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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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. -
On this week’s show, we find out what our state lawmakers have been up to in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana with updates from the public radio reporters covering recent legislative sessions. -
How are President Trump's tariffs playing out in our region? This week, we talked to our economic mobility reporter, Stephan Bisaha, who has been interviewing workers — including shrimpers — across the Gulf South. -
On this week's episode, Danny McArthur joins Joseph King to dig a little deeper on the historical connection between HBCUs and environmental justice. -
Pandemic disruptions put a lot of kids behind. But in the South, some schools seized the moment, making unexpected gains in different subjects.
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