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Hey, LaGrange!
by Earl Gordon Barnett
Hey, LaGrange! Podcast Hosted by @earlbarnett. A somewhat weekly interview podcast featuring the most fascinating people and stories of LaGrange, Georgia
Episodes
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52. Hayla Folden, Covid-19 Vaccine Representative
My focus this week is on the available COVID-19 vaccines available here in Troup County. I’ve brought in District 4 Public Health representative, Hayla Folden to discuss the various vaccines and their side effects, efficacy and answer your questions. I was very appreciative that Hayla sat down to...
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51. Kevin Littlefield, Chairman of the Troup Democratic Party
This week’s interview gets heavily political as I interview Kevin Littlefield, the Chairman of the Troup Democratic Party and a member of the State Committee for the Democratic Party. He is also a veteran of the Iraq War. We talk about both the Chairman position and his service in the army during...
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50. Holly Roberts, Coach for Circles of Troup County
This week’s guest is Holly Roberts, Coach for Circles of Troup County. Holly was an inspirational guest! She lights a fire under me and reinvigorates me for service in my community. Her servant heart is just contagious. Holly shares her story, how she left the local school system and how she…
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49. Casey Duffield of The Foundation for Casey’s Cure
The episode this week has a very special guest: Casey Duffield of The Foundation for Casey’s Cure (www.caseys-cure.org). I first met Casey when she moved to GA. The friend she talks about in the interview was actually my next door neighbor at the time. Her son sat with Alastair and I while my…
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48. Christmas Episode: Longing for Light in the Darkness
This week is a special episode. We at Hey, LaGrange! Have partnered with the Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to bring you an abbreviated version of their annual ‘Longing for Light in the Darkness’ special Christmas service. The full service may be found on YouTube:...
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47. Rev. R. Allen Pruitt of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (RERELEASE)
RERELEASE: My interview this week is the Reverend Allen Pruitt of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on North Greenwood St in LaGrange, just outside of downtown. The interview was fun and lighthearted. He goes into how he made a potato gun and how he and his wife didn’t hit it off the first time they…
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46. Demetrius Jones of Dedicated Grind Clothing Co.
My interview this week is local fashion mogul (though that’s a touch of an exaggeration. He might be there someday tho!), Demetrius Jones. Demetrius is a LaGrange native and owner of Dedicated Grind Clothing Company. We don’t get to it until the very end of the interview, so I’ll rectify that by...
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45. Representative Bob Trammell
My interview this week has been featured in your mailbox and on your tv for the last campaign season. He’s State Representative, Bob Trammell. Bob hails from Luthersville, Georgia but has his office in LaGrange and represents much of LaGrange in the State Assembly. Thus, I thought it would be…
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44. Leon Childs Jr., Executive Director of the A.G.C.A.O.
My interview this week is Leon Childs Jr, Executive Direct of the A.G.C.A.O. The Adaptive Growth and Cultural Organization. He dedicates he and his family’s lives to the mentoring and academic advancement of disadvantaged youth. He shares in the interview about his past, present and future vision...
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43. Ben Wills of First United Methodist Church of LaGrange
This week’s interview is Associate Minister at the First United Methodist Church in LaGrange, Ben Wills. Ben talks about his brief time in LaGrange and how he’s adapted to living in LaGrange. He talks about the ordination process, per my request. And doing ministry post-coronavirus. Overall it…
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42. April Ross of BeeTV
This week’s interview is something new. I interview fellow media mogul, Ms. BeeTV April Ross. My interview with April extends from her time at The University of Alabama at Montgomery to finding an unexpected opportunity along the side of the road and a career spiraling out of that happenstance...
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41. Anthony Talley of $1 Thursday’s/ Get Fed/ United Leaders of Georgia
This week’s interview is straight from the heart. This week I interview Anthony Talley, Mr. $1 Thursday, Mr. Get Fed with his partner and 1/4 of the United Leaders of Georgia. He stays busy. He just finished handing out 1,400 pre-loaded backpacks full of school supplies, for free, with the AGAOC…
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40. Al Brannon of The Marketplace on Bull St.
