Our New South

Our New South - Season 3 - Episode 2 - Maxwell Alejandro Frost: Representing Florida and Gen Z

Acclaimed comedian and television personality Roy Wood, Jr. joins Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II on the Season 3 premiere of Our New South to discuss the influence of his southern roots on his life and career. He shares his experiences as a cultural commentator over many years as a correspondent on The Daily Show and through his documentary and podcast work. He recently published a memoir called The Man of Many Fathers, he hosts the TV show Have I Got News For You on CNN, and his stand-up special Lonely Flowers is streaming on Hulu. He earned an Emmy Award nomination for executive producing the documentary Neutral Ground about taking down confederate monuments. Read Roy’s memoir The Man of Many Fathers https://roywoodjrbook.com/#the-man-of-many-fathers Watch Roy’s TV show Have I Got News For You on CNN https://www.cnn.com/shows/have-i-got-news-for-you https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6XRrncXkMaURqWA1SoS7CW40rXayMdC5 Watch Roy’s most recent stand-up special Lonely Flowers on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/0bdefff9-def5-4e22-96d9-94fd899f0f83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHTTxd--Z4 Watch Roy’s Emmy-nominated documentary Neutral Ground https://www.neutralgroundfilm.com/ For all things Roy Wood, Jr. go to his website. https://www.roywoodjr.com/ Donate⁠ to support this podcast! https://museumofthenewsouth.kindful.com/ Learn more about Levine Museum of the New South: https://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our New South - Season 3 - Episode 1 - Roy Wood Jr: Comedy and Culture

Acclaimed comedian and television personality Roy Wood, Jr. joins Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II on the Season 3 premiere of Our New South to discuss the influence of his southern roots on his life and career. He shares his experiences as a cultural commentator over many years as a correspondent on The Daily Show and through his documentary and podcast work. He recently published a memoir called The Man of Many Fathers, he hosts the TV show Have I Got News For You on CNN, and his stand-up special Lonely Flowers is streaming on Hulu. He earned an Emmy Award nomination for executive producing the documentary Neutral Ground about taking down confederate monuments.  Read Roy’s memoir The Man of Many Fathers https://roywoodjrbook.com/#the-man-of-many-fathers Watch Roy’s TV show Have I Got News For You on CNN https://www.cnn.com/shows/have-i-got-news-for-you https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6XRrncXkMaURqWA1SoS7CW40rXayMdC5 Watch Roy’s most recent stand-up special Lonely Flowers on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/0bdefff9-def5-4e22-96d9-94fd899f0f83https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHTTxd--Z4 Watch Roy’s Emmy-nominated documentary Neutral Ground https://www.neutralgroundfilm.com/ For all things Roy Wood, Jr. go to his website. https://www.roywoodjr.com/  Donate⁠ to support this podcast! https://museumofthenewsouth.kindful.com/ Learn more about Levine Museum of the New South ⁠here⁠. https://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing...Our New South Season 3!

Our New South is an award-winning podcast, presented by Levine Museum of the New South and cohosted by Kevin Blackistone and Robert Greene II, exploring the complexities of the many Souths that make up today’s New South. In Season 3, 10 influential guests will share insights from their lives and careers as well as their thoughts on the New South and its future. Donate⁠ to support this podcast! Learn more about Levine Museum of the New South ⁠here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 10 - South's Got Something to Say

On this week’s episode of Our New South, hosts Kevin Blackistone and Dr. Robert Greene II discuss the origins of Southern hip hop, its impact on Southern culture, and why hip hop music from the South has become a major force in the global music industry today.Our guests on today’s episode are Speech, a Grammy Award-winning music artist and founder of the legendary hip hop group, Arrested Development, who will speak about the origins of the Southern hip hop movement of the 1990s and the factors behind its global success today; and Dr. Regina Bradley, a college professor and hip hop scholar who talks about the rise of Southern hip hop in the 1990s, the impact of the group Outkast on the global expansion of Southern hip hop, and why hip hop music from the South today remains a global force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 9 - Women’s Healthcare: Critical

On this week’s episode of Our New South, hosts Kevin Blackistone and Dr. Robert Greene II discuss the disparities in women’s healthcare across the South, the impact of these disparities on women living in the region, and why the South leads the nation in passing legislation that threatens the lives and reproductive health of millions of women.Our guests on today’s episode are Dr. Nina Ragunanthan, a Gynecologist and Obstetrician based in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, who shares her experiences about working as a doctor in the Mississippi Delta, and the challenges she faces providing quality healthcare to women living one of the poorest regions of the country; and Khenia Haro-Perez, an advocate for Latino women’s healthcare rights in the State of Virginia, who speaks about the role that the state of Virginia plays in providing reproductive healthcare for women across the South, and the challenges that women of color face getting adequate healthcare in the South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices