VIE Book Club

Join us as VIE Book Club host / VIE magazine editor, Jordan Staggs, spoke with Nathanael and Anna Fisher, the co-Founders of Emerald Coast Theatre Company, to talk about their journey of bringing theatre and arts education to Northwest Florida. From their backgrounds in performance, directing, and theatre education to launching ECTC in 2012, the Fishers share the vision, challenges, and passion th...

Join us for this exciting interview as VIE Book Club host / VIE magazine editor, Jordan Staggs, speaks with musical artist manager and executive producer of Gulf Coast Jam, Rendy Lovelady. Rendy has shaped and molded the careers of artists across virtually every music genre, from Van Halen and Fleetwood Mac to Little Big Town and many more. With a career spanning multiple decades, he’s now focused...

Join us in this exciting interview as VIE Book Club host / VIE magazine editor, Jordan Staggs, chats with filmmaker and creative Jessica Anderson. Jessica is a California native who moved to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, in 2013. She has worked in marketing and social media management, where she ultimately gained her passion for storytelling and videography. She is the founder of That Girl Media, off...

Join us in this exciting interview as VIE Book Club host / VIE magazine editor, Jordan Staggs, chats with Chef Chris Infinger of Panama City, Florida.  Chris, although his résumé might say chef, is a storyteller at heart. He weaves stories about food and tells tales through food. Growing up, Chris always knew he wanted to serve and take care of people. Cooking was an early passion of his, and he s...

Join us in this exciting interview as VIE Book Club host/VIE magazine editor Jordan Staggs chats with Kevin Elliott, founder of Redfish Film Fest, on all things documentaries, panels, keynotes, films, and more. With plans to be the premier documentary film fest in the Southeast, Redfish Film Fest celebrates the documentary art form while throwing fantastic events and parties for attendees. The ina...

In this spirited interview, VIE Book Club host/VIE magazine editor Jordan Staggs chats with Madison Shirley, a gifted storyteller and the vice president of Chef Jim Shirley Enterprises, which owns and operates many restaurants along the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast. As friends and fellow creatives, Madison and Jordan talk about the art of storytelling from a macro level as it relates to everything...

Aspiring novelists, this one's for you! On this episode of VIE Book Club, host and VIE editor Jordan Staggs sits down with special guest Arlon Jay Staggs to discuss all things writing. Why is writing important? How do published authors get their start? What happens after you finish writing your novel and want to publish it? These topics and many more arise as we get an inside look at Arlon's journ...

As the Downtown Social District of Panama City, Florida, sees revitalization thanks to dedicated locals and city officials, many new businesses have emerged. One of those is Bookish Boutique, a trendy and charming bookstore and gift shop with a mission to create community among the population of readers in Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast area and beyond. Owner Jenny Kelley joined VIE editor/VIE Boo...

We had the pleasure of welcoming local author and marine biologist Bryan Martin to the set of VIE Book Club! Originally from Massachusetts, Bryan has lived around the US and now calls Panama City Beach home. Known as "Sea Lion Bryan" due to his love for the ocean and his experience training sea lions for aquatic centers and the U.S. military. In 2017, Bryan turned to Facebook to share his journey...

Join us in this special crossover episode as Lisa Marie Burwell, Editor-in-Chief of VIE Magazine and host of the VIE Speaks: Conversations with Heart and Soul podcast, sits down with Jordan Staggs, Editor at VIE Magazine and host of the VIE Book Club podcast. This episode invites listeners to take an exclusive look inside VIE’s vibrant history and rejoice in key moments that built the brand and cr...

Since the most ancient civilizations, humans have had the innate desire to tell stories. Our spoken and written languages have become vehicles not only for communication but also for documenting history, entertaining, and creating connections with others. Music, poetry, and artful prose captivate the mind and evoke feelings like nothing else can. We all have a story to tell, and Emerald Coast Stor...

VIE Book Club host Jordan Staggs sat down with debut author Suzy Accola to catch up on all things life, travel, and writing on this episode of VIE Book Club. Suzy Accola is one of the authors in The Idea Boutique’s publishing stable, and she recently released her first novel, Janie Blue, a romantic thriller that weaves a tangled web of lies, intrigue, and murder throughout the Mojave Desert, Las V...

Ready, set, read! The Cars of 30A coffee-table book released in 2021 celebrates gorgeous automobiles of all makes and models, linked by their owners' connection to the beach communities along Scenic Highway 30-A in Northwest Florida. This affluent area attracts collectors of everything from vintage cars to exotics, beach buggies, unique customs, and more. Cars of 30A founder Davis Brackett joins h...

 For the past several years, creatives worldwide have gathered in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, to share great novels, poetry, journalism, and conversations with like-minded individuals and celebrated storytellers. Sarah Moriarty, a Dublin native who became the Charleston Literary Festival's executive director this year, joins VIE Book Club host Jordan Staggs to discuss what's happ...

As an eighteen-year-old with a camera and a love of sports, the last thing on David Yarrow's mind was that his creative journey would one day lead him to become one of the most successful commercial photographers in the world. His compelling, often black-and-white images have graced thousands of walls, galleries, magazine covers, and advertising campaigns. Still, starting out, he says photography...