This week’s interview is Al Brannon, co-owner and manager of The Marketplace on the corner of Bull and Vernon st’s. My interview with Al is about 30 minutes in length and covers his time with antiques, his history with LaGrange and what he does in the community outside of running his store. It…
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39. Chris Hagebak of 809 Gallery of Art
This week’s interview is Chris Hagebak of 809 Gallery of Art and also is an internationally known artist. The interview stretches from his childhood in northern Michigan, where he lost a finger in a lawnmower accident, to learning ping pong from President Jimmy Carter when he was 10. Chris’…
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38. Daniel Evans of the LaGrange Daily News
My guest this week is Daniel Evans, writer, editor-in-Chief, publisher and general guy in charge at The LaGrange Daily News, here in LaGrange, and the Valley Times News, over in Valley, Alabama. Daniel sat down and talked with me over the phone for about 35 minutes this Father’s Day weekend about...
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37. Dr. John A. Tures, professor of political science at LaGrange College
My guest this week is Dr. John A. Tures, political science professor at LaGrange College. He sat down and chatted with me for about an hour on the efficacy of protests, the proposed removal of the confederate monument in LaGrange and a variety of other topics. We even chatted about the weather in...
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36. Jeremy Bolt, candidate for Troup County Sheriff
This week’s interview is candidate for Troup County Sheriff, Jeremy Bolt. Jeremy sat down with me for about 45 minutes and chatted about the odds and ends of the office of Sheriff, including commenting on the lack of driver’s education at Troup High and Black Lives Matter. I won’t sensationalize...
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35. Kyle Lovejoy, candidate for State Court Judge for Troup County
This week’s interview is lawyer, assistant solicitor and candidate for state judge, Kyle Lovejoy. Kyle was kind enough to sit down with me in person for a second time after our first attempt to do the interview flopped. We chatted for about 40 minutes about his time as assistant solicitor, his…
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34. Ferrell Blair, candidate for Troup County School Board, District 2
This week I decided to get political. For the next few weeks we will be interviewing political candidates for public office in and around LaGrange. Each week the podcast will focus on a different candidate and do a bit of a deep dive into what “makes them tick.” To that end, I invited Ferrell…
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33. AJ King of KIA of LaGrange
So Florrie and I have purchased 2 cars in the 10+ years we’ve lived in LaGrange. A Kia Soul from the local Toyota dealership and, because that car was so reliable, we went to the local KIA dealership for our second car when we decided that driving with a car seat in my pickup truck wasn’t a wise...
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32. Taylor Kravtin
This week’s interview is with photographer/ videographer, Taylor Kravtin. It was recorded two weekends ago, right after governor kemp lifted the stay-at-home order and started lifting the prohibition on certain businesses. We joke a bit about it throughout the interview. The interview itself was...
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31. Dean Brian Carlisle of LaGrange College
My interview this week is Vice President and Dean of Students at LaGrange College, Brian Carlisle. Dean Carlisle discusses his time at LaGrange College, his love of travel and his passion for the foster care system. He actually expounds on his time as a foster parent and the great need for foster...
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30. Andrew Caraway of Callaway High Radio
My interview this week is Andrew Caraway, Callaway High School’s Radio Announcer. He also hosts a weekly podcast called West Georgia Football Podcast on SoundCloud. He talks about his responsibilities in those roles as well as elaborates on his favorite parts of LaGrange and his highlights about...
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29. The Hand Sanitizer Episode
Today is the “Hand Sanitizer” episode, where I talk with two breweries that have creatively retooled to meet the vast public need for hand sanitizer in different ways. The first interview is with Michael Denehey of Chatabrewchee Southern Brewhouse in Columbus, GA. The second interview is with Dr....
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28. Curtis Brown Jr. of BTC Brands
My interview this week is with Curtis Brown Jr, self-proclaimed “entrepreneurial evangelist.” Curtis is the embodiment of the word “hustle.” He’s got so many irons in the fire that I could hardly keep up or keep them straight during our conversation. I managed to though. Curtis doesn’t just work...
