Triple Take

I became a passionate advocate for mental healthcare in 2011, after I was finally diagnosed with depression. (I had self identified as depressed since age 14.) I’m comfortable sharing my experience, and I hope it’ll encourage others to seek the help they need. It’s unsurprising, then, that I’m a fan of To Write Love on … Continue reading Triple Take episode 13: To Write Love on Her Arms Founder Jamie Tworkowski

Reed and Will Lochamy must be on a mission to dominate Birmingham media. Or maybe they really, really like to work a lot. Whatever the case, the brothers show up all over the place: Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. on Birmingham Mountain Radio; the SEC Network; monthly “Right You Are!” events at the BJCC … and who knows … Continue reading Triple Take episode 12: The Lochamy Brothers

This week, Birmingham magazine Managing Editor Julia Sayers joined us on Triple Take. The magazine’s September issue, which celebrates the best of Birmingham, is on newsstands now. Julia’s specialties are food and travel writing, and it’s easy to see how the book, film and album she picked influenced her. They are “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding” … Continue reading Triple Take episode 11: Birmingham magazine’s Julia Sayers

Have you been to a live storytelling event? No? Then you should probably drop everything and, if you’re in Birmingham, Alabama, buy tickets to the Sept. 17 Arc Stories. If you’re out of town, try the Arc Stories podcast instead. (Or drive to Birmingham. It’s a great place.) This week, Arc Stories Director Taylor Robinson joined us on Triple … Continue reading Triple Take episode 10: Arc Stories’ Taylor Robinson

Great news, podcast fans! Triple Take is moving to a weekly schedule. But hey, booking guests takes time (a lot of it, actually). We’ve got many exciting folks on the lineup, but this week we’ve taken another tack. Rather than interviewing someone about the book, album and film that shaped him or her, we’re looking at … Continue reading Triple Take episode 9: Art in the news

Is asking a musician to name a single album that shaped him akin to asking a parent to choose a favorite child? Doesn’t matter. We did it anyway. Secret Stages co-founder and Birmingham musician Jon Poor is the latest Triple Take guest. In advance of the sixth annual festival, which runs Friday and Saturday, we asked … Continue reading Triple Take episode eight: Secret Stages cofounder Jon Poor

Welcome to the seventh episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today we’ve flipped the script: Soon-to-be former cohost Edward Bowser is our subject. Edward recently left AL.com for a new pursuit, and by extension, he left Triple Take. We’re not happy about it. … Continue reading Triple Take Episode 7: Edward Bowser

Welcome to the sixth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Elizabeth Hughey, a poet and cofounder of writing center Desert Island Supply Co. We talk to Hughey about the book “Orlando: A Biography” and gender identity; the film “Eternal Sunshine of … Continue reading Triple Take episode six: Poet and Desert Island Supply Co. co-founder Elizabeth Hughey

Welcome to the fifth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Critter Fuqua, cofounder of Old Crow Medicine Show. The band will be in Birmingham, Alabama, June 24 for a show at Iron City. Tickets are $39.50-$45. We talk to Critter about the book … Continue reading Triple Take episode five: Old Crow Medicine Show’s Critter Fuqua

Welcome to the fourth episode of Triple Take, the podcast where we discuss how favorite films, books and albums shape who we are. Today’s guest is Victor Luckerson, an Alabama native and writer for TheRinger.com. Victor breaks the rules a bit in this episode (probably because he’s John’s friend and John’s a bit of a softie); rather … Continue reading Triple Take episode four: TheRinger.com’s Victor Luckerson