for Mississippi Health Policy Dr. Bettina Beech - Bower School of Population Health at UMMC

On today's show: Civil Rights veteran Charles Evers speaks on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Then, an update on justice reform laws in the state. Will the governor sign on changes in the system? And we'll hear expert advice on renewing weight loss efforts now that the new year is gone and summer is just around the corner. Guests include: Charles Evers - Civil rights veteran Sen. Juan Barnett - Heidelburg, Mississippi Democrat Rep. Kabir Karriem - Columbus, Mississippi Democrat Rep. Dan Eubanks - Walls, Mississippi Republican Health Minute - Josie Bidwell, D.N.P.

On today's show: The state's newest Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce takes the reigns. We'll hear from Andy Gipson on his new post. Then, find out how a group of Mississippi teens is honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King 50 years later. And after StoryCorps, we'll hear from the Better Business Bureau on the scam you can avoid this tax season. Guests include: Andy Gipson - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Jarvis Ward - the Pearson Foundation - King March Benjamin Rutledge - Pearl High School student - King March StoryCorps - Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson John O'Hara - Better Business Bureau serving Mississippi