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All Y'all

Storytelling Podcasts

All Y'all is a live storytelling event series and podcast featuring stories from the Deep South. Hosts Sara Hebert and Chris Jay bring the community together through powerful, true stories told in front of an audience, without notes. The podcast is independently produced with help from sponsors and the community of Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana.

Location:

United States

Description:

All Y'all is a live storytelling event series and podcast featuring stories from the Deep South. Hosts Sara Hebert and Chris Jay bring the community together through powerful, true stories told in front of an audience, without notes. The podcast is independently produced with help from sponsors and the community of Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana.

Language:

English

Contact:

(318) 582-0665


Episodes

Episode 80: Once Upon a Time in Shreveport: "Rock Chapel"

7/23/2021
Episode four of Once Upon a Time in Shreveport takes listeners deep into the piney woods of Mansfield, Louisiana to Rock Chapel—a tiny, stone church with a violent and mysterious past. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by Rhino Coffee, Putman Restoration, Sartin Law Firm, and Sainte Terre. From host, writer and producer Chris Jay: I became fascinated by Rock Chapel while researching its origins for this article in 64 Parishes magazine. I began by reading dozens of old newspaper...

Duration:00:23:47

Episode 79: Once Upon a Time in Shreveport: "The Elvis Pool"

6/19/2021
Episode three of Once Upon a Time in Shreveport _is a deep dive (pun intended) into the tale of the Elvis Presley Swimming Pool at Camp Forbing. The pool, which was paid for by funds raised at the concert where the phrase "Elvis has left the building" was first uttered, was constructed in April 1957 at a YMCA facility in South Shreveport called Camp Forbing. Host Chris Jay and guest Winston Hall explore the past, present and surprising future of "the Elvis pool" in this history-heavy episode...

Duration:00:28:32

Episode 78: Once Upon a Time in Shreveport: "Andy Sidaris"

6/10/2021
Episode two of Once Upon a Time in Shreveport explores the extraordinary life and career of Shreveporter Andy Sidaris. By the time he began producing and directing low-budget action movies in the late 1970s, Sidaris had already concluded a decades-long career in sports television. He won an Emmy (presented by Joe Namath) for directing live television coverage of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, helped create ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and directed two NASA spacecraft landings as...

Duration:00:24:26

Episode 77: Once Upon a Time in Shreveport: “Shreveport Monkey Paw”

6/3/2021
Once Upon a Time in Shreveport is a new comedy and history podcast from All Y'all Media LLC featuring (and making fun of) strange, true tales from the history of Shreveport, La. The series is produced, written, hosted and edited by All Y’all co-creator Chris Jay (https://www.chrisjay.org/) with original music by the Brothers Treme, original episode artwork by Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society (https://natetreme.com/), and graphic design by Sara Hebert (http://www.tastyshebert.com/)....

Duration:00:28:02

Episode 76: "Skeletons In Our Blood": AJ Haynes Reimagines The Louisiana Hayride

9/14/2020
AJ Haynes, a Shreveport native and founder of the acclaimed rock group Seratones, is not one to mince words. For the sixth and final episode in our podcast series exploring the cultural impact of The Louisiana Hayride, Haynes joined All Y’all co-host Sara Hebert for a free-wheeling conversation that covers the history of Texas Avenue, racial erasure in pop culture, Shreveport music venues, the state of modern country music, and more. To Haynes, the idea of “reviving The Louisiana Hayride”...

Duration:00:20:14

Episode 75: Along for the ‘Ride: Alton Warwick Remembers His Wife, Maggie

9/7/2020
On the afternoon that Mr. Alton Warwick, widowed husband and business partner of Margaret “Maggie” Lewis Warwick, sat down with All Y’all and LPB to share his memories of The Louisiana Hayride, only seven months had passed since Maggie’s death. For decades, he and Maggie had worked side-by-side to promote the Hayride as a potential economic driver for Shreveport. Her absence loomed large over our conversation. Maggie had been a fixture in Alton’s life since his youth in Shreveport; he’d met...

