Will Craft
Will Craft joined MDOT in 2018 after serving on Senator Thad Cochran’s and Senator Hyde Smith’s staffs. Beginning in the Government Affairs role at MDOT, Will assisted executive leadership in matters of policy, stakeholder engagement, legislative affairs, and external communications. Since joining the Public Affairs team in 2023, Will is most often recognized as one of the “podcast guys”. The Award Winning Extra Mile Podcast is hosted by Will and Paul Katool, and produced by Drew Hall.
Appears in 104 Episodes
Legislative Session 2026: Secretary to the MS Transportation Commission Amy Hornback
Secretary to the Mississippi Transportation Commission Amy Hornback joined The Extra Mile Podcast to share memorable stories from her 25 years at the agency, discuss h...
Legislative Session 2026: State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger
State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger, Chairman of the Highways and Transportation Committee, joined the Extra Mile Podcast to give an update on the 2026 legislative s...
Legislative Session 2026: MDOT District Engineers Matt Dunn, Brian Childs, and Andy McNair
MDOT's District 1 Engineer Matt Dunn, District 2 Engineer Brian Childs, and District 3 Engineer Andy McNair joined The Extra Mile Podcast to recap the agency's respons...
Legislative Session 2026: State Representative Steve Massengill
State Representative Steve Massengill joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk Winter Storm Fern recovery, lottery funds for transportation, work zone safety and more.
Legislative Session 2026: Southern District Transportation Commissioner Charles Busby
The Extra Mile Podcast is back for another year! Thanks to Southern District Transportation Commissioner Charles Busby for hosting the podcast team at his home on the ...
Northern District Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell & Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons
Northern District Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell and Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons joined The Extra Mile Podcast to recap a su...
MDOT State Safety Engineer Mark Thomas - November 2025
State Safety Engineer Mark Thomas joined The Extra Mile Podcast to provide updates on Highway Safety Division projects, discuss work zone safety efforts and even talk ...
MDOT Roadway Design Engineer Chris Nail
MDOT Roadway Design Engineer Chris Nail joined The Extra Mile Podcast to provide an overview of the division, explain the technical skills used in roadway design, disc...
Jackson Mayor John Horhn
Jackson Mayor John Horhn joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk progress on the city's infrastructure needs, how fighting crime means tackling a gang problem, the city'...
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White
State Auditor Shad White joined The Extra Mile Podcast. He talked about the responsibilities of the Office of the State Auditor, how technology helps to catch fraud, O...
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson - September 2025
On this episode of The Extra Mile, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson joins us to talk about the backbone of Mississippi—our f...
Construction Leadership Coach Craig Watson
Construction Leadership Coach Craig Watson of Coaching for Construction joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about the high rate of suicides in the construction indus...
Mississippi Live Weather Chief Meteorologist Matt Laubhan
Mississippi Live Weather Chief Meteorologist Matt Laubhan hosted The Extra Mile Podcast at his studios in downtown Tupelo. Topics included building Mississippi Live We...
Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker
Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker hosted The Extra Mile Podcast in City Hall. Topics of conversation included Hub City happenings and accomplishments, transportation proje...
Mississippi Politico Pete Perry
Mississippi Politico Pete Perry hosted The Extra Mile Podcast at his Neshoba County Fair cabin. Topics of conversation included Ronald Reagan's memorable fair speech, ...
MDOT Human Resources Director Terrance Yarbrough
MDOT Human Resources Director Terrance Yarbrough joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about how his background in psychology relates to HR, various careers at the age...
MEMA Director of External Affairs Scott Simmons
MEMA Director of External Affairs Scott Simmons joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about his new role, promote hurricane preparedness, highlight memorable stories f...
MDOT State Maintenance Engineer Matt Dugas
MDOT State Maintenance Engineer Matt Dugas joined The Extra Mile Podcast on location at the 2025 State Roadeo in Biloxi to provide an overview of the important trainin...
Director of the Two Mississippi Museums Michael Morris
Michael Morris, Director of the Two Mississippi Museums, joined The Extra Mile Podcast to give an overview of the museums, talk programming and events, discuss upcomin...
SuperTalk Host Gerard Gibert
Gerard Gibert of SuperTalk's "MidDays with Gerard Gibert" show joined The Extra Mile Podcast to discuss his background in the tech sector, how strong infrastructure pl...