In a follow up Reckon Radio’s acclaimed series “Greek Gods” and “Recused,” Reckon by AL.com is launching its newest podcast: The Reckon Interview.

What is the South? A place? A people? A lifestyle? Each week, on the Reckon Interview, host John Hammontree explores that question and more, with some of the most interesting minds in the South – authors, entertainers, artists, activists, and thinkers. Join us as we learn how this place shaped them and how they’re reshaping this place. Think of it as Fresh Air but with a lot more humidity.

Upcoming guests include:

The Daily Show’s Roy Wood, Jr. on Southern comedy, stereotypes and getting a sitcom filmed in Alabama

Florence-based designer Billy Reid on creating clothes for James Bond and the Avengers, and throwing one of the South’s biggest parties

Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak on her new book, and how the South’s past affects its future.

Rev. Dr. William Barber III on the South’s modern Civil Rights movement

Author Helen Ellis on the “Southern Lady Code” and being an Alabama ex-pat in New York

Musician Lee Bains III on the new faces of Southern rock (Lee also wrote the show’s theme music)

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