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The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

By: Mississippi Today
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Host Geoff Pender and the Mississippi Today political team bring you intimate access to the most connected players and observers in Mississippi politics. This podcast is a continuation of the mission that Mississippi Today serves: To present facts, perspectives and appropriate context on all sides of a political debate. With no focus on one side of the aisle or the other, we'll also provide you the other side of a story, giving our award-winning journalists a platform to share their insights as they cover some of the most contentious elections in the state's historyCopyright © 2025, Mississippi Today, All Rights Reserved. Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • MT's Jerry Mitchell & Madeline Nguyen dive into their reporting on the Tameshia Shelton case

    MT's Jerry Mitchell & Madeline Nguyen dive into their reporting on the Tameshia Shelton case
    Jun 9 2026

    Tameshia Shelton, a Clay County mother of four, is serving life in prison on a murder conviction. But the latest reporting from Jerry Mitchell and Madeline Nguyen has opened the door for her to get a long-awaited retrial. The investigative reporters join Emily Wagster Pettus to discuss their findings and the recent ruling from the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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    29 mins
  • NAACP's Derrick Johnson on call for 'Out of Bounds' sports boycott, Mississippi redistricting

    NAACP's Derrick Johnson on call for 'Out of Bounds' sports boycott, Mississippi redistricting
    Jun 2 2026

    National NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson talks with Mississippi Today about GOP redistricting in Mississippi and across the South, and on his organization's call for a boycott of major college athletic programs in states pushing to weaken Black voting power through gerrymandering.
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    22 mins
  • Should Mississippi voters choose their politicians, or politicians choose their voters?

    Should Mississippi voters choose their politicians, or politicians choose their voters?
    May 26 2026

    Mississippi Today's politics team gives a rundown on a monumental week in the Magnolia State that saw thousands of people marching and rallying in Jackson over voting rights and the gerrymandering battle embroiling much of the nation.
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    45 mins
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