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MDOT Executive Director Brad White
MDOT Executive Director Brad White joined The Extra Mile podcast to recap the 2022 calendar year for the agency and look ahead to 2023, including the upcoming legislat...
Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons
Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about his career in public service, the importance of a rural transpo...
District 7 Engineer Albert White
District 7 Engineer Albert White joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about his inspirational health journey, the MDOT family, projects in southwest Mississippi, the ...
Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King
MDOT Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King joined The Extra Mile podcast to announce his retirement at the end of the current term, reflect on a 31-ye...
Northern District Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell
Northern District Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about Veterans Day, challenges facing MDOT, the importance of getting...
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about her career and path to becoming mayor, MDOT projects in the city, the explosion of growth in ...
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about why she ran for mayor, MDOT projects in the city, the Double Decker Arts Festival, the explosi...
State Route 15 Safety Improvement Project in Laurel
MDOT District 6 Engineer Kelly Castleberry joined The Extra Mile podcast to give an overview of the proposed State Route 15 Safety Improvement Project in Laurel.
Former Governor Haley Barbour
Former Governor Haley Barbour joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about his political career, Hurricane Katrina recovery stories, the link between transportation inf...
MDOT Deputy Executive Director/Chief Engineer Brian Ratliff
MDOT Deputy Executive Director/Chief Engineer Brian Ratliff joined The Extra Mile podcast to recap the Hwy 49 project in Rankin County, provide an update on copper wir...
Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development
The Extra Mile podcast team talked to Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development, about how MDOT and Louisiana DOTD work t...
State Senator Jenifer Branning and State Representative Scott Bounds
State Senator Jenifer Branning and State Representative Scott Bounds joined The Extra Mile podcast on location at the Neshoba County Fair. Senator Branning and Represe...
Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove
Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove joined the show to talk about his personal connection to MDOT, his most memorable accomplishments as governor, what he’s up to these da...
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Nuria Fernandez
Nuria Fernandez, Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about a $650,000 rural transportation grant for Claiborne C...
Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker
The Extra Mile team took the show on the road to talk to Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker in city hall. He discussed his path to being elected mayor, working with MDOT to...
MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney
The Extra Mile podcast was on location at the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney joined the show to discuss his backgrou...
Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey
Mississippi Today Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey joined the show to discuss his career as an editorial cartoonist, give his thoughts on covering MDOT, talk about his ...
Former Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall
Former Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall joined the show to recap his time in public service, give his thoughts on the 2022 legislative session fo...
Legislative Session: MDOT Executive Director Brad White
MDOT Executive Director Brad White joined the show to recap the 2022 legislative session, talk about former MDOT Commissioner Dick Hall, send out thanks for a successf...
Legislative Session: Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann joined the show to talk his path into politics, additional money headed to MDOT from the legislature, his thoughts on brain drain ...
Legislative Session: Legislation Update and I-20 Closure Preview
As the 2022 legislative session wraps up, co-host Will Craft broke down legislation affecting the agency. MDOT Chief Engineer/Deputy Executive Director Brian Ratliff a...
Legislative Session: State Senator Barbara Blackmon
State Senator Barbara Blackmon joined the show to talk about her roles as Chair of the Housing Committee and Vice-Chair of Highways and Transportation, ARPA money, her...
Legislative Session: State Representative Richard Bennett
State Representative Richard Bennett, Chair of the Education Committee in the House, joined the show to talk teacher pay raise legislation, MDOT’s upkeep of Hwy 90, th...
Legislative Session: State Senator John Horhn
State Senator John Horhn joined the show to talk about his career in state government and politics, the link between great transportation infrastructure and economic d...
Legislative Session: State Senator Hob Bryan
State Senator Hob Bryan joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about his 39 years in the legislature, memories of the 1987 Four-Lane Highway Progra...
Legislative Session: State Representative Trey Lamar
State Representative Trey Lamar joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about transportation legislation, the Tax Freedom Act, an overview of the Wa...
Legislative Session: U.S. Congressman Michael Guest
U.S. Congressman Michael Guest joined the show to talk about transportation infrastructure-related topics, electric and autonomous vehicles, rural broadband expansion ...
Legislative Session: Secretary of State Michael Watson
Secretary of State Michael Watson joined the show to talk about various initiatives at the SOS office, the importance of adequate transportation across the state, voti...
Legislative Session: Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson joined the show to talk about how MDOT and the Department of Agriculture and Commerce work together, the Dixie Nat...
Legislative Session: State Senator Angela Turner-Ford
State Senator Angela Turner Ford joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk transportation-related topics, her role as Chairwoman of the Public Propert...