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f you are searching for something new to listen to during your lunch break or on long drives, look no further than this list of podcasts featuring Jackson metro residents discussing a variety of topics, from life experiences to geek culture. Whether you enjoy keeping up with new episodes or listening to extensive archives, these podcast have you covered. Jackson community, sharing daily memes on its Facebook page to supplement its monthly podcast releases. The group is an offshoot of Reality Breached’s family of podcasts.
Two of three co-founders for the Discussing Network, Clarence Brown (left) and Lee Shackleford (right), prepare for a podcast.
Let’s Talk Jackson Produced by the Jackson Free Press, this podcast features conversations with Mississippibased artists, activists, entrepreneurs, musicians and more. JFP co-founders Donna Ladd and Todd Stauffer host the show, and popular episodes have featured Dr. Thomas Dobbs, leader of Mississippi’s public-health response to COVID-19, and Dr. Errick Greene, Superintendent of the Jackson Public Schools. Key to the City Billed as a society and culture podcast, “Key to the City” endeavors to promote creatives involved in music, film, art, entrepreneurship and community leadership by allowing them to discuss their successes, failures and “the struggles in-between.” JXN Transplants JXN Transplants markets itself as a welcoming committee for those who have only recently become Jacksonians. Each week, Ashlee, the podcast’s host, interviews a Jackson native or transplant and allows them to tell their own Jackson-centered story before asking them for advice on a variety of topics. Reality Breached Reality Breached is the local Jackson spotlight, seeking to
dismantle the city’s “bad rap” by relating stories about positive people and places in the Jackson community. The podcast releases new episodes timed to coincide with notable occurrences in the metro area, with the most recent edition discussing the removal of the state flag. The Roguish Gent Self-proclaimed millennial Theca Jones hosts the lifestyle podcast and makes it his mission to interview guests “from different walks of life.” Each podcast is released with a video component featuring an animation of the Roguish Gent himself. The most recent episode features Mayor Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson. Token Talk “Token Talk” is a multicultural podcast spanning six seasons, hosted by three Black men hailing from Jackson, Miss. The group aspires to “bridge the gap of cultural understanding” in the metro area by featuring diverse guests in its weekly offerings. The podcast was recently highlighted by the Mississippi Museum of Art. The Black Pocket Podcast A music producer, an artist, and a veteran collaborated to create The Black Pocket Podcast. The group of men seeks to provide “pure entertainment” to the
Pass the Mic Discussing life, marriage, community and business, “Pass the Mic” releases new episodes on a weekly basis. The podcast’s ongoing second season has featured topics relating to the Black Lives Matter movement, such as Black Wall Street and Black business owners’ responses to COVID-19 and recent protests. Techpedition: Tech, Video Games, TV, and Anime Releasing new shows monthly, “Techpedition” is a revival of a previous show by the same name, both hosted by Clarence Brown, a co-founder of the Discussing Network of podcasts who has voiced a whopping 154 episodes. The podcast covers advancements
Dicejunkies: Geek Culture Discussion and Entertainment “Dicejunkies” covers topics such as gaming, comics, movies, news and “other geek culture topics.” The podcast started in 2016 and has since expanded to include a series of YouTube videos focused on gaming tips and commentary. The show’s hosts are also active in cosplay, sharing photos and videos of conventions they attend. Discussing Trek: A Star Trek Podcast Part of the Discussing Network, the podcast covers all CBS All-Access series affiliated with the “Star Trek” franchise, reviewing each episode in detail. The show has released 99 episodes thus far, with the 100th set to become available for listening soon. Discussing Who: A Doctor Who Podcast Each week, Lee Shackleford, Kyle Jones and Clarence Brown gather to discuss interviews, news and reviews about BBC series “Doctor Who.” With the show
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ith college students resuming their academic careers in the coming weeks, many colleges and universities are still presently adjusting their events calendars for both student and public events. Meanwhile, a couple Jackson-area universities are scheduling virtual events to be held throughout the fall semester. Jackson State University’s events are aimed for its student population, while Millsaps College is offering events for the public. Jackson State University: Jackson State University’s Mass Choir will hold weekly online concerts during the month of August, allowing students to enjoy choral performances while remaining socially distant. The college’s chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and its panhellenic organizations will also move their weekly meetings to an online format.
itself in its 12th modern season, the podcast is over 200 episodes strong, with recent shows preparing listeners for this year’s WHOlanta: Virtual Tardis convention. Discussing Comics: A Comic Book, TV, and Movie Podcast Hosts Kyle Jones and Clarence Brown leave no comic stone unturned with their dialogues about Marvel, DC, Titan, IDW and Boom! characters. Part of the Discussing Network, the show highlights both heroes and villains from both print and on-screen comics in its weekly broadcast. Shellheads: A TMNT Podcast Shellheads is a bi-weekly deep-drive for fans of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” whether a fan is seeking insight on the comics, television series or other media platforms the heroes have appeared in over the years. Hosted by Jeff from the “Warp Zone Arcade” and “Rebre”’s Sergio, the show recently finished its third season, which covered topics such as the “Power Rangers” crossover and the character Casey Jones, an ally of the pizza-loving team. Know of another podcast based in the Jackson metro we can add to the list? Send the information to nate@jacksonfreepress.com. To learn about another Jackson-based podcast, “SPEAK,” see page 22.
Millsaps College: Millsaps will host its traditional Art and Lecture Series, beginning with a soundmindfulness workshop and continuing with its annual Writers’ Workshop featuring award-winning writers Minrose Clayton Gwin and Margaret McMullan. Following the event, the university will present the musical talents of Caroline Herring, styled on themes of injustice, hope and perseverance. The fall slate of artists and authors will culminate in “Politicians, Preachers, and Polecats: Writing About Delta Characters and the Place That Created Them,” which will spotlight a panel of Mississippi writers and journalists who have drawn inspiration for their works from the unique stories they encountered in the Mississippi Delta. more Jackpedia p 18
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in technology and how they relate to popular media—with Brown and others putting their own “Southern flavor” on the news of the day, such as the arrival of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” on Netflix and the iPhone SE2.
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