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.
A podcast about the South, told through conversations from people who grew up here, live here, and spend time thinking about how it shapes who they are and what they do.
146 Available Episodes (146 Total)Average duration: 00:39:24
Apr 12, 2023
Charles Frazier's new novel comes down off the mountain to traverse 1930s America
00:34:19
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Charles Frazier, the North Carolina novelist best known for his tragic Civil War romance “Cold Mountain.” He’s got a new book called “The Trackers,” set during the Great Depression, and we talk about how that book stemmed from a single photograph.
Mar 29, 2023
Ryan McGee of ESPN tells stories of his minor-league summer and 'Marty & McGee'
00:47:23
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Ryan McGee, co-host of the "Marty & McGee" show on ESPN, and author of a new book called “Welcome to the Circus of Baseball.” It’s about the summer Ryan spent as an intern with the Asheville Tourists minor-league team. He’s got stories about everything from a Dairy Queen disaster to a mascot brawl.
Mar 15, 2023
SouthBound Replay: Fawn Weaver builds a whiskey empire from a long-forgotten story
00:33:25
This week on SouthBound, we’re replaying Tommy Tomlinson's conversation from 2020 with Fawn Weaver. Weaver founded the Nearest Green distillery in Tennessee in honor of a Black distiller who helped Jack Daniel develop his famous whiskey. Weaver talks about how she went from reading a story about Green to bottling a whiskey called Uncle Nearest.
Mar 01, 2023
Trump called him a 'lowlife,' but Josh Dawsey is riding high in D.C. journalism
00:42:27
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Josh Dawsey, a South Carolina native who covers national politics for The Washington Post. He also covered the Trump White House, and tells Tommy the story about the time the president called him a “lowlife” on Twitter. Plus he’s a long-suffering South Carolina football fan.
Feb 15, 2023
Nic Brown deals with the memories of the band he built, loved and left
00:39:35
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Nic Brown, who as a teenager was the drummer for the alt-rock band Athenaeum back in the ‘90s. Now he’s a writing professor at Clemson. He’s got a new memoir about those rock ‘n’ roll days, called “Bang Bang Crash.”
Feb 01, 2023
Ron Green Jr. talks about playing with Tiger and Trump, and the new tour roiling pro golf
00:33:10
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to golf writer Ron Green Jr., who has covered 41 Masters and has played with everyone from Tiger Woods to Donald Trump. The world of pro golf has turned upside down in the last year, and Ron explains what’s going on.
Jan 18, 2023
Bomani Jones leads the discussion on the deeper meaning of sports
00:40:16
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.
Jan 04, 2023
SouthBound Replay: Fortune Feimster finds her path by way of comedy (and a Lifetime movie)
00:37:27
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.
Dec 21, 2022
SouthBound's Best of 2022, continuing the search for a Southern identity (or identities)
00:31:53
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.
Dec 07, 2022
Mary Gauthier finds hope in hard lives, and even in a busted guitar
00:36:41
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.
Apr 12 | 00:34:19
Charles Frazier's new novel comes down off the mountain to traverse 1930s America
Mar 29 | 00:47:23
Ryan McGee of ESPN tells stories of his minor-league summer and 'Marty & McGee'
Mar 15 | 00:33:25
SouthBound Replay: Fawn Weaver builds a whiskey empire from a long-forgotten story
Mar 01 | 00:42:27
Trump called him a 'lowlife,' but Josh Dawsey is riding high in D.C. journalism
Feb 15 | 00:39:35
Nic Brown deals with the memories of the band he built, loved and left
Feb 01 | 00:33:10
Ron Green Jr. talks about playing with Tiger and Trump, and the new tour roiling pro golf
Jan 18 | 00:40:16
Bomani Jones leads the discussion on the deeper meaning of sports
Jan 04 | 00:37:27
SouthBound Replay: Fortune Feimster finds her path by way of comedy (and a Lifetime movie)
Dec 21 | 00:31:53
SouthBound's Best of 2022, continuing the search for a Southern identity (or identities)
Dec 07 | 00:36:41
Mary Gauthier finds hope in hard lives, and even in a busted guitar
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