Duration:00:27:02

Episode 74: "Perspiration and Inspiration": Kix Brooks on Shreveport, Shrimp Busters and Songwriting

8/31/2020
Kix Brooks, the Shreveport native and bona fide country music superstar, was only five years old when the original Louisiana Hayride produced by KWKH came to an end in 1960. He grew up in the Highland and Shreve Island neighborhoods, graduated from Louisiana Tech University, and honed his songwriting chops at downtown Shreveport nightclubs like Humpfrees. These days, Brooks calls Nashville home, but visits Shreveport often. During one of those visits, he sat down with All Y’all and Louisiana...

Duration:00:27:47

Episode 73: "Lost Chapters of Hayride History": Joey Kent on Documenting The Louisiana Hayride

8/24/2020
Joey Kent grew up backstage at The Louisiana Hayride—just not the version of the Hayride that you may be thinking of. His father, Shreveport media executive David Kent, launched a second installment of the Hayride after the original iteration of KWKH’s influential barn dance program fell silent in 1960. David Kent’s Louisiana Hayride, produced in partnership with emcee and radio personality Frank Page, moved the show from Shreveport Municipal Auditorium to a more modern venue on Benton Road...

Duration:00:30:11

Episode 72: “Hoopin’ and Hollerin’”: Big Rob Gentry on Loving The Louisiana Hayride

8/17/2020
Growing up poor in Marthaville, Louisiana in the 1940s, Big Rob Gentry considered only four things in his hardscrabble world to be indispensable: Jesus Christ, Earl Long, the Sears and Roebuck catalog, and KWKH. The latter was brought into his home courtesy of a cabinet-sized radio that his father saved up to purchase for the family. Each morning and evening, the Gentrys would gather ‘round the radio to listen to country music, news and entertainment beamed out of Shreveport, Louisiana. His...

Duration:00:30:38

Episode 71: “A Kind of Crossroads”: Dr. Tracey Laird on The Louisiana Hayride

8/10/2020
The Louisiana Hayride was a live country music jamboree that was broadcast weekly via Shreveport, Louisiana’s 50,000-watt powerhouse station KWKH beginning in 1948. The lifespan of the Hayride was brief (the original program ended in 1960) but consequential, with artists like Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, and Kitty Wells changing the look and sound of American pop music from the stage of Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. For our six-episode series exploring the...

Duration:00:24:44

Episode 70: Jim Hayes, "I Destroyed Johnny Depp And Winona Ryder’s Relationship

7/27/2020
On June 29, the world lost someone very special. The film industry brought Jim Hayes to Shreveport, but his love of our little town is what kept him here—along with his wife, Christine, and son, Walker. Jim was many things, but first and foremost, he was an artist. Whether building props for movies ranging from Austin Powers to Mulholland Drive, painting his signature flames down the side of a hot rod, or creating interesting environments at local businesses like Abby Singer’s Bistro and...

Duration:00:13:43

Episode 69: Exit Interviews: Ashley Johnson and Ari Butler

9/3/2019
The second installment in an ongoing series, this episode of Exit Interviews features Ashley Johnson and Ari Butler, both of whom have recently relocated from Shreveport, Louisiana to Connecticut. The Exit Interviews series features candid conversations with former Shreveport-Bossier residents about how living here shaped their lives and what lead to their decision to relocate. Ashley and Ari's conversation with host Sara Hebert highlights many of the best aspects of life in Shreveport (live...

Duration:00:26:12

Episode 68: Haunted: Cristal Willcox, "Cat People"

8/12/2019
You can tell a lot about someone from the way they treat the animals in their lives. When storyteller Cristal Willcox's beloved cat Kashmir passed away, her friends gathered for the kind of midnight funeral that could only take place in Louisiana. In another time and place, storyteller Randall Ross embarks on a lovelorn holiday acid trip during which a talking feline encourages him to commit cat burglary. It's a weird episode. All Y’all Live: Going Through It on Saturday, Sept. 28 The next...

