Schedule

Shows Archive

A Place Like Mississippi

Online and on air: Ralph Eubanks takes us on a literary road trip from Ward's Gulf Coast to Faulkner's hills

December 18, 2021 Listen

‘The Vanishing Half’ with bestseller Brit Bennett! Plus blues with R.L. Boyce and alt-rockers Cordovas!

Online and on air: Intense and sprawling family drama soon-to-be HBO series

January 29, 2022 Listen

Nikki Giovanni and Bobby Rush!

Merry Christmas with poet Nikki Giovanni, blues legend Bobby Rush and singer-songwriter Xanthe Alexis!

December 25, 2021 Listen

Sean of the South!

'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' with Southern essayist Sean Dietrich, Memphis singer-songwriter Tiffany Harmon and guitarist Kaleb Garrett

January 16, 2021 Listen

‘Be Holding’ – Hoop dreams with poet Ross Gay, plus singer-songwriter James Cox and a special appearance by Jimbo Mathus and the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers!

Season Finale! Rocking into the holidays with Dr. J, a traveling songwriter and a secret North Mississippi blues session!

November 28, 2020 Listen

‘The Great Realization’ for young and old plus classic gospel tunes and folk rockers, My Girl The River!

Coping with Covid with a globally-loved poem; plus classic 1970s Memphis gospel and southern tunes from a family band now 'across the pond'.

November 21, 2020 Listen

‘The Deepest South of All’ with Richard Grant plus Tennessee grooves and Texas tales!

"Dispatches From Pluto' author explores Natchez, MS!

November 14, 2020 Listen

‘You Want More’ of gonzo southern author George Singleton with alt-bluegrass poets, The Snarlin’ Yarns and songwriter Lo Noom!

One of the funniest writers in America releases his 'Greatest Hits!'

November 7, 2020 Listen

Legendary rocker Suzi Quatro!

On air and online: Hellbent for leather with rock and roll trailblazer, Suzi Quatro plus blues slide guitarist Ghalia Volt and folk-rockers Porlolo

August 21, 2021 Listen

Willie Morris Award for Fiction nominee plus acoustic roots music and classic soul tunes!

Family drama in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachian music (by way of Seattle) and rockin' R&B

October 24, 2020 Listen

A dream vacation turned nightmare in ‘The Lion’s Den,’ plus (almost) seven-foot bluesman Alabama Slim and Marshall Chapman!

A glamorous getaway aboard a billionaire's yacht, New Orleans blues and 'songs you can't live without'

October 17, 2020 Listen

World of Wonders!

A world of wonders with author Aimee Nezhukumatathil, songwriter Skylar Gregg and special guest, Grammy winner Dom Flemons!

August 7, 2021 Listen