PODCAST · arts
Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey
by MPB Think Radio
You’ve probably seen his work in a newspaper near you, but now, you can put a voice to the name. On NOW You’re Talking with Marshall Ramsey,you’ll hear commentary on the latest news, punch-lines from his latest cartoons, interviews with fellow cancer survivors he’s met along the way and compelling stories of known and unknown people, places, and things of Mississippi.
Episodes
-
Finale | Thank You, Marshall!
Earlier this month, accomplished cartoonist and editor Marshall Ramsey announced he would be accepting a new role training young adult minds at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. This means he and his lovely wife Amy will be relocating to North MS after several years in Jackson. In the…
more -
Suzanne Rutherford | National Volunteer Week
Happy National Volunteer Week from us at MPB. Today we’re chatting with a guest who can absolutely speak to the importance of helping your neighbors. Executive Director of the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, Suzanne Rutherford is here to talk about about her relationship with...
-
Angela Crossley Ferraez | Setting the Foundation
Since joining the MPB Foundation in 2017, Angela Crossley Ferraez has strategically enhanced fundraising efforts for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, significantly growing membership and revenue. We chatted with Angela a few years ago when she was named 2022’s Businesswoman of the Year by the...
-
Wyatt and Kristi Waters | Watercolor to Wine
The definition of “power couple” joins me in the studio today. Wyatt Waters is a nationally recognized watercolorist known for his vivid, expressive paintings that capture the essence of Southern life with remarkable clarity and heart. Wyatt and his wife, Kristi, own the Wyatt Waters Gallery in...
-
Angel Rohnke | It's In Her Nature
An award-winning educator, conservationist, and Museum Director, we are thrilled to close out Women’s History Month with Angel Rohnke. She has served as the Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science since July 2024 and has worked for MDWFP and the Museum for 19+ years. Rohnke’ s...
-
Jennifer Lena | Love for the Library
We want to let our great state know the importance of libraries today, and we want to continue to elevate women's’ voices as well. That makes Jennifer Lena a perfect guest for today. She serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the Mississippi Library Commission, a role in which she has...
-
Drive Time!
We are showcasing some of our favorite moments of the year today so that we can make optimal time for messages about our Spring Fund Drive. :) Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's...
-
Marion Garrard Barnwell | All The Things We Didn't Say
We are continuing the theme of “amazing Mississippi women” this Women’s History Month with today’s guest. Marion Garrard Barnwell grew up in the Mississippi Delta, where her writing life began at age thirteen with a column in the town newspaper. For twenty-five years, she taught writing and...
-
Chef Po | Love the People, Cook Them Great Food
March is Women’s History Month and it was important to us that we bring you the stories of some awesome women in Mississippi. We begin with private chef and catering extraordinaire, Chef Po. Born Lashante Cox, Po has roots in both Shaw MS and Jackson and will be telling us the story of how being…
more -
Jane C Hiatt | Arts Advocacy Forever
We want to wrap up our February by sitting down with one of the recent Governor Arts Awards winners. Jane C. Hiatt served as a staple in the Mississippi arts community for decades. She was the executive director of The Arts Alliance of Jackson & Hinds County for four years and the Mississippi…
more -
Omo Moses and Frank Figgers | Civil Rights History
As the blackest state in the nation, it is imperative that Mississippians observe Black History Month. This February, we wanted to sit down with some guests that can speak to how contributions from Black people have shaped and improved our state and we have definitely accomplished that this...
-
Richard Courtney | Alzheimer's Conference
We like to discuss stories on this show, and today’s topic may be a part of your story in some way as it is so many others. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is bringing a free conference to Mississippi this will allow participants to learn from experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease,...
-
Davy Murrah | Watershed
Today I’m sitting down with a man that loves Mississippi and loves the ecosystems it has helped develop. Davy Murrah is the son of Herman Murrah, who lived his entire life on the banks and in the swamp surrounding this river in southeast Mississippi. His book Watershed: Herman Murrah and the...
