Sean of the South

This week Colter and Peter hopped on a call with writer, musician, lover of good dogs and fellow southerner, Sean Dietrich of Sean of the South.We talked about the SEC Championship Game, growing up in the south, storytelling, American music history and much more.From Sean's website, https://seandietrich.com:As a child, I liked to write. I filled up notebooks with tales of the high-seas, shameless vixens, and steamy scenarios combining both of the aforementioned. My fifth grade teacher found one of my notebooks and scanned through it. She told me I wrote with too many commas, and encouraged me to pursue a career in construction work.That, old, woman, never, liked, me.Years later, I learned my teacher had left the school. She took a job at the Piggly Wiggly as a cashier. I went to visit the old girl, to show her the man I’d grown into.She seemed genuinely glad to see me. And I was just as glad to find her wearing that red apron for a living. After visiting for a few minutes, I realized something I’d never noticed before. Beneath her hardshell exterior was a regular lady, working from nine to five for pennies. She was doing the best she could with her life. Just like me.Before I left, she asked me what kind of work I did.At the time, I worked in construction.

Episode 61 of the The Fire Escape podcast, hosted by The Fire Escape, titled "Sean of the South" was published on December 6, 2018 and runs 78 minutes.

December 6, 2018 ·78m · The Fire Escape

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This week Colter and Peter hopped on a call with writer, musician, lover of good dogs and fellow southerner, Sean Dietrich of Sean of the South.We talked about the SEC Championship Game, growing up in the south, storytelling, American music history and much more.From Sean's website, https://seandietrich.com:As a child, I liked to write. I filled up notebooks with tales of the high-seas, shameless vixens, and steamy scenarios combining both of the aforementioned. My fifth grade teacher found one of my notebooks and scanned through it. She told me I wrote with too many commas, and encouraged me to pursue a career in construction work.That, old, woman, never, liked, me.Years later, I learned my teacher had left the school. She took a job at the Piggly Wiggly as a cashier. I went to visit the old girl, to show her the man I’d grown into.She seemed genuinely glad to see me. And I was just as glad to find her wearing that red apron for a living. After visiting for a few minutes, I realized something I’d never noticed before. Beneath her hardshell exterior was a regular lady, working from nine to five for pennies. She was doing the best she could with her life. Just like me.Before I left, she asked me what kind of work I did.At the time, I worked in construction.

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