Memphis Famous

Jay 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 @straukusgame

Twitter: @jayjacksonmusic and @SacredNowPod

Bandcamp: https://jayjacksonentertainment.bandcamp.com/releases

Video game: https://www.patreon.com/straukusgame

Lisa 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: @lookslikelisa

Memphis 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.mp4

Resources:

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

Charles 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: @CharlesHughes2

Media 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

Richard 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: @rdouglasjones

Twitter: @rdouglasjones

Podcast: 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

Ross 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.com

Media 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

Katrina 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.

Allan 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.

Hunter 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_sandlin

Media recs: Conan, Patriot, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Mo 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 https://theoamnetwork.com/mfpod

Show Notes:

Mo Alexander

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mo.alexander1

- Website: https://moalexander.net

- Instagram: @moalexander

- Twitter: @moalexander

- CashApp: $MoAlexander

Comedic influences: Sinbad, Keenen Ivory Wayans, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks

Current comedians: Laurie Kilmartin, Ron White, Marcella Arguello, Sam Tallent, Patton Oswalt, W. Kamau Bell, Chris Rock, Tony Rock, Dave Chappelle, Burt Kreischer

Other media: Picard, Prince album “Around the World in a Day,” “Country Boner” by Pussifer, The Stand by Stephen King

A 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

Josh 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.