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Hey, LaGrange!

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings

Hey, LaGrange! Podcast Hosted by @earlbarnett. A somewhat weekly interview podcast featuring the most fascinating people and stories of LaGrange, Georgia Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGrange/support

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Episodes

8. Kim Hunter of Dixie Donuts

January 06, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB

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 her, and what superpower she’d love to have. This interview is a shorter one, but it is still chock full of goodness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGr...

7. Andy Fritchley of Kelsey Design

December 30, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MB

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 factory, to taking a leap of faith with another local upstart and going out on a limb with his current employer 15 years ago. And if that weren’t enough we close the interview discussing a fantastic way...

6. Joyce Sato of 505 Eats

December 23, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

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 marathon station with her husband. She also draws back the curtain a bit on what it’s like to run multiple businesses and be a full-time mom (spoiler: it’s really hard). The interview this week was a bi...

5. Adam Speas of LGTV

December 10, 2019 00:13 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MB

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 home already. The interview goes into the unconventional use for graveyards, his detailed search for and ranking of the best burger in LaGrange and his affinity for the Thread in town. He also shares wh...

4. Nick Mayfield of Wild Leap Brew Co.

November 28, 2019 07:10 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MB

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 to mention being a successful local musician! Nick has nearly done it all. His interview ranges all the way from his adoption in Romania to his participation in the awarding of the title of 2018’s ‘Bes...

4. Nick Mayfield

November 28, 2019 07:10 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MB

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 to mention being a successful local musician! Nick has nearly done it all. His interview ranges all the way from his adoption in Romania to his participation in the awarding of the title of 2018’s ‘Bes...

3. Rev. R. