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The Extra Mile

Mississippi Department of Transportation

Tune in to The Extra Mile presented by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Co-hosts Paul Katool and Will Craft take listeners inside the world of transportation infrastructure in Mississippi.

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18:53

Legislative Session: State Senator Charles "Chuck"...

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2025/01/28

State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about how he got into politics, his new role as Senate Highways and Transportation Chairman, transportation funding and more.Show intro / introducing State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger – 00:35How Chairman Younger got involved in politics – 03:34Younger as new chairman of Senate Highways and Transportation Committee – 04:35Things to look for in legislative session – 06:00Some Senate Districts

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12:16

Legislative Session: State Representative Trey Lamar

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2025/01/16

State Representative and House Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to share his thoughts and insights on House Bill 1 (the "Build Up Mississippi Act"), cutting taxes, and Mississippi infrastructure funding.Show intro/introducing House Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar – 00:37House Bill 1 – 01:39Other items on legislative agenda – 10:52Show Outro – 11:36

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21:09

MDOT Executive Director Brad White - December 2024

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2024/12/10

MDOT Executive Director Brad White joined The Extra Mile Podcast to recap a successful 2024 for the agency and talk about his continued push to modernize MDOT's funding model during the 2025 legislative session.Show intro/introducing MDOT Executive Director Brad White – 00:362024 MDOT Recap – 01:24Looking ahead to the 2025 legislative session – 05:00Recurring revenue models – 09:00A new Senate Highways & Transportation Chairman – 15:28Favorite Christmas songs – 18:30Favorite Christmas

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26:20

State Representative Steve Massengill

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2024/11/26

State Representative Steve Massengill joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about recurring revenue possibilities for transportation, discuss Thanksgiving cuisine options, and more.Show intro/introducing State Representative Steve Massengill – 00:38What the House Transportation Committee has been up to – 01:38Recurring Revenue Ideas for MDOT – 09:47Other Topics in the 2025 Legislative Session – 16:51Favorite Thanksgiving dishes – 21:17Favorite Christmas songs – 23:51Show Outro – 25:30

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17:11

MDOT Planning Division Director Evan Wright

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2024/11/06

MDOT Planning Division Director Evan Wright joined The Extra Mile Podcast with a live audience at the 2024 Mississippi Transportation Institute (MTI) in Biloxi to discuss the conference, his division, and much more. Show intro – 00:36What is the Mississippi Transportation Institute (MTI)? – 01:24Evan's role at MTI – 02:11Favorite sessions at MTI – 03:24MDOT's Planning Division – 04:01The 2024-2026 Official Mississippi State Highway Map – 07:25How Evan landed at MDOT – 08:53Come work at

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17:32

MDOT Director of Preconstruction - Program Management...

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2024/10/16

MDOT Director of Preconstruction - Program Management Trudi Loflin joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about her long career at the agency and break down what her current role entails, among other topics.Show intro, introducing MDOT Director of Preconstruction - Program Management Trudi Loflin – 00:36Trudi's background and coming to MDOT – 01:26What is Right of Way? – 04:11Trudi's new role at MDOT – 05:25What's going on in Preconstruction? – 08:12Trudi's favorite things and lessons

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34:31

Secretary of State Michael Watson

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2024/10/01

Secretary of State Michael Watson joined The Extra Mile Podcast to preview the November 5 election from his office's standpoint, provide updates on the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office initiatives, shoutout a certain Covington County-based eatery, and more.Show intro, introducing MS Secretary of State Michael Watson – 00:36Election Day Preparations / Relationships with Local Election Officials – 01:37Check out free resources like yallvote.ms and My Election Day – 04:10Mississippi's

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34:49

Speaker of the House Jason White

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2024/09/16

Speaker of the House Jason White joined The Extra Mile Podcast to preview his Tax Reform Policy Summit on September 24, among other topics.Show intro, introducing MS Speaker of the House Jason White – 00:26First Legislative Session as the Speaker – 01:27Biggest Accomplishments of Session/Since Session Ended – 02:46The Speaker's Public Policy Summit on Tax Reform – 07:34House Select Committees – 10:07Trajectory of Mississippi's Economy & Tax Reform – 11:37Register for the Speaker's Tax

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23:34

Mississippi Book Festival Executive Director Ellen...

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2024/09/10

Mississippi Book Festival Executive Director Ellen Daniels joined The Extra Mile Podcast to preview the September 14 event, talk panelists and provide her own personal book recommendations.Show intro – 00:29Meet Mississippi Book Festival Executive Director Ellen Daniels – 00:58Recording on location at Mississippi Author Eudora Welty's House in Belhaven – 01:16The 10th Anniversary of the Mississippi Book Festival – 01:45Ellen Daniels's background – 02:37The Mississippi Book Festival –

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18:12

MDOT Assistant Chief Engineer Field Operations Janie...