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27. Amy Fenn of Section 4 of GA Department of Public Health
My guest this week is Assistant Director of Nursing for Section 4 of GA Department of Public Health, Amy Fenn. Amy received her Associates Degree in Nursing from LaGrange College and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Columbus State University. Amy has worked with District 4 for twenty…
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26. Bethany Headrick of Hillside Montessori of LaGrange
My interview this week is with Bethany Headrick, Head of School for Hillside Montosorri school of LaGrange. The interview itself was somewhat as expected, but Bethany did tell about the new building plans and her favorite children’s book, per our listener questions. Regarding Bethan, she is a...
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25. Jessica Jarvholm of Piney Woods Farm
This week I interview Jessica Jarvholm, executive director for Piney Woods Farm out on West Point Rd. The property was deceptively large. It was masked from the road. It looked like just a gated house, but once you were inside there was a sprawling compound of sorts, with gardens, buildings,...
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24. Taylor Duncan of Alternative Baseball
So this was the first time in 29 interviews that I had to do one by phone. I’ll be honest: it wasn’t great. The sound quality was poor and I don’t like not being able to see the person across from me. I’m not sure if I’m going to do this again, risk infection by venturing into the wild or just…
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23. JT Marsh of Redemption Tattoo, Piercing & Beauty Parlor
This week’s interview is JT Marsh co-owner and chief tattooist of Redemption Tattoo here in LaGrange. My interview with JT was a bit brief but not short on content. My highlight of the interview was finding out the age that JT started his apprenticeship and how he got there every day. I won’t…
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22. Azalea Storytelling Festival
This week’s episode comes from the Azalea Storytelling Festival. As an official partner of the festival I am glad to have recorded part of the presentation. Specifically, from the first session on Sunday morning. The one that was free and open to the public. The recordings start with about 5...
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21. Bil Lepp of the Azalea Storytelling Festival
Hey, LaGrange!... My interview this week is another Azalea Storytelling Festival storyteller. His name is Bil Lepp. Bil hails from West Virginia and is an ex-Methodist minister. However, he’s a minister in the same way John Green was an episcopal chaplain. It was just for a short time, and he was...
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20. Michael Reno Harrell of the Azalea Storytelling Festival
Hey, LaGrange!... This week’s interview is an extension of my partnership with LaGrange’s 24th annual Azalea Storytelling Festival. I interview singer/ storyteller Michael Reno Harrell from western North Carolina, in town for the ASF. The interview took place Monday night before his concert at…
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19. Jacob Krzysiak of the MA program in Philanthropy and Development at LaGrange College
Hey, LaGrange!... So last night was kinda weird. I got a message on insta from a fan who wanted to meet up and talk about my transition from an “educator to a storyteller.” He happened to be 1/2 of the brains behind Humans of LaGrange, so I obliged. Never being one to miss an opportunity, I...
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18. Dale Jackson of Jackson Services
Hey, LaGrange!... So this is the first time I went way off script. In this week’s interview we don’t get to the LaGrange component of Hey, LaGrange! My interview this week was with Dale Jackson of Jackson Services. Our conversation focused primarily on Dale’s advocacy for his son, Collin, who has...
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17. Ender Hidalgo and Ada Lopez of Taqueria Estrella Roja
Hey, LaGrange!... So this week I interview the owners of taqueria Estrella roja or red star tacos for those of us who don’t want to brutalize the Spanish language. This interview was especially eye opening for me for a handful of reasons. The first and foremost was that I was able to see LaGrange...
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16. “Golden Boy” Chick Donovan of the WWE Network (part 3 of 3)
I’m releasing this on a Friday because it’s really only 3/4 of an interview. My listeners deserve more than that for a full episode. So tune in Monday to see who’s the next guest to be profiled! This is the third and final part of the interview with “golden boy” chick Donovan. Honestly, I think...
