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

MS Moments 81 Silent Movies Joe Berryman, Buck Wells, and Hugh Clegg fondly recall hometown entertainment during the days of the silent film.
Direct download: MS_Moments_81.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:01pm CDT

MS Moments 71 Theodore G. Bilbo Purser Hewitt, Sam Alford, and E. G. McDavid recall the spirited personality and oratorical skills of the controversial U.S. senator and Mississippi governor from Pearl River County.
Direct download: MS_Moments_71.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:36pm CDT

MS Moments 43 Oseola McCarty Presidential Citizens Medal recipient Oseola McCarty remarks on her lifetime of work as a washerwoman and the legacy she created at The University of Southern Mississippi.
Direct download: MS_Moments_43.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:57pm CDT

MS Moments 16 Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Joseph Wroten, Erle Johnston, and Gilbert Mason recall the creation and influence of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission during the civil rights movement.
Direct download: 16-Mississippi_State_Sovereignty_Commission.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:48pm CDT

MS Moments 19 Foodways Jack Pace, James "Jaybird" Smith, and Reverend F. E. Sellers reminisce about southern breakfasts, squirrel stew, and homemade syrup.
Direct download: 19-Foodways.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:49am CDT

MS Moments 5 Mississippi Arts Mississippi artists Kay Allen, Jennie Lee Gorton, and Berdie Steve share how identity is discovered and revealed in the folk art forms of quilting, painting, and basket weaving.
Direct download: March_2005_Spot_5.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:11am CDT

MS Moments 4 Mississippi Music Mississippi musicians Melvin Stacks, Roger Smith, and George Cecil McLeod reflect on the centrality of music in their lives. (photo of singing school students at Greenwright School in Monroe County, 1913)
Direct download: March_2005_Spot_4.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31am CDT

MS Moments 165 Nuts and Bolts of War Johnny Balser of McComb remembers how he parlayed skills learned as a railroad worker into support for the Allied effort in Europe during the Second World War.
Direct download: MSM_165.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:57pm CDT

MS Moments 163 Gypsies

Belzoni native Thomas Turner reflects on the origins and colorful life of gypsies who mule traded near his home in the early 20th century. 

Direct download: MS_Moments_163.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:38am CDT

MS Moments 148 Longleaf Pine Mrs. Lamar Hennington, Charles Ainsworth, and Ben Earles reminisce about the days of the gigantic longleaf pine and how an industry altered the land and its people.
Direct download: MS_Moments_148.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:08am CDT

MS Moments 180 Hurricane Katrina - Obstacles and Issues

Gene Taylor, Reilly Morse, and Diane Peranich shed light on some of the obstacles and issues that surfaced after the storm was over.  (photo of Congressman Gene Taylor, on right).

Direct download: MSM_180.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:49am CDT

MS Moments 179 Hurricane Katrina - Response Tish Williams, Bill Stallworth, and Kurt Brautigam represent the power of determination to survive and conquer in the aftermath.
Direct download: MSM_179.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:24am CDT

MS Moments 178 Hurricane Katrina - Coping Michael Hewes, Rachel Williams, and Reverend Lee Adams share similar feelings about the overwhelming power of the storm.
Direct download: MSM_178.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:24pm CDT