Podcast
Memphis Famous
Hosted by The OAM Network · EN
Catherine Sundt is a professor by day, a comedian by night, and a Memphian by choice, and she wants to talk to the people who make this city so special. They get recognized, they go viral, they make waves, and Catherine wants to know more about them. Who are they? What are their stories? How did they get to be Memphis Famous?
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Episode 10: Jay Jackson
Jul 8, 2020Tap to summarizeJay Jackson calls in to talk about how he helped his community with Army surplus spaghetti, that time Darius Rucker tweeted at him, and why he takes selfies with his audience.Website: https://www.jayjacksonentertainment.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jay.jackson.entertainment/Instagram: @jayjacksonentertainment and @straukusgameTwitter: @jayjacksonmusic and @SacredNowPodBandcamp: https://jayjacksonentertainment.bandcamp.com/releasesVideo game: https://www.patreon.com/straukusgame
Transcribe →Episode 9: Lisa Michaels
Jun 19, 2020Tap to summarizeLisa Michaels joins us to talk about politics, the post office, how she fell in love with Memphis, and her controversial stance on sweet tea.Lisa Michaels:Instagram: @lookslikelisaMemphis Queer AF Show: https://www.facebook.com/memphisqueeraf/Memphis Queer AF Show from May recording: https://video.blacklodgememphis.com/storage/app/uploads/public/mp4/queeraf.mp4Resources:BLM Memphis: http://blacklivesmattermemphis.com/Just City Bail Fund: https://justcity.org/what-we-do/mcbfund/OutMemphis: https://www.outmemphis.org/Tennessee Voter Registration: https://govotetn.com/voting.html
Transcribe →Episode 8: Charles Hughes
Jun 8, 2020Tap to summarizeCharles Hughes joins us to talk about Memphis music history, his forthcoming book on race and professional wrestling, and his home town’s obsession with getting a Red Lobster.Charles Hughes- Book: Country Soul: Making Music and Making Race in the American South (University of North Carolina Press, 2015).- Twitter: @CharlesLHughes2- Instagram: @CharlesHughes2Media recs:- Music: John Prine, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley- TV/Movies: GLOW, Hot Rod, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, This Is Spinal Tap, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, MacGruber, Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Fear of a Black Hat
Transcribe →Episode 7: Richard Douglas Jones
May 25, 2020Tap to summarizeRichard Douglas Jones calls in to talk about comic books, his short-lived experience teaching algebra, and how his three-year-old has seen him do stand-up.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichardDouglasJones/Instagram: @rdouglasjonesTwitter: @rdouglasjonesPodcast: Black Nerd Power https://www.facebook.com/blacknerdpower/Media recs: Walter Mosley, Black Panther, Robert Klein, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Townsend, Altspace on the Oculus Quest, Reggie Watts
Transcribe →Episode 6: Ross Turner
May 18, 2020Tap to summarizeRoss Turner joins us to talk about the best concerts he’s ever been to, the next tattoo he’s going to get, and how he still stays fit while playing video games.Ross Turner:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtificialRoss/- Instagram: @artificialross- Twitter: @artificialross- Radio page: www.981themax.comMedia recs:- Music: Tame Impala, Cage the Elephant, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Paul McCartney, Iron Maiden, Reignwolf, Everclear, Pink Floyd, Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, My Morning Jacket, The Atomic Bitchwax, Twin Temple, Amigo the Devil- Books/authors: Malcolm Gladwell, Michael Lewis, Watchmen/DC Crossover comics- TV Shows: The Last Dance
Transcribe →Episode 5: Katrina Coleman
May 4, 202000:50:15Tap to summarizeKatrina calls in to talk about shaving her head, how wrestling is like comedy, working with a famous director, and the time she accidentally got voted prom queen.Katrina Coleman:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatrinaLColeman- Instagram: @echidnadearest- Twitter: @KatrinaLColeman- Memphis Comedy Festival: http://www.memphiscomedyfestival.com/- You Look Like web series: https://laughoutloud.com/show/you-look-likeMedia referenced: Stephen King, Uncorked, Fight Club, Paul Blart 2If you’d like to donate to OAM to help with rent relief you can do so @ www.theoamnetwork.com/donate
Transcribe →Episode 4: Allan Creasy
Apr 27, 202000:37:25Tap to summarizeAllan Creasy joins us to talk about the life of a bartender, running for political office, and that time a couple got married on his bar’s patio during the Women’s World Cup.Show Notes- Campaign website: http://allancreasy.com/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeThe901- Twitter: @servethe901- Instagram: @servethe901Media recs: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Great British Bake-Off, Star Trek: TOS and Discovery, MacGyverRestaurant/hospitality workers’ non-profits:https://welcometomemphis.org/covid-19-fund (apply)https://www.cfgm.org/give-now/covid-19-regional-response-fund/ (donate)If you’d like to donate to OAM to help with rent relief you can do so @ www.theoamnetwork.com/donate
Transcribe →Episode 3: Hunter Sandlin
Apr 14, 202000:39:10Tap to summarizeHunter Sandlin calls in to talk about the jobs he’s had, the time a piano fell on him, and how to properly write an insult.- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/huntersandlincomedy- Instagram: @huntersandlin- Twitter: @Hunter_sandlinMedia recs: Conan, Patriot, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Transcribe →Episode 2: Mo Alexander
Mar 30, 202000:58:18Tap to summarizeMo comes by to talk about life as a horse mascot, getting kicked out of the Viper Room, and the various ways you can use his tee-shirts. See show notes at http://theoamnetwork.com/mfpodShow Notes:Mo Alexander- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mo.alexander1- Website: https://moalexander.net- Instagram: @moalexander- Twitter: @moalexander- CashApp: $MoAlexanderComedic influences: Sinbad, Keenen Ivory Wayans, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Bill HicksCurrent comedians: Laurie Kilmartin, Ron White, Marcella Arguello, Sam Tallent, Patton Oswalt, W. Kamau Bell, Chris Rock, Tony Rock, Dave Chappelle, Burt KreischerOther media: Picard, Prince album “Around the World in a Day,” “Country Boner” by Pussifer, The Stand by Stephen KingA Letter from Death Row: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbbrr4oim-k (37:00)Mo Alexander’s first set back in 2015: https://youtu.be/EtHu4w5syu0
Transcribe →Episode 1: Josh McLane
Mar 25, 202000:28:06Tap to summarizeJosh McLane stops by to talk about life, music, comedy, food service, and what it's like when all of your jobs require people to leave their houses.SHOW NOTES:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dontbeafraidofjoshmclane/- HEELS: http://www.heelsmemphisband.com/- Instagram: @yellforlife- Twitter: @JoshuaMcLane- Venmo: josh-mclaneMedia recs: Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Judy Tenuta, Sam Kinison, and Kliph Nesteroff’s “The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy”LINKS:Food service virtual tip bucket (Edible Memphis):https://www.gofundme.com/f/memphisfoodworkers?fbclid=IwAR12VPYhgAtg9PyT47LdS2H39nAj2yeHRbu4ohIVcVSfNg6iRWYBRIGYtPEMusicians' virtual tip bucket:http://www.readmorewritemorethinkmorebemore.com/2020/03/memphis-virtual-tip-bucket.html
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