-
Bill Crawford | A Republican's Lament
Our guest today is author and political mind Bill Crawford, a Canton native that has served as a daily newspaper reporter, a statewide political campaign operative, and an IHL Board leader over the years. A graduate of Millsaps and Mississippi State, Bill is Mississippi to the bone and knows a...
-
Best of 2024
Happy New Year! We’re doing things a bit differently today and sharing some of our favorite moments from 2024 with you. Join me and my producer Lacey Alexander as we talk about some highlights from the past year! Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist,...
-
Joe Lee | Publisher Extraordinaire
Joe Lee has a background in radio, television, and journalism and was a radio disc jockey and a television weatherman before becoming a full-time writer and publisher. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Dogwood Press, a small but traditional publishing house headquartered in Brandon, Mississippi, and…
more -
Lisa Cookston | Museum of the Mississippi Delta
If you’re looking to see some cool stuff and learn about our state’s history, consider the Museum of the Mississippi Delta. Director Lisa Cookston joins us via Zoom today to talk about the museum, which at the crossroads of regional history and art. Located in Greenwood, the building houses…
more -
William "Peppy" Biddy | A Mississippian Thespian
What do you say we kick off the month of December chatting about Christmas play? Arts educator and friend to many William “Peppy” Biddy is back in town to direct “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” at New Stage theatre in Jackson. Peppy is a professor emeritus of Mississippi University for Women...
-
Blaine Waide & Dr. Ebony Lumumba | The National Folk Festival
This episode is produced in loving memory of Maggie Hurley, Marshall's mother-in-law and dear friend, who passed the day before this show was recorded. If you haven’t heard by now, a massive music festival has decided to make our capitol city its host for the next few years. The 82nd National…
more -
Anthony Thaxton | Eudora
There’s a new documentary soon to air on MPB Television and today’s guest wants to tell you about it. Renowned writer Eudora Welty is explored through intimate photographs and in charming interviews of family and friends set against the backdrop of Jackson, Mississippi. A film by Anthony Thaxton,...
-
Kenneth Williams | Marathon Man
Sometimes you just need a friend, and that’s what today’s guest is to me and so many others. Corinth native Kenneth Williams joins us by phone today to tell some stories about where his life has taken him. He decided in 1977 it would be fun to run a marathon, and that decision has led to the...
-
Ross Walton | Preserving History Thru Podcast
A native Mississippian, Ross Walton became involved in digital humanities as a way of promoting the Hattiesburg music scene. He began publishing a monthly music podcast, The South Mississippi Music Sampler, in 2005. Wishing to learn more about the oral traditions of storytelling, he started as a...
-
Nash Nunnery | Keeping the Green
A proud native of the Mississippi Delta, author Nash Nunnery has peened newspaper and magazine articles for various publications over four decades, including the Clarion-Ledger, Jackson Daily News, Mississippi Business Journal, Clinton News, Mississippi Sports Magazine, Clinton Courier, Vicksburg...
-
Patrick Carpenter | A Bard of the South
Patrick Carpenter is Singer/Songwriter from Jackson, Ms. He moved to Nashville full time after being a part of several acts in Mississippi and quickly joined other artists and bands on the Nashville circuit. His First studio album “Chasing Me” debuted at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts…
more -
Raphael Semmes and Malcom White | Wellsfest 2024
Two men that Marshall has known for several years are in the house today to talk about a very cool event. What began as a small church-sponsored afternoon of music 40 years ago is now one of Jackson’s major fall festivals with top musical talent on two stages, food trucks, children's activities,...
-
Mike Duke | Radio Reading Service
It is no exaggeration to call Mike Duke the poster child for MPB’s mission of education and serving the community. Blind since birth, Mike attended the Mississippi School for the Blind and Mississippi State University, where he earned a degree in communications. He then worked as a commercial…
more -
Book Festival 2024
Bibliophiles rejoice, the annual Mississippi Book festival is here at last. One of the most anticipated state events, this celebration of literary achievement takes place at the capitol every year. Dozens of panelists from around the country will be talking about their books, including yours…
more -
Ryan Parker | A Ministry of Film
Ryan Parker is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Film Society, a non-profit that is working to bring unique film screening experiences, film-based educational programming, and a prison screening program to Mississippi. A Brookhaven native, Ryan has been working in the film industry as a...
