Not Your Little Lady

The older you get the harder it is to find and maintain friendships. That's why for this episode Dr. Alysa Lucas, an Assistant Professor at Central Michigan interested in interpersonal and relational communication, comes on to talk about how the average age of marriage impacts friendships in the American South. She also talks about how to form new friendships while maintaining ones with friends wh...

Rachel Glazer is the guest on this episode. She is the Community Engagement Associate for the Institute of Southern Jewish Life which is based in Mississippi and does work throughout the Southeast. Rachel talks about growing up as one of the only Jewish families in her hometown of Gainesville, Georgia, her role at the ISJL and what it means to her to be both Southern and Jewish. She also shares a...

Y'all ready? We're going back to Alabama for this episode! In 2017 news about Confederate monuments was front and center. Two things happened in that same year: Project Say Something started the campaign called Not Tearing Down History, But Building Up Hope and the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, which prevents the renaming of buildings or removing of monuments dating back to 40 years or longer...

Host Allison's cat, Wednesday, has been her constant for more than 4 years now. Host Allison loves Wednesday more than most anything else in the world. Wednesday was the muse for this episode, My Feline Valentine.  Every year Wednesday is Allison's Valentine, so for this "holiday" episode Tiffanie McCullough – a sister cat lady and feline nutritionist – comes on the podcast to talk about how to be...

Hey, hey! We're back!    This episode features Shannon McKenna, host of The Artist Athlete  podcast. McKenna tells host Allison about her path to becoming an aerial artist and what it is like working as a circus artist. She talks about what it takes to practice the aerial arts and how the arts are viewed in the American South.    The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Lillian Lietzel, who was know...

Happy Holidays to all! This episode is going to be a bit different than the usual. It's shorter and there is no interviewee. Instead, host Allison shares a personal story she wrote that relates to her favorite Holiday movie, Love Actually.    The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Jessie Tarbox Beals, a photojournalist.    This episode's Listen Here is Your Fave is Problematic , specifically their...

The Appalachian region consists of an area from Southern New York down through Mississippi. It is often characterized solely by poor, white Southerners from the mountains. However, that is most certainly not the case and to shine a light on this a poets collective was formed at the University of Kentucky. This collective works to make the invisible visible. Affrilachian Poets is the name of that c...

When you hear great music you know it and that's exactly what Faye Andrews creates. Faye Andrews produces/DJs under the name Deku and is an activist. On this episode, she discusses her career as a producer, her work as a trans rights activist and her future aspirations as a producer. Faye also discusses the ways she uses her visibility as a performer and producer to support women, femme identifyin...

Who's ready for Halloween?! Host Allison is and that's why for this episode she interviews Blair Bathory, hostess of Fear Haus and horror film director. Blair, who is also known as Fear Momma to those that work with her, talks about her career in horror films including curating films for her horror anthology series called Fear Haus and directing films. Additionally, Blair gives insight into what i...

This episode is special to host Allison because it features a long-time friend and former roommate Brittany Campbell-Gautam. Gautam is a self-described modern nomad and her life proves it. On this episode, she talks about what sparked her interest in other cultures, her time in Macau and what brought her and her family back to the United States. She also talks about introducing her Nepalese husban...

Midterms elections in the United States are quickly approaching. That means voter registration deadlines are looming. So, what do you do to prepare for midterm election voting? Listen to Ep. 38 - Voting is Your Right. Host Allison talked to Fallon McClure for this episode to get herself - and listeners - informed. McClure is the director of Spread the Vote - Georgia, an organization that helps ind...

Here for your listening pleasure - and to make you laugh - is guest Lace Larrabee. Larrabee is a comic, feminist, actor and self-described Southern Belle.  On this episode, Larrabee talks about what it's like being a comic from the American South. She talks about her career, how growing up in Georgia influences her comedy and what it's like doing nationwide stand up comedy tours. She also discusse...

Football season is upon us and anyone who has lived in the American South knows that football is inescapable. Some love that and some don't, but for sports journalist Emmalee Molay this is one of the most exciting times of the year. Molay - this episode's guest - loves to report on any and all sports.    On the episode, Molay talks about why she decided to become a sports journalist, the challenge...

