Today, we're talking with Ryan Parker, a Jackson-based publicist and promoter for TV and film. After recently moving back home, Ryan is bringing movie screenings to local theaters like the Capri and is planning for even bigger adventures through his recently founded Mississippi Film Society.

Today, De Shannon Williams is one of the owners of Smokey's Meal on Wheels food truck, and she's an organizer of Food Truck Fridays, which have returned to Smith Park in downtown Jackson every first, third and fifth Friday.

Today on Soul Sessions, Mississippi Book Festival Director Ellen Daniels talks about the shape of the 2023 festival, her favorite authors and why she says community plays a huge role in Mississippi's literacy lawn party.

Today on Soul Sessions, Jackson Music Awards founder Jesse Thompson shares with us his legacy - three award shows and even more to come, and he says he's ready to give it another 50 years. Yolanda Clay-Moore, who is also a pretty good singer herself, sits down with Jesse for this musical conversation about a very special weekend.

Today on Soul Sessions, we're talking with Chef Chaz Lindsay and General Manager Jonathan Webb of Pulito Osteria at the Belhaven Town Center.

Today on Soul Sessions, Stephen Brown, aka 5th Child, talks making music in Jackson, and how a pandemic eyesore has turned into a mission in his North Jackson neighborhood.

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Today on Soul Sessions, we'll revisit a conversation I had last summer with Two Mississippi Museums director Pamela D.C. Junior to learn more of about the significance of Juneteenth - plus get a glimpse of what's in store in Jackson for this year's holiday weekend.

Today on Soul Sessions, we hear from USAIBC Executive Director, Mona Nicholas, who's joining us to talk about the two-week ballet competition, held here every four years in the City With Soul.

Today on Soul Sessions, it's two-for-one. We'll start by taking a look back at the days leading up to the opening of District Donuts + Sliders + Brew at the Belhaven Town Center. Our second guest, Andy Hilton - a Belhaven resident, talked to us about a pandemic project that is a real benefit to outdoor enthusiasts.

Today on Soul Sessions, we're talking to Tori Rice, the organizer for the Mississippi Makers Fest, their second annual all-day event putting Mississippi on full display. Mississippi has such a rich history of artists, storytellers and musicians, and who better to showcase those cultural treasures than the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.