Podcasts by Mississippi Moments Podcast

MSM 512 Jeanne Meggs - Separate but not Equal from 2017-01-30T17:31:28

Prior to desegregation in 1968, black students in Ocean Springs, Mississippi attended Keys High School. In this episode, Jeanne Meggs remembers the dedicated teachers there and how they pushed h...

MSM 511 Sidney G. Land - River Patrol Boat Officer in Vietnam from 2017-01-23T16:45:16

Sidney Land of Los Angeles joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 after graduating high school, so he was well into his military career by the time he came to Vietnam in the mid-60s.  He eventually became...

MSM 510 Shelby Foote - Foote on Faulkner, Fact from Fiction from 2017-01-16T16:50:21

In 1938, two aspiring young writers, Greenville native Shelby Foote and his best friend Walker Percy, drove to Oxford in search of legendary author William Faulkner.  Percy refused to get out of...

MSM 509 Irene Smith - The Navy WAVES during WWII from 2017-01-09T17:42:10

Irene Smith was 17 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. As her older brother prepared to go off to fight for his country, Smith began to search for some way she too could serve durin...

MSM 508 Robert St. John - Family Christmas Traditions from 2016-12-16T19:53:57

For many of us, family holiday traditions become cherished childhood memories. In this episode, Robert St. John recalls the Hattiesburg Christmas Parade, his family’s traditional Christmas Eve m...

MSM 507 Randy Yates - Comfort Food from 2016-12-12T15:50:05

The term “comfort food” is used to describe those dishes that remind us of home and family.

In this episode, Randy Yates co-owner of the Ajax Diner in Oxford discusses his idea of comfort...

MSM 506 Louise C. Lynch - A Small Town Pharmacist from 2016-12-05T16:24:46

  After graduating pharmacy school, Louise Lynch and her husband purchased a drugstore in her hometown of Waveland. In this episode, she discusses a variety of topics including her time at Ole’ ...

MSM 505 Robert St. John - Family Thanksgiving Traditions from 2016-11-21T17:16:14

No one has more of a passion for good food than Hattiesburg’s own Robert St. John.  As a food writer and restaurateur, St. John has found the recipe for successfully translating his love of cook...

MSM 504 Helen Grant - Women's Athletics at Southern Miss from 2016-11-07T15:41:48

Growing up in Cataula, Georgia, Helen Grant was always involved in sports.  In this episode, she remembers her parent’s unwavering support through high school, college, and beyond. Helen Grant b...

MSM 503 Keith Coursey - Rebuilding the Longleaf Ecosystem from 2016-10-31T15:55:23

Keith Coursey of Hattiesburg was trained to be an industrial forester—learning how to grow trees like any other crop.  Now a prescription forester for the De Soto National Forest, he explains ho...

MSM 502 Robert Leslie - A Machine Gunner's Memories from 2016-10-24T16:26:02

As a machine gunner in the U.S. Army during WWII, Robert Leslie survived some of the bloodiest battles of the European Theater.  In this episode, he shares some of those memories that still haun...

MSM 501 Art Cissell - The Big Band Era from 2016-10-17T16:33:25

Art Cissell became a professional drummer in St. Louis during the Big Band Era.  In this episode, he remembers the St. Louis music scene of the 1930s & 40s.  Cissell began drumming at the age of...

MSM 500 Imogene Borganelli - The Mississippi Humanities Council from 2016-10-10T15:15:22

Imogene Borganelli of Greenville graduated from Ole’ Miss with dreams of becoming a medical technician. “My father had been a superintendent and my mother had been a teacher and I said, I did no...

MSM 499 Carolyn Katz - Jewish Grandmothers from 2016-10-03T14:49:20

To celebrate Rosh Hashanah, this week’s MSMO features Carolyn Katz discussing her Jewish grandmothers.  She begins by sharing her memories of how the small Jewish community in Kosciusko would al...

MSM 498 Yoset Altamirano - Coming to America from 2016-09-26T15:05:11

Yoset Altamirano grew up in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. After graduation, she spent five years teaching music at a private school, but felt frustrated that music education was not emphasized more in ...

MSM 497 Clyde Brown - The Grand Bay NERR from 2016-09-19T15:47:30

As a third generation fisherman, Clyde Brown grew up hunting and fishing on the Gulf Coast.  Even as he pursued a career with International Paper, he worked to preserve the natural resources of ...

MSM 496 Coach Sank Powe - Walking the Walk from 2016-09-12T14:44:49

Sank Powe of Mound Bayou became the head baseball coach of Cleveland High School in 1971, one year after school desegregation. In this episode, he recalls the resistance he encountered both from...

MSM 495 Steve Grimm - Learning from the Aftermath of Katrina from 2016-09-06T14:52:04

As Hurricane Katrina churned across the Gulf of Mexico in late summer of 2005, Steve Grimm of Picayune was busy attending to the daily challenges of running Highlands Community Hospital (then Cr...

MSM 494 David Kendall - Freedom Summer and Jailhouse Cheeseburgers from 2016-08-29T14:50:59

Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African-Americans across the South were denied the right to vote through the use of poll taxes, literacy tests and other tactics of suppression.  In 1964,...

MSM 493 Thad Pie Vann - His Second Choice from 2016-08-22T14:41:42

Thad “Pie” Vann was head football coach at Southern Miss from 1948 until 1968, racking up an impressive 19 winning seasons and two national championships. But in this episode, we learn that coac...

MSM 492 Rosie Weary - The Mendenhall Ministries from 2016-08-15T14:50:08

After graduating college in California, Dolphus Weary returned to Mendenhall while job hunting.

In this episode, his wife Rosie Weary recalls their decision to join the Mendenhall Ministr...

MSM 491 Harry Marsalis - The McComb Railroad Strike of 1911 from 2016-08-01T15:56:36

The Illinois Central railroad and eight affiliated Harriman lines had traditionally dealt separately with each craft union (boilermakers, blacksmiths, etc.) giving the companies an unfair advant...

MSM 490 Julius M. Lopez, Jr. - Loyola Quarterback from 2016-07-25T16:09:17

Julius Lopez of Biloxi graduated high school in 1926 without any career plans beyond a goal of attending Tulane. In this episode, he explains his decision to attend Loyola University instead. Listen

MSM 489 Joseph E. Wroten - The Great Dissenter from 2016-07-18T15:36

Joseph Wroten of Greenville was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1951. During his three terms in office, his progressive views on issues like civil rights often put him in ...