This is the final episode in the Summer Southern Theater series.  On this episode, Cassandra Reyhani, who hosts the Of Myth and Mercy podcast , joins Allison to discuss the movie Deliverance. Neither had ever seen the movie and neither will probably ever watch it again.  They discuss the plot and talk about things it got right - or wrong - about the American South.   PSA - Stay in your canoe. 

Two topics that tend to be taboo in the American South are aging and sensuality especially when it comes to women. The reasons why are deeply rooted in how society as a whole views women.  Guest Meagan Jain, a Stripperologist and Gerontolartist, challenges those views through her non-profit called Ageless interAction and Sensual Seductress Empowerment Workshop. With her work she encourages society...

Take a second to think about how movies focused on the American South. Thought of one yet? It's hard, but a quick Google search will turn up movies mostly based pre-1990's and are about the Civil War, racism, rednecks or Civil Rights. The American South can't be put that easily into a box, so for every other episode in June and July host Allison and a guest will discuss how movies about the Americ...

In 2018 teachers from six states made their voices heard. They rallied, went on strike and marched to bring attention to lack of funding, low pay, outdated education material and other unmet student needs. It started in West Virginia then spread to other states including North Carolina.    This episode's guest is Hallie Hulse Evans, a special education teacher in rural North Carolina. Listen as Ev...

Take a second to think about how movies focused on the American South. Thought of one yet? It's hard, but a quick Google search will turn up movies mostly based pre-1990's and are about the Civil War, racism, rednecks or Civil Rights. The American South can't be put that easily into a box, so for every other episode in June and July host Allison and a guest will discuss how movies about the Americ...

On the very first episode of NYLL Allison, former co-host Sarah and listeners defined the word lady. For the one-year anniversary celebration - which was about two months ago - host Allison wanted to continue that idea of having the freedom to define who you are as a human being. So, for this episode guest Aby Parsons, director of the LGBTQIA Resource Center at Georgia Tech, discusses pronouns. Pa...

Climate Change. That's a phrase that has been banned by our current administration, so what does that mean to climate scientists and how does that action impact their teaching opportunities, research and the overall attitude of society towards the scientific community as a whole? These thoughts are why Ep. 29 - An Agent of Change's guest is Kim Cobb, a climate scientist at Georgia Tech and directo...

Mother's Day is fast approaching and what better way to show a mother she is appreciated than to ask her to tell her story. With that in mind, this episode's guest is host Allison's momma. Her momma, Patty Carter, has been a janitor for a variety of school systems in Georgia over the past 19 years. On this episode, she gives the listener insight into what her job entails by talking about how she b...

Now that Winter is over - or at least supposed to be…looking at you 55-degree highs in April - nature is coming back to life. Flowers are blooming. Trees are sprouting leaves and the grass is turning bright green. Nature is unarguably beautiful.   On this episode guest, Nadene Mairesse of Idyllwilde talks about gathering nature's beauty to create natural dyes for the clothing she designs. But, nat...

Breastfeeding is natural and yet there are certain stigmas associated with it. Chocolate Milk Mommies - a group based out of Birmingham, Alabama - is working to break those stigmas through education.   On this episode Rauslyn Adams and Jennifer Miller - two of the group's six founders - talk about their personal experiences with breastfeeding, give tips and discuss the work Chocolate Milk Mommies...

Eva Jean, co-owner of Allegory Arts, is this episode's guest. Eva is originally from New York, but moved to Alabama with her husband and business partner, Ulyss Blair.  On the episode, Eva talks about the hard work she has put into becoming and being a tattoo artist, how her dedication has paid off and what it's like living in the South. She recounts a hilarious encounter with an older man on an A...

Craft brewing has been booming especially in Alabama. Yet a majority of those who brew the beer are men. On this episode, Michelle Jones, co-owner of Singin' River Brewery, comes on to speak about her experiences in brewing. We talk about how she got started, her time spent earning a graduate certificate from Auburn in Brewing Sciences and Operation plus what specific obstacles she has overcome as...