Synopsis
Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi!Each week MPB and Mississippi Today, alongside MDA Division of Tourism, will highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Well not only tell you whats going on in your neck of the woods but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi. Hear the personal stories and traditions behind that favorite event you attend each year.
Episodes
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Next Stop MS | Tricks, Treats & Trains @ Traintastic and BAC's Pints & Pumpkins & Trunk-or-Treat
25/10/2024 Duration: 49minWith Hallows' Eve creepily approaching, our first stop is all about Tricks, Treats & Trains at the Traintastic Interactive Model Railroad Museum in Gulfport October 26th & 27th with Tabitha Barnes, Dir. of Marketing & Events, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Briarwood Arts Center in Jackson to enjoy Pints & Pumpkins, A Wine & Painting Experience, October 26th & the BAC Trunk-or-Treat, October 31st with Owner/Operator Stephen Brown a.k.a. 5th Child & Artist Jangela Burden with Experience Architects! It’s going to be a ghoulish time, today on the show! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Scarecrow Cruise & Car Show 2024Pass Christian Community Trunk or TreatTunnel of TerrorTrick or Treat at the Two Mississippi MuseumsBankPlus Red Beans & BBQ FestRocky Horror ShowNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for informa
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Next Stop MS | Fertile Ground Oktoberfest & Ali Siddiq "I Got a Story to Tell"
18/10/2024 Duration: 49minFor our first stop, it’s all about lederhosen at Fertile Ground Beer Company’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest, October 18th through the 19th in Jackson, then we’ll check out what’s happening, AND what happened around your neck of the woods, before an exclusive sit-down with viral stand-up comedian, radio personality, and winner of Comedy Central's Up Next competition in 2013… Ali Siddiq! He joins the show to talk about his career and upcoming shows in the state, "I Got a Story to Tell," October 19th at the MS Coliseum in Jackson and "In the Shadows Tour," January 18th at the Historic Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:2024 Forum on American EnterpriseThe 39th Annual Natchez Balloon FestivalBooneville Fall FestivalNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's ho
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Next Stop MS | Cruisin' the Coast 2024 & Vicari's 27th CTC Auction
12/10/2024 Duration: 48minToday we’re On the Road live from Vicari’s Annual CTC Auction, one of Cruisin the Coast’s 28th Annual lineup of events! This 3-day auction features hundreds of vehicles, collectables, and automobilia! We’ll loop you into all the action with the "Deal Doctor," Steve Williams before chatting with the MS Coast Coliseum’s Executive Director, Matt McDonnell about this event, and their lineup of future events! Then we’ll check out "What’s Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods," before a final stop at the Mississippi Aquarium’s Dolphin Encounter Experience with Senior Marine Mammal Specialist, Mercedes Mendez! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Check out the accompanying MPB YouTube Livestream of this episode! Only on MPB Think Radio!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Zzz's by the Sea4th Annual Bourbon FestivalNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississipp
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Next Stop MS Promo | Cruisin' the Coast 2024 - America's Largest Block Party
08/10/2024 Duration: 01minHey y'all! We've got your key to the driver's seat because we're broadcasting live from Cruisin' the Coast 2024, America's Largest Block Party, this Friday, October 11th at 10 a.m.! Join Germaine Flood and Kamel King of Visit Mississippi as they go live from Vicari's Annual Cruisin' the Coast Auction at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, and they have a special MS Aquarium Dolphin Encounter segment you do not want to miss! Also tune-in to the MPB YouTube Livestream at the same time! Only on MPB Think Radio! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Next Stop MS | 13th Annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival and MS Esthetics & Spa Conference
04/10/2024 Duration: 42minToday’s show is aptly titled “A Few of My Favorite Things” because for our first stop today we’re getting in the Spirit for the MS Antique Showcase- Holiday Edition in Jackson, October 10th, then we’re off to Greenville to indulge in my top dish at this year’s Delta Hot Tamale Festival, featuring musician, Brian Ballou, October 17th – 19th, and for our final stop, we’re checking out the MS Esthetics & Spa Conference, October 12th and I’ll luxuriate in a five minute facial demo live on air and on YouTube! Plus, we’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Mississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday EditionQuitman County Mules & Blues Festival 2024Devin The Dude w/ 5th Child @ Martin's DowntownNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show
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Next Stop MS | Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival & History Symposium and 100th Birthday Celebration of B.B. King & Medgar Evers Kickoff Countdown
27/09/2024 Duration: 33minToday is a day of celebration and remembrance! For our first stop, we’re off to Carrollton to check out the Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival and History Symposium, happening October 5th through the 6th in Carrollton, and in with us to tell us more is his granddaughter, Mary Francis Hurt & Mt. Zion Memorial Fund Rep. Corey Crowder, then we’re kicking off the countdown to the 100th Birthday Celebration of B.B. King and Medgar Evers, with celebrations to be held throughout the year 2025 with Malika Polk-Lee, B.B. King Museum Director! Plus, we’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods… Stay tuned, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Rhythm, Blues, & BallotsMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition - 25% off for a limited timeMusic From The Masses 2024It's Pride Y'all '24Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the st