-
X.M. “Mike” Frascogna | Sports Law and Sports Books
He’s been an attorney for nearly five decades, but he’s also a pretty darn good author. That’s right, we have entertainment attorney and 2024 Mississippi Book festival panelist X.M. Frascogna in the house. Known by his friends and family as simply Mike, X.M. has specialized in entertainment and...
-
Shauna Waters | Mississippi's Teacher of the Year
It is Education Week here at MPB Think Radio and most of our shows are taking part in a very important theme- education and back-to-school topics. Who better to talk about this than the 2024 Mississippi Teacher of the Year, Shauna Waters. Currently teaching English at East Lauderdale High School…
more -
Chris Newcomb | Newk's Eatery
Apologies in advance if today’s episode makes you hungry- we have Newks’ CEO Chris Newcomb in the building. Based in Jackson, Mississippi, Newk’s Eatery is a fast-casual chain that operates and franchises just under 100 units in 16 states. Ever since it’s founding in 2004, Newk’s has been a go-to...
-
Ellis Nassour | A Mississippi Voice Telling Broadway Tales
A Vicksburg native and Ole Miss graduate, today’s guest uses incredible storytelling skills only the south can provide. Ellis Nassour has a background in Journalism and has been writing books about the history of Broadway musicals for decades. He is back home this week to sign copies and inform…
more -
Marisol and Rory Doyle | Leña Pizza & Bagels
Today’s guests were recently recognized by the New York Times as some of the best pizza-makers in the United States. Leña (which translates to firewood) makes dough from scratch and brings it to life with traditional proofing practices. Located in the rural Mississippi Delta, this Cleveland…
more -
Walt Grayson and Keri Grayson Horne | A TV Family
If you’ve worked in television in the state of Mississippi in any capacity, today’s guests are no stranger to you. Emmy award-winning television legends Walt Grayson and his daughter Keri Grayson Horne are joining us in the studio today to talk about what they know best- how storytelling and...
-
Connie Hollins & DeSanto Rollins | Rollins Funeral Home
Our guests today know all about the importance of keeping it in the family. Connie Hollins and her son DeSanto Rollins will be the the guests of honor in a soon-to-come episode of Family Owned: A Legacy Leadership podcast, produced in partnership with Ole Miss and MPB. The owners of Rollins…
more -
Christopher Swafford | Mississippi Blood Services
Our guest today wants to talk to you about the importance of giving life. Christopher Swafford is the President and CEO of Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) based in Flowood, MS. MBS is a community based blood center that serves hospitals throughout the state of Mississippi and was established 45...
-
Holly Smith and Miranda Vaughn | Big House Books
We have two guests this week with one mission. Big House Books is an organization that provides literature to the incarcerated, making sure those in the prison system still have access to reading materials and the right to read. The team recently won a 2024 Governor's Initiative for Volunteer...
-
Christina Dent | Changing Minds and Changing Lives
Our first guest in the month of June is a local activist determined to save lives. Christina Dent is the Founder & President of End It For Good, a Mississippi-based nonprofit advocating for approaches to drugs that prioritize life and the opportunity to thrive. Christina supported a criminal...
-
Classic: Reena Evers-Everette | A Legacy of Strength
Happy Memorial Day! We are out of the office so in lieu of a new episode, here's an instant classic from earlier this year. We are honored to welcome an iconic Mississippian from an iconic family to the show today. Reena Evers-Everette is the daughter of civil-rights activists Medgar Evers and...
-
Ann Ford and Perez Hodge | WZZQ
Marshall welcomes director Ann Ford and long-time producer Perez Hodge to discuss the new documentary on film on the now-defunct WZZQ radio station. For a brief shining moment (the 70’s!), this free form, counterculture, FM radio station in Jackson, Mississippi rocked the mid-South. With no...