Duration:00:28:00

Episode 67: StoryCorps Sampler: Stonewall Outloud

8/5/2019
Like the t-shirt says: Y’all Means All. Since our first live event, All Y’all has prioritized the inclusion of LGBTQ voices. This past June, Sara from All Y’all took part in StoryCorps’ Stonewall OutLoud project, helping gather stories from LGBTQ elders in Shreveport including Randy Moulder, Deborah Allen and David Radford. For this special episode of All Y’all, we’ve assembled a few of our favorite moments from their stories, in hopes that these excerpts will encourage you to listen to...

Duration:00:18:42

Episode 66: Rebroadcast: Kate Archer Kent, “Keep Your Hands On the Rope”

7/29/2019
This is a rebroadcast of an episode from the All Y'all archives: Kate Archer Kent, “Keep Your Hands On the Rope.” We'll be back next week with all new stories and episodes. Thanks for letting us take a break after our wildly successful and fun evening of stories!

Duration:00:21:25

Episode 65: Momma and Daddy: Michael Chisum, "Heavenly Father"

7/21/2019
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A young, gay man comes of age in the Deep South, where he is the son of a pastor. If you're expecting this story to end in tears, you may be right - but they may be tears of joy. Michael Chisum's ode to the love of two fathers was a message that we very much needed to hear in this time of bigotry paraded as faith. "God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him." -1 John 4:16 All Y'all Live: Wildcard 2 on Friday, July 26 Tickets are...

Duration:00:29:59

Episode 64: I Just Work Here: Pam Brown, "Day Off"

7/15/2019
So, let's say it's your day off. You get some friends together, make some plans, and head out for a day filled with anything - anything - but work. You know what comes next, right? Your services are required. Duty calls. Do you answer? When retired DEA agent Pam Brown took the stage at All Y'all Live: I Just Work Here in April 2017, she reflected on an unusual ethical conflict at the office ("the office," in this case, being a beachfront bar in Cocaine Cowboys-era Miami). It's a story about...

Duration:00:25:53

Episode 63: Brush With Fame: Bonne Summers, "Dinner With The Duke"

7/8/2019
If you were asked to conjure up the most American meal possible, you might dream up a Thanksgiving Dinner shared with silver screen cowboy John Wayne. Storyteller Bonne Summers actually shared a Thanksgiving with Wayne, during an idyllic American holiday that she recounted live onstage at our June 2015 live event, "Brush With Fame." Live Events and New Stuffed & Busted All Y’all Live: Wildcard 2 will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 26 at RSVP (2609 Youree Drive) in Shreveport. Purchase...

Duration:00:16:53

Episode 62: The Skin I'm In: Anwar Fikri, "The F-N-G"

6/30/2019
Doesn’t it seem like the harder you try to impress others, the less likely it is that things will go as planned? Anwar Fikri’s story of awkwardness, allergies and Airmen elicited many sympathetic groans - and lots of laughs - during our August 2017 live event, “The Skin I’m In.” He joined us during while serving at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City. Live Events and New Stuffed & Busted All Y’all Live: Wildcard 2 will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 26 at RSVP (formerly Maurice’s...

Duration:00:18:24

Episode 61: Haunted: Kathryn Usher, "Flies"

6/24/2019
Who doesn't love a good ghost story? During our November 2016 live event, "Haunted", we heard stories about personal demons, phantasmagoric chicken wings, and haunted houses. Artist Kathryn Usher ended the night with a heartfelt ode to lost love that would make Edgar Allan Poe proud. Experience more of Kathryn's compelling storytelling in her TEDxRedRiver talk, "Folk Art in the Front Yard." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHOcNANpKMU Upcoming Live Events All Y’all Live: Wildcard 2 will be...

Duration:00:28:28