The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

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The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast episodes

November 16, 2020 E132 Postmortem on state's historic 2020 election
Mississippi Today's political reporters Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison discuss candidates and issues surrounding the 2020 elections and what the results could mean in the coming years.
27 min
November 09, 2020 E131 What Election Day 2020 looked like in Mississippi
Hear from voters across Mississippi, Mississippi Today's rapid response team of correspondents and senior political reporters Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender. Hosted by contributing producer Tom Wright.
34 min
November 02, 2020 E130 What to expect in the Hyde-Smith vs. Espy race
Mississippi Today's political reporters break down the biggest storylines of the 2020 U.S. Senate race between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy, and they discuss what they'll be watching on Election Day.
31 min
October 26, 2020 E129 Bennie Thompson talks race in Mississippi politics, Mike Espy's Senate chances
Congressman Bennie Thompson joins Mississippi Today Editor-in-Chief Adam Ganucheau in an hour-long discussion about why race is a difficult but important conversation to have in Mississippi. He also talks in detail about the U.S. Senate election between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy.
1 hr 4 min
October 19, 2020 E128 Kiese Laymon discusses race and politics in Mississippi
Mississippi author Kiese Laymon joined Mississippi Today Managing Editor Kayleigh Skinner to discuss race and politics in Mississippi, including the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy.
49 min
October 12, 2020 E127 Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith finally ramps up 2020 Senate campaigning
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who has laid low in the 2020 U.S. Senate race against Democrat Mike Espy, appeared in at least two open-to-the-public events last week. With just three weeks from Election Day, Mississippi Today Editor in Chief Adam Ganucheau and senior political reporter Geoff Pender discuss Hyde-Smith's strategy and the biggest storylines ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
17 min
October 05, 2020 E126 Mike Espy needs high Black voter turnout to win. How's he doing?
Democratic Senate candidate Mike Espy has said he believes his formula for success in the Nov. 3 general election against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is a 3% increase from the 2018 special election in Black voter turnout, and a 4% increase in his support among white voters.

Rep. Zakiya Summers and Sen. Sollie Norwood, both members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus, discuss whether they believe Espy is making headway with Black voters in the U.S. Senate election. They also talk about what voting might look like during the COVID-19 pandemic.
32 min
September 28, 2020 E125 Does Democrat Mike Espy have momentum in Senate race?
Democrat Mike Espy has raised more than a million dollars in a week at just the right time ahead of his Nov. 3 challenge of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Mississippi Today political reporters discuss where the race sits a little more than a month out.
22 min
September 21, 2020 E124 Should Professor JT Thomas should be fired? Auditor Shad White says yes.
State Auditor Shad White joins Mississippi Today Editor in Chief Adam Ganucheau to discuss why he recommended that University of Mississippi professor JT Thomas should be fired. White also discussed his philosophy on public education spending.
58 min
September 14, 2020 E123 Mississippi Board of Health opposes medical marijuana initiative
Ed Langton of the state Board of Health joins political reporters Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison to talk about the medical marijuana initiatives that will be on the November general election ballot and whether medical marijuana should be incorporated into the Mississippi Constitution.

In this episode we referenced a previously released podcast that sees this issue from the other side. Here is that episode:

E89 Medical marijuana initiative makes November ballot, could provide big 2020 political fight
41 min

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Host Geoff Pender and the Mississippi Today political team bring you intimate access to the most connected players and observers in Mississippi politics. This podcast is a continuation of the mission…