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SouthBound

SouthBound

The South… What is it? Movies, books, songs, myths and legends have tried to explain this part of the United States. SouthBound, a 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.

New episodes will come out every other week on Wednesday. Subscribe:
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Who would you like to hear on the SouthBound podcast? Submit your favorite Southerner below 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, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Mike Collins, host of Charlotte Talks on WFAE. For the 25th anniversary of his show, we put Mike in the guest chair. Tommy learned a lot about Mike’s influences and some of his favorite guests over the years.
  • In honor of SouthBound guest Barton Swaim, a South Carolinian, here's a batch of songs from South Carolina artists — and one or two that mention the…
  • This week's playlist is inspired by our most recent guest, college football writer Spencer Hall. There's a ton of great college football music --…
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    Recent SouthBound guest Ben Owen III curated this week's Radio Hour personally — these are some of the songs he listens to while he's working in his…
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    This week's SouthBound Radio Hour is a tribute to our recent guest Jimmy Russell, master distiller at Wild Turkey, who is known in the whiskey world as…
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    This week's SouthBound Radio Hour is a nod to our latest guest, novelist Tayari Jones, and her best-selling book "An American Marriage." Some of the…
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    This week's SouthBound Radio Hour is dedicated to our latest guest, Nashville singer Erin Rae. We start with her new album "Putting On Airs," and top off…
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    This week's SouthBound Radio Hour is a tribute to our latest guest, basketball legend Bobby Jones. It features some music from his time with the…
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    Kathy Izard -- our latest guest on the SouthBound podcast -- chose the first six songs on this week's Radio Hour in honor of her work with Charlotte's…
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    For Vol. 10, we've built a megamix of all the SouthBound Radio Hours so far -- more than eight hours of (mostly) Southern music for your enjoyment. As Ron…
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    Laura Vinroot Poole, featured on the latest episode of SouthBound, handpicked the songs for this SouthBound Radio Hour -- some Southern, some not. But…
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    Most of the artists on this playlist were suggested by Webb Hubbell, native of Arkansas and the guest on the most recent episode of SouthBound. (Jimmy…
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    In honor of this week's SouthBound guest Dale Earnhardt Jr., here's a batch of songs by Southern artists about driving and cars.We'll do new playlists on…