Jackson's music and museums, festivals and events, art and artists, and chefs and restaurants have plenty to say about a city on the move.
Ellen Morris Prewitt’s Wild Ride of a Mississippi Story Comes Home to Lemuria
Ellen Morris Prewitt has a way of describing her debut novel that tells you everything you need to know: "It's a wild ride of a Mississippi story set in New Orleans."
Soul Sessions Podcast: Jasmine Michel | Chef, Farmer and Food Writer
Our guest today is a chef, farmer, and writer who covers food and Southern culture for Local Palate magazine out of Charleston.
50 Years of Lemuria Books: Here’s How Jackson Is Celebrating
Some stores sell books. Lemuria is books — or at least, that's the simplest way to explain what John Evans has built over the last half century in Jackson, Mississippi.
Soul Sessions Podcast: Mississippi on the Map | Nick Wallace and Hunter Evans
On today's show, we're putting Mississippi on the Map with Nick Wallace and Hunter Evans, two chefs cooking at the highest level, both part of this weekend's sold out third annual JXN…
Jackson’s Oldest Rugby Club Is Back — and Anyone Can Play
In most Southern cities, you would expect to find football, baseball, and basketball, but Jackson is also home to one of the oldest rugby clubs in the state.
Soul Sessions Podcast EXTRA: Mississippi Made
Today's episode is a Soul Sessions Extra, a shorter conversation with Jessica Walzer, curator of collections and exhibits at the two Mississippi museums about a brand new exhibition called “Mississippi Made.”
Soul Sessions Podcast: American Favorites with Jeff Good — Sal & Mookie’s | Scott Jackson — The Pig & Pint
On today's show, we're talking American classic comfort food with Jeff Good at Sal & Mookie's, where he's been making New York-style pizza since 2005, and Scott Jackson at The Pig &…
A Street for a Living Legend: Hezekiah Watkins Honored in West Jackson
In West Jackson, a street sign now carries the name of a man who has carried this community for decades.
Crank It Up JXN: Guide to Jackson Indie Music Week
Every year during late March, Jackson Indie Music Week, the city's energy cranks up to 11 as independent artists from across the country bring their talents to Mississippi's capital city.
Georgie Walked Into a Bar
Georgie Hanson didn't come up through culinary school or prestigious bar programs — she came up through a grocery store, a window company, and a pizza joint in Ridgeland.
Soul Sessions Podcast: Soul Food Classics with Chef Enrika Williams | Glenda Barner — Sugar’s Place
On today's show, we're talking about Southern food traditions with two women who are keepers of those traditions in very different ways: Chef Enrika Williams and Sugar's Place's Glenda Barner.
Rashad the Blues Kid Brings Country Slang with a Blues Bang
Jackson's music scene has a showman who commands every stage he steps on: Rashad the Blues Kid. Discover how this Jones County native is carrying the blues tradition forward with humor, heart…
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