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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 Karen Brown, 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. Join Karen Brown as she shares the latest on Mississippi news, culture, and current events. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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10/20/2021 - UMMC Vaccine Mandate | Heirs Property

2021/10/20

We check in with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, post-vaccine mandate. And, a conversation on Black involuntary land loss. This is an abridged show produced to accommodate MPB's fall fundraising drive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/19/2021 - Mental Health | Vaccine Hesitancy

2021/10/19

A new report sheds light on teen suicide in Mississippi. And, we talk vaccine hesitancy with a Gulf Coast nurse practitioner. This is an abridged show produced to accommodate MPB's fall fundraising campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/18/2021 - Vaccines | Abortion | Medical Marijuana

2021/10/18

Dr. Dobbs reports progress on COVID-19 vaccinations. Then, a Jackson clinic is ground zero for America's abortion debate. And, the ACLU calls for medical marijuana legalization in the state to be accompanied by criminal justice reform. This is an abbreviated show produced for MPB's fall fundraising campaign. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/15/2021 - Medical Marijuana | Childhood Obesity | Reveal

2021/10/15

Gridlock in Jackson as a special session for medical marijuana may be slipping out of reach. Then, Mississippi has the second-highest childhood obesity rate of any state in the country. And, a new series from Reveal revisits the death of a Black Mississippian during a traffic stop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/14/2021 - TANF Misspending | Childcare Aid | Anita Hill

2021/10/14

State Auditor Shad White demands repayment of millions in misspent TANF funds. Then, we ask the Department of Human Services when childcare centers in the state can expect new COVID relief to kick in. And, a conversation with writer, scholar, and activist Anita Hill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/13/2021 - Vaccine Mandate Bans | Childcare | Complete2Compete

2021/10/13

Governor Reeves contemplates a ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Then, daycare operators say the state is moving too slow in dispersing COVID childcare aid. And, after a Southern Remedy Health Minute, a Mississippi back-to-college program gets a cash infusion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/12/2021 - Rep. Bennie Thompson | MDHS | Disaster Aid | Book Festival

2021/10/12

We talk subpoenas with Representative Bennie Thompson. Then, we continue our conversation with Department of Human Services director Bob Anderson. Plus, Southern nonprofits re-imagine disaster aid. And, today is the first day of this year's Mississippi Book Festival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/11/2021 - Medical Marijuana | MDHS | Mental Healthcare

2021/10/11

Medical marijuana advocates rally throughout Mississippi. Then, we talk with Mississippi Department of Human Services Director Bob Anderson as his agency looks to move past a major scandal. And, public mental healthcare faces an uncertain future in the state. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/8/2021 - Vaccines | Invasive Species | Diabetes

2021/10/08

Drugmaker Pfizer moves to vaccinate kids as young as five against COVID-19. Then, customs inspectors make a surprising discovery in Gulfport. And, we conclude our series on diabetes in Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

10/7/2021 - MIS-C | Diabetes | Journalist Robert Costa

2021/10/07

The University of Mississippi Medical Center observes rising case counts of a rare post-COVID disease in children. Then, our series on diabetes in the state continues. And, journalist Robert Costa talks "Peril," his new book with Bob Woodward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.