MSM 488 General Elmo Bell, Pt. 2 - Operation Husky from 2016-07-11T15:53:01

In preparation for the Invasion of Sicily, a key first step for the liberation of Europe during WWII, the 82nd Airborne Division traveled by boat to the North African city of Casablanca in the s...

MSM 487 Brig. General Elmo Bell – Airborne Infantry 1942: Jump School from 2016-07-04T14:24:36

In 1942, Brigadier General Elmo Bell of Wiggins was working as a contractor, building barracks for soldiers at various military bases around the South. At that time, he had a low opinion of the ...

MSM 486 Coach Eugene Chadwick - From MSU to Delta State from 2016-06-20T14:58:19

Eugene Chadwick was forever tied to Mississippi sports at the age of two when his father was hired as the Athletic Director for Mississippi A&M (now MSU) in 1909.  In this episode, he remembers ...

MSM 485 James Jones - The 761st Tank Battalion from 2016-06-13T15:19:39

In March of 1942, the first African-American armored combat unit was formed at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Viewed by army brass as more of a novelty or public relations tool, the 761st might neve...

MSM 484 Guy T. Bush - A.K.A. the Mississippi Mudcat from 2016-06-06T14:46:04

Born the son of a poor Aberdeen tenant farmer in 1901, Guy Bush had little to look forward to beyond life behind a plow. The one thing he could do really well is pitch baseball. In this episode,...

MSM 483 Doris Barwick - WWII Veterans&PTSD from 2016-05-29T00:18:31

After the attack on the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, America declared war on Japan. In this episode, Laurel native, Doris Barwick recalls how their community responded. Young men, some no...

MSM 482 Ace Cleveland - Southern Miss Sports Hall of Famers from 2016-05-23T14:45:58

Ace Cleveland served as the sports information director for USM from 1955 to 1986. In this episode, he discusses some of Southern’s most famous sports figures including basketball coach Lee Patr...

MSM 481 John Childress - The Navy Seals in Vietnam from 2016-05-16T14:15:14

John Childress joined the Navy Seals in 1968. In this episode, he recalls training teams of mercenaries for raids into North Vietnam. As a result of his efforts, the Viet Cong placed a bounty on...

MSM 480 Carl Walters, Sr. - Growing Up in Laurel from 2016-05-02T15:23:46

Carl Walters was born in Laurel, Mississippi in 1904. In this episode, he recalls life growing up there and covers a variety of topics including the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (which opened in ...

MSM 479 Carl Walters, Sr. - Veteran Sports Journalist from 2016-04-25T15:37:08

Carl Walters of Laurel landed his first newspaper job in the 1920s working as a printer’s assistant. In this episode, he recalls how his love of sports led him to become a sports writer. Later, ...

MSM 478 Don Frutiger - Hiding in Plain Sight from 2016-04-18T14:52:53

When Don Frutiger moved to Hattiesburg in 1964, he was surprised by the size of the LGBT community. In this episode, Frutiger shares his memories of a time when being gay was still considered a ...

MSM 477 James "Cool Papa" Bell from 2016-04-11T14:38:31

Starkville native James “Cool Papa” Bell played Negro League Baseball from 1922 to 1950. In this episode, he looks back fondly on the grueling schedule of long days and nights on the road with f...

MSM 476 Walter "Red" Barber - Sittin' in the Catbird Seat from 2016-03-28T14:44:12

   Baseball broadcasting legend Walter “Red” Barber was born in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1908. In this episode, he recalls his humble beginnings and taking his family to see the beautiful homes...

MSM 475 Roscoe Jones - Remembering Schwerner, Chaney&Goodman from 2016-03-14T20:09:55

Roscoe Jones of Meridian grew up watching the news with his grandmother. He credits her for inspiring him to get involved with the Civil Rights Movement. Jones was 16 years old when he joined th...

MSM 474 Coach P.W. Underwood - Coaching the Golden Eagles from 2016-03-07T15:27:11

  After playing football for Southern Miss, P.W. Underwood returned to Hattiesburg as an assistant coach in 1963. In this episode, he remembers the team ranked number 1 in defense, three years o...

MSM 473 Pete Johnson - On the Campaign Trail with Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Jr. from 2016-02-29T16:41:29

   In 1963, Pete Johnson’s uncle, Paul B. Johnson, Jr, ran for Governor of Mississippi. In this episode, he discusses how his father managed his uncle’s campaign and the strategy they successful...

MSM 472 F.W. Bishop - Growing Up in the Delta from 2016-02-22T15:39:34

F.W. Bishop was born on a farm near Shaw, Mississippi in 1897. In this episode, he recounts how as a boy, his job was to chase bears out of the cornfield. He remembers a steady diet of smoked be...

MSM 471 Doug Smith - Inspired to Activism from 2016-02-15T15:34:14

Doug Smith grew up in Hattiesburg during the 1950s. In this episode, he recalls how his mother inspired him to join the Civil Rights Movement. He discusses such topics as the March on Washington...

MSM 470 Hon. Reuben Anderson - Civil Rights Attorney from 2016-02-08T16:22:34

Retired Justice Reuben Anderson was the first African-American appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court. In this episode, he recalls growing up during the Civil Rights Movement.

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MSM 469 Women&Trains during WWII from 2016-02-01T16:47:29

During WWII, women took jobs traditionally held by men. Bonnie Stedman of McComb began working for the railroad at the age of 17. In this episode, she shares her memories of working nights in re...

MSM 468 Heimburg&Tessman– From Peenemunde to the Pearl River from 2016-01-25T15:46:11

Bernard Tessman and Karl Heimburg worked for Dr. Werhner von Braun in Nazi Germany on the V-2 rocket program. After WWII, 118 rocket scientists were brought over from Germany to work for the US ...

MSM 467 Samuel Olden - Spying for the CIA from 2016-01-18T15:12:08

Samuel Olden had just graduated Ole’ Miss in the Spring of 1941 with a Masters in History when he saw a notice posted on a bulletin board that the State Department was seeking candidates for ser...

MSM 466 David Dunaway - Junior High Coach from 2016-01-11T15:57:34

Coach David Dunaway grew up in Tylertown during the Great Depression. In this episode, he recalls how the town became his substitute family after his parents split up. Dunaway worked all through...

