{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d893336bd7d8a2b67020ead/678584a1ab54a26ea793b01a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bill Crawford | A Republican's Lament","description":"<p>Our guest today is author and political mind Bill Crawford, a Canton native that has served as a daily newspaper reporter, a statewide political campaign operative, and an IHL Board leader over the years. A graduate of Millsaps and Mississippi State, Bill is Mississippi to the bone and knows a thing or two about the political history and tendencies of the Magnolia State. He’s here to talk about his recent book, A Republican's Lament, in which Crawford weaves a unique and eventful story about his home state’s enduring dilemmas and a clarion call for its better possibilities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's Editor-At-Large. He's also host of a \"Now You're Talking\" on MPB Think Radio and \"Conversations\" on MPB TV, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}