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Real Mississippi
by A Student Podcast from MSMS
You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain so you can understand the people who make Mississippi, Mississippi.
Episodes
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What Draws People to Ghost Stories--Education or Exploitation?
Take a deep dive into the ethics and morality of ghost tourism in Mississippi. Is it exploitative of the ghosts/former residents? Find out through a comparison of two vastly different ghost experiences on this episode of Real Mississippi, curated by narrators Ross Chism and Levi Williamson from…
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Embracing and Celebrating the Many Cultures in Mississippi at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Often going to school in Mississippi means limited cultural exposure, but things are a little different at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). As a boarding school for 11th and 12th graders, MSMS brings together students from different backgrounds across the state. Join us…
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Christian Nationalism and Its Effects on American Democracy
This podcast explores how Christian nationalism influences everyday life in subtle but impactful ways. Through personal experiences and observations, it shows how religious beliefs are pushed onto the public, especially in schools and communities. It also talks about moments where religion and...
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Chief Phillip Martin--Success for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians suffered from extreme poverty from the beginning. When Phillip Martin became chief of the tribe, he changed it for good. He used a combination of social and economic reforms to transform the tribe into how successful they are today.
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Urban Blight and Greening Initiatives in Mississippi--Effects on Mental Health
This episode of Real Mississippi follows the growing issue of urban blight in Mississippi and how economic hardship, property laws, and lack of resources contribute to abandoned buildings and declining neighborhoods across the state. It highlights both the financial and the emotional toll blight...
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The Overlooked Story of Fannie Lou Hamer
When people think of Fannie Lou Hamer, they often think of her powerful and memorable speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, but her full impacts or risks have not always been completely seen or recognized. Her activism began when she tried to register to vote in Mississippi in 1962,...
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Lack of Belonging in Rural Areas
This episode of Real Mississippi explores the journey of a Mississippi Gulf Coast native and her reckoning with the state’s rural sociological patterns. It is an attempt to shed light on small town isolation, and it is a call to action for those who can help redirect the paths of their communities.
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Drug Abuse Recovery and Intervention in Rural Areas
Alcohol and drug addiction continue to affect families across the country, specifically in rural communities. In this podcast, we take a closer look at the how addiction can have an impact on both individual users, and those around them. Looking at recent statistics for drug related crimes, we…
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Mississippi Education
In this episode of Real Mississippi, we delve into the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in both our personal and academic lives. We explore how AI can misguide users, particularly when people turn to it for emotional support or important decisions. We interviewed junior Grayson Garrick...
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The Role of Universities During Student-Led Social Movements
As students, we are given the right to share our concerns, ideas, and questions freely with the support of our school; however, were institutions always supportive of their students? Did they support their students when they were using their voices to speak up about wrongful acts? In this…
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Mardi Gras on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mardi Gras is a tool used by a plethora of institutions to make money, but Mississippi Gulf Coast's Mardi Gras is special. While it is still capitalistically driven, the culture and traditions are celebrated differently. Our podcast draws attention to this and explains the cultural and family...
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The Validity of Southern Hospitality in Mississippi
What is belonging? How can you see it in your daily life. This episode of Real Mississippi explores what it’s like to be foreign in Mississippi and what it’s like to not belong. Mississippi is a unique place with a long and complex history, one that can reflect the struggles of those from...
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The Significance of Blues Music on the Black American Population
This episode of Real Mississippi is about the history of blues music and its ties to Mississippi. Throughout the history of Black Americans in the South, blues music has been intertwined with the Black American experience since the beginning. Starting out as field hollers and Negro spirituals…
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Misuse of Slang among Teenagers
In today’s digital age, ideas and information can be shared and become widespread in hours. With an increased userbase, internet slang is bound to define the landscape with a wide variety of novel words coming in and out of usage. The impact of the rapidly growing and changing world of internet...
