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Next Stop, Mississippi
by MPB Think Radio
Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi!Each week MPB and the MDA Division of Tourism will highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. We’ll not only tell you what’s going on in your neck of the woods but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi. Hear the personal stories and traditions behind that favorite event you attend each year.
Episodes
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Next Stop MS | Rahzel @ 83rd National Folk Fest, MS Main St. Assoc., Late Night w/ Rita Brent Halloween Season Finale
For our first stop, we’re once again gearing up for the 83rd National Folk Festival, November 13th – 15th, in downtown Jackson and we’re riding out with RahzelVEVO to chat about his upcoming performance, and more, then it’s a sit down with Mississippi Main Street Association to check out what’s...
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Next Stop MS | Eden Brent @ 83rd National Folk Festival & Mississippi State Fair "Let the Fun Begin"
For our first stop, we’re gearing up for the 83rd National Folk Festival, November 13th – 15th, in downtown Jackson, and we’re sitting down with blues pianist, vocalist, songwriter and educator, Eden Brent to chat about her upcoming performance and more, then we’ve have your final chance to win a...
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Next Stop MS | 30th Annual Cruisin' the Coast, Mules & Blues Fest, Vicksburg Hipstoric Arts Festival
Today, we’re going from the southernmost tip of the state, all the way to the north, and everything in-between, with events! The crew’s first stop is on the Gulf Coast in celebration of @CruisinTheCoast's 30th Anniversary, October 4th – 11th, and we’ll chat with Cruise Central & the...
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Next Stop MS | Steve Azar & Sarah Frances Hardy's "One Mississippi" @ MS Book Fest, WellsFest, Mighty Roots Fest
Today, the crew is going back-to-back with a full slate of events! Up first, it’s going to be lit y’all at this year’s Mississippi Book Festival this Saturday, and we’re chatting with “One Mississippi” book panelists, author/musician Steve Azar & illustrator, Sarah Frances Hardy… for our second...
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Next Stop MS | Mavis Staples @ Ellis Theater, Mainstreet Clinton, Dennis Gage: My Classic Car
Today, the crew is off to Philadelphia to check-in with the iconic @martystuartofficial, about checking-out the legendary R&B gospel singer and civil rights activist, @mavisstaplesduring her Summer Series at The Ellis Theater, October 15th, and we’ve got your chance to win a pair of tickets…
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Next Stop MS | Songs & Stories, West Fest Open Air Market, National Folk Festival News
Today, Jackson is the stop! Up first, the crew is off to hear Songs & Stories: Celebrating the Oral Traditions of Gospel Music, September 13th at the Two Mississippi Museums, then it's a Launch Party, September 12th for West Fest Open Air Market, before a final check-in with the 83rd National…
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Next Stop MS | Red's Old Timers Blues Fest, MC Chorus 9/11 Memorial, Eddie Cotton Jr. Album
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to Clarksdale, to meet up with Mayor Paden to chat about the 9th Annual Red's Old Timers Blues Festival, September 5th, then they're off to Clinton, September 11th, to pay tribute as the Mississippi Chorus presents 9/11: Memorial at First…
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Next Stop MS | 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest & 76th Annual G.O.A.T. Picnic
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the animals are taking over the events, figuratively and physically! First up, we're off to Columbus for Friendly City Book's 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest, August 29th, then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop...
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Next Stop MS | Main Street Assoc., Hope Labor Day Classic & Late Night w/ Rita Brent
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew checks in with Mississippi Main Street Association about August events happening across the state, then they're off to the Hope Labor Day Classic: Jackson State University versus Edward Waters, September 10th in Jackson before heading to the newest…
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Next Stop MS | Stevie J "Jamz" Blues & Walter Anderson Museum of Art
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew jams out with Stevie J "Jamz" Blues, August 29th at Beatty Street Blues in Jackson to celebrate his newest EP release, featuring the hit song, "The Juke Joint," then they're off to Ocean Springs to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art for a full slate of...
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Next Stop MS | The MAX Hall of Fame 26'-27' Class & Epic Funk Brass Band LIVE
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to The MAX in Meridian, with CEO Penny Kemp, to learn who has received the honor of being named to the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment's Hall of Fame 2026-2027 Class, and they'll also check out what's happening around your neck of the woods,...
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Next Stop MS | Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives & National Folk Fest: July Updates
This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, we're heading to the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, August 9th, for Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives x Molly Tuttle Trio concert, then it's artist-lineup breaking news coming from the 83rd National Folk Festival, happening November 13th - 15th in...
