The Rooted Podcast is an extension of our online magazine, where we share unfiltered stories of place from the people who call Mississippi home. Every month, we share conversations from our Rooted Book Club, a celebration of Southern writers and readers. rooted.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Rooted Podcast is an extension of our online magazine, where we share unfiltered stories of place from the people who call Mississippi home. Every month, we share conversations from our Rooted Book Club, a celebration of Southern writers and readers.
Rooted is hosted by Lauren Rhoades. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Beth Ann Fennelly Found Her Writing Voice When She Stopped Worrying About Being Taken Seriously" (25 July 2026, 2 minutes), "Just Hours after Author Nikesha Elise Williams Signed Divorce Papers, She Received a Life-Changing Phone Call" (3 July 2026, 4 minutes), and "Ellen Morris Prewitt Wrote a Wild Mississippi Ride Set in New Orleans" (30 May 2026, 6 minutes).
Rooted publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for Rooted is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Rooted requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Rooted's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Rooted are Artists, Writers & Performers. Rooted has an arts audience.
Lauren Rhoades hosts Rooted, an arts podcast with 38 episodes published.
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>The Rooted Book Club has been in the most capable hands while I’ve been on maternity leave. And it felt extra special that...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>If you missed the fabulous discussion between writer, sewist, fashion designer, editor, and Black Hawk, Mississippi, Exodus...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Ellen Morris Prewitt—along with Etoile, the protagonist of When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women—counts herself in the...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Our April Bottom Reader Book Club was truly a one-of-a-kind experience. Instead of our usual livestream, we needed to...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Since I’ve started doing the Bottom Reader Book Club livestreams at home, I’m always aware of the possibility that my...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>On February 24, the Bottom Reader Book Club dipped out of watching the State of the Union and showed our patriotism in...
<p>I’ve long admired writer Beth Ann Fennelly—a fellow Mississippi transplant and memoirist. Not only did I devour her last book (and first collection of micro-memoirs), Heating & Cooling, but I later went back to her...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>I kicked off the first Bottom Reader Book Club of 2026 with friends! Rather than our usual author chat, I talked with Leslie...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Our Bottom Reader Book Club Discussion with Addie Citchens was so good it included a spontaneous bursting into song! I loved...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Last week, Talamieka Brice and I had a fabulous book club chat with Addie Citchens about her novel Dominion. BUT before I...
<p>This is the latest installment in the Chronicles from Parchman series, a monthly column by writer L. Patri, who has been fighting his wrongful conviction on Parchman’s death row for over thirty years. Listen to the...
<p>This is the latest installment in the Chronicles from Parchman series, a monthly column by writer L. Patri, who has been fighting his wrongful conviction on Parchman’s death row for over thirty years. Listen to the...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my Bottom Reader Book Club conversation with Talamieka Brice and Preston Lauterbach...
<p>This is the latest installment in the Chronicles from Parchman series, a monthly column by writer L. Patri, who has been fighting his wrongful conviction on Parchman’s death row for over thirty years. Listen to the...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Thank you to everyone who tuned into my Bottom Reader Book Club conversation with Martha Park on Wednesday. I appreciated...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>Last month I had the pleasure of joining the Bottom Reader Book Club for the first time as the author guest, rather than...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>I’ve been sitting too long on this wonderfully rich conversation that our Bottom Reader Book Club had in May with memoirist...
<p>This is the latest installment in the Chronicles from Parchman series, a monthly column by writer, L. Patri, who has been fighting his wrongful conviction on Parchman’s death row for over thirty years. You can listen...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rooted.substack.com<br/><br/><p>In April, we talked with author Neesha Powell-Ingabire—who was just nominated for Georgia Author of the Year!—about their...
<p>This is the latest installment in the Chronicles from Parchman series, a monthly column by writer, L. Patri, who has been fighting his wrongful conviction on Parchman’s death row for over thirty years. This week, Mr...
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