Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee, Alabama, the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, with much of its western boundary formed by the Mississippi River; the state capital and largest city is Jackson. In the podcast references, “Mississippi” primarily means the state and its public affairs—including college sports, safety and politics, environmental concerns in North Mississippi, severe weather, and the Navy Seabees presence in Gulfport—rather than a namesake or a single locality.