MSM 465 Mallory, McCarley, Wright - Best Christmas Memories from 2015-12-21T14:32:14

Steeped in tradition, the holidays are a source of vivid childhood memories for many. This week's episode is a compilation of some of our favorites: three Mississippians from very different back...

MSM 464 Marcelle Bienvenu - The Prudhomme Effect from 2015-12-14T16:09:07

Marcelle Bienvenu grew up in Saint Martinville, Louisana. In this episode, she discusses her family’s passion for cooking and how Chef Paul Prudhomme introduced the world to Cajun cuisine. Bienv...

MSM 463 Gianakos - Traditional Greek Cooking for the Holidays from 2015-12-07T16:52:04

Kris Gianakos of Meridian comes from a large Greek family. In this episode, he discusses his favorite way to prepare leg of lamb. Lamb is a staple of Greek cooking. For his family, it was a dish...

MSM 462 Glenn Hughes - The Longleaf Legacy from 2015-11-30T15:50:28

Glenn Hughes is the Extension Forestry Professor at Mississippi State University. In this episode, he discusses the importance of the Longleaf Pine to our state’s history.

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MSM 461 Fewell Thompson - Memories of Old Hattiesburg from 2015-11-16T15:09:40

Fewell Thompson was born in Hattiesburg in 1891. In this episode, he recalls how, as a child, he frequented the home of his neighbor, Captain Hardy and his wife, Hattie Hardy, the town’s founder...

MSM 460 Ken Fairly - The Plot to Arrest James Meredith from 2015-11-02T16:36:46

In 1962, James Meredith attempted to become the first African-American to enroll at Ole’ Miss. In this episode, Ken Fairly, then, a Hinds County Deputy, discusses being selected to be part of Go...

MSM 459 Charles Hickman - Pascagoula UFO Abduction from 2015-10-27T12:58:49

On the evening of October 11, 1973, Charles Hickman and Calvin Parker were fishing the Pascagoula River when they had a close encounter with a UFO. In this episode, Hickman describes being taken...

MSM 458 George Hall - Mental Golf at the Hanoi Hilton from 2015-10-05T14:43:55

In 1965, George Hall of Hattiesburg was an Air Force reconnaissance pilot stationed in Thailand. In this episode, he recalls the day in September his plane was shot down over North Vietnam. Hall...

MSM 457 - Dr. Andrew Wiest - The Boys of '67 from 2015-09-28T19:23:01

In 1997, USM professor Andrew Wiest began teaching a class on Vietnam. In this episode, he recalls looking for ways to make history come alive for his students and the unexpected results of thos...

MSM 456 Thao "Kim" Pham - Escape from Vietnam from 2015-09-21T15:50:31

After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, the Communists seized private property and issued new currency. In this episode Thao "Kim" Pham of Ocean Springs recalls how her mother traded all of the...

MSM 455 Thriffiley and Coursey - Longleaf Pines and Prescription Burns from 2015-09-14T15:27:04

MSM 454 Kathleen Koch - This is My Home! from 2015-09-07T15:23:03

MSM 453 John Hairston - Tens of Millions of Dollars in IOUs from 2015-08-31T15:27:56

MSM 452 George Bass - The Katrina Game Plan from 2015-08-24T15:54:33

MSM 451 Angelia Gray - Cooking for Katrina Evacuees from 2015-08-17T15:52:09

MSM 450 - Hon. Tommy Longo - Waveland after Katrina from 2015-08-10T15:34:39

MSM 449 Martha Blackwell - The Toxic Dump Wars from 2015-08-03T13:48:45

MSM 448 Charlie Barrett - The Merchants of Shuqualak from 2015-07-27T15:19:14

MSM 447 Dudley Carr - Tupelo Chief of Police John Ellzie Carr from 2015-07-20T16:37:15

MSM 446 Emma Foret - The Life of a Corpsman's Wife from 2015-07-13T16:22:31

MSM 444 Mary Louise Tarver - Growing Up in Natchez from 2015-07-06T16:36:04

MSM 445 John Bassie - An American Tune - July 4th Italian Style! from 2015-06-26T16:06:32

MSM 443 Dr. Rodney Bennett - Moving Forward Together from 2015-06-22T13:09:30

MSM 442 Stone D. Barefield, Sr. - The First Campaign from 2015-06-12T15:57:12

MSM 441 Chrysteen Flynt - Old Gravel 49 into D'lo from 2015-06-08T17:52:32

MSM 440 Jim Kelly - The 1915 New Orleans Hurricane from 2015-06-01T16:22:09

MSM 439 Bill Barnes - The Coast Guard during WWII from 2015-05-22T16:59:42

MSM 438 Gene Stork - Fishing the Gulf from 2015-05-12T18:15:50

MSM 437 Daniel, Tuan&Peter Nguyen - Deepwater Horizon&the Vietnamese Fishing Community from 2015-05-04T19:44:57

MSM 436 Floyd, Jewell, Lipps - Deepwater Horizon, Five Years Later from 2015-04-27T16:09:21

MSM 435 Ray Ward - McComb Rail Road Maintenance Shop from 2015-04-20T13:29:44

Mississippi Moments to Return on April 20th from 2015-04-08T13:19:20

MPB is currently conducting their Spring funding drive during which time there will be no Mississippi Moments aired. New episodes of Ray Ward discussing his years with the McComb railroad mainte...

MSM 434 Sam Page - Riding on the City of New Orleans from 2015-03-30T15:21:49

MSM 433 Alonzo Brandon - Hunting to Survive from 2015-03-23T15:22:36

MSM 432 Dan McDaniel - Life in Bude from 2015-03-16T16:37:35

MSM 431 Ethel Patton D'Anjou - Family Lore from 2015-03-09T15:13:31

MSM 430 Jimmy Allen - F. S. Wolcott's Mighty Rabbit Foot Minstrel Show from 2015-03-02T14:36:46

Big Changes for Mississippi Moments from 2015-02-26T15:39

This month marks the ten year anniversary for Mississippi Moments and it coincides with new schedule and format changes.  Since its debute, MSMO has been 4 1/2 minutes in length and aired on MPB...

