Thacker Mountain Radio Hour

10/15/2026

Thacker Thursday! Oct. 15 - The Powerhouse - 6 pm - FREE Admission! Public invited! **Special early doors!**

Doors: 5:00 pm - Happy Hour! Red Panther Brewing Co., Wonderbird Spirits, and Cathead Distillery
Show: 6 pm - Book signing: 7 pm
Audio live stream 6 pm (CT): https://myrebelradio.com/

Author: Isaac Fitzgerald - American Rambler - NBC Today show contributor; New York Times bestselling author walks Johnny Appleseed trail!
Music: Cannonball Red - Rockin' groove-heavy soul blues!
Music: Vitamin Cea - What A Day - MS Gulf Coast songwriter!
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhacker Big Band with the Thacker Horns and special guest vocalist Damein Wash!

NOTE: This show will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting for later (TBA) telecast.

Beautiful weekend starts here!
https://thackermountain.com/.../on-the-trail-with-johnny.../

10/13/2026

Big show Thursday! Oct. 15 - The Powerhouse - FREE Admission!
Public invited!
Doors: 5:30 pm - Frosty refreshments Red Panther Brewing Co., Wonderbird Spirits, Cathead Distillery
Show: 6 pm - Book signing: 7 pm

Author: Isaac Fitzgerald - NBC Today show contributor; The New York Times bestselling author walks Johnny Appleseed trail!
Music: Cannonball Red - Groove-heavy soul blues
Music: Vitamin Cea - What A Day - MS Gulf Coast songwriter
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhacker Big Band with the Thacker Horns and special guest vocalist Damein Wash!

NOTE: This show will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting for later (TBA) telecast.

Beautiful weekend starts here!
https://thackermountain.com/upcoming-shows/on-the-trail-with-johnny-appleseed/

10/10/2026

Weekend Listening: Saturday, Oct. 10 - Sunday, Oct. 11
Bookstore radio! (Recorded Oct. 1 at Off Square Books, Oxford, MS)

Music: Devin Shamel - Atlanta-based slide guitarist rocks with our band!
Author: Kate Westbury - The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies - Mystery 1950s Oxford, England; Cool characters, zingy banter!
Music: Goodnight Irene - Swingin' Through the Delta- Blues duo from the Netherlands swing the blues classics!
Hosts: Jim Dees with our house band, Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers feat. Mary Frances Massey (Jefferson Airplane)
Photos: Bruce Newman

On air and online:
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 5 pm (CT) MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting https://www.mpbonline.org/ - (Note new time)
9 pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio - https://www.apr.org/

Sunday, Oct. 11
2 pm (ET) WUTC 88.1 FM Chattanooga, TN https://www.wutc.org/
3 pm (ET) WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville https://www.wuot.org/
2 pm (MT) KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico https://truetaosradio.com/dj-chat/
**6 pm (CT) MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting https://www.mpbonline.org/ - (New day/time)

10/09/2026

Tonight! Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 pm (CT) on MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television!
Live stream: https://www.mpbonline.org/television/livestream/

Author: Jonathan Miles - Eradication - Suspenseful eco-novella
Music: Peggy Sue "Lady Trucker" Hemphill Lesueur - Wang Dang!
Music: Tommy Womack Music - Live A Little
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers

10/08/2026

Thacker Thursday! Oct. 8 - Live show! 6 pm - Off Square Books - FREE Admission! Public invited!
Doors: 5:30 pm - Show: 6 pm - Book signing: 7 pm

Author: Deesha Philyaw - The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman - Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2026: The New York Times, NPR, Garden & Gun Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, People, Oprah Daily, Southern Living
Music: Henry D Jones - International Blues Challenge finalist!
Music: Back Alley String Band - Swing, jazz, rootsy blues!
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers
Live audio stream 6 pm (CT): https://myrebelradio.com/

NOTE: This show will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television for later (TBA) telecast.

10/06/2026

Thursday! Oct. 8 - Live show! 6 pm - Off Square Books - FREE Admission! Public invited!
Doors: 5:30 pm - Show: 6 pm - Book signing: 7 pm

Congratulations Deesha Philyaw - Writer!
The New York Times - Books We Love This Week (Oct 1-7)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/books/review/new-recommended-books.html?
Music: Henry D Jones is Old School - Playing with our band!
Music: Back Alley String Band - Swing, jazz, rootsy blues
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers

NOTE: This show will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television for later (TBA) telecast.

10/05/2026

October Rocks! Come see us! FREE! Live! Weekly!
Oct 8 - Off Square Books
Oct 15 - The Powerhouse
Oct 22 - Hendricks Venue - Water Valley, MS
Oct 29 - The Powerhouse - Sarahfest! Feat ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS!
NOTE: All shows will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television for later telecast.

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’s October line-up is jam-backed! Cool music from gospel, country and blues to funky Memphis sax and even jug band! Our October authors will take us backstage for sexy confessions at a Black megachurch; adventures on the trail of Johnny Appleseed; roaring on the high sea...

10/03/2026

Bad Influences! Saturday, Oct. 3 - Sunday, Oct. 4
Music: Taylor Hollingsworth - Folk N' Roll - New album from Dial Back Sound
Music: Jim White - Sometimes By the Sea - New stories by the "Wrong-Eyed Jesus" songwriter from Cool Dog Sound
Author: Jim Shepard - The Queen of Bad Influences - Stories set during disasters by the National Book Award Finalist
Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers and vocalist Mary Frances Massey!
Photos: Bruce Newman

On air and online:
Saturday, Oct. 3 - 5 pm (CT) MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting https://www.mpbonline.org/ - (Note new time)
9 pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio - https://www.apr.org/

Sunday, Oct. 4
2 pm (ET) WUTC 88.1 FM Chattanooga, TN https://www.wutc.org/
3 pm (ET) WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville https://www.wuot.org/
2 pm (MT) KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico https://truetaosradio.com/dj-chat/
**6 pm (CT) MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting https://www.mpbonline.org/ - (New day/time)

10/02/2026

Tonight! Rain or shine! Friday, Oct. 2 - Thacker 29th Birthday Bash! Public invited!
6-9 pm Wonderbird Spirits, Taylor, MS
618 Co Rd 303, Taylor, MS 38673 - Plenty of parking!

Info: https://thackermountain.com/upcoming-shows/thacker-29th-birthday-party-fundraiser

Tasty bites: Bleu Collar Sandwich Co , The Lunchbox , Oxsicles, The Magnolia Coffee Co.
Drinks: Wonderbird Spirits cocktails, Red Panther Brewing Co. b**r, w**e, lemonade, tea
Music: DJ Hush, Bradley Gordon
VIP Ticket: Cline Tours, Inc.. transportation, raffle/drink tix, goodie bag!
See y'all tonight!

10/01/2026

Today! Thursday, Oct. 1 - Off Square Books - 6 pm - FREE Admission! Public invited! Doors: 5:30 pm
Show: 6 pm - Book signing: 7 pm

Music: Devin Shamel - GA-based bluesman rocks with our band!
Author: Kate Westbury - The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies -
Witty detective fiction with a bickering couple during Cold War "Zinging banter!" Spies, romance, academia!
Music: Goodnight Irene - Blues duo from the Netherlands celebrates vintage American blues!
Hosts: Jim Dees with our house band, Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers
Live audio stream - 6 pm (CT): http://130.74.34.21:8000/stream

NOTE: This show will be filmed by MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting for future telecast (TBA).