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Gulf States Gumbo
Gulf States Gumbo
New episodes every Friday

The Gulf States Gumbo is your weekly serving of stories from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana — cooked up by the Gulf States Newsroom. We're a team of journalists working with NPR & local public radio stations (WWNO, WRKF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and WBHM) to cover the issues that matter to you — from across the region.

Our reporters break down the news and bring you a mix of stories on everything from disparities in health care and high utility bills to the latest niche sports popping up in unexpected corners of the region.

New episodes are available every Friday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, YouTube Studios and Pocketcasts. It also broadcasts on WWNO 89.9 FM on Saturday mornings at 9:45 a.m.

Gulf States Gumbo Episodes
  • On this week's episode of the Gulf States Gumbo, we examine how cost-cutting in Washington is being felt in the South.
  • In this week's episode, we talk to the man who uncovered the Pope’s Southern connection, and hear how Catholics in Jackson and New Orleans are reacting to the news.
  • On this week's episode, we round the bases with a couple of sports stories, like a "torpedo bat" design giving baseball players newfound power.
  • On this week's episode of the Gulf States Gumbo, we take a look at how communities are turning to nature to solve their environmental problems.
  • The first weekend of New Orleans’ highly anticipated Jazz and Heritage Festival is underway. And this year, New Orleans native and hip-hop legend Lil Wayne will take the main stage with The Roots for the first time in the festival’s history.