MSM 429 Jerry O'Keefe - The Biloxi Mardi Gras Parades from 2015-02-23T16:07:16

MSM 428 Lee Spearman - Black Soldiers During WWII from 2015-02-13T17:45:49

MSM 426 Rowan Clark - Work Before and During the Great Depression from 2015-02-06T18:03:49

MSM 425 Randy Yates, Pt. 2 - Neshoba County Fair from 2015-02-06T18:00:34

MSM 424 Randy Yates - Jackson Restaurants of the 70s&80s from 2015-02-06T17:55:54

MSM 423 Ann Abadie - The Center for the Study of Southern Culture from 2015-02-06T17:52:41

MSM 422 Jim Anderson - The First Regional Library from 2015-02-04T20:53:43

MSMo 421 Christine Harvey - NASA Photographer from 2015-01-13T15:42:49

MSM 420 Paul Ott Carruth - Singing Conservationist from 2014-12-18T16:06

MSMo 419 Elbert Hilliard - The State Antiquities Act of 1970 from 2014-12-10T20:14:38

MSMo 418 Lou Mallory - Country Folks Can Survive from 2014-10-31T17:00:55

MSMo 417 Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy - A Life of Public Service from 2014-10-24T16:58:13

MS Mo 416 Ray Guy, Pt. 2 - Waiting for the Call from 2014-10-14T16:30:29

MS Mo 415 Ray Guy, Pt. 1 Hall of Fame Punter from 2014-10-14T16:22:28

MSM 413 Dr. John P. Quon - The Run of the Town from 2014-10-02T15:38:26

MS Mo 414 Dr. John P. Quon - A Traditional Chinese Wedding from 2014-09-17T16:34:34

MS Mo 412 King T. Evans - When the Levee Breaks from 2014-09-17T16:10:08

MSMo 411 Jean Haspeslagh - Dr. Elizabeth Harkins&USM School of Nursing from 2014-09-05T22:07:16

MSM 410 Dr. Aaron Henry - The 1964 Democratic National Convention from 2014-08-28T21:01:07

MSMo 409 Cleveland Sellers Jr. - In the Dead of Night from 2014-08-08T20:17:18

MSMO 408 Charleana Cobb - Carpenters for Christmas from 2014-07-30T19:39:32

MSMo 407 Fannie Lou Hamer Pt 2 - Laying the Groundwork from 2014-07-30T19:28:30

MSMo 406 Fannie Lou Hamer Pt. 1 - Registering to Vote from 2014-07-11T20:26:40

MSMo 405 Larry Rubin - Registration Risks and Rewards from 2014-07-11T20:15:44

MSMo 404 Sandra Adickes - Freedom Summer: Curriculum from 2014-07-02T19:25:48

MSMo 403 Gloria Clark - Freedom Summer: Orientation from 2014-06-25T20:25:35

MSM 402 Jon Levingston - Growing Up Jewish in the Delta from 2014-06-25T20:11:56

MS Mo 401 Charlie Capps - Freedom Summer: Holding the Line from 2014-06-13T18:59:17

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer—a time when black Mississippians worked with n...

MSM 400 Alvy Ray Pittman - Demolition Man from 2014-06-04T21:21:34

MSM 399 George Owens - Mississippi Industries for the Blind from 2014-05-28T16:45:01

MSM 398 Ellen McCarley - Summers in the Country from 2014-05-21T20:25:06

MSM 397 Jones - Hunting to Survive from 2014-05-14T21:53:08

In the 1930s, Nathan Jones of Russum provided for his family by raising cotton part of the ye...

MS Mo 396 Libby Hollingsworth - Quiet Summers in Port Gibson from 2014-05-02T19:44:55

Libby Hollingsworth grew up in Leland, Mississippi, but spent summers with her grandparents i...

MSM 395 Thomas Simmons - John C. Robinson: The Brown Condor from 2014-04-24T16:30:28

Gulfport native John C. Robinson moved to Chicago and became a pilot after graduating from the Tuskegee Institute in the early 1920s when blacks were considered incapable of grasping the princip...

MS Mo 394 Rev. Wendell Taylor - Gulfside Assembly from 2014-04-07T19:26:22

MSMo 393 Rev. Harry Tartt - Growing Up in the Segregated South from 2014-03-28T16:54:49

MSMo 392 Martin Huggins - Growing Up With Grandpa Huggins from 2014-03-21T16:50:29

MSMo 391 - Alfred Brown, Jr. - Soria City: Stories of Fish&Love from 2014-03-19T14:08:20

MSMo 390 Cadenhead - B-24 Bomber Pilot from 2014-03-14T16:41:44

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MS Mo 389 Willie Cox - From Switchman to Engineer from 2014-03-10T14:55:10

When Willie Cox of Pas Christian was discharged from the Army in February of ’67, he planned to live in the Washingto...

MS Mo 388 Charles Dubra - From Businessman to Teacher from 2014-03-07T21:28

After leaving the Army, Charles Dubra became a longshoreman in Gulfport.  He ...

MS Mo 387 David Hall - Teachers Who Cared from 2014-03-07T21:21:20

David Hall began attending the Thirty-third Ave Elementary School in Gulfport in 1935. There were no buses for black ...

MS Mo 386 Taylor Howard - The Civilian Conservation Corps from 2014-03-05T16:58:51

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public works program for single, unemployed men, between the ages 18 and 25, duri...

MS Mo 385 Jimmie Jenkins - Gulf Coast Food Service from 2014-02-28T17:21:01

As the Seventh of fourteen children, Jimmie Jenkins of Gulfport was always looking for ways to make money. He and his brother caught and sold crabs door to door as kids.  Later, Jenkins worked i...

MS Mo 384 James Child - New Stage Theatre from 2014-02-07T19:19

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MS Mo 383 L. T. Martin - The Old Home Place from 2014-01-13T20:01:44

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MS Mo 382 Lounett Gore - The Way We Preached from 2014-01-13T19:58:41

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MS Mo 381 Thomas Gonzales, Sr. - The Way We Fished from 2014-01-13T19:55:22

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MS Mo 380 Ruthie Mae Shelton - The Way We Picked Cotton from 2014-01-13T19:51:37

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MS Mo 378 Charlie Ainsworth - Logging the Big Woods from 2014-01-13T19:46:58

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MS Mo 377 Brumfield and Reeves - Steam Power!! from 2014-01-13T19:42:20

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MS Mo 376 Jim Kelly - Hobos During the Great Depression from 2014-01-13T19:37:07

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MS Mo 375 Chief Ray Pope - Pearl River Flood of 1979 from 2014-01-13T19:34:08

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MS Mo 374 Elbert Seal - Bootlegging Cattle from 2014-01-13T19:30:36

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MS Mo 373 Charles Grant - One Room School House from 2014-01-13T19:27:35

Charles Grant began his career teaching in a one room school house in Basin, Mississip...

