Mississippi Edition Shows

It's something you might not think you'll ever need...But if you do...You will sure wish you had it. We're talking about flood insurance. Michael Barry from the Insurance Information Institute join us to talk about why even landlocked residents could need it.
It's National Sexual Assault Awareness month. We'll be speaking with Dr. Mary Carruth from the University of Mississippi's Sarah Isom Center about that and other issues facing women today.
and they started in a small Mississippi city and now they have conquered the world. We talk to 3 Doors Down's Brad Arnold about coming home.

Did this legislative session make the grade when it comes to education? We'll talk to House Education Chair Representative Cecil Brown and Frank Yates from the Mississippi Association of Educators.
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have toured the flooded areas of Vicksburg and Natchez. We'll hear from both on possible aid headed to the area.
and he was the personal chef for one of the worlds most powerful women...Mississippi native Oprah Winfrey. Art Smith tells us what she's probably having for dinner tonight.

The mighty Mississippi has unleashed a torrent of flood waters along its banks. State and federal officials have been on the ground surveying the damage. We'll hear from Governor Haley Barbour about the damage. We have good news about our children's futures...It has gotten brighter. A newly released survey shows they are smoking and drinking less...Wearing their seatbelts more...and waiting longer to have sex. and meet Ron the Trolley Man from Fondren...Who'll tell us about the area and what's it like to drive the neatest mode of transportation around.

Just how large is the gap between Mississippi's richest and poorest? One of the largest in the nation according to a new report. Ed Sivac, director of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center and Liz McNichol from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington will explain.
Mississippi has some of the laxest animal cruelty laws in the country. Misty Velasquez from the Humane Society of South Mississippi joins us to talk about what's being done to toughen them.

Attorney Dick Scruggs is back in court for 26-million reasons...MPB reporter Sandra Knispel joins us from Oxford to explain.

Is a cog in the wheels of justice broken? There are actually several broken according to Mississippi Innocence Project's Tucker Carrington. He'll join us with the results of a newly released report.
Bobby Rush...One of the greatest living soul bluesmen joins us with a song in his heart and a story or two.
and take me out to the ballgame....Hear about a Mississippi native who pinch hit for baselball's sultan of swing.

Congressman Gene Taylor joins us to talk about war and recovery. University of Southern Mississippi associate professor of political science Professor Tom Lansford joins us with a breakdown of General Petraeus's recent hearings on the war in Iraq.
and more severe weather is headed our way. Steve Wilkinson joins us from the National Weather Service to tell us who will be affected.

Could the slowing economy even have an adverse affect on our children? We'll speak with Don Taylor, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services about Child Abuse Prevention Month. America's top two military officials will be briefing congress today on the situation in Iraq. MPB's Gary Michiel will talk with some Mississippi soldiers stationed in the Iraqi green zone. and we’ll talk with a film maker about a remake of the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde that will soon have a Mississippi connection.

World renowned singers Timothy Noble and Marietta Simpson chime in about a musical experience you won't want to miss in Hattiesburg this weekend.

Be warned! Our first guests are going to really scare you...They'll tell us just how many of our children are drinking alcohol and using drugs. Tawni Lovorn from developing resources for education in America and Karen West from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse are here with the sobering facts.
Reverand Al Sharpton joins us to talk about what he perceives is the biggest civil rights issue facing this country. and award winning author Rheta Grimsley Johnson tells us about her latest novel and an MPB television appearance.