Today our guest is Mississippi based Grammy award-winning songwriter, entertainer and musician Grady Champion. He has been captivating audiences for more than two decades so today we will go behind the curtain to find out what it was like growing up on a farm in Mississippi the youngest of 28 siblings and discuss his successful career as a blues musician.

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WJSU General Manager Gina Carter-Simmers, a fierce advocate in the war against breast cancer who organized the Beauty of Cancer photo exhibit and Wig Project, lost her valiant battle against breast cancer last Tuesday June 26th 2018. So today on her birthday we’re going to take a look back at her time with us in October and her contribution to breast cancer awareness. We’ll also speak with LA Warren, Media Relations Specialist at Jackson State University about his journey documenting her story.

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On today’s show our guest is Mississippi's own, author, motivational speaker, Soulpreneur/Filmmaker, Maximus Wright. We’ll talk with him about his books, "Soul Damage and "My name is Lola" and his many other projects.

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Today our guest is award –winning author & brain surgery survivor Brandi Perry. We will speak with Brandi about how she overcame this life-changing surgery and begin to chase her dreams.

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Today we are rocking out with The Bacon Brothers and Heart Society. We’ll talk with Kevin and Michael Bacon about their new album, being on tour and their performance tomorrow at Duling Hall. We’ll also catch up with talented husband and wife duo, Heart Society and find out what they are up to on the super tour!

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Today our guest is George T. Malvaney, an Ex-Klansman turned Executive. We will talk to him about his new book “Cups Up: How I Organized a Klavern, Plotted a Coup, Survived Prison, Graduated College, Fought Polluters, and Started a Business” and how he managed to turn his life around to become the Executive tasked with saving the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Today we will take a behind the scene look into the documentary “35 Million Years down the Chickasawhay,” and speak with the co-producer and host, Mark Puckett, professor of Geology at USM and his two colleagues, George Phillips, curator of paleontology at the Museum of Natural Science and James Starnes, geologist at the Office of Geology.

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Today we will speak with, CEO, Author, Educator and motivational speaker, Tommie Mabry about his amazing life story and how has taking his life experiences and turned them into a platform for change.

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Today our guest is Dr. Robert Luckett, Associate Professor at Jackson State University in the Dept of History and the Director of the Margaret Walker Center. We’ll get to know him and learn just why he was voted Jackson’s Best Professor for 2018. We'll talk with him about his book and find out what drives him to continue to advocate for equality in Mississippi.

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Today on our show we will talk with Mississippi restaurateur, promoter, arts advocate and an all-around renaissance man, Malcolm White. We'll get to know the magic behind the man and the history of the legendary Jackson food, drink and music emporium as we discuss his new book. “The Artful Evolution of Hal & Mal’s”.

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