Mississippi Arts Hour

Maria Zurang talks with King Edward Antoine. They discuss King Edward’s career as a musician playing zydeco, jazz, country, rock, R&B, and most notably, the blues. King Edward is this year’s Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Excellence in Music, If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

Leslie Barker talks with the Mississippi Museum of Art Director Betsy Bradley. Bradley is this year’s Governor’s Arts Award recipient for Leadership in Visual Arts and community. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

 Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet Jermaine Thompson joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about individuality in poetry, the importance of loving language, and why tree frogs are one of his favorite sounds. A resource for educators or community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Podcast-Supplement_Thompson.pdf