MS Mo 372 Clifford Charlesworth - NASA Flight Director from 2014-01-13T19:16:51

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MS Mo 371 Larry Dykes - Touring Air Force One from 2014-01-13T19:11:17

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MS Mo 370 The Wilson Brothers - The Family Business from 2014-01-13T19:04:13

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MS Mo 369 Tom Johnson - Holiday Inn University from 2014-01-13T18:58:14

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MS Mo 368 Phyllis Genin - Riding Out the Storm, Ext.Ver. from 2013-10-08T19:22:31

On Friday, August 26th, 2005, Tropical Storm Katrina passed over South Florida and entered the Gulf of Mexico.  As the storm rapidly strengthened to a category five hurricane, Phyllis Genin of B...

MSMo 367 Anne Norris - Growing Your Employees from 2013-10-07T18:51:58

Anne Hall Wagoner Norris began working for Holiday Inn as a secretary in 1960. She recalls how the small Memphis company provided many educational opportunities for its employees. With the train...

MSMo 366 O'Neal Chambers - Life In Lorman from 2013-09-20T20:28:04

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MSMo 365 Dr. John Allums - Air Force Intelligence Officer from 2013-09-20T20:23:53

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MSMo 364 Erle Johnston - MS State Sovereignty Commission from 2013-09-20T20:19:27

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MS Mo 363 Mary Anderson Pickard - Memories of My Father, Ext. Ver. from 2013-08-16T18:47

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MSMo 362 Swan Yerger - The Mississippi Republican Party, Ext. Ver. from 2013-07-18T19:42

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MSMo 361 Si Redd - The King of the Slots&Video Poker, Ext. Ver. from 2013-07-18T19:37

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MSMo 360 Dr. Gilbert Mason, Sr. - The Final Wade-In from 2013-06-25T15:11

  In 1960 and ’63, Dr. Gilbert Mason, S...

MSMo 359 Dr. Gilbert Mason, Sr. - In Memory of Medgar from 2013-06-25T15:08

June 12th marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Mississippi civil rights activist Medgar Evers. To mark the occasion, we have excerpts from the COH interview of Dr. Gilbert Mason, Sr. of Bi...

MSMo 358 J.C. Fairley - Forrest County NAACP President, Ext. Ver. from 2013-06-10T20:41

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MSMo 357Joseph Hammonds- Improvised Explosive Devices from 2013-06-10T20:33

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MSMo 356 Sen. Theodore Smith- Infrastructure and Power Structure from 2013-06-10T20:26

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MSMo 355 Robert St. John - Southern Cooking Today, Ext. Ver. from 2013-05-31T14:45

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MSMo 354 Frank Forsyth - After Nagasaki, Ext. Ver. from 2013-05-17T15:35:20

When Frank Forsyth of Foxworth watched the lone B-29 bomber fly over the camp where he had lived as a POW for three years, he was unaware that it was carrying a nuclear bomb in its belly.  Soon ...

MS Mo 353 Dr. James Moye - Prisoner of War, Germany, Ext. Ver. from 2013-05-16T16:27

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MS Mo 352 H.S. Kimbrough - Memories of Upton Sinclair, Ext. Ver. from 2013-05-16T15:56:09

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MS Mo 351 Hunter S. Kimbrough - Witness to History, Ext. Ver. from 2013-05-14T21:14:09

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MSMo 350 Gen. Sidney Berry - The West Point Code of Honor, Ext. Ver. from 2013-04-12T18:56

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MSMo 349 Julius M. Lopez, Jr. - The First Gulf Coast Seafood Factory, Ext. Ver. from 2013-04-12T18:49:32

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MS Mo 348 Hartwig - Hattiesburg Clinic - Ext. Ver. from 2013-03-28T20:47:25

Since it's founding in 1963, the Hattiesburg Clinic has grown in size and reputation. Dr. Geoffrey Hartwig discusses how they have been able to attract so many physicians to Hattiesburg and what...

MS Mo 347 Wade Guice - Harrison Co Director of Civil Defense - Ext. Ver. from 2013-03-21T19:42:44

For over thirty-five years, Wade Guice served as the Harrison County Director of Civil Defense. His first office was a small trailer powered by an extension cord. During his time in that positio...

MS Mo 346 Rev. Rodney Duke - The USS Pueblo Incident from 2013-02-22T17:47:03

On January 23rd, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Naval Intelligence ship was seized in International waters by the North Korean Government. Reverend Rodney Duke of Lake, Mississippi was serving as a com...

MS Mo 345 Jim Kelly - From English Lookout to Logtown, Ext. Ver. from 2013-02-15T20:45

     Jim Kelly of Pearlington, grew up ...

MS Mo 344 Winston Fairley - A Sense of Duty from 2013-02-01T19:54:08

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MS Mo 343 Gail Goldberg – Traditional Jewish Cooking from 2013-02-01T19:45:25

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MS Mo 342 Erik R. Fleming - Race Relations in the MS Legislature, Ext. Ver. from 2013-02-01T19:38:49

In 1999, Erik Robert Fleming became the fiftieth African American to enter the Mississ...

Ms Mo 341 Charles Dunagin - McComb Summer of 1964 , Ext. Ver. from 2013-01-25T15:26:25

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MS Moments 340 - Frances Joyner - I Could Have Danced All Night - Ext. Ver. from 2013-01-18T18:27:40

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MS Mo 339 Lillie McLaurin - Hattiesburg and the Great Depression - Ext. Ver. from 2012-12-19T17:56:21

The Great Depression of the 1930s left millions of Americans unable to support themselves or their families. As a teenager, Lillie McLaurin of Hattiesburg remembers the time she encountered a so...

MS Mo 334 Charles Wright - Natchez Christmas Memories, Ext. Ver. from 2012-12-19T17:44:32

For many growing up in Mississippi, cold weather meant that it was hog-killing time. Charles Wright of Natchez remembers sneaking late night snacks from his grandmother's smoke house.

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MS Mo 337 Ext Ver. - Jessie Turner - Cooking Wild Game from 2012-12-03T22:25:59

Jessie Turner of Natchez discusses his family's tradition of hunting and cooking wild game and how it evolved from an economic necessity to a sport that fosters friendship and community.