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Next Stop MS | Jackson Music Awards Week 26' & What's Happening
Today's show is all about the Jackson Music Awards Week 2026! We're gearing up for their slate of events with a car full! We chat with JMA Founder, Jesse Thompson about the organization's 52 year history, then we jam out with, and learn more about, JMA performers, Grammy award winner, Dexter…
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Next Stop MS | Women in Blues: Celebrating America250, She Is Worthy, Period. Luncheon, & Late Night w/ Rita Brent LIVE
Today, we’re celebrating women at every stop! For our first patriotic stop, we’re off to Jackson State University, July 19th for Mississippi Women In Blues: Celebrating America 250 with organizer, Peggy Brown (Central MS Blues Society), featured performer, Lady Adrena (Morgan Freeman Symphonic...
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Next Stop MS | Watermelon Festival 26' & What's Happening
Today, we’re taking a look-back & a look-forward at the events we’ve enjoyed this summer, and that we’re looking forward to this July, and we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Mize for this year’s Mississippi Watermelon Festival, happening July…
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Next Stop MS | Stars, Stripes & Symphony and Red, White & Biloxi
Today, we’re celebrating America’s 250th Birthday! For our first patriotic stop, we’re at the Two MS Museums in Jackson, July 4th for Stars, Stripes & Symphony with the MS Symphony Orchestra, then we’ll take a trip down the July 4th memory lane and check out what’s happening around your...
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Next Stop MS | North Hill Country Picnic; 36th Red, White & Blue Fest; 2nd Tomato Fest
For our first stop, we’re off to Waterford’s Betty Davis Barbeque for this year’s North MS Hill Country Picnic, June 26th – 27th, then we’ll follow the red brick road to Clinton to celebrate America’s 250 at the 36th Annual Red, White & Blue Fest, July 4th, then it’s a final stop at Chicory…
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Next Stop MS | Comic Con 26', 83rd National Folk Festival Artist Announcements, & Faith and Freedom: A Juneteenth Gospel Celebration
Today is a trifecta of events! We’re starting off with a stop at this year's Mississippi Comic Con 26', happening June 26th - 28th, then it's a new round of artist announcements coming from the 83rd National Folk Festival, scheduled for November 13th - 15th, before a final stop in Jackson in...
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Next Stop MS | Gulf Coast Pickle Fest, An Evening with Claire Holley & Beth Ann Fennelly
Today, we’re kicking things off with a bang! We’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, and at the same time, we’re celebrating 40 years of radio with Think Radio’s own, Kevin Farrell, then we’re off to Pascagoula, as the pickle fests go head-to-head this weekend, for the 1st...
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Next Stop MS | Allen Stone x CATHEAD JAM 26' & Pacesetter Gallery Summer Camp
Today, we're heading to an extraordinary event, it's CATHEAD JAM 26', happening June 5th & 6th at Cathead Distillery in Jackson, and we'll sit down with the headliner himself, Allen Stone, then we head over to check out the Youth and Teen Summer Camps at Pacesetter Gallery, June 9th through July...
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Next Stop MS | Pickle Fest 26', & Fitness Check-In with Pia "From the Motherland" Nedjar & Terrance "Bigg Tee" Thomas
Today, I’ll sell you my pickle for a nickel at this year’s Mississippi Pickle Fest, June 13th and 14th, with Coordinator Jana Dear, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your fitness neck of the woods, before a final stop and fitness check-in with IFBB Pro Pia Nabila Nedjar, & NPC Builder,...
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Next Stop MS | Craftsmen's Guild "Summer Porch Party" Series & 39th Mississippi in the Park
For our first stop, we’re having a "Summer Porch Party" with our friends from the Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi at the Waller Craft Center, Saturday, May 30th, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in NYC, to celebrate our state at the 39th...
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Next Stop MS | NATCHEZ: A Film By Suzannah Herbert & World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest & Festival
For our first stop, we're taking a look at NATCHEZ: A Film By Suzannah Herbert & Produced by Darcy McKinnon, screening May 28th and May 29th in McComb and Cleveland, then we're off Oxford for this year's World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest & Festival, May 21st through May 26th.…
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Next Stop MS | Makers Fest 26', Songwriters Festival - Delta Region, & John Clayton White
Today is all about makers and music! For our first and last stops, we’re hanging out at this years Mississippi Makers Fest, happening Saturday, May 9th, at the Two MS Museums in Jackson, then we're off to the Delta, Cleveland that is, for the 2026 Mississippi Songwriters Festival - Delta Region,...
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Next Stop MS | 83rd National Folk Festival, Late Night w/ Rita Brent - S2, 47th Blues Music Awards, International Jazz Day with Ezra Brown
Today, we’re on an events roll with 4 in the stack! Up first, we’re gearing up for the 83rd National Folk Festival, November 13th – 15th in Jackson, then we’re off to film Season 2 of Late Night with Rita Brent, May 15th and 16th at the Capri Theatre, before a stop in Memphis for the 47th Blues...
