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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Let’s Eat: Anthony Catfish Woodward, “The Boy Who Cried Hollandaise”
All Y’all Podcast · Let’s Eat: Anthony Catfish Woodward, “The Boy Who Cried Hollandaise” As far as nicknames go, “Catfish” is as good a nickname as any for a young, Southern fellow with charm to spare. Anthony “Catfish” Woodward was…
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Podcast Exclusive: Big Daddy Yum Yum, “I’m Yummy”
All Y’all Podcast · Podcast Exclusive: Big Daddy Yum Yum, “I’m Yummy” For our 50th episode of the All Y’all podcast, we’re proud to present a podcast-exclusive interview with a genuinely fascinating Shreveport native: Byron Wilcott, who is better known…
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I Just Work Here: Winston Hall, “Look at All of the Little Black Dots”
Careers are tricky things. Sometimes, you pursue one career only to wind up in another line of work. Other times, a career sort of finds you – you take a job to make ends meet and, years later, you realize…
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I Just Work Here: Amy Lynn Treme, “Monty”
Some folks are just natural born storytellers. Amy Lynn Treme, a pre-K teacher who lives in Shreveport’s Highland neighborhoood, is one of those folks. When All Y’all announced that we’d be presenting a night of stories about work (“I Just…
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Brush With Fame: Wesley Hall Parker, “How I Wrapped Presents with Annie Leibovitz and We Became Buddies”
We’ve all had our “low points” on the job, moments when we were caught unprepared or off guard and we let our employers – and ourselves – down. Storyteller Wesley Hall Parker, who shared a story during the June 2015…
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Episode 5: Jon Mackey, “Plus ça Cheng’s”
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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