Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, Kern Jackson, Director of the African American Studies program and an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Alabama

Kern Jackson, Director of the African American Studies program and an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Alabama, talks with folklorist Deborah Boykin about Mardi Gras in Mobile and its related traditions. (more)

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Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, "Tommie" Tonea Stewart

Performing Arts Program Manager Yvette Jones-Smedley talks with actress, director and educator Dr. "Tommie" Tonea Stewart about the recent national and local recognitions she has received for her lifelong service in Theatre.   Stewart, presently serving as Dean of the Visual and Performing Arts Department of Alabama State University has appeared in several feature films, such as "A Time to Kill" and "Mississippi Burning," as well as the television series, "In the Heat of the Night."  The widely recognized actress shares childhood memories of her formative years as a budding performing artist as well as success stories of the many she has impacted through her craft. (more)

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Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, Jacqueline Crenshaw Lockhart

Performing Arts Program Manager Yvette Jones-Smedley interviews Jacqueline Crenshaw Lockhart.  Mrs Lockhart, founder and director of the J. Lockhart Performing Arts Institute is also Director of Dance and Adjunct Professor of Dance Jazz/Dance History/Pedagogy at Birmingham Southern College.   In this interview she talks about  her experience as a Fellowship recipient in Dance from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, and shares  how the award impacted here career as a dancer a choreography and a teaching artist.   Ms. Lockhart serves on the board of the Alabama Dance Council and has received numerous accolades, awards, and proclamations for her contributions to the community and tireless work in the arts.  (more)

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Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, Sulynn Creswell, director of Black Belt Treasures

Anne Kimzey, folklorist with the Alabama State Council on the Arts, interviews Sulynn Creswell, director of Black Belt Treasures in Camden, Alabama.  Creswell discusses the efforts of Black Belt Treasures to showcase and promote the arts of the Black Belt Region.  (more)

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Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, The Secret Sisters, Laura and Lydia Rodgers

The Secret Sisters, Laura and Lydia Rodgers, have, in the past year and a half, secured a record deal, released an album produced by noted producer T-Bone Burnett, toured much of the United States, Europe, and Australia, and opened for Paul Simon. Folklorist Deborah Boykin talked with the sisters before a November appearance at Decatur's Princess Theater. They discussed their early influences, the audition that led them into the music business, their recent songwriting efforts, and their touring and performing experiences.  (more)

Alabama Arts Radio Podcast, Linda Vice, director of the Southwest Alabama Tourism and Film Office

The Southwest Alabama Culinary Trail is the topic of this week’s program as Anne Kimzey, folklorist with the Alabama State Council on the Arts, travels to Thomasville to interview Linda Vice, director of the Southwest Alabama Tourism and Film Office.   Ms. Vice takes listeners on a county-by-county tour highlighting the traditional cuisine and hospitality offered along the trail, which includes everything from Conecuh and Monroe sausages to the Black Bottom Pie served at Gaines Ridge Supper Club in Camden. (more)

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