SouthBound
Summary: The South … What is it? Movies, books, songs, myths and legends have tried to explain this part of the United States. SouthBound, a new podcast series from WFAE, talks to people who were born and raised in the South. Hosted by journalist Tommy Tomlinson, SouthBound features conversations with notable Southerners from all walks of life – from artists and athletes to preachers and politicians.Who would you like to hear on the SouthBound podcast? Click here or use the form below to submit your favorite Southerner and the question you would love for them to answer. Who knows... you might just hear them on a future episode.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to sports commentator Bomani Jones, whose show “Game Theory” starts its second season on HBO this Friday. Bomani also has a popular ESPN podcast and a huge following on Twitter, where he discusses everything from the NFL playoffs to Pink Floyd. He’s got a wide-open mind.
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson re-airs his 2020 talk with comedian Fortune Feimster. Feimster grew up a debutante in North Carolina and learned she was gay by watching a Lifetime movie. Now she goes on national tours and has done two Netflix specials.
The latest SouthBound podcast is our Best of 2022 highlight show. Host Tommy Tomlinson has excerpts from his guests throughout the year, including author Jason Mott, scholar Tressie McMillian Cottom, singer Mary Gauthier, and lots more. It’s been a very good year.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier, from Nashville by way of New Orleans. She started late as a musician, after a lifetime of drinking and drugs, and her songs reflect hard times leavened with moments of humor and hope.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, we’re replaying host Tommy Tomlinson's talk from last year with author Shea Serrano. Shea has four New York Times bestsellers, two TV series in the works, and an army of followers on Twitter who do good works. It’s a long way from his start as a schoolteacher with twins on the way.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Thomas Lake, a reporter for CNN who has a new podcast that looks into a surprising question: Was James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, murdered? Some people who knew him well sure seem to think so. And Lake has spent five years looking into the mystery.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Sean Dietrich, the Alabama storyteller who you might know as “Sean of the South.” We talk about his meandering path to becoming a writer, and how he sees humor as a healing force.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to author Jonathan Abrams, whose latest book is called “The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop.” Jonathan talked to some of hip-hop’s biggest stars, as well as others who were around when hip-hop began almost 50 years ago.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to college football writer Ivan Maisel, who recaps the first part of the season and the changes in the college football landscape. Ivan also talks about the death of his son, and how that experience has changed him.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, we re-air host Tommy Tomlinson's 2021 conversation with Kyle Petty. They have a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from his life in NASCAR, to his quest for adventure, to his music career, to the death of his son, Adam.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Louisiana-born writer Casey Parks. When she came out to her family as a teenager, her grandmother told her about someone she’d known decades before — a woman who lived as a man. His story, and Casey’s story, are the core of her new book, “Diary of a Misfit.”
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Beth Macy, author of the bestseller “Dopesick,” which was made into an Emmy-nominated TV series starring Michael Keaton. She’s got a new follow-up to that book called “Raising Lazarus,” about the helpers on the front lines of the opioid crisis, including some here in North Carolina.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Tressie McMillan Cottom, a sociologist, author, columnist for the New York Times, recipient of the MacArthur “genius grant” … whew, she’s done a lot, and she talks beautifully about all of it. Our conversation ranges from the concept of whiteness in American life to the tragedy that shaped her life.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Chris Mullis, a retired astronomer who took the first pictures 20 years ago of a galaxy cluster featured in the latest images from the Webb Space Telescope. Mullis reflects on making that discovery, and on what we can learn from looking at the stars.
On the latest SouthBound podcast, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Stephanie Stuckey, whose grandfather created the iconic Stuckey’s roadside stands that once lined the highways of the South. After the company was sold and fell into disrepair, Stephanie bought it back — and is trying to rebuild it one pecan log roll at a time.