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MS Mo 336 Ext Ver.- Songol Arslan - Traditional Turkish Cuisine from 2012-12-03T22:18:30

Songol Arslan of Jackson grew of in Ankara, Turkey.  She describes a traditional Turkish diet and discusses some dishes are served during the holidays.

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MS Mo 335 Kenneth York - Traditional Choctaw Cooking from 2012-12-03T21:44

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MS Mo 334 Delores Ulmer - Lebanese Cooking from 2012-11-19T19:28:28

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MS Mo 333 Andy Prosser - Farmer's Markets - Extended Version from 2012-11-19T19:23:38

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MSMo 332 Willie Morris - Growing Up in Yazoo City from 2012-11-19T19:13:09

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MSMo 331 Parnell McKay - Pass Christian During WWII from 2012-11-05T21:25:25

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MSMo 330 Cmdr. Rip Bounds - Utility Landing Ship Captain from 2012-10-15T17:11:11

On June 6^th, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Norm...

MSMo 329 Dollye Robinson - The Importance of Arts and Humanities from 2012-10-15T16:58

Dr. Dollye Robinson has had a distingui...

MSM 328 Ext Cut, Gladys Noel Bates - Civil Rights Pioneer from 2012-09-21T16:41

In 1947, a Mississippi association of African-American teachers decided to pool their resources and sue the state for pay and benefits equal to that of their white counterparts. After Gladys Noe...

MS MO Flashback - MSM 192 Bernard Reed Green from 2012-09-11T16:52:40

Here is a favorite of ours from June 2009, featuring Southern Miss coach and first full-time Athletic Director, Reed Green.

MSM 237 Ext. Cut, George Falls Pt. 2 - The NYC Blackout of 1965 from 2012-09-10T19:37

On November 9^th, 1965 a powe...

MSM 326 EC, George Falls - From Clarksdale to New York City from 2012-08-31T20:02:32

In August of 1954, the first franchised Holiday Inn opened for business in Clarksdale, MS. George Falls, then a senior in high school, recalls the excitment and feelings of pride shared by the e...

MSM 325 Ext. Ver. - Margaret Loesch - Smurfs, Transformers and More! from 2012-08-30T21:23

Margaret Loesch, of Pass Christian, earned her degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in political science, but it was in children's television that she made her career. Starting as ...

MSM 324 Jimmy Havard - Southern Miss Football Memories from 2012-08-23T20:14:31

Jimmy Havard played football for Southe...

MSM 323 Thad Pie Vann -Rebuilding the Football Program at Mississippi Southern College from 2012-08-10T20:48

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MSM 322 Deloris Franklin -The Blues Mobile from 2012-08-10T20:45:31

Growing up in Greenville, Deloris Frank...

MSM 321 Patty Carr Black - The Old Capitol Museum from 2012-08-09T16:58:19

   Patty Carr Black began designing exh...

MSM 320 Ann Abadie - The First William Faulkner Conference from 2012-08-09T16:49:24

As a college student in North Carolina,...

MS Moments 319 Gen Mickey Walker Pt. 2 - The National Guard&Mississippi Military Museum from 2012-07-18T21:46:37

   Lt. General Mickey Walker of Jackson...

MS Moments 318 General Mickey Walker - The Battle for Metz from 2012-07-02T22:15

General Emmet H. "Mickey" Walker of Jackson served as a platoon leader with the 95th Infantry Division during the battle for the French city of Metz as well as several other major battles in the...

MS Moments 317 Walter Ross - Seafood Factories from 2012-06-25T20:19

   From the beginning, seafood fueled t...

MS Moments 316 William Thiroux - Sponge Crabs from 2012-06-19T15:39

   William Thiroux (pronounced T-rue), ...

MS Moments 315 Chris Ethridge, Pt. 2 - The Flying Burrito Brothers from 2012-06-14T19:20

    In 1967, Chris Ethridge, of Meridian, was twenty years old and working as a bass guitar player in Los Angeles.Listen

Mississippi Moments is on iTunes --iPad and iPhone Owners Rejoice !! from 2012-06-11T20:24

Did you know that all of your favorite MSMO episodes are available for download for free through iTunes? If you have an iPhone or iPad, it's easy peasy to take us with you.  Just open your music...

MS Moments 310 Helen Rayne - Natchez Foodways from 2012-06-07T15:59:35

Prior to the advent of the modern super...

MS Moments 314 Chris Ethridge - The Early Years from 2012-06-07T15:56:39

From an early age, Chris Ethridge of Me...

MS Moments 313 Jaimoe - Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer from 2012-05-24T15:59:52

Jai Johanny Johanson (pronounced Jay Jo...

MS Moments 312 William Stewart - The Demise of Coastal Haul Fishing from 2012-05-24T15:56

After Hurricane Katrina, the decision w...

MS Moments 311 Eugene Stork - The Lovely Life of an Oysterman from 2012-05-24T15:53

Eugene Stork of Pecan, Mississippi, spe...

MS Moments 309 Betty McGehee - Tenant Farming from 2012-05-17T19:48:36

Betty McGehee of Natchez recalls growin...

MS Moments 308 Wesley Stork - In-Shore Fishing from 2012-04-20T14:21

    Jackson County resident Wesley Stor...

MS Moments 307 Raymond Brown - Caribbean Food from 2012-04-16T19:24

    Growing up in Jamaica, Raymond Brow...

MS Moments 306 Father Peter Quinn - Deacons of Defense from 2012-03-30T13:48:46

Father Peter Quinn was the priest of Ha...

MS Moments 305 Father Peter Quinn - Hattiesburg Activist from 2012-03-30T13:45:49

In 1966, Father Peter Quinn was a young...

MS Moments 304 Clyde Brown - Spillways and Oysters from 2012-03-30T13:40

    Having the right mixture of fresh w...

MS Moments 303 Reecy Dickson - Superintendent of Education from 2012-03-30T13:37:51

Reecy Dickson decided to run for Superi...

MS Moments 302 Jennifer Buchanan - Coastal Wetlands from 2012-03-20T19:47

    Our coastal wetlands are an importa...

MS Moments 301 Lisa Burnett - Family Cookbooks from 2012-03-20T19:44:27

    For many Mississippians, family rec...

MS Moments 300 Mike Sturdivant - Mississippi Innkeepers from 2012-02-13T20:09:50

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MS Moments 299 Peter Floyd - Fishing&Conservation from 2012-02-13T20:06:55

Over the years, commercial fishermen and conservation...

