Write On, Mississippi!

About Write On, Mississippi!

Pour yourself a sweet tea, pull up a lawn chair, and turn the page with us. You're listening to Write on, Mississippi. A podcast taking you inside the minds of America’s most treasured wordsmiths. Brought to you through a partnership of the Mississippi Book Festival — the South’s literary lawn party — and Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

MPB Think Radio

Category

fiction · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2019

Latest episode

22 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

86 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Dec 2025

   Write On, Mississippi: Season 8, Chapter 3: Patrick Ryan

   Patrick Ryan joins the podcast to discuss his mesmerizing and captivating new novel, Buckeye. He explores the emotional undercurrents of the story, the characters that linger long after the final page, and the ideas that inspired the novel’s atmosphere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Write On, Mississippi: Season 8, Chapter 2: John T. Edge

   In this episode, writer, editor, and Southern foodways champion John T. Edge has a thoughtful conversation about his memoir, House of Smoke. This episode digs into how food becomes narrative, how place leaves its mark, and why telling Southern stories still matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   8 Dec 2025

   Write On, Mississippi: Season 8, Chapter 1: Addie E. Citchens

   In this episode, author Addie E. Citchens joins the podcast to talk about her debut novel, Dominion. Exploring the ideas, inspirations, and personal experiences that shaped the work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Write On, Mississippi!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Darden North
• Joseph Earl Thomas
• Julia Phillips
• Crystal Wilkinson
• Richard Grant

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

13,441

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.