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Next Stop MS | 28th Annual Cruisin' The Coast & 40th Annual WellsFest
20/09/2024 Duration: 48minToday, we’re drifting into our first stop, the 28th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast – America’s Largest Block Party, with our friend Cruisin’ Craig, happening October 5th through October 13th, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop to check out the 40th Annual WellsFest, Jackson's Original Music Festival, happening September 28th, and in with us, to dish on all the details, is another good friend of the show, WellsFest Rep., Brenda Ferguson & Rev. Sue Keen Hyland! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Starkville voted 'best small Southern town'Jackson bar was named one of USA TODAY’s best bars of 2024Crusin' Clinton Car ShowMCC Canning & Preserving JellyEupora Chainsaws & Art Festival - 4 Day Chainsaw Carving CompetitionMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday EditionNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming e
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Next Stop MS | Mississippi Book Festival 24' & The Mississippi Mass Choir
13/09/2024 Duration: 50minToday, it's all about Mississippi's best! For our first stop, we're checking out the largest book festival in the nation, the Mississippi Book Festival, during their 10-year anniversary celebration, September 13th and in with us is "Wicked Mississippi" book author, Josh Foreman. Then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods with a pit-stop clip of the newest "10-Minute Timeout" podcast episode with Lacey Alexander, featuring Rob Jay, before a final stop to check out the best choir in the U.S. of A., The Mississippi Mass Choir! They'll talk about their 2024 album, "We Still Believe," their upcoming "Music from the Masses" concert in Memphis, September 27th, and they'll perform live on the show! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Crusin' Clinton Car Show2024 Travel Unity Summit SoutheastThe WAR AND TREATY @ MSU Riley CenterLeAnn RimesMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition10-Minute Time
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Next Stop MS | Eupora Chainsaws and Art Festival & Downtown Grenada Jubilee
06/09/2024 Duration: 50minToday, it's all about the tight-knit Mississippi community! For our first stop, we'll be heading to Eupora for the Chainsaws & Art Festival, a 4-day chainsaw carving competition, happening September 25-28th with representative, Janet Cook... then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before our final stop in Grenada for the Downtown Grenada Jubilee! We'll talk with Allyson Coleman, Grenada Area Chamber of Commerce, COO. Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:2024 Mississippi Book FestivalZzz's by the SeaThe South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis AndersonPink Par-Tea BrunchAstronomy Trivia NightNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highl
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Next Stop MS | Pacesetter Gallery's Open Mic Poetry and Blues Night & Red's Old-Timers Blues Festival 2024
30/08/2024 Duration: 48minToday, our 1st stop combines 3 arts of storytelling at Pacesetter Gallery in Flowood, during Open Mic Poetry & Blues Night, happening 9/6, with Owner, Keri Davis, Poet, Jason Ervin, and Musician, Brian Ballou, for a show and tell, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Clarkdale at this year’s Red's Old-Timers Blues Festival, happening 8/31, and Delta Blues Museum Panel Discussion, happening 8/30, honoring the late Red Paden, Owner of Red's Lounge, and in with us is his son, & MS House District 26 Rep., Orlando Paden to tell us more! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!A Night At Red's Juke Joint In The Mississippi Delta Is A True Blues Experience - NPR 4-Mintue Listen"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Less Work, S'more Camping WeekendSecond Chance Day @ The Library5th Annual Booker Fest!46th Annual Prairie Arts FestivalDat Delta Hot Wing Jubilee FestivalMPBTV Highlights the 2024 'YG&E
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Next Stop MS | Farish Forward Festival 2024 & Heart Space Holistic Self-Care Sound Baths
23/08/2024 Duration: 48minFor our first stop, we’re looking toward the future at this year’s Farish Forward Festival and Expo in Jackson, Aug. 24th - 25th with Aikisha Holly Colon, Festival Founder and star of the Belle Collective on the Oprah Winfrey Network, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Flowood to indulge in Heart Space Holistic’s ongoing, Tuesday evening, Self-Care Sound Baths, with Owner, Operator and LPN, Jason Lee! He’ll also gift us with a live sound bath, today on air! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:National Radio Day 2024Taylor Swift: Through the Eras @ GRAMMY Museum® MississippiThe Natchez Little Theatre Presents: Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio PlayThacker Mountain Radio LIVE in Ocean Springs feat. Jesmyn WardBoogie Night 2024: Rockin' the EightiesMississippi Soul Food Festival2nd Annual One Coast JamHigh Notes w/ Rhonda Richmond @ OffbeatNext Stop, Mississippi is
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Next Stop MS | Jackson State University - Mary E. Peoples Scholarship Luncheon w/ Keynote Speaker, Sunny Hostin & Mississippi Hottest Wing Competition @ Jason's Southern Table
16/08/2024 Duration: 50minToday, we’re in with the First Lady of Jackson State University, LaToya Redd Thompson, Esq. for our first stop, to learn about this year’s Mary E. Peoples Scholarship Luncheon, featuring "The View's" Sunny Hostin, Sep. 12th at the Jackson Convention Complex, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Kosciusko for the 4th Annual Mississippi's Hottest Wing Competition at Jason’s Southern Table, August 17th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behin
