Dear EarBuds, YOU ROCK! We're loving the growth we're seeing and all the new podcasts we now get to enjoy from this network. Here's a short new survey to pass along to your buds, so they can become your EarBuds!Here's how EarBuds works: Each week, a theme is chosen by one of our Podcast Leads. That Lead finds 5 podcast episodes (from anywhere!) to go along with that theme. I send these emails out on Sunday nights and the idea is to listen to one episode on each day of the week, Monday through Friday. Totally up to you how much or how little you listen -- but keep in mind: this is an exercise in expanding perspectives. You can listen to these podcasts by clicking on the links below or you can find (most of) them on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast...)

EarBuds Podcast Collective: *Mississippi*

• Lead's Name: Bethany Berger

• Theme of the Week: Mississippi

• Why this Theme?: I picked Mississippi because it's an underestimated and underrepresented state. (Plus I live there)! 

• Monday Episode (3/27): Let's Talk Jackson: Justin Ransburg - 29 minutes

• Tuesday Episode (3/28): Gravy: Hungry in the Mississippi Delta - 37 minutes

• Wednesday Episode (3/29): Token Talk: Man Behind the Mayor feat. Tony Yarber - 80 minutes 

• Thursday Episode (3/30): StoryCorps: Albert and Aidan Sykes - 3 minutes

• Friday Episode (3/31): Mississippi Moments: Dr. Jeanne Middleton Hairston - Banned by the State!! - 9 minutes

• Get in Touch: [email protected]; @tweethany2; @instathany

• Shameless Promotion: I live and work in the Mississippi Delta. This region has so much interesting history and many unique experiences to offer, so come visit! But before you do, be sure to read Dispatches from Pluto by Richard Grant. 

• Crowd Sourcing Question: What's the last great book you read? Email me!

• Hashtag for Discussion: #EarBudsMississippi

Questions? Comments? Ideas on how to make this better? Let me know! 

#LivePodcastEvents: If you're in Los Angeles, let's go to NPR Embedded: Police Videos on Trial. Kelly McEvers, who hosts NPR's All Things Considered, started a podcast called Embedded, where she goes deeper into the stories we hear on the news. The latest topic is police shootings. Thursday, March 30th at 7:00 PM -- Wanderlust Hollywood -- Tickets $30. COMING SOON: Download the RadioPublic app. In a few weeks, we'll send out a link and it'll take you to a playlist with the episodes from EarBuds. We're not ready to launch just

yet,

but download now to make sure you're ready when the time arrives.