<description>My email conversation with Jennifer a few months ago, which I revisit with her in this Episode, was the source of the name The Southerns, and in some ways the catalyst for the idea behind this show.  She was gracious enough to take time out from her very busy life helping hundreds of dogs escape euthanasia in the Deep South. We spoke just a half our after a new dog joined her in her home. </description>

My email conversation with Jennifer a few months …

My email conversation with Jennifer a few months ago, which I revisit with her in this Episode, was the source of the name The Southerns, and in some ways the catalyst for the idea behind this show.  She was gracious enough to take time out from her very busy life helping hundreds of dogs escape euthanasia in the Deep South. We spoke just a half our after a new dog joined her in her home. 

Episode 4 - Jennifer Gordon

<description>The origin story of The Southerns stems in part from an email conversation with the woman featured in Episode 3, Jennifer Gordon, founder of Leader of the Rescue Pack.  Hear why she thinks so many black dogs end up in shelters in the South.</description>

The origin story of The Southerns stems in part f…

The origin story of The Southerns stems in part from an email conversation with the woman featured in Episode 3, Jennifer Gordon, founder of Leader of the Rescue Pack.  Hear why she thinks so many black dogs end up in shelters in the South.

TEASER: Black Dogs - Episode 4

<description>In Episode 3, we meet Brian Henry.  He’s a Georgia native like me, and like my mom, Brian grew up on a farm.  Now, Brian travels the world as an IBMer, and whether he’s in Budapest or Nairobi, he sets off in his running shoes to explore.  Rather than looking for home, Brian is creating home – in Brazil, in New York City, for himself, for his parents and for his friends from around the world.</description>

In Episode 3, we meet Brian Henry.  He’s a Georgi…

In Episode 3, we meet Brian Henry.  He’s a Georgia native like me, and like my mom, Brian grew up on a farm.  Now, Brian travels the world as an IBMer, and whether he’s in Budapest or Nairobi, he sets off in his running shoes to explore.  Rather than looking for home, Brian is creating home – in Brazil, in New York City, for himself, for his parents and for his friends from around the world.

Episode 3 - Brian Henry

<description>In this teaser for Episode 3, Brian Henry and I talk about niceities and congeniality when it comes to ordering coffee and living in New York City as a Southerner.</description>

In this teaser for Episode 3, Brian Henry and I t…

In this teaser for Episode 3, Brian Henry and I talk about niceities and congeniality when it comes to ordering coffee and living in New York City as a Southerner.

TEASER: Throwing A Front - Episode 3

<description>When Tren'ness Woods-Black began her career at her family's iconic Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, it was at the hostess station - a role she was quite literally born for. It is one she continues to play both at the restaurant and in her role as a communications consultant, welcoming presidents and neighbors alike to experience a bit of the South on Lenox Avenue. Most recently, she and her fellow culinary entrepreneurs put together the hugely successful second annual Harlem EatUp festival this past weekend. In this Episode, Tren'ness and I talk about the legacy she carries on and how the South can be your home even if you never actually lived there.</description>

When Tren'ness Woods-Black began her career at he…

When Tren'ness Woods-Black began her career at her family's iconic Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, it was at the hostess station - a role she was quite literally born for. It is one she continues to play both at the restaurant and in her role as a communications consultant, welcoming presidents and neighbors alike to experience a bit of the South on Lenox Avenue. Most recently, she and her fellow culinary entrepreneurs put together the hugely successful second annual Harlem EatUp festival this past weekend. In this Episode, Tren'ness and I talk about the legacy she carries on and how the South can be your home even if you never actually lived there.

Episode 2 Tren'ness Woods-Black

A series of conversations with Southerners who've left the South, The Southerns taps into the storytelling traditions that we carry on and how we can and can't take home with us wherever we go. 

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