All Episodes
The Empower Podcast — 95 episodes
Andy Taggart: The Ideas That Made America
Dr. Branden Henry: How People Change
Rep. Otis Anthony: Can the Delta Rise Again?
Josh McManus: Jackson's Comeback Story
Michael Watson: Faith, Family, and Public Service
Capitol Chat: Sine Die
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker: Strength Abroad, Opportunity at Home
Capitol Chat: Week 13
Dr. Jennifer Doleac: What Actually Deters Crime?
Capitol Chat: Week 12
Capitol Chat: Week 11
Rep. Sam Creekmore: Chasing Lions in Healthcare
Capitol Chat: Week 10
Capitol Chat: Week 9
Dr. Clay Routledge: Meaning, Purpose, and Flourishing
Capitol Chat: Week 8
Capitol Chat: Week 7
Aaron Rice: Defending the Constitution in Uniform and in Court
Capitol Chat: Week 6
Capitol Chat: Week 5
Dr. John Dixon: Charter Schools, Choice, and Accountability
Capitol Chat: Week 4
Capitol Chat: Week 3
Governor Tate Reeves: Momentum and Good Policy
Capitol Chat: Week 2
Capitol Chat: Week 1
Commissioner Andy Gipson: Family, Food Security, and Mississippi's Future
Sen. Rod Hickman: Rural Revitalization, Public Safety, and Education Opportunity
Dr. Brad Wilcox: Get Married
Mayor John Horhn: Jackson Rising
Dr. Steven Skultety: Freedom, Rights, and Civil Disagreement
Jere Nash: Reconstruction in Mississippi
Rebekah Staples: Work Work Work
Attorney General Lynn Fitch: Breaking Barriers & Defending Life
Mike Hurst: School Choice Showdown
Speaker Jason White: Education Freedom and Mississippi's Future
Former Speaker Philip Gunn: Faith, Resilience, and Leadership
Dr. Keri Ingraham: Industry-Specific High Schools
Rep. Lee Yancey: Kratom, Underground Markets, and the Demon Chipmunk
Rep. Jansen Owen: Special Session Report and 2026 Preview
Capitol Chat: Special Session
Senator Brice Wiggins: Justice, Education, and Mississippi's Future
Russ Latino: A Political Potpourri: From Trump's First 100 Days to Mississippi's Momentum
Bill Cork: Mississippi's Economic Momentum
DeArchie Scott: Charter Schools and Educational Excellence
Capitol Chat: Week 13
Capitol Chat: Week 12
Richard Cross: Quarterbacking Mississippi's Political Discourse
Capitol Chat: Week 11
Capitol Chat: Week 10
Dallis Ketchum: Building a Better Jackson
Capitol Chat: Week 9
Capitol Chat: Week 8
Capitol Chat: Week 7
Capitol Chat: Week 6
Governor Haley Barbour: Leadership and Legacy
Capitol Chat: Week 5
Capitol Chat: Week 4
Doug Deason: First Step Act and Second Chances
Capitol Chat: Week 3
Capitol Chat: Week 2
State Rep. Trey Lamar: The Build Up Mississippi Act
Capitol Chat: Week 1
Wil Ervin: A look at 2025
Speaker Jason White: 2025 Legislative Priorities + BONUS Clip
Spencer Ritchie: Indictments and Hope for The City with Soul
Alesha Judkins: Public Safety, Crime, and Second Chances
Lucien Smith: Prognostications and Punditry
Bill Crawford: Former GOP lawmaker, Syndicated Columnist, and Now Published Author
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann: Whistle While You Work
David Bahnsen: Author of "Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life"
State Rep. Fred Shanks: Rankin Countian with Jackson Roots
Jamie Holder: Small Towns, Population Shifts, and School Choice
Russ Latino: Veepstakes, Punditry, and Neshoba Dust-ups
Dr. Kymyona Burk: Mississippi's Historic Literacy Gains
Mike Hurst: Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party
State Rep. Cheikh Taylor: Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party
Andy Taggart: Forty Years in Mississippi Politics
2024 Legislative Session Recap with Wil Ervin
State Rep. Rodney Hall: Military Leader to the Mississippi Capitol
State Rep. Zakiya Summers: Jackson Roots Run Deep
Bob Davidson and Forest Thigpen: How an Idea Becomes Law
Gerard Gibert: Medicaid Expansion and PERS Reform
Henry Barbour, Republican National Committeeman from Yazoo City
State Senator Daniel Sparks, Chairman, Economic and Workforce Development Committee
Dr. Matthew Ladner: What Can Arizona Teach Mississippi about empowering parents?
State Auditor Shad White: Fatherlessness, Labor Woes, School Choice, and Public Safety
Denisha Allen: Firsthand experience with the life-changing power of a great school.
Elyse Marcellino: Microschools on the Move in the Magnolia State
Secretary of State Michael Watson: Removing Barriers to Education and Work
Arkansas State Sen. Breanne Davis: Empowering Families through Education Reform
Christina Dent Interview: A Curious Approach to the War on Drugs
Ian Rowe Interview: An Approach to Empower all Americans to Pursue Their Dreams
Grant Callen's Vision for Mississippi
The Empower Podcast Intro