MS Moments 298 Sunseri - P&J Oysters from 2012-02-13T20:04:44

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MS Moments 297 Roscoe Liebig - Hard Times for Shrimpers from 2012-02-13T19:58:17

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MS Moments 296 the Honorable Gerald Blessey - Ole' Miss Activist from 2012-01-30T16:31:32

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MS Moments 295 Frank Parker - Biloxi Shrimper from 2012-01-30T16:10:52

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MS Moments 294 Norman Yandell - Old School Fishing from 2012-01-13T18:28

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MS Moments 293 Jerome Myles - A Career in Radio from 2012-01-06T18:19:16

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MS Moments 292 Brother Leo Welch - Gospel Music DJ from 2012-01-06T18:11:52

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MS Moments 291 Tuan Nguyen - Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation from 2011-12-08T21:38

The Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corp. was established in 2006 to assist area Vietnamese-Americans after Hurricane Katrina.  Known as the CDC, they were called on once again to as...

MS Moments Podcast Bonus - Excerpts from the Roots Reunion Live Radio Show! from 2011-12-06T23:02:01

Here is our gift to you, our loyal listeners: 30 minutes of our annual Roots Reunion Show recorded live Saturday, December 3rd at the historic Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg. The show f...

MS Moments 290 Tommie T-Bone Pruitt - Mobile Street Blues from 2011-12-01T21:44

Historic Mobile Street in downtown Hattiesburg was for many years the hottest strip for live music outside of Bourbon Street in New Orleans.  It was on Mobile Street in 1947 a young guitarist na...

MS Moments 288 Lee Paul - Stennis Space Center from 2011-11-16T21:49:09

In the early sixties, NASA decided to construct a roc...

MS Moments 289 Kenny Brown - Hill Country Blues from 2011-11-16T21:46

As a boy in Nesbit, Kenny Brown had a hard time learn...

MS Moments 287 Charles Joseph - 100 Men Hall from 2011-10-28T15:29:48

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MS Moments 286 Biggins and Kline - First Rule of Soup Club from 2011-10-28T15:20:23

Walter Biggins and Anna Kline are newly weds from Listen

MS Moments 285 Jimmy Swan - Dreams of the Grand Ole Opry from 2011-09-30T21:01:22

As a boy, Hattiesburg resident, Jimmy Swan dreamed of performing on the Grand Ole Opry. He tells the story of how he ran away from home at the age of 13 and a young man he met named Hank William...

MS Moments 284 Randy Yates - Blue Plate Special from 2011-09-21T14:10:49

Randy Yates of Oxford is co-owner of the Ajax Diner on the Square.  He recalls growing up in Jackson and the restaurants that influenced his decision to go into food service.  He also details th...

MS Moments 283 Elsie McWilliams - Sister-In-Law Songwriter from 2011-09-09T15:22:29

Elsie McWilliams of Meridian loved to write plays for her church's you group, but had never tried to write a song. That changed after she received a phone call from her famous brother-in-law, co...

MS Moments 282 Monica Williams - Children's Nutrition from 2011-09-09T15:11:50

When Monica Williams flad her home city of New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina, she decided to make Jackson her new home. Soon, Williams became the cafeteria chef for Saint Therese Catholic Sch...

MS Moments 281 - John Arnold - Playing Jimmie Rodgers from 2011-08-26T15:36:20

After not playing guitar for many years, John Arnold was inspired to by the re-release of Jimmie Rodgers' catalog in the mid-sixties. He began performing Rodgers' music across the state for fair...

MS Moments 280 - Kris Gianakos - My Big Greek Family Reunion from 2011-08-26T15:20:24

For Greek Americans, traditional foods provide an important link to culture and family. Kris Gianakos recalls a recent family reunion and the role that food played at the gathering. He also deta...

MS Moments 279 - Julian Brunt: Food and Culture from 2011-08-17T20:59:58

As the son of an army officer, Julian Brunt of Listen

MS Moments 278 - Lt. General Russell Honore - Disaster Preparedness from 2011-08-11T20:29

Retired Lt. General Russell Honoré lead the recovery ...

MS Moments 272 - LeGrand Capers: Memories of Vicksburg from 2011-07-22T19:51

Born in 1900, LeGrand “Doc” Capers witnessed many cha...

MS Moments 271 - Sarah Carter: The Great Flood of 1927 from 2011-07-22T19:48

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MS Moments 277 - Harry Martin: The Tupelo Community Development Foundation from 2011-07-22T19:35

Following WWII, advances in modern farming methods me...

MS Moments 275 - Ruby Wentworth: Full Service Gas Stations from 2011-07-22T19:34:19

Before the advent of the self-service filling station...

MS Moments 274 - Brodie Crump: Memories of a Bit Part Actor from 2011-07-22T19:31:41

In 1955, director Elia Kazan came to Listen

MS Moments 273 - Herbert Sasaki: Japanese-American Soldiers from 2011-06-27T21:35:13

During WWII, Japanese-Americans were forced to live i...

MS Moments 270 - Dr. Patrick Gill: The Reluctant Seabee from 2011-06-06T19:22:03

In December of 1941, with war in the Pacific looming, a series of Naval Construction Battalions were established. Known as Seabees, they were responsible for building the bridges, airstrips, roa...

MS Moments 269 - Willie Jordan: The Truth About the Blues from 2011-05-23T14:47:05

Like many blues musicians, Willie Jordan of Rose Hill, was taught how to play by family members. Jordan discusses the impact music has had on his life and the universal truths contained within t...

MS Moments 268 - Melvin Stacks: The Poor Man's Blues from 2011-05-10T19:10:28

Blues Musician, Melvin Stacks of Picayune, recalls growing up poor and talks about his early influences. He also discusses his vocal techniques and the importance of warming up.

MS Moments 267 - Jobie Martin: The Flash from 2011-05-03T20:38

Broadcasting pioneer, Jobie Martin, was discouraged from playing sports as a child by his mother. He recounts the remarkable story of how he began playing football for Jackson State University (...

MS Moments 266 - Jobie Martin: His Early Career from 2011-04-25T15:47

After working in Chicago for twelve years as an assistant pathologist, Jobie Martin came home to Mississippi to help his mother. He details how a job at the Gulfport Airport led to a remarkable ...

MS Moments 265- Dorothy Moore: A Singer Recalls Her Roots from 2011-04-14T19:13:05

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MS Moments 264 - Vasti Jackson: Family, Friends, and the Blues from 2011-04-08T19:14:29

For many people, music is a family tradition.  Blues...

