The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

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The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast episodes

September 07, 2020 E122 Everything you need to know about the 2020 election
From a pivotal Senate election, all four congressionals, and a medical marijuana referendum – Mississippi Today political reporters Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender join managing editor Kayleigh Skinner to preview what, exactly, will be on the ballot in November.
32 min
August 31, 2020 E121 Stacey Abrams discusses Mike Espy and the 2020 Senate race
Mississippi native and Georgia activist Stacey Abrams, in a fundraiser earlier this summer, discussed Mike Espy's candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2020.
18 min
August 24, 2020 E120 Two months from Senate race, Hyde-Smith and Espy set wildly different strategies
Mississippi Today political reporters spent a couple weeks digging into the Senate campaigns of Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy. What they found were completely different strategies and infrastructures.
25 min
August 17, 2020 E119 Why do Tate Reeves and lawmakers keep fighting?
Mississippi Today's political reporters discuss how Gov. Tate Reeves' heavy-handed leadership style in previous years has led to contentious moments with Republican legislative leaders in 2020
26 min
August 10, 2020 E118 Why Gov. Tate Reeves decided to reopen schools
Gov. Tate Reeves announced last week he would allow most of the state's public schools to reopen this month, even after medical experts urging him to delay. Mississippi Today's editors discuss why Reeves made the decision and what could happen next.
13 min
August 03, 2020 E117 Young Black activists seek to reframe Mississippi's narrative
Jarrius Adams, a 23-year-old activist, is one of several young Mississippians working to influence politics and policy in the state. Adams, who co-organized Jackson's massive Black Lives Matter protest in June, joins Mississippi Today Editor-in-Chief Adam Ganucheau to discuss why he's doing the work and forecast what he hopes the future could look like.
35 min
July 27, 2020 E116 Schools, facing pandemic, deal with lack of funding from Legislature
Veteran Sen. Hob Bryan says governor was grandstanding in vetoing more than $2 billion in education funding. Bryan says Legislature would have fixed oversight of not providing bonuses to teachers in top performing and improving school districts without governor vetoing bill. Gov. Tate Reeves is providing funds to schools for now, based on opinion from attorney general.
22 min
July 20, 2020 E115 'I'm very scared': Public school teachers discuss why schools shouldn't reopen this fall
Three public school educators join Mississippi Today to discuss their concerns about hundreds of thousands of students returning to their classrooms this fall as COVID-19 numbers across the state spike.
27 min
July 13, 2020 E114 Former governor happy to see flag change 19 years after his effort
Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, the state's last Democrat governor, talks about attempt in 2001 to change state flag and why he believes this time was different. He praises efforts of Hosemann and Gunn.
26 min
July 06, 2020 E113 Behind the scenes: How lawmakers worked to remove the Mississippi state flag
State Rep. Chris Bell, D-Jackson, discusses how a bipartisan group of lawmakers worked behind closed doors to remove the state flag.
25 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…