All of the episodes of the All Y’all podcast, via SoundCloud
Chris grew up in Springhill, Louisiana – a town whose high school mascot is was the lumberjacks with a total population teetering right above 5,000. When his parents were teenagers in 1974, nightlife was different. Young folks hopped in cars,…
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Jon Mackey is a naturally charismatic guy. Whenever I cross paths with Jon, he’s either returning from some thrilling adventure or planning his next personal or professional move. The world just seems like a more interesting place when he’s around.…
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While working on this post, I dug out my high school yearbook from 1998, the year that I graduated from Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. Flipping directly to my senior photo – in which I am posing…
Read MoreBeing 16 years old is difficult, no matter where you are. At our March 2014 live event, a collection of stories that shared the theme “New ‘Round Here,” storyteller Jennifer Hill told a cinematic tale of coming of age as…
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On Saturday, March 8, 2014, the All Y’all podcast took a giant, flying leap forward, into the realm of live storytelling events. Sara and I recruited nine storytellers, all of whom told entertaining, true stories with the theme of “New…
Read MoreWhen my mom and dad invited me to join them in taking part in a 70-family garage sale in Sarepta, La. – my home town – I said “sure.” In true Chris Jay fashion, I didn’t really prepare until the…
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Well, here goes nothing: The first episode of the All Y’all Podcast is in the can. What we mean by that is, it’s done. Not like it’s in “the crapper,” or “the hiney.” You know what we mean! You are…
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