About South Podcast
1) S04 Episode 16: Jewel Mudbug
In the series finale of About South, we travel to the E.W. Shell Fisheries Center at Auburn University to discuss a subject near and dear to our hearts -- crayfish. Jim Stoeckel, an Associate Professo...Show More
2) S04 Farewell Bonus
In this special short episode, we hear from several listeners who have made About South possible. Series finale airs Friday, November 15. About South is produced by Gina Caison, Kelly Vines, and Adjo...Show More
3) S04 Episode 15: Gentle with the Melody
This week's guest practically needs no introduction because you've been listening to him on our show for years. Dr. Brian Horton is a professor at North Carolina Central University, a jazz history sch...Show More
4) S04 Episode 14: Cesar Lyndon's Cookout
In this week’s episode, we present our first full-length phone interview with returning guest Dr. Tara Bynum, a Mellon research scholar in African American history at the Library Company of Philadelph...Show More
5) S04 Episode 13: Between a Rock & a Hard Place
This week, we keep it in the family as Gina sits down with new About South co-producer Jessica Parker. Jessica grew up in Fayette County, GA, home of the Line Creek Petroglyph, a large, engraved rock ...Show More
6) S04 Episode 12: To Tell the Truth
In this week’s episode of About South, we travel to St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana to meet with Ashley Rogers, executive director at the Whitney Plantation museum and memorial site, to disc...Show More
7) S04 Episode 11: Of Mountains & Miners
This week, co-producer Kelly Vines sits down with Dwight Billings, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kentucky. Dwight researches social inequality and poverty, especially in Appalac...Show More
8) S04 Episode 10: To Atlanta, With Love
This week on About South, we are joined by Dr. Calinda Lee, Vice President for Historical Interpretation and Community Partnerships at the Atlanta History Center. We dive headfirst into the topic of o...Show More
9) S04 Episode 9: Fight
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Hillary Holley from Fair Fight to discuss the 2018 gubernatorial election that had the whole nation watching. We cover a variety of topics, including the tact...Show More
10) Rebroadcast | S03 Episode 8: Upstairs, 1973
On June 24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the Upstairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Dozens of people lost their lives that night, but the event isn’t widely known about. This week...Show More