Category: Podcast

Have you been to a live storytelling event?

No?

Then you should probably drop everything and, if you’re in Birmingham, Alabama, buy tickets to the Sept. 17 Arc Stories.

If you’re out of town, try the Arc Stories podcast instead. (Or drive to Birmingham. It’s a great place.)

This week, Arc Stories Director Taylor Robinson joined us on Triple Take. Taylor cofounded the Birmingham-based live storytelling event about five years ago, and in the years since it’s grown to a regularly standing-room-only crowd.

Taylor offered insight into how “Jaws,” Billy Joel’s “The Stranger” and the Bible shaped him into the storyteller he is today.

You can follow our hosts on social media: Carla Jean Whitley onFacebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree onFacebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Matt Scalici on Twitter.

Is asking a musician to name a single album that shaped him akin to asking a parent to choose a favorite child?

Doesn’t matter. We did it anyway.

Secret Stages co-founder and Birmingham musician Jon Poor is the latest Triple Take guest. In advance of the sixth annual festival, which runs Friday and Saturday, we asked Poor to tell us about the book, film and album that most shape him. His answers: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “Star Wars” and Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue.”

Learn more about Secret Stages (and buy tickets!) at secretstages.net. You can also follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Matt Scalici on Twitter.

Welcome to the seventh episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today we’ve flipped the script: Soon-to-be former cohost Edward Bowser is our subject. Edward recently left AL.com for a new pursuit, and by extension, he left Triple Take.

We’re not happy about it.

But the good news is, we are happy about our new cohost, Matt Scalici. You’ll meet him on this episode, when we immediately test his mettle as he interviews Edward about “Malcolm X.” You’ll also hear how “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor and Missy Elliott’s “Supa Dupa Fly” affected our dear friend.

(OK, you’ll also hear me lament his departure. But I promise to let it go.)

Follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Matt Scalici on Twitter.

Welcome to the sixth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Elizabeth Hughey, a poet and cofounder of writing center Desert Island Supply Co.

We talk to Hughey about the book “Orlando: A Biography” and gender identity; the film “Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind;” and how Moby’s “Play” and Public Enemy’s “Fear of a Black Planet,” affected Hughey at transitional times in life.

Follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Welcome to the fifth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Critter Fuqua, cofounder of Old Crow Medicine Show. The band will be in Birmingham, Alabama, June 24 for a show at Iron City. Tickets are $39.50-$45.

We talk to Critter about the book “Dune” and how fantasy relates to music; the film “Ghostbusters;” and the role Bob Dylan’s music has played in shaping Old Crow.

Follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Victor Luckerson, an Alabama native and writer for TheRinger.com. Victor breaks the rules a bit in this episode (probably because he’s John’s friend and John’s a bit of a softie); rather than talking about his favorite movie, Victor and John chat about “Chappelle’s Show.” We stick to the rules for the rest of the episode, though, so you’ll hear about his favorite album, Outkast’s “ATLiens,” and book, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. Learn more about Victor at vicluckerson.com and follow him on Twitter @vluck.

You can also follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Welcome to the second episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Jamie Golden, cohost of the delightful Popcast, a weekly pop-culture podcast. Jamie, who’s never shy about sharing pop culture opinions, speaks with us about “Persuasion” by Jane Austen, Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” and Patty Griffin’s “Living with Ghosts.”

Follow Jamie on Twitter and Instagram @jamiebgolden, and the Popcast on Twitter @popcastpod. You can also follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter andInstagram; and Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Welcome to the first episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author and instructor at the University of Alabama. He speaks with us about “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, “Red River” and Merle Haggard. He’s speaking at the Alabama Book Festival in Montgomery on April 23.

Follow Bragg’s publisher-maintained page on Facebook. You can also follow our hosts: Carla Jean Whitley on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; John Hammontree on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and Edward Bowser on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.