-
Francine Reynolds | Theatre in the Magnolia State
Francine Reynolds has been the artistic director at New Stage Theatre in Jackson since 2006, and has worked as a theatre artist for 35 years. A Michigan native and current Jackson resident, Reynolds has served three terms on the board of directors for the Theatre Communications Group, a national...
-
Kate Medley | Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South
Kate Medley is a North Carolina-based visual journalist and filmmaker documenting the American South. Her photography work explores issues of social justice, community, and the shifting politics of states like Mississippi. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street...
-
Ana Lampton-Triplett | Keeping it in the Family
Ana Lampton Triplett is a documentary maker and a retired attorney. In her episode of “Family Owned, a Legacy Leadership Podcast,” she discusses how she and her family have entrepreneurship running through their veins. Part of the Lampton family that owns manufacturing powerhouse Ergon in…
more -
Susan Garrard | Museum with a Mission
Currently serving as the head honcho of the Mississippi Children’s Museum, Susan Garrard has been with the museum since it’s inception, serving as a volunteer when the museum was still in its planning stages. Originally from Sebastopol, she earned her undergraduate degree at Mississippi State...
-
Anna Neel | Being Tuned In To Stories
Trigger Warning: this episode of Now You're Talking contains recounts of war. Marshall Ramsey sits down this week with Mississippi Public Broadcasting's very own Chief Operations Officer Anna Neel as she discusses her career coming up in the world of media and communications. From her time as a...
-
Classic | Chef Austin "Mr. Fancy" Sumrall
World-renowned Chef, restaurateur, and Pike County native Austin Sumrall is no stranger to the kitchen. Owner of White Pillars in Biloxi, Austin is also a former Champion of Food Network’s “Alex vs. America” in May 2023. The James Beard nominee for “Best Chef: South” and crowned “King of American...
-
Antonia Bennett | A Life of Jazz
Marshall Ramsey sits down the week with second generation jazz musician and singer Antonia Bennett, renowned daughter of Grammy Award winning jazz musician Tony Bennett as she discusses what it was like growing up surrounded by the jazz music scene and how it shaped her into the musician she is...
-
Natalie Perkins | The Importance of Journalism in Times of Crisis
Marshall Ramsey sits down with Natalie Perkins, a Rolling Fork-based journalist and recently named USA Today Woman of the Year. She discusses her journalistic efforts during the devastating EF4 tornado that struck her community in March 2023 and how she was able to keep those around her informed...
-
Dr. Roderick Little | A 'Super' Band Performance
Dr. Roderick Little is an accomplished conductor, clinician, adjudicator, composer, arranger, drill writer, and instrumentalist, and currently serves as Director of Bands/Assistant Professor of Music at Jackson State University. A native of Jackson, he grew up in a musical family/background, and...
-
Peter Zapletal | The Puppet Master
Our guest today is Peter Zapletal, one of those most recent recipients of a Governor’s Arts Award. A five-time Emmy Award-winning puppeteer, Peter had an illustrious career right here at Mississippi Public Broadcasting that spanned over several decades, and recently retired as the director of the...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
You’ve probably seen his work in a newspaper near you, but now, you can put a voice to the name. On NOW You’re Talking with Marshall Ramsey,you’ll hear commentary on the latest news, punch-lines from his latest cartoons, interviews with fellow cancer survivors he’s met along the way and compelling stories of known and unknown people, places, and things of Mississippi.
HOSTED BY
MPB Think Radio
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey have?
Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey currently has 315 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey about?
You’ve probably seen his work in a newspaper near you, but now, you can put a voice to the name. On NOW You’re Talking with Marshall Ramsey,you’ll hear commentary on the latest news, punch-lines from his latest cartoons, interviews with fellow cancer survivors he’s met along the way and compelling...
How often does Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey release new episodes?
Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey publishes regularly with 315 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey?
You can listen to Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey?
Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey is created and hosted by MPB Think Radio.
URL copied to clipboard!