MS Moments 263 - Jerry Clower: Step Child from 2011-04-01T13:42

In this final look at Jerry Clower's 1973 interview with the Center for Oral History, Clower discusses the difference his step father made in his life. He also talks about having fun without a l...

MS Moments 256 - Bo McClure: Early Methods of Preserving Meats from 2011-03-24T13:53:45

Before the advent of refrigeration, farmers relied on a variety of innovative methods...

MS Moments 257 - Rev. John Perkins: Simpson County Lockup from 2011-03-18T20:04:42

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MS Moments 262 - Jerry Clower: Race Relations from 2011-03-14T19:58

The Civil Rights movement forced many Mississippians to rethink some long held attitudes. Humorist Jerry Clower speaks candidly about how his experiences and faith altered his views on race. 

Mississippi Moments App for Android Now Available! from 2011-03-12T17:06:58

You can now enjoy Mississippi Moments on the go with our new Android App. It is available for download through Google's Android App Store for the low one-time price of $1.99. With over 260 episo...

MS Moments 261 - Jerry Clower: Furnish Merchants from 2011-03-09T16:56:52

For many years, farmers and share croppers relied on credit supplied by furnish merch...

MS Moments 260 - John O. Emmerich: The 1929 Cow Tick Fight from 2011-03-09T16:53:34

In the...

MS Moments 259 - G.O. Parker: Simpson County Politics from 2011-03-09T16:49:39

Long time newspaper publisher G.O. Parker of Magee reflects on his early career and on the colorful history of politics in Simpson County.

MS Moments 258 - Rev. John Perkins: Bootlegging as a Family Business from 2011-03-09T16:41:44

For ma...

MS Moments 250 Sandra Adickes - Hattiesburg Freedom School from 2011-01-18T21:29:47

Hundreds of volunteers travelled to Mississippi in 1964 to teach basic literacy to Af...

MS Moments 249 Nunnery, Pt. 2- Nursing School from 2011-01-18T21:22:24

Dorothy Nunnery of Brandon worked as a nurse at the VA Hospital in Jackson for 32 yea...

MS Moments 248 Dorothy Nunnery - The State Sanatorium&Preventorium from 2011-01-18T21:18:32

Built in 1918 between Mendenhall and Magee, the Mississippi State Tuber...

MS Moments 232 Mississippi Supreme Court Armis E. Hawkins, Pt. 2 from 2011-01-18T21:10:52

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MS Moments 231 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Armis E. Hawkins, Pt. 1 from 2011-01-18T21:07:19

Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Armis E. Hawkins, joined the service in June 1942 ...

MS Moments 230 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson from 2011-01-18T21:03:49

The first African American Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Reuben Anderson, rememb...

MS Moments 229 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Mills, Pt. 2 from 2011-01-18T20:59:22

Senator Thad Cochran nominated Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Michael Mills for a ...

MS Moments 228 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Mills, Pt. 1 from 2011-01-18T20:51

One of Justice Michael P. Mills’ fondest memories from his tenure on the Mississippi ...

MS Moments 227 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert Sugg, Pt. 2 from 2011-01-18T20:47

Retired Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert Sugg has fond memories of his days o...

MS Moments 226 Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Sugg, Pt. 1 from 2011-01-18T20:43

Retired Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Sugg wanted to be a pilot during ...

MS Moments 247 Lee Spearman WWII, Memories of a Black Soldier from 2010-11-18T22:07

In World War II, all-black combat units such as the Tuskegee Airmen gained widespread...

MS Moments 246 - Chrysteen Flynt - D'Lo, Mississippi from 2010-11-18T22:02

Many stories surround the naming of the town of D’Lo. Listen

MS Moments 245 - John Bassie - 4th of July, Italian Style from 2010-11-18T21:58:29

Many I...

MS Moments 244 - Lynn Cartlidge - Grit Newspapers from 2010-11-18T21:56:23

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MS Moments 243 - Lee Davis - Early Memories from 2010-11-18T21:53

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MS Moments 242 - George Schloegel - Katrina FiveYears Later from 2010-11-12T19:27

This September marked the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. George Schloegel of...

MS Moments 241 - Greg Osaneha - Nigerian Immigrant from 2010-11-12T19:23:43

Greg Osaneha is a Nigerian who immigrated to the United States. He talks about what l...

MS Moments 240 - Truman Ellis - Pacific Island Fighting from 2010-11-12T19:20:59

During WWII, the war with Japan was fought over tiny islands most people had never he...

MS Moments 239 - Alton Patterson - Japan Surrenders from 2010-11-12T19:18

In World War II, Alton Patterson’s unit was days from invading Japan when the country...

MS Moments 238 - Ellen McCarley - Port Gibson Christmas Memories from 2010-11-12T19:16:21

For Ellen McCarley of Port Gibson, some of her most cherished childhood memories are ...

MS Moments 237 - Tommy Schultz, Jr. - Son of a Shrimper from 2010-11-12T19:13:33

During the early 20^th Century, Biloxi was home to more than a dozen seafoo...

MS Moments 236 - Gordon Nanney - Rural Electrification from 2010-11-12T19:11

Gordon...

MS Moments 235 - Ethel Clay - The Biloxi Beach Wade-In, Part 2 from 2010-11-12T19:08:43

In 1963, Dr. Gilbert Mason led a group of African-Americans into the waters of Biloxi...

MS Moments 234 - Le'Roy Carney - Biloxi Beach Wade-In Part 1 from 2010-11-12T19:03

This spring marked the 50^th anniversary of the first of the ...

MS Moments 233 - Earnest Batiste - Increased Opportunities from 2010-11-12T18:57:01

Earnest Batiste, a US Army veteran and civil rights activist, remembers growing up du...

MS Moments 224 - Mark Whitney - Vietnam Memories from 2010-08-11T19:47

An arm...

MS Moments 223 - Roy Noble Lee - In the Footsteps of his Father from 2010-08-11T19:16

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MS Moments 221 - Charles Barge Pt.2 - Forestry Management from 2010-07-20T18:55

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MS Moments 220 - Charles Barge - Tree Farming from 2010-07-20T18:50

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MS Moments 219 - Sam Alman III- Gulf Coast Soda Bottlers from 2010-05-14T17:21

In 1935, Sam Alman Jr. moved from Arkansas to Gulfport to start his own soda bottling company.Listen