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15. “Golden Boy” Chick Donovan of the WWE Network (part 2 of 3)
In this second of three parts “golden boy” chick Donovan opines on wrestling and life in general. He details his life opening a gym, working for 15 years as a paraprofessional for the Troup County school system, and wrestling Andre the Giant in a Battle Royal. This was a great and eye opening...
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13. Lewis O. Powell IV of Strange LaGrange Tours
My interview this week is Paranormal aficionado Lewis Powell IV of Strange LaGrange Tours. Our conversation extended from hauntings in the archive building to the dialectal nature of people in the Bible Belt when it comes to believing in ghosts. Overall, this was a mysterious interview (not...
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14. “Golden Boy” Chick Donovan of the WWE Network (part 1 of 3)
This week is a special week. It is the first of 3 parts. My interview this week is with LaGrange celebrity “Golden Boy” Chick Donovan! In the first of three parts he details his introduction to pro wrestling and his current role in LaGrange. This was a treat for me and I hope it’s a treat for you...
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12. Nina Markette Baker, Superior Court Judge for the Coweta Circuit
This week’s interview goes judicial. This week I interview superior court judge for the Coweta circuit, Nina Markette Baker. Markette to her friends and family. Our interview was about 30 minutes long and ranged from her growing up in LaGrange to what it was like moving back to LaGrange as an…
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11. Maggie McDonald of Pure Life Studios
Bonus episode! So I decided that since I’ve got so many quality interviews lined up that I’d post a bonus episode for your listening enjoyment. This episode is my interview with local music venue owner and operator Maggie McDonald of Pure Life Studios. My interview with Maggie encompassed the...
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10. Shannon Gavin Johnson of the Troup County Historical Society’s Archives and Legacy Museum
This week’s interview is Shannon Gavin Johnson the executive director of the Troup County Historical Society’s Archives and Legacy Museum. The interview was extremely enlightening. Shannon shared her love of the LaGrange community, her passion for history and archiving and her love of the small...
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9. Josh Rigsby of Pretty Good Books
My interview this week was josh rigsby, co-owner of pretty good books on Vernon st by the hospital in LaGrange. He was a great interview. He has a master of fine arts in creative writing and is working on a novel in his spare time so we had plenty to talk about. Though my autobiography that I’m...
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8. Kim Hunter of Dixie Donuts
My interview this week is with Kim Hunter, head baker at Dixie Donuts on main st. In downtown LaGrange. Kim has lived a storied life and only recently moved to LaGrange. Opening Dixie Donuts to the public on July 4th. In the interview she talks about her past careers, the importance of family to...
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7. Andy Fritchley of Kelsey Design
This week I interview Andy Fritchley, brand strategist for Kelsey design here in LaGrange. He also coached girls soccer for LaGrange high. The interview details his journey from meeting his wife at Georgia Tech, through interning and eventually becoming a process engineer at a local textiles...
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6. Joyce Sato of 505 Eats
My interview this week is with Joyce Sato of 505 Eats on Vernon St in LaGrange, adjoined to the Marathon station and sharing a parking lot with the Big Chick (another LaGrange landmark in its own right). In her interview Joyce discusses moving to LaGrange from Ohio, via Brooklyn. Opening the...
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5. Adam Speas of LGTV
My interview this week is with Adam Speas, the Communications Director for LGTV at City Hall in LaGrange. He makes and edits videos for LGTV and City Hall. He and his wife are new to LaGrange, having only moved to town 8 months ago. However, he’s gone a long way toward making the community his…
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4. Nick Mayfield of Wild Leap Brew Co.
Nick Mayfield is a modern Michelangelo. The difference being his media, his paint brush and chisel, are food, drink and musical instruments. Having taken part in the launching of 505 Eats and Wild Leap Brew Company as well as the LaGrange satellite office of the Chattahoochee River Keepers— not…
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3. Rev. R. Allen Pruitt of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
My interview this week is the Reverend Allen Pruitt of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on North Greenwood St in LaGrange, just outside of downtown. The interview was fun and lighthearted. He goes into how he made a potato gun and how he and his wife didn’t hit it off the first time they met. I hope…
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