Jerry Short, "The Toccopola Storyteller," takes a slap across the face from host Jon Rawl – all in an effort to display his toughness and past history of getting in scores of fist fights. Zach Arnett will guide the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team in 2023.  We preview State's season; heck, we've even got cowbells playing for y'all. Plus, Nashville novelist Ann Patchett describes her newest top-selling read, "Tom Lake: A Novel."

A Democratic congressman from Minnesota is starting the chirping process regarding the possibility of replacing Joe Biden at the top of Dems' presidential ticket in 2024. Megan Hedwall and Jon Rawl discuss Rep. Dean Phillips's thoughts. South Carolina native Lucas Glover captures the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis., the first leg the PGA Tour's playoff run  And, a spotlight of the 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.

LSU aims to have another big season on the gridiron. We spotlight Brian Kelly and the 2023 Bayou Bengals. R.B. Greaves recorded "Take A Letter Maria" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1969, and we learn more about this first hit from the Alabama studio. Flannery O'Connor was a noted Georgia writer. Also, Paul Hare relays developing news from the financial world.

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio has been the site for some amazing sessions. throughout the last 50+ years.  "The Y'all Show" is on the road in Colbert County, Alabama, where tour guide Terrell Benton gives us an inside glimpse of the studio where Cher, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Chris Stapleton, The Staple Singers, and others have cut hits.  We also go to Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama, the birthplace and childhood home of Helen Keller.  Also, a college football spotlight of the Baylor Bears.

Getting your Spotify playlist just right can be a challenge.  Megan Hedwall has tips to help keep the tunes flowing.  Billy Napier prepares for his second season leading the Florida Gators football team. We hear from the coach, and project the UF success rate in 2023.  Also, a Union and Confederate general share the same birthday; but each had a complicated backstory.

David Thomas drops in to help preview Mark Stoops' 2023 edition of Kentucky Wildcats football.  The "Toccopola Storyteller," Jerry Short, returns to reminiscence about eventful western travels.  A deadly August storm front takes the lives of an Alabama man and a South Carolina teenager. Also, we learn all about Southern novelist Ann Beattie.

USNWT is ousted from the World Cup.  Megan Hedwall discuses her fellow Megan – Rapinoe – and the soccer player's attraction to political drama instead of practicing penalty kicks. Gas prices keep going up, with Mississippi's current $3.32 average the lowest in the nation. Also, we spotlight the 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels, Heels' sophomore QB Drake May, and the football traditions in Chapel Hill.

Paul Hare stops by to discuss the week's financial news, including changes to debt and taxation. The Arkansas Razorbacks are hog wild about the fourth year of the Sam Pittman era, which begins Sept. 2 against Western Carolina. Also, we rewind to 1997 for a salute to country music band Sons Of The Desert and their one Top 10 hit, "Whatever Comes First."

Florida State is looking to exit the ACC.  Will commissioner Greg Sankey and the Southeastern Conference take the Noles' call?  The Oak Ridge Boys have now been together 50 years in their current four-man lineup.  We have info on Donald Trump's indictment today in Washington, D.C., including thoughts from 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Plus, the annual Watermelon Carnival returns this weekend to Water Valley, Mississippi. 

Donald Trump receives a third indictment, this team for his involvement with January 6, 2021.  Megan Hedwall and Jon Rawl discuss the case special counsel Jack Smith is presenting.  Being on vacation does not mean you can can't stay in shape.  Hedwall has some away-from-home tone tips.  Also, Louisiana's on our mind today: Cafe Du Monde beignets, Tulane Green Wave Football, and a study of the Acadiana and American Indian heritage of the Pelican State.