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The Lack of Advocacy and Access to Women's Health Care
This Real Mississippi episode was produced to expose the lack of proper maternal health care in Mississippi and the disparities throughout. Women of minority have a much higher rate of having a dangerous labor and delivery than any other state in the U.S.; further, Mississippi has the lowest…
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Military Use of Aerial Drones and Its Effect in Mississippi
Drones are increasingly becoming more important to the great state of Mississippi. Through advancements in technology, they are affecting Mississippi's job market, economy, citizens, and more. In this episode of Real Mississippi, we dive into this new technology and interview an expert in the…
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The Rise of Nicotine Pouch Use in Teenagers
This episode of Real Mississippi explores the hidden rise of nicotine pouches among teenagers. While often marketed as safer tobacco-free alternatives, these discreet pouches carry the addictive nicotine that can damage the developing adolescent brain. This episode explores influence of social...
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The Harm to Communities from Aggressive Immigration Enforcement
The handling of immigration in the United States has been a topic of fierce debate since the country's founding. Recently, Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers (ICE agents) have received strong public backlash for their excessive use of force, inadequate training, and lack of…
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Playing Football in the SEC
In this episode Real Mississippi, hosts speak with a former SEC football player to understand how this involvement influenced the player's future.
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City Planning in Tupelo, MS
People love big cities. Why wouldn't they? Big cities are just bursting of opportunities and amenities. However, big cities are also stressful, loud, and often lack a sense of community. That's why people love small towns. Why wouldn't they? Small towns are full of peaceful, friendly communities....
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Cultural Assimilation and INDICO
Immigrants and especially second and later-generation immigrants face intense pressure to assimilate into their new nation, which often results in the loss of their cultural heritage. A better solution is for immigrants to acclimate: adjusting to the new culture while maintaining a strong...
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Primary Education in Mississippi--Classroom Environment
In this episode of Real Mississippi, host Michael Baggett illustrates and discusses the issues of foundational learning in classrooms, specifically of the environment. Baggett argues that the visual and sensory parts of a classroom have a critical impact on a child's ability to learn, stating…
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How Will AI Affect Students' Career Choices in Mississippi?
This episode of Real Mississippi explores how artificial intelligence shapes students’ career choices through interviews with students pursuing different majors. It highlights how AI impacts fields like psychology and computer science in distinct ways. While some careers remain rooted in human...
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Educational Outcomes in Kinship Care
In this episode of Real Mississippi, kinship care is explored as an alternative to foster care, specifically regarding educational outcomes for the children affected.
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Owning Backyard Chickens--What Are the Benefits?
This episode of Real Mississippi is a fun and informative podcast with the purpose of helping the listener determine whether they would like to own backyard chickens or not. The podcasts helps the listener make this decision by providing various pros and cons associated with owning chickens. In...
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Public Opinion on Mississippi's State Education
The topic of whether Mississippi’s state education is adequate or not is up for debate. In terms of opinions, many do not originate from Mississippi. People who have never experienced living in Mississippi claim to know what the state of education is like. In this episode of Real Mississippi, we...
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Video Game Development in Mississippi
In this episode of Real Mississippi, Bones Cole explains why the video game development industry is nearly non-existent in Mississippi by exploring the culture, logistics, and structure of the wider industry.
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Food Deserts in Mississippi
Food deserts are classified as areas with low availability of fresh foods. Despite being an agricultural powerhouse, the majority of Mississippi is classified as a food desert. This episode of Real Mississippi discusses the effects of food deserts in Mississippi and introduces some possible...
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AI Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in Mississippi
In this episode of Real Mississippi, we explore the problem of increasing digital child sexual abuse material in Mississippi due to widespread use of AI.
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Infant Mortality Rates in Mississippi
In this episode of Real Mississippi, we discuss the ongoing infant mortality crisis in Mississippi. While national infant mortality rates (IMR) have improved overall, Mississippi continues to have the highest IMR in the nation. Much of this crisis stems from mistrust in Mississippi’s healthcare...
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The Plan to Remove Mississippi's Income Tax
By 2040 the state income tax will be completely eliminated in Mississippi. What caused this decision? What are some of the the potential consequences, and what are the potential benefits of this bill? These questions and more will be answered in this Real Mississippi student podcast featuring an...
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The Impact of Arts and Culture Festivals
In this episode of Real Mississippi, we discuss how arts and cultural festivals impact small rural towns, using the Bentonia Blues Festival in Bentonia, Mississippi as an example. Through an interview with Irene Doyle, a student from MSMS, she explains how the festivals celebrate local music and...