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2024/08/27

MDOT Assistant Chief Engineer - Field Operations Janie Bass joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about her role at the agency, the capacity project program, women in engineering and more.· Show intro – 00:31· Janie Bass' background at MDOT – 01:18· The MDOT Internship – 05:50· Under the Field Operations Umbrella – 06:38· Women in Transportation – 10:00· Why Engineering? – 11:40· Favorite

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15:52

MDOT Director of the Office of Intermodal Planning...

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2024/08/13

MDOT Director of the Office of Intermodal Planning and Highway Operations Jim Willis joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about his role at the agency, multimodal funding, the benefits of working at MDOT and more.· Show intro – 00:30· Jim Willis background – 01:20· Legacy of Charles Carr, former Multimodal Director at MDOT for 40+ years – 03:55· Momentum of Multimodal – 04:49· Working at MDOT – 07:05·

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21:10

State Representative Fred Shanks

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2024/07/15

State Representative Fred Shanks joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about how he got into politics, successful 2024 legislation, his thoughts on the future of the ballot initiative process and more.· Show intro – 00:26· Fred Shanks background/introduction into politics – 02:09· Rep. Shanks on the influence of his father, former Jackson city commissioner and baseball coach Doug Shanks – 03:19· 2024 Legislative Session Recap – 07:55·

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36:17

MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White

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2024/07/01

MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White joined The Extra Mile Podcast to discuss a projected above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, talk disaster anxiety, provide FAQs on MEMA and more. · Show intro/introducing MEMA Chief Communications Officer Malary White – 00:29· Projected above-normal 2024 hurricane season – 01:17· What has MEMA done to prepare for hurricane season? – 02:10· Resources to prepare for hurricane season – 04:01· The First

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15:02

MDOT State Maintenance Engineer Heath Patterson

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2024/06/10

The Extra Mile Podcast team took the show on the road to Biloxi to speak with MDOT State Maintenance Engineer Heath Patterson at the State Roadeo.

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11:27

Legislative Session: MDOT Executive Director Brad...

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2024/05/22

MDOT Executive Director Brad White joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to break down how the agency fared during the 2024 session and provide other MDOT updates.Show intro/Brad White intro – 00:45Legislative session wrap-up begins (Recurring revenue) – 01:20Money moving into projects – 03:20Design Build Bill – 04:30Funding – 05:20Capacity projects – 06:05Additional comments on wrap-up – 07:07Favorite place(s) to eat - 08:11Favorite music/concert(s) – 09:21Show Outro – 10:00

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26:17

Legislative Session: MDOT Chief of Staff Jeff Ely

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2024/05/15

MDOT Chief of Staff Jeff Ely joined The Extra Mile Podcast to talk about updates on capacity projects, the MDOT leadership development program, agency recruitment efforts and much more.Show Intro/Jeff Ely intro – 01:14Regarding capacity projects – 02:49One-time money put into projects – 04:15Contraflow/Hurricane evacuation – 05:17On professional development program – 08:16Succession planning – 12:40Big capacity projects – 15:40Safety/Work zone awareness message – 19:56Favorite place(s) to

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37:13

Legislative Session: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith

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2024/04/30

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about how she got started in politics, THUD Bill funding, her January 6 experience, the link between strong transportation infrastructure and economic growth and development and much more.Show intro/Cindy Hyde-Smith intro – 01:12Relationship with MDOT Executive Director Brad White – 02:18How Cindy Hyde-Smith got into politics - 03:07First impressions on being in office - 04:58Memorable moments/stories

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26:30

Legislative Session: Transportation Commission...

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2024/04/10

Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about the need for recurring revenue for Mississippi highways, anti-litter efforts, current projects and future projects possible with more funding.Show Intro/Willie Simmons intro – 01:14Willie Simmons on being Chairman – 01:54Conversation plan of Conference - 03:04Talks/plans with Legislature – 05:08Greenville Bypass – 09:32Other Projects – 12:07Willie Simmons on littering issue –

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35:37

Legislative Session: State Treasurer David McRae

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2024/04/02

State Treasurer David McRae joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about his path to public service, promote the Unclaimed Property Program, provide his thoughts on PERS and much more.Show Intro/ State Treasurer David McRae intro – 01:14David McRae background/position – 01:42Highlights/Big projects as the Treasurer - 04:37Unclaimed Property/Other Programs – 05:55College savings Program/Opportunities - 12:15Starting a College Savings Program - 17:15Importance of Customer

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14:51

Legislative Session: State Senator Joel Carter

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2024/03/19

State Senator Joel Carter joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about how he got into politics, updates from the Energy Committee, his favorite place to grab a bite to eat during the session and more.Show intro/State Senator Joel Carter – 01:15Joel Carter background/Journey to politics – 02:06The benefit of working in the food industry – 04:39Energy Committee update – 05:22Timetable with Nuclear – 06:49Main topics of Legislature – 07:24Gulf Coast District Projects –

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