Points South

Feb 15 2024 32 ep. 35 mins 381
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An Oxford American podcast. Southern Stories. Southern Songs.

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Daisy Bates in Mitchellville

Feb 15 2024 22 mins  
In part two of our story about Mitchellville, Arkansas, producer Christian Leus explores the next chapter in the town’s history: the Mitchellville Self-Help Project, led by Daisy Bates.

Foundations of a Black Town

Feb 08 2024 21 mins  
Producer Christian Leus travels to Mitchellville, Arkansas, a small Black town close to the Mississippi state line. Mitchellville's story is little known even to Arkansans, but in the 1960s, it was the site of a high-profile civic improvement project started by civil rights leader Daisy Bates. In the first part of this two-part series, we'll explore Mitchellville's foundations and

Points South Live: Otis Redding Foundation and Macon Music Revue

Jan 23 2024 44 mins  
Our 25th annual Southern Music Issue is on newsstands now! Join us for a special celebration of one of the South’s greatest balladeers: Otis Redding. Listen to hear conversation and music live from Grant’s Lounge in Macon, Georgia.

Wade In the Water

Dec 28 2023 17 mins  
From Edisto to Hilton Head and St. Helena, producer Sara A. Lewis continues to explore the legacies of Reconstruction in the South Carolina Sea Islands.

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Dec 27 2023 22 mins  
Producer Sara A. Lewis travels to South Carolina’s Edisto Island to discover a remarkable and heartbreaking story of Reconstruction.

The Counternarrative

Dec 07 2023 25 mins  
Producer Sara A. Lewis investigates why and how civil rights stories get told at public history sites throughout the South.

Fannie Lou Hamer and the Freedom Farm

Nov 30 2023 25 mins  
Journalist Brittany Brown explores the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer’s Freedom Farm project in Mississippi.

Mamie's Blues: Women in Storyville

Jul 12 2023 27 mins  
We head back to New Orleans to visit Storyville, the red-light district that made the city infamous in the early 20th century.

We Watched The Radio: with Terry & Jo Harvey Allen

Jun 15 2023 58 mins  
Meet Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, and learn about the pairs’ imaginative and innovative work in radio.

You Always Return: Searching for Viet-Cajun in New Orleans, Part II

May 31 2023 28 mins  
Cookbook author and chef Andrea Nguyen and producer Christian Brown travel to New Orleans to find the origins of Viet-Cajun food.