Episodes

  • 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
  • It's SouthBound Live, a panel discussion about the future of Charlotte

    It's SouthBound Live, a panel discussion about the future of Charlotte
    Mar 27 2024
    This week on SouthBound, we've got a live recording of a SouthBound panel discussion on the future of Charlotte. The panelists are Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill; Sil Ganzó, the founder of ourBRIDGE, which provides after-school programs for immigrant and refugee children; and John Searby, director of the Catawba Riverkeeper organization and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.
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    50 mins
  • Alice Randall shines a light on the Black trailblazers in country music (including herself)

    Alice Randall shines a light on the Black trailblazers in country music (including herself)
    Mar 13 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Alice Randall, who became the first Black woman with a writing credit on a #1 country song with Trisha Yearwood’s 1994 hit “XXXs and OOOs.” Randall has now written a memoir called “My Black Country” and it comes with a companion album of the same name.
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    34 mins
  • Kindred Motes helps companies doing well make sure they're doing good

    Kindred Motes helps companies doing well make sure they're doing good
    Feb 28 2024
    This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Kindred Motes, an Alabama native who works with nonprofits and small businesses to help them be more socially responsible. He also guides those companies to send money to places in the South that need it.
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    36 mins