The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

Brannon Miller, director of voter targeting for Chism Strategies who worked for Jim Hood's campaign, discusses how Hood lost the governor's race to Tate Reeves and what lessons Democrats in Mississippi can take from 2019.

Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss the biggest storylines ahead of the Nov. 5 governor's race between Democratic nominee Jim Hood and Republican nominee Tate Reeves.

Attorney General Jim Hood, the Democratic nominee for governor, joins Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss his campaign, running against Tate Reeves and how he'd work across party lines to implement policy changes in Mississippi.

Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison break down the biggest factors that could affect the Nov. 5 governor's race between Jim Hood and Tate Reeves.

Andy Shain, Columbia bureau chief for the Post and Courier newspaper, joins Mississippi Today reporter Adam Ganucheau to discuss similarities between the president searches at the University of South Carolina and the University of Mississippi.

Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss a newsy week in the governor's race, including Trump's endorsement of Reeves, the upcoming debate between Reeves and Hood, and a federal case that could change everything in November.

Democratic state Rep. Robert Johnson joins Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss whether Jim Hood's moderate views on some issues will affect the decisions of the Democratic Party's base: African American voters.

Nathan Shrader, chair of the Department of Government and Politics at Millsaps College, joins political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss why candidates are often coy about debating each other during close elections.

Days after Jim Hood released the findings of his 14-month investigation into whether Lt. Gov. Tate Reeve exerted political pressure to MDOT to construct a $2 million frontage road near his neighborhood, former Supreme Court Justice Ed Pittman, who reviewed the investigation, joins Mississippi Today reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss whether Reeves might have violated the state...

Mississippi Today politics reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss Bill Waller's refusal to endorse GOP nominee Tate Reeves. 

Gerald Harris, political reporter at WJTV, joins Mississippi Today reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to break down the 2019 statewide general elections. 

Mississippi Today political reporters Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau discuss the dynamics of the GOP runoffs for governor and attorney general.

Mississippi Today political reporters Larrison Campbell and Bobby Harrison interview the two candidates in the Republican Party primary runoff for attorney general.

Mississippi Today political reporters Larrison Campbell and Bobby Harrison join host Adam Ganucheau to break down the 2019 statewide primaries and discuss the Republican runoffs for governor and attorney general.

Gov. Phil Bryant sits down with host Adam Ganucheau to talk about the contentious race to decide his successor and look back on his eight years in the Governor's Mansion. 

Political commentators Austin Barbour and Brandon Jones join host Adam Ganucheau to discuss both major parties' place in 2019 and how the intrigue of national partisanship will influence the 2019 statewide races in Mississippi. 

Just days before the 2019 statewide primaries, Mississippi Today political reporters Larrison Campbell and Bobby Harrison join host Adam Ganucheau to discuss both gubernatorial primaries.

Republican candidate for governor Bill Waller Jr. joins host Adam Ganucheau and political reporters Larrison Campbell and Bobby Harrison to discuss his ideas for Mississippi, his thought on GOP frontrunner Tate Reeves, and whether Mississippi is on the right track.

Mississippi Today reporters Larrison Campbell, Kayleigh Skinner, Anna Wolfe, Erica Hensley and Kelsey Davis discuss the difficulties of dealing with sexism in journalism, politics and society, and they offer solutions for how to alleviate the problem.

Robert Shuler Smith, Hinds County district attorney and Democratic candidate for governor, joins host Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss what inspired him to run for governor, how his campaign is being perceived statewide and what he'd hope to accomplish if elected.

Political reporter Bobby Harrison joins host Adam Ganucheau to discuss the biggest storylines in the final days of the 2019 statewide primary season.

Democrat Velesha P. Williams is the only woman running in the 2019 governor's race. She joins host Adam Ganucheau to discuss her campaign, her opponent Jim Hood, and how race defines Democratic politics in Mississippi. 

Political reporter Bobby Harrison joins Adam Ganucheau to discuss how a federal lawsuit challenging the Jim Crow era law that dictates how statewide candidates are elected in Mississippi could affect the 2019 elections. 

Mississippi Today reporters Larrison Campbell, Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau discuss the life and legacy of Sen. Thad Cochran and the state's political landscape he helped create. 

Jay Hughes,  Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, joins host Adam Ganucheau and political reporter Bobby Harrison to discuss what he'd hope to accomplish in office, the ins and outs of his campaign and his likely GOP opponent Delbert Hosemann.