SouthBound
New episodes every other Wednesday.
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, 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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.