Speaking of Mississippi

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Speaking of Mississippi lets you hear lively conversations with authors and experts about the state's landmark moments and overlooked stories. Join host Chris Goodwin to get a historical perspective o... more

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Speaking of Mississippi episodes:

January 24, 2022 S2. 2. A Life in the Blues with Bobby Rush
In this episode we talk with the King of the Chitlin’ Circuit, Bobby Rush. The Grammy award-winning musician has recorded more than 400 songs over the course of five decades in the music industry. His new memoir is I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story.
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42min
January 07, 2022 S2. 1. Buildings of Mississippi with Jennifer Baughn
In this episode we talk with Jennifer V.O. Baughn about her new book on Mississippi in the prestigious Buildings of the United States series. Baughn is chief architectural historian for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the author of numerous articles on the state's historic buildings.
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39min
March 22, 2021 S1. 6. The Jackson State Shootings with Nancy Bristow
In this episode we talk with Nancy Bristow, author of Steeped in the Blood of Racism: Black Power, Law and Order, and the 1970 Shootings at Jackson State College, which won the Mississippi Historical Society’s prize for best book of 2020. Bristow is distinguished professor of history at the University of Puget Sound.
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34min
March 12, 2021 S1. 5. Mississippi's Union Veterans with Jeff Giambrone
In this episode we talk with Jeff Giambrone about the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for Union veterans that was conceived of in Mississippi. Giambrone is a reference librarian and the author of four books, including a regimental history of the 38th Mississippi Infantry and an illustrated guide to the Vicksburg Campaign and National Military Park.
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37min
March 09, 2021 S1. 4. The Documentary Films of Wilma Mosley Clopton
In this episode we talk with Wilma Mosley Clopton about the people, places, and events that have been the focus of her short documentary films—things like an early southern bus boycott, Black Civil War soldiers, and a 13-year-old Freedom Rider. Clopton’s body of work to date includes twelve films, four books, and one play.
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37min
March 02, 2021 S1. 3. Desegregating Public Pools with Randall Kennedy
In this episode we talk with Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy about the legal case that resulted when the segregated public swimming pools in Mississippi’s capital city were shut down rather than integrated. Kennedy clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and was awarded the 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Race, Crime, and the Law.
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35min
February 12, 2021 S1. 2. Siege of Jackson with Jim Woodrick
In this episode we talk with Jim Woodrick, author of The Civil War Siege of Jackson, Mississippi. That often-overlooked action was an essential component of Gen. Ulysses Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, one of the most significant engagements of the U.S. Civil War. Woodrick is a battlefield guide at the Vicksburg National Military Park and former deputy state historic preservation officer for the State of Mississippi.
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28min
January 28, 2021 S1. 1. Yellow Fever with Deanne Stephens
In this episode, we talk with Deanne Stephens, the author of Plague among the Magnolias: The 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Mississippi. Stephens is a professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and a faculty member with their Center for the Study of the Gulf South.
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33min
January 23, 2021 Speaking of Mississippi
Speaking of Mississippi lets you hear lively conversations with authors and experts about the state's landmark moments and overlooked stories. Join host Chris Goodwin to get a historical perspective on the people, places, and events that continue to shape our state.
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1min

FAQs about Speaking of Mississippi:

How many episodes does Speaking of Mississippi have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.