Episodes

  • SouthBound replay: Ryan McGee's year in 'the circus of baseball'

    SouthBound replay: Ryan McGee's year in 'the circus of baseball'
    Jul 17 2024
    This week on SouthBound, we’re replaying our episode from last year with ESPN personality Ryan McGee. We talk about his work at ESPN and also about the book he wrote about his adventures in minor league baseball.
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    48 mins
  • Kiese Laymon and Deesha Philyaw ponder how to tell true stories and live with success

    Kiese Laymon and Deesha Philyaw ponder how to tell true stories and live with success
    Jul 3 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Deesha Philyaw, author of “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” and Kiese Laymon, author of books including “Heavy” and “Long Division.” They’re teaming up for a new podcast on nonfiction writing, and they have lots of thoughts about it.
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    39 mins
  • Kristy Woodson Harvey discusses her new book, literary friends, and getting the details right

    Kristy Woodson Harvey discusses her new book, literary friends, and getting the details right
    Jun 19 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to North Carolina author Kristy Woodson Harvey, whose 11th novel, “A Happier Life,” comes out next week. They talk about her new book, how she stays inspired, and how her career started with a squash that looked like Elvis.
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    39 mins
  • James Lee Burke, at 87, is still writing mysteries and reaching for infinity

    James Lee Burke, at 87, is still writing mysteries and reaching for infinity
    Jun 5 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson interviews a legend: the mystery writer James Lee Burke, who has written 46 books and is still going strong at age 87. He’s got a new novel out in his Dave Robicheaux series, and he talks to Tommy about that — and a lot more.
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    29 mins
  • SouthBound replay: Stephanie Stuckey revives her family's famous brand

    SouthBound replay: Stephanie Stuckey revives her family's famous brand
    May 22 2024
    This week on SouthBound, we’re re-airing host Tommy Tomlinson's 2022 interview with Stephanie Stuckey. Her family founded Stuckey’s, the iconic roadside stands of the South. And after a long fallow period, she bought the company and is resurrecting the brand.
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    32 mins
  • Mike Collins interviews Tommy Tomlinson about his new book, 'Dogland'

    Mike Collins interviews Tommy Tomlinson about his new book, 'Dogland'
    May 8 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson sits in the guest's chair. Mike Collins, the host of “Charlotte Talks,” interviews Tommy about his new book, “Dogland.” It’s about the Westminster Dog Show and the bond between dogs and their people.
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    53 mins
  • Pete Candler delves into the untold history of the South, and of his own family

    Pete Candler delves into the untold history of the South, and of his own family
    Apr 24 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Pete Candler. He comes from a storied Southern family—one of his ancestors founded Coca-Cola—but Pete has written a new book about the secrets in his family’s history, and in the South’s history as well.
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    43 mins
  • It's our second panel of SouthBound Live, a discussion about the future of Charlotte

    It's our second panel of SouthBound Live, a discussion about the future of Charlotte
    Apr 10 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson convenes a panel of three experts on Charlotte for his second SouthBound Live event about the future of the city. This time we’re talking about affordable housing, equity, and what we can learn from the city’s history.
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    53 mins