SouthBound

Culture

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.

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.

Location:

United States

Genres:

Culture

Arts & Culture Podcasts

World News

Description:

Twitter:

@WFAE

Language:

English

Contact:

704-549-9323

Website:

http://wfae.org/term/southbound

Email:

web@wfae.org

Episodes

SouthBound: Kyle Petty On Racing, Music, Family, Life, Death And Fatherhood

7/21/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Kyle Petty, of NASCAR's legendary racing family, about his career, his adventures, and the lingering feelings from the death of his son Adam 21 years ago.

Duration:00:40:38

SouthBound: Whale-Watcher Clay George On Saving Endangered Species, Battling Climate Change, And A Whale Named Ruffian

7/7/2021

Today's guest on SouthBound is Georgia wildlife biologist Clay George, part of a team that has helped bring the North Atlantic right whale back from the brink of extinction.

Duration:00:36:06

SouthBound: Cate Doty On What She Learned From Writing About Weddings -- And From Falling In Love

6/23/2021

Hey y’all, this is Tommy Tomlinson. This week on SouthBound, we talk to Cate Doty, a UNC graduate who has a new book called “Mergers and Acquisitions” about her years writing about weddings for The New York Times – while she was falling in love herself.

Duration:00:41:04

Historian Hilary Green On Unearthing The Stories Of The Enslaved People Who Built A University

6/9/2021

This week on SouthBound, Tommy Tomlinson talks to Hilary Green, a historian who uncovered the history of how enslaved people built the University of Alabama — and what hiding history means to those of us in the present.

Duration:00:34:29

SouthBound: Monique Truong On Life As A Refugee, The Taste Of Words, And The Best Barbecue Joint In The World

5/26/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Monique Truong, author of three novels, who came to North Carolina as a Vietnamese refugee when she was a child.

Duration:00:31:27

SouthBound: Anna Sale Talks About Hard Things, Including (Of Course) Death, Sex And Money

5/12/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Anna Sale, host of the podcast "Death, Sex & Money." Sale has written a new book called "Let's Talk About Hard Things."

Duration:00:49:02

SouthBound: Adrian Miller Tells The Stories Of Black Barbecue Pioneers

4/28/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Adrian Miller, James Beard Award-winning food writer and author of the new book "Black Smoke," about Black barbecue pioneers.

Duration:00:37:36

SouthBound: Comedian Nate Bargatze On Working Clean, Joking About A Dead Dog, And Doing Stand-Up At A Drive-In Theater

4/14/2021

In this episode of SouthBound, Tommy talks to Tennessee comedian Nate Bargatze, whose new Netflix special is "The Greatest Average American."

Duration:00:34:42

SouthBound Replay: Rhiannon Giddens Connects The Musical Dots In The South, And All Over The World

3/31/2021

This SouthBound is a replay of a conversation Tommy Tomlinson had with musician Rhiannon Giddens back in October of 2019, on the morning of a concert she’d perform that night in Charlotte. Remember live music?

Duration:00:34:41

In 'Shaking The Gates Of Hell,' John Archibald Confronts Father's Silence From Pulpit In Civil Rights Era

3/17/2021

Tommy Tomlinson has a conversation with John Archibald, the Pulitzer-winning newspaper columnist and author of the new book "Shaking the Gates of Hell."

Duration:00:40:34

SouthBound: Robert Gipe On Making Art In Coal Country, And The Many Things People Get Wrong About Appalachia

3/3/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Robert Gipe, a novelist, illustrator and art teacher who helps his community in eastern Kentucky put on plays that talk about the big issues in the region.

Duration:00:34:42

SouthBound: The Jewish History Of The South, Through The Eyes Of A New Museum In New Orleans

2/17/2021

SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson interviews Kenneth Hoffman, executive director of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience.

Duration:00:32:49

SouthBound: Ada Limón On Making Poetry In A Pandemic And Finding 'Radical Hope' In Anxious Times

2/3/2021

This week on SouthBound, we talk to Kentucky poet Ada Limón about poetry in the pandemic, radical hope, and watching fellow poet Amanda Gorman become a star on Inauguration Day.

Duration:00:31:58

SouthBound: Political Scientist Andra Gillespie Diagnoses The Last Four Years - Was It A Virus Or A Cancer?

1/20/2021

Andra Gillespie is director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University in Atlanta. Gillespie writes and teaches about race and American politics. As you can imagine, these past four years she’s been busy. In the latest SouthBound, she talks about our current world of politics and where we're headed from here.

Duration:00:28:50

SouthBound: Author Ben Montgomery On Oprah's Endorsement, Football Memories, And A Shattering Loss

1/6/2021

This week’s guest on Tommy Tomlinson's podcast SouthBound is Ben Montgomery, whose new book was chosen by Oprah Winfrey’s magazine as one of the most anticipated books of 2021. Ben also lost his young son back in March, and speaks deeply of that grief.

Duration:00:41:02

SouthBound's Best Of 2020

12/23/2020

A lot of smart and thoughtful people came on SouthBound this year to dig deep into the issues of the South and as of the country as a whole. Tommy Tomlinson selects his favorites from the year.

Duration:00:24:38

SouthBound: Wright Thompson Takes A Long Look At Bourbon, Family, And Building The Life You Dream Of

12/9/2020

This week's episode of SouthBound features Wright Thompson, senior writer at ESPN and author of the new book "Pappyland," on the legendary bourbon called Pappy Van Winkle.

Duration:00:34:05

SouthBound: Latria Graham Gets Lost In The Wilderness, And Finds Herself Back Home

11/25/2020

Latria Graham is a contributing editor for Garden & Gun and she has written for Southern Living, the Oxford American and many other outlets.

Duration:00:35:39

SouthBound: Rick Bragg On Moving Back Home, The Future Of The South, And A Good Bad Dog

11/11/2020

Rick Bragg has a Pulitzer Prize, a slew of bestselling books, and a lifetime of Southern stories spilling out of his head.

Duration:00:33:58

SouthBound: Charles Bolden On His Adventures In Space, And Our Struggles Here On Earth

10/28/2020

Charles Bolden flew on four space shuttle missions, helped deploy the Hubble Space Telescope, and was later in charge of NASA under President Obama. He is one of the lucky few who have seen our planet as a blue ball through a window. He talked to Tommy Tomlinson in the latest SouthBound.

Duration:00:32:30