Mississippi Arts Hour

Mississippi Arts Hour

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Mississippi Arts Hour episodes

  • An Arts Hour Extra!

    Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet Christie Collins joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce for a conversation about sound in poetry, the difference between writing and being a writer, and baby elephants. 


    A resource for teachers or community leaders can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Podcast-Supplement_Collins-.pdf

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    15 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| William Thompson
    Larry Morrisey talks with Will Thompson, a jazz musician and college professor based in Hattiesburg. Will talks about his student years as a pianist in New Orleans, playing with legendary musicians in Jackson, and his current work in experimental music and sound design. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

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    45 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Holly Brand
    Lauren Rhodes speaks with vocalist Holly Brand, from Meridian, Mississippi, who has just wow-ed audiences across the country with her appearance on NBC’s The Voice. When she was 10, Holly opened for country artist Blake Shelton after winning a local competition. She started singing in public at church and then began participating in beauty pageants, which led her to be crowned Miss Mississippi in 2021. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

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    47 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Katie Clark
    Maria Zeringue talks with Katie Clark. Katie is a crochet artist, and she is a current participant in MAC’s Folk Arts Apprenticeship program. In their conversation, Katie discusses her path to learning crochet and developing as an artist, her apprenticeship experience mentoring Sarah Rose Govero, and her work with the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. Photography: Rory Doyle. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

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    45 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Teneia Sanders

    Leslie Barker talks with Teneia Sanders. Teneia is an award-winning international touring musician and songwriter whose work has been featured on HBO and Netflix. In our conversation, Teneia reflects on making music from Jackson to Tanzania. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast


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    46 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Church Goin Mule
    Lauren Rhoades talks with Church Goin Mule, a Southern artist born and raised across the South. Mule's work is influenced by Southern literature and music and has been exhibited widely across the Southeast. Today she can also be found managing the JX Farms artist residency in Cleveland, Mississippi. Tune in to learn about Church Goin Mule's artistic journey and the inspiration she gathers from the Delta landscape and community. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast.

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    48 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Lewis
    Larry Morrisey visits with David Lewis, the new executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. David comes to MAC from the City of Jackson, where he served as the Deputy Director for the Department of Human and Cultural Services. While with the city, he worked on a wide range of projects that bolstered the city’s arts community. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

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    47 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Ke Francis
    Larry Morrisey talks with Ke Francis, the recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Art. Francis is a narrative artist who has been actively producing artwork for over fifty years. His book works, paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures are in numerous public and private collections. He currently maintains an active studio practice in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he and his wife, Mary, own HOOPSNAKE PRESS.

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    48 min
  • An Arts Hour Extra!
    Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet Ann Fisher-Wirth joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce for a conversation about the necessity of adventure, the mysteries of childhood, and why it's important to remember that the poem is not you. A resource for educators of community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Podcast-Supplement_Fisher-Wirth-1.pdf

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    15 min
  • The Mississippi Arts Hour| Ed McGowan
    Larry Morrisey talks with Ed McGowin, the recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Arts Award Lifetime Achievement Award. McGowin is an internationally recognized multi-media artist who has participated in more than ninety one-person exhibits and four hundred group exhibits across six continents. They talk about his path from Hattiesburg to being an internationally known artist. 

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    46 min

About Mississippi Arts Hour

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Each week, members of MAC's staff host The Mississippi Arts Hour, a radio program broadcast on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's FM and digital radio networks. The show features interviews with…