In a continued effort to provide relevant, interesting and engaging programming to our statewide audience, MPB Think Radio provides Mississippi Edition, a weekday news magazine program. Mississippi Edition, hosted by Desare Frazier, features the latest news of the day and interviews with the people who are making the news themselves.
The program not only provides Mississippi news but also addresses the ways that national and world news affects our state. Desare Frazier as she shares the latest on Mississippi news, culture, and current events.
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An unusual plan to preserve abortion access in the Gulf South comes into focus. Could it work?
And, we learn about a white supremacist organization founded in Mississippi that terrorized the Civil Ri…
COVID numbers are, once again, creeping up.
Then, Mississippi's lone abortion clinic is closed. What's next for one woman who spent years protesting outside it.
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The future of abortion in Mississippi.
Then, we check in on the state's blossoming medical marijuana program.
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Reproductive healthcare in Mississippi is in the midst of a transformation. We hear from two women poised to be pregnancy support leaders in the state.
Then, a guaranteed income program in an unexpec…
Abortion is almost completely banned in Mississippi. What now?
Then, the future of Farish Street.
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We talk with one advocate hoping to end the war on drugs in Mississippi.
Then, a look at the ties that bind two Mississippi music legends.
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The cultivation of medical marijuana is officially legal in the state of Mississippi. We check in on the budding new industry.
And an investigative report by the Sun Herald and Pro Public looks at ho…
A lawsuit from the Pink House seeks to block a 2007 trigger law limiting abortions.
And pro-abortion rights activists call for protections following the reversal of Roe v Wade.
Plus, on the last day of…
We talk with the exiting Superintendent of Education on the issues still facing the state.
Then, fireworks and grill safety with the State Fire Marshall.
Plus, using Black Americans' rich history in ba…
We recap the Republican primary run-off elections.
And Senator Nicole Boyd discusses a new legislative study group.
Plus, Choctaws and the Confederacy.
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Perspectives on the Dobbs decision that reverses the federal right to an abortion.
Then, a primer on today's primary run-offs.
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On Friday, the eyes of the world turned to Mississippi.
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, and overturn Roe v. Wade, will transform reproductive healthcare in …
We hear from Congressional primary candidate Mike Ezell.
Then, a battle over shipping and sediment in the Mississippi River.
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A look inside a COVID vaccine trial at Hattiesburg Clinic.
Then, is the Gulf Coast's climate ready for a new fruit?
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We talk with a lobbyist tasked with advancing pro-LGBTQ legislation in Mississippi.
Then, one Gulf Coast scientist argues the Mississippi River needs a national lab.
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How to survive the heatwave.
Then, why community college enrollment is declining in the state.
And, the story behind North Mississippi's Black fife and drum tradition.
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We check in on mental healthcare in the state.
Then, summer vacation is in full effect. How can kids avoid losing the academic progress they've made this year?
And, how best to spend Juneteenth in Mi…
We talk with Republican Congressional candidate Michael Cassidy.
Then, a lawsuit alleges a new Mississippi law improperly funnels federal money to private schools.
And, how you can keep yourself and …
We talk with Mississippi's third district congressman, Michael Guest.
And, the DACA program marks its tenth anniversary. What's next for Mississippi recipients?
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