Do you or does someone you know have a great story about the Louisiana Hayride? Were you in the audience when Elvis whipped the girls into a frenzy? Did your daddy share a mail route in Highland with Slim Whitman,…
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Haunted: Cristal Willcox, “Cat People”
All Y'all Podcast · Haunted: Cristal Willcox, "Cat People" 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…
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All Y’all Participates in Stonewall OutLoud Project From StoryCorps
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…
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Momma and Daddy: Michael Chisum, “Heavenly Father”
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…
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I Just Work Here: Pam Brown, “Day Off”
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…
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Brush With Fame: Bonne Summers, “Dinner With The Duke”
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…
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The Skin I’m In: Anwar Fikri, “The F-N-G”
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 –…
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Haunted: Kathryn Usher, “Flies”
All Y’all Podcast · Haunted: Kathryn Usher, “Flies” 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…
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The Skin I’m In: Roxann Johnson, “Midnight and Sunshine”
All Y’all Podcast · Haunted: Kathryn Usher, “Flies” Through her work as a diversity consultant, Roxann Johnson helps people have difficult conversations. Through her activism and leadership, she has become a recognized leader of Shreveport’s efforts toward racial reconciliation. Every…
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Wildcard: Charnae McDonald, “We Met Online”
All Y’all Podcast · Wildcard: Charnae McDonald, “We Met Online” Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or another player of your choice. Sometimes, we get the impression that folks are embarrassed to say “we met online” when they’re unspooling…
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