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Next Stop MS | Senatobia's Back to School Bash & An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
09/08/2024 Duration: 49minToday is the final day of Back to School Week here on MPB Think Radio and for our first stop, we’re on the bus heading to Senatobia's upcoming Back to School Bash, happening August 13th, with Senatobia Main Street Community Development Director, Jamie Sowell, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Two MS Museums in Jackson for the Sunday Screening: An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland", happening Aug. 11th, with MDAH’s Chris Goodwin, and the incomparable activist herself, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music
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Next Stop MS | Shad White talks "Mississippi Swindle" & The Road to 60 Organizing and Training Summit with SPLC's Waikinya Clanton
02/08/2024 Duration: 47minToday, we’re in with the most famous Certified Fraud Examiner in the nation, hailing from Laurel and serving as our 42nd State Auditor, Shad White is here to talk about his new book “Mississippi Swindle” and his upcoming book signings at Lemuria Books in Jackson and Square Books in Oxford next week, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at The Road to 60 Organizing and Training Summit, August 15th – 17th, at the Jackson Convention Complex with the State Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Waikinya Clanton. Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'
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On The Road Next Stop | Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo 2024
26/07/2024 Duration: 46minToday, we’re on the road live from the Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo 2024 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson! We’ve teamed up with our MPB Foundation to bring this awesome event to you live! We’ll chat with the Ag & Outdoor Expo rep., Guy Cormier about the event, happening July 26th – 28th, & "Mississippi Outdoors" show Biologist Adam Butler, & Producer/Videographer, Scooter Whatley, to learn all about, hanging out, in the great outdoors! We also chat with expo vendors including Uncle Larry's Food & Spice and Copper Kettle Roasted Nuts! And of course, we’ll see what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places i
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Next Stop MS | Peach Festival @ Cherry Creek Orchards & Ralph Miller, Musicologist
19/07/2024 Duration: 49minToday, life’s a peach as we hit the road to Pontotoc for the 2024 Peach Festival at Cherry Creek Orchards, Saturday, July 20th, with owner and operator, Amanda Stark, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before our final stop and sit-down with Vicksburg native and Musicologist, Ralph Miller to chat about his passion, upcoming gigs, and he’ll perform his original song, Mississippi Moonlight today on the show!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi.
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Next Stop MS | John Mohead @ Omnova Theatre & 9th Annual Frida Fest
12/07/2024 Duration: 46minToday, we’re heading to the sunny shores of Bay St. Louis to enjoy this year’s 9th Annual Frida Fest, Saturday July 13 at the Mockingbird Café, with café founder, Alicein Schwabacher, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Columbus Arts Council's Blues Series, Fri. Jul 12th at the Omnova Theater, featuring Mississippi’s own John Mohead! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, f
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Next Stop MS | Top 5 "On The Road" Stops
05/07/2024 Duration: 52minToday, Kamel & Germaine present Next Stop, Mississippi's Top 5 "On The Road" Stops, chosen by the listeners, determined by each individual podcast's downloaded episodes! All the way from a Pickleball Tournament in Gulfport, to the Elvis Festival in Tupelo, and every stop in between, we have hit the pavement so hard in the past year to deliver all the entertainment, excitement, and education you deserve! So, let's take a look back in the rearview to see which "On The Road" destinations were the most popular with our listeners! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Special thanks to: Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo, American Pickleball Tour, Tupelo Elvis Festival, Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, RISE Hot Air Balloon Festival, Crusin' The Coast, Chimneyville Arts Festival, Visit Jackson, and Juke Joint Festival. Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real M
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Next Stop MS | State Park's Independence Day Events, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks "The Mole" on Netflix, & Long Beach's 4th of July Jubilee
28/06/2024 Duration: 50minToday we celebrate America, and we’re off to trek the state in search of our state park’s 4th of July events with MDWFP Communications Rep. Andrea Falcetto, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods and have a sit down with NPR’s All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro about his newest hosting gig on Season Two of Netflix's "The Mole” before a final patriotic stop in Long Beach to enjoy the festivities at the 2024 Fourth of July Jubilee, happening June 29th, with City of Long Beach Community Affairs Director, Courtney Cuevas. Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not on
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Next Stop MS | Vicki Lawrence, Mama, & Germaine: A Three Woman Interview
21/06/2024 Duration: 29minGermaine Flood sits down with Emmy award winning, multi-talented legend, handpicked by the famous Carol Burnett, and best known for her character Mama a.k.a. Thelma Harper on the classic hit series "Mama's Family," the incomparable Vicki Lawrence joins the show to chat about her "Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two Woman Show" tour, her time in the state, her career and more! Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi. Hear the personal stories and traditions behind that favorite event you att