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Next Stop MS | The Mama Justice Starkville Derby & USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party
Today is Derby Day! We’re hanging with the dachshunds for our first stop at The Mama Justice Starkville Derby, April 25th in the Cotton District, then we're off to a horse race at the USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party, May 2nd in Jackson, all before checking out what's happening around your neck of…
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Next Stop MS | MPB Antique Showcase - Leland & 40th Cotton District Arts Festival
Today, we’re Zooming in with Germaine, as she is live on location, for the Mississippi Antique Showcase in Leland, April 17th and 18th. Then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop, April 18th in Starkville, to celebrate at the 40th Cotton District Arts...
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Next Stop MS | Miles for Mamas 5K, Paving the Path: Autism Walk, Holi Mela 26', & 49th World Catfish Festival
Today we’re up to the hilt with events! First up, we’re off to the 3rd Annual Miles for Mamas 5K, April 18th in Jackson, before a stop in Utica for Paving the Path: Autism Walk & Touch-a-Truck Event, April 11th, then we’ll head to Brandon for Holi Mela: Festival of Colors 2026, April 11th, before…
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Next Stop MS | Lemuria Celebrates 50 Years, 34th MSU International Fiesta, & Juke Joint Festival 26'
First up, we’re celebrating all things literature as Lemuria Celebrates 50 Years, Saturday, April 11th with Owner John Evans, then we’re off to Starkville for the 34th International Festival, April 11th at MSU, then fresh off the Sinner’s Movie awards sweeps, it’s a final stop in Clarksdale for...
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Next Stop MS | Germaine's Birthday Shenanigans feat. Eddie Cotton, Taste of Mississippi - A Benefit for Stewpot, & Mississippi Antique Showcase
Today is all about Germaine's Birthday Shenanigans! Up first, we're heading to Jackson for Taste of Mississippi: A Benefit for Stewpot, then we're off to Leland to be appraised at the Mississippi Antique Showcase, and wrapping it all up, the legendary, Eddie Cotton, Jr. joins the show for a…
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Next Stop MS | Visionaries 2026, “King Drastic” @ JXN Indie Music Week, & Red Brick Roads Music & Art Fest
Today is a trifecta of events! First up, we’re checking out Visionaries 2026: Women Who Move Mississippi, featuring actress Tatyana Ali, March 27th, then it’s all about the music at Jackson Indie Music Week, featuring rapper King Drastic & more, March 22nd – 28th, and for our last stop, we’re in...
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Next Stop MS | Kamel King's Birthday & Run the Rainbow for Children's of Mississippi
Today, it's birthday shenanigans for Kamel King, we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, and we're hitting the track at Run the Rainbow for Children's of Mississippi! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your…
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Next Stop MS | Java Birthday Shenanigans & The Little Mercies @ Urban Foxes
Today, it's birthday shenanigans for Java Chatman, then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Urban Foxes in Jackson to sit down with multi-instrumentalist songwriters, Bronwyn Chelette, Shanice Richards, and Rosalee Walsh of The Little Mercies!…
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Next Stop MS | Heart of the Matter & Greenville Open Black Rodeo
For our first stop, we're in Jackson for Faith & Fertility: Q&A and Book Signing on February 26th, and Heart of the Matter: A Brunch Panel for Better Living on February 28th, with Aikisha & Willie Colon, then we're off to the Greenville Open Black Rodeo, February 28th with Miss Black Rodeo USA...
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Next Stop MS | Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience & U of M Black History Month Concert: Sublime Artistic Creativity Transcends Boundaries
For our first stop, we’re off to the ultimate mashup of all time, Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience, happening March 27th in Jackson with Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Executive Director, Janet Reihle & blues musician, Keith "The Prince of the Delta Blues" Johnson, then we'll check out...
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Next Stop MS | Pull Up & Paint with The Hilarious Homies (Art By Monet) and Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival
Today is a mashup of holidays! For our first stop, we’re Pulling Up and Painting with the Hilarious Homies and Art by Monet, celebrating Valentine’s Day at The Patton House & Gallery in Jackson Friday the 13th, before we let the good times roll in Louisiana at the 13th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi…
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Next Stop MS | New Stage Theatre "Primary Trust," Organic Fitness Nutrition, & Rest Recovery Wellness JXN
First up, we’re heading to New Stage Theatre to check out their upcoming play “Primary Trust,” written by Eboni Booth, before a sit-down with fitness influencer, Briana Benn, aka Organic Fitness Nutrition, about her journey and The Organic Space JXN and Chris Valentine with Rest Recovery Wellness...
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Next Stop MS | A Joyful Noise Experience feat. The Brown Four & Rita B
For our first stop, we'll learn all about "A Joyful Noise Experience & Birthday Celebration" for Mississippi Mass Choir's own, Lady Cheree, featuring viral gospel sensations, The Brown Four! Then we're off to keep up with all things Rita B, as she's fresh off her moderating gig with former VP,...