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Voting in Mississippi
On this episode of the The Real Mississippi, we are discussing the history of African Americans and the voting system in Mississippi. The course of voting in Mississippi changed from systems such as the Three-Fifths Clause to the Mississippi Convention. It is important that we learn and preserve...
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The Cost of the Confederacy's Lack of Consequences
In 1860 and 1861, eleven states seceded from the Union. These states waged war solely for their ability to own another human being. The Union’s leaders failed to punish these treasonous states, and their choice has haunted the country since. From people still pledging their faith to a losing…
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Hattiesburg's Punk Scene
Once a derogatory term, punk has expanded from an underground fad to a growing community in America. Punk started as a counterculture measure for mainly younger people to express themselves freely, and it still holds onto most of those merits today. This phenomenon is especially important in more...
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The "Mississippi Appendectomy" and Mistrust of the Healthcare System
Mississippi is deeply rooted with a dark past of racial injustices. In the late twentieth century, thousands of African American women were forcibly sterilized. This was called the “Mississippi Appendectomy,” and this term is a depiction of one of many systemic injustices that caused mistrust of...
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Mental Health and the Music Industry
This episode of The Real Mississippi, The Music Industry vs. Mental Health, explores the hidden tension between Mississippi’s rich musical legacy and the silent struggles behind the spotlight. From the deep blues echoing through the Delta to gospel rising from small church pews, music once served...
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Colorism Among Youth
In this podcast, we follow the story of Lillian, a dark-skinned girl, who is actively battling colorism. Colorism is discrimination towards someone with darker skin, usually perpetuated by the same racial group. We talk about what colorism is and how it came to be, from the origins of slavery to...
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Where Have the Fireflies Gone?
In this episode, Angelina Tan explores the decline of fireflies in Mississippi and the South, tracing it to habitat loss, pesticide use, and artificial light pollution. She reflects on a personal childhood memory and interviews a teacher and conservation biologist to illustrate the emotional and...
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Trouble in the Mississippi Hospital Transfer System
The hospital transfer system is a serious cause for concern in Mississippi. For both doctors and patients, it is inefficient, burdensome, and dangerous. Doctors make futile calls to other hospitals, attempting to transfer patients who wait in the emergency room all day. Change can only be…
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Shortcomings in History Education in Mississippi
History is often altered throughout education in the form of textbooks in order to depict historical events and people in a way that favors those in power, sometimes manipulating the truth. Are students receiving the education they deserve, or are they learning a skewed version of the truth that...
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Growing Astronomy Education in Mississippi
In this episode of Real Mississippi, a student explores increasing access to astronomy education in the state.
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Benefits of Keeping College Athletes in State
In a college sports environment driven by NIL wealth, what benefits could Mississippi lose when its athletes decide to play at out of state colleges?
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Engineering Programs for Children
This episode considers engineering for kids. Specifically, this podcast, explores one student's personal experience with STEM based summer programs.
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Strong but Struggling
This podcast explores how African American teens in Mississippi view mental health and the role therapy plays in their lives. Through personal stories and honest conversations, it highlights common challenges, shifting attitudes, and the impact of seeking support. By amplifying real voices and...
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Southern Hospitality--A Distraction from Truth?
In this episode of Real Mississippi, the subject of Southern Hospitality is examined as a possible distraction from discrimination and racial prejudice.
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Social Isolation Among Rural Populations
In this episode, the occurrence and causes of isolation in rural areas is explored.
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High Rates of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mississippi
Hypertension (high blood pressure) increases the risk of stroke, particularly through hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH), which occurs when elevated blood pressure causes a brain blood vessel to rupture. This is a significant concern in Mississippi, where about 1 in 4 adults experience...
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The Trauma of Divorce: How do Students Cope?
Now more than ever, we struggle coping with trauma; ongoing life crises seep into our educational lives. This episode explores the implications of a common childhood trauma: parental divorce. We give in-shoe perspectives on a deep struggle a student experiences trying to cope and succeed in…
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Preventing Sexual Assault in Schools
Predators don't fail background checks: they fail conversations. In the wake of a predatory teacher's being caught at Lewisburg High School, Jordyn Taylor and Maya Boyle ask how communities can keep their students safe.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain so you can understand the people who make Mississippi, Mississippi.
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You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain...
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