Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season

Series produced by Paula Morell

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True stories told by the everyday Southerners who lived them, told weekly in front of a live audience at Starving Artist Cafe' in the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock, Arkansas. Once a month features a well-known Southerner telling his/her own true story.

Tales from the South is southern-style storytelling in an intimate setting: a funky artist's cafe' in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Our writers are from all walks of life and tell their true stories in front of a live audience. Though the show itself is raw and unrehearsed, the stories have been worked on for weeks leading up to the readings. Shows are centered around themes, and we include original live blues music. On the air for 5 years, Tales from the South is a program of William F. Laman Public Library, with additional support provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and the Argenta Arts Foundation.


15 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Broadway star Lawrence Hamilton on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Humility and gratitude: Arthur Paul Bowen watches as his uncle must let his aunt go, Joanna Seibert travels to the other side of the world to give ...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
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Author Grif Stockley on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life in front of a live a...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Newspaper and Web reporter Mara Leveritt on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Author, Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Encounter strange characters with Ann Bittick, Mary Beck, and Sheila Keever. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
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Visit Christmas memories with Lisa Brandom, Excy Johnston, Amy Manning Burns. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Travel to the past, the beach, and the land of jealousy with Dr. Joanna Seibert, Betty McPherson, Dottie Lou Norwood. Southern-style storytelling i...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
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This week's show concerns identity: Amy Gray Light takes a roadtrip to Ft. Worth she'd just as well forget, Amy Manning Burns finds a memory, and a...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Rudy Martin sets out in the pre-dawn darkness to find a legendary fishing spot, Gale Gill starts her engine and gets ready for takeoff, and Bradi R...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Helen Austin watches the law of the jungle in her own backyard, Paul Guerin creates his own name twice, Melanie Baden travels to Gulf Shores, and J...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Lee Cowan goes for a walk in the woods with her furry children, Jillian Burgess returns to her small, childhood school with her own young boys, and...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
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Lisa Brandom, Rich Adams, and Lynn Ramage Shafer share about the transition to new perceptions: of God, of familiar places, and of humiliation. Sou...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Marcia Camp parks her unique ride, Joanna Siebert searches for a bird and a connection, Bob Donaldson witnesses the birth of rock and roll, and Ken...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
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Travel offers new experiences; some more pleasant than others. Dottie Lou Norwood shares an unusual nightly ritual, Brittany Edwardes escapes schoo...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00