Mississippi Moments Podcast

Mississippi Moments, a weekly radio program airing on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, is a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and MPB.

The Podcasts

Reid Dunn Jr., Sarah Carter, and Brodie Crump recall firsthand the most destructive flood in U.S. history.
Direct download: April_2005_Spot_3.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:39 PM

Lanier Phillips and Lee Spearman recall blatant discrimination back home after returning from military service in World War II.
Direct download: 24-African_American_WWII_Veterans.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:24 PM

African American Lee Spearman recalls an unexpected ride with the KKK during the days of segregation.
Direct download: March_2005_Spot_2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:41 PM

Sister-in-law Elsie McWilliams remembers the legendary father of country music, Jimmie Rogers.

Direct download: 12-Jimmie_Rogers.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:34 PM

Comedian Jerry Clower muses about growing up in rural Mississippi and entering show business.
Direct download: 27-Jerry_Clower.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:51 PM

Vietnamese American Dat Duong relates the difficulties of growing up in Vietnam as a mixed-race child of the enemy.

Direct download: MS_Moments_162.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:39 PM

Sandra Adickes, Unita Blackwell, and Fannie Lou Hamer relate their experiences forging a new path as civil rights activists for SNCC in Mississippi.
Direct download: MS_Moments_138.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:50 PM

Clem Maples and William Redd share their experiences during the Great Depression when jobless men nicknamed "hoboes" rode the rails in search of work.
Direct download: MS_Moments_147.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:26 PM

Gulf Coast residents Vincent Creel, Roland Weeks, and George Schloegel discuss the pros and cons of legalized riverboat gambling.
Direct download: March_2005_Spot_1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:04 PM

Author Minor Ferris Buchanan sheds light on Theodore Roosevelt's famous black bear hunt in the Mississippi Delta.
Direct download: 25-The_Teddy_Bear_Incident.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:51 PM