Conversations on MPB
Authors, athletes, entertainers. They are people we admire. Politicians, civic leaders, inventors.
They are people who influence our daily lives and our futures. Join Mississippi Public Broadcasting as we engage these fascinating people for in-depth conversation about their lives, their efforts, and their visions.
Whether they call Mississippi home or are just passing through, these icons offer insight into our world.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Jesmyn Ward
American Novelist and Tulane Professor Jesmyn Ward talks about the gift of storytelling that has earned her numerous accolades including two National Book Awards.
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00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Jerry Mitchell
Award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell is out of the newspaper business but he’s not out of the business of journalism. He talks about his job change and a new book on the horizon.
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00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Jennifer Palmieri
Pascagoula native Jennifer Palmieri has been called one of the most accomplished political and communications strategists in America today. Palmieri talks about her book “Dear Madam President” in whi…
00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Jane Hearn
Jane Hearn, wife of the late professional photographer, Jim Lucas, discusses his work during the civil rights movement and why she felt it was important to share with the public some of his never-bef…
00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Glennray Tudor
Glennray Tutor of Oxford, Mississippi is revered as one of the top photo-realistic artists in the world. Tutor discusses his art style and his new art album, Portals.
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00:26:41 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
George Malvaney
High school dropout, Klan member, mercenary, federal prisoner. Such was the world of Jackson native George Malvaney, who wrote a book about how he turned his life around to become an environmental sc…
00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
General Janson Boyles
Mississippi Adjutant General, Janson D. Boyles, talks about the ever-changing role of the National Guard from to state disaster relief to federal combat rotations.
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00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Ann Fisher Wirth and Maude Schuyler Clay
Ole Miss Professor Ann Fisher Wirth and professional photographer Maude Schuyler Clay collaborate on a stunning book of poetry and pictures called “Mississippi.”
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00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore, one of Mississippi’s best known divas of the blues and R&B scene, talks about her successful recording career and life growing up in Jackson.
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00:26:38 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Beth Kander
Former Jackson resident, playwright and author Beth Kander talks about the newly published and first of a dystopian trilogy, Original Syn.
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00:26:46 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
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