Under Yazoo Clay
Episodes
Bonus: Family by Mud
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Larrison Campbell catches up with four of the people she interviewed for the podcast to hear new family stories and reexamine how this asylum con...
Threads
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly Jackson’s family never wanted to lose track of her great-grandmother Zinnie, but somehow she still disappeared. Now, however, Kimberly ...
Ever True to Thee
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mississippi State “Lunatic Asylum” opened its doors in 1855, right before the Civil War. That timing would shape the next 80 years of ...
Not Where We Go
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, all Noah Saterstrom knew about his great grandfather was that he had been an optometrist. Those were the only words his grandmother could ...
Like They’re Reaching Out to Me
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Larrison meets Wayne Lee, whose own grandfather was buried in the asylum cemetery. Unlike other descendants, though, Wayne has a skill that he believe...
A Southern Ethos
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 2012, a construction crew found human remains in the backyard of Mississippi’s biggest hospital. They turned out to ...
Introducing: Under Yazoo Clay
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When human remains are found at the site of Mississippi’s biggest hospital, it unlocks generations of family mysteries. From the Mississippi Mus...