Most everyone enjoys a cup of coffee to jumpstart the day. Jeff Daniels, the Director of Sales at Non-Fiction Coffee, provides insight on how to make and order better coffee and questions to ask a barista. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Nonfiction_Coffee.mp3 Based in Pelham, Alabama, Non-Fiction Coffee strives to roast the best coffee while dignifying the coffee producers they work [...]
Ringing in the New Year means combining the right location with family and friends. Some of you prefer staying home. Maybe cooking a nice meal while watching college bowl games or binge-watching a Netflix series. For those willing to brave the cool weather and chaotic crowds, here's where to spend New Year's Eve in the [...]
There is no question that Mary Alayne Long is a "Southerner" through and through. After hearing her read at an Emerald Coast Storytellers gathering, I knew I had to meet her. After all, true Southerners can spot each other a mile away. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Mary_Alayne.mp3 Born and raised in Heflin, Alabama, Mary Alayne married in her early [...]
This week we're exploring the Auburn tailgating scene at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. At the top of this segment is Auburn’s fight song, “War Eagle.” Yes, it’s the Auburn Tigers, but their chant is “War Eagle,” named after a Civil War veterans eagle that flew around the Auburn football field in the late 1800s. [...]
Mike Ragsdale and his family moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Florida's 30a area in 2006. Within a few years, he created the 30A lifestyle brand, the 30A Company, and 30a.com, one of the nation's most popular lifestyle brands. I sat down with Mike at his bayside home to record this Southern Americana podcast episode in [...]