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Next Stop MS | MLK Celebration @ the Two MS Museums + Cut & Dry Gym
Today we're full steam ahead with fitness! For our first stop, we're off to Cut & Dry Gym in Brandon, to chat with gym owners Jon Marc Franklin & Casey Amaro about new year gym resolutions and Germaine gets in a quick lesson before a final stop in Jackson at the Two Mississippi Museums, with...
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Next Stop MS | St. Dominic Fitness Center
Today is our first show of 2026! And with it being the first of the year, we’re kicking off January with a full month fitness series, and in with us is St. Dominic Fitness Center’s Coordinator, Mike Shinn & Trainer, Camryn Donaldson! We’ll chat about all things health and wellness, & check out...
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Next Stop MS | Top 10 Livestream 2025 Performances
In 2025, “Next Stop, Mississippi” hosted some epic performances! MPB Think Radio has pulled honorable mentions and the Top 10 Performances from this year, with hosts Germaine Flood and Entertainment Attorney, Kamel King! Top 10 Performances: 10. Jimmy Duck Holmes & Bobby Rush 9. Ally Durr 8. Mr....
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Next Stop MS - On The Road | Grammy Museum MS & Hattiesburg Zoo
Today's show features never-before-seen, on-the-road footage from our time at the Grammy Museum MS & the Hattiesburg Zoo this year with special guest host, Kennedy King. This features the remaining tours of the Grammy Museum, in addition to an interview and ropes course activity at the…
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Next Stop MS | A Hilarious Homies Holiday, Ghetto Cowboy "The Cypher," & Cheshire Abbey
Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas! Today, our first stop is at A Hilarious Homies Holiday featuring Rita B, Merc B Williams and Nardo Blackmon, then we're off to check out Elsie's "Ghetto Cowboy - The Cypher Remix," featuring Mississippi's own Vitamin Cea, Femi9, Myss Houdie, & Ches, before a visit to...
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Next Stop MS | Snow Much Fun!, Union Market Winter Glow Weekend, The Mississippi Mass Choir Presents: The Sound Of Church Tour
Today we're gonna have snow much fun at Snow Much Fun!, December 13th at the Museum of Natural Science, then we'll cut a corner over to Union Market's Winter Glow Weekend, December 13th - 14th, and for our final stop we're off to check out The Mississippi Mass Choir as they present "The Sound Of...
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Next Stop MS | Canton Christmas Festival & Kerry Thomas "Mississippi Snow"
Today we are kicking off the holiday season with our first stop at the Canton Christmas Festival, happening now through December 23rd, then we check out what's happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop and sit down with musician Kerry Thomas to debut his newest single,...
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Next Stop MS | Trees of Christmas at Merrehope, Christmas by Candlelight Tour, & The Legacy Gala Experience
Today, we’re kicking off the holiday season with our first stop, on the road in Meridian, to experience the wonder at the Trees of Christmas at Merrehope, kicking off November 23rd and running through December 31st, then we’re keeping the season going at the Two Mississippi Museum’s Christmas by...
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Next Stop MS | National Folk Festival Recap & Delta Fresh Foods: Harvest & Heritage Festival
First up, we’re recapping all the magic that was the 82nd National Folk Festival, from the music to the food, we’re spinning the block for a look back, and a look forward to next year’s 83rd National Folk Festival, then we’re off to Cleveland, MS, Saturday, November 15th, to celebrate farming,...
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Next Stop MS | National Folk Festival - The Campbell Brothers & Chimneyville Arts Festival
Today, we’re geared up & ready for the 82nd National Folk Festival, happening tonight, November 7th through Sunday, the 9th in Jackson, and in our first segment is American Sacred Steel gospel group, and folk fest performers, The Campbell Brothers, then we're gearing up for the holidays at the…
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Next Stop MS | Trunk or Treat @ Cypress Point Resort & 82nd National Folk Festival
First up, we’re celebrating the harvest season on location at Cypress Point Resort in Brandon for their Trunk or Treat 2025! We chat with General Manger, Angela Measells and get wild with the wildlife at their safari park, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods…
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Next Stop MS | Wylie & the Wild West, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, & BET's The Family Business
First up, we’re heading west to chat with Wylie & the Wild West about their performance at the 82nd National Folk Festival, November 7th - 9th in Downtown Jackson, then we off to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Fun Run, October 25th in Pearl, before an epic sit down with Ernie Hudson,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi!Each week MPB and the MDA Division of Tourism will highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. We’ll not only tell you what’s going on in your neck of the woods but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi. Hear the personal stories and traditions behind that favorite event you attend each year.
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MPB Think Radio
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