This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Kristen Brandt sits down with Lauren Rhoades, a writer and editor living in Jackson, Mississippi. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Lauren has served with AmeriCorps, started Mississippi’s first fermentation company, and helmed the Eudora Welty House & Garden. She is now the director of grants at the Mississippi Arts Commission. In 2022, Lauren founded Rooted Magazine, an online publication dedicated to telling unfiltered stories about what it means to call Mississippi home. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the Mississippi University for Women. Kristen sits down with Lauren to discuss her debut memoir, Split the Baby: A Memoir in Pieces, which will release on June 3, 2025.

Tune in to hear their conversation on Sunday, May 25, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio, or anytime through your favorite podcast service.