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.
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Gulf States Gumbo Episodes
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On this week’s episode, we’re talking climate change and a recent Tulane University study that made waves online. -
On this week’s episode, community engagement producer Nellie Beckett talks with Burgin Mathews, director of the Southern Research Music Center, about the culture and history of music in the Gulf South. -
On this week’s episode, community engagement reporter Elise Catrion Gregg talks with Greg LaRose, editor of the Louisiana Illuminator, about the local effects of redrawing electoral maps. -
On this week’s episode, we take a look at how the parish with the most opioid overdoses in Louisiana is spending its opioid settlement money. -
On this week’s episode, community engagement producer Nellie Beckett talks with Micah Loewinger about his recent podcast "American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA."
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