The Other Side: Mississippi Today’s Political Podcast

Host Adam Ganucheau 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 history

Senate Elections Chair England on early voting, late counting, ballot initiative 11/17/2025

Did Mississippi see a ripple from Tuesday’s ‘blue wave? 11/10/2025

We're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any 11/03/2025

Would school choice upend athletics in Mississippi public education system? 10/27/2025

House Democratic Leader Johnson discusses upcoming legislative session, his political future 10/20/2025

Public education advocate Loome says Mississippi parents aren't buying the pitch for school choice 10/13/2025

Could currently illegal psychedelic drug help opioid addiction and other problems? Should Mississippi invest in testing it? 10/06/2025

Breaking down the struggle and future of Jackson’s water system 09/29/2025

Mississippi Today goes to Washington 09/22/2025

The Black Box: Inside Mississippi's opioid settlement spending 09/15/2025

Coast senator says Mississippi woefully behind other state in storm mitigation program for home and business owners 09/08/2025

House Ed Chairman Rob Roberson recaps school choice hearing, outlines issues moving forward to legislative session 09/01/2025

Hurricane Katrina 20 years later -- the politics, allowing casinos to rebuild onshore and a special Mississippi Today documentary 08/25/2025

MUW president says all taxpayers should be concerned about idea to relocate school for gifted students 08/18/2025

Elections, EVs, gambling and the proper way to pronounce mobile -- a roundtable roundup of the week's news 08/11/2025

Temperature was hot, political stumping was mild at Neshoba County Fair 08/04/2025

Brain Drain in Mississippi 07/28/2025

Rep. Wallace tees up special House committee on Mississippi voters' rights 07/21/2025

Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson on why he's running for governor, his platform 07/14/2025

School choice’ chances in 2026 and another Democratic defection 07/07/2025

Mega merger: Business, industry groups join forces as Mississippi Business Alliance 06/30/2025

Horhn transition chairman discusses what challenges new Jackson administration faces 06/23/2025

Author, former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens says Republican Party has 'declared war on the future' 06/16/2025

Podcast: Medgar Evers at 100: He was a giant in fight for justice, but to Reena Evers-Everette, he was just 'Dad' 06/09/2025

Rep. Omeria Scott on state budget, lack of transparency, unmet needs statewide 06/02/2025

Famed political consultant James Carville, the "Ragin' Cajun," handicaps national, Mississippi politics in the Trump era 05/26/2025

Sen. Sparks on special session, PERS and project spending 05/19/2025

Mississippi Today welcomes longtime veteran Mississippi journalist Emily Wagster Pettus as its new senior editor. 05/12/2025

Economist discusses Mississippi economy's vulnerability 05/05/2025

Mississippi citizens often left in the dark on special-interest lobbying of politicians 04/28/2025