The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

State Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst, now also general counsel for the Republican National Committee, talks about the impending midterm federal elections, what portends to be a crowded Republican field for 2027 state elections and redistricting.

Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor says voters are fed up with high prices, corruption and turmoil emanating from Washington as Mississippi's midterm federal elections enter the home stretch. He says Trump appears to be aiding in Democratic GOTV efforts.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom says Mississippi voters are fed up with high prices and D.C. corruption and "We've got to go in a new direction." He takes digs at Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's refusal to debate and lack of public town halls and forums.

Republican Ron Eller, a physician's assistant from Raymond, is making his third run for the 2nd District U.S. House seat in Mississippi. Eller, an Army veteran, explains how God spoke to him telling him to run via a congressional lapel pin he found in the parking lot of a Sam's Club and outlines his platform.

Michael Chiaradio, an entrepreneur and owner of a small farm in Shubuta, is the Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd District congressional seat, challenging incumbent Republican Michael Guest. Chiaradio, a first-time political candidate, said that as a constituent he was disappointed with Guest rubber stamping the Trump administration agenda, and that when he saw Guest as the only name on his ballot in 2024, he decided he would challenge him. "Who the heck is going to do it if not me,?" Chiaradio said.

Mississippi Today welcomes back Adam Ganucheau to look back on the early days of the newsroom and the origins of The Other Side. Plus, Mary Margaret White joins editor-in-chief Emily Wagster Pettus to look ahead to 10-year anniversary celebrations and what audiences can expect in years to come.

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell has been overseeing the state Highway Patrol, Bureaus of investigations and narcotics, Capitol Police, drivers services, forensic lab and medical examiners, and many other law-enforcement divisions. Before that he was a state Court of Appeals Judge, state senator and a prosecutor on the Coast. He said his experience has prepared him to serve as the next state attorney general.

State and national GOP strategist Henry Barbour runs through likely and confirmed candidates for Mississippi races this year and next, running down the ticket from U.S. Senate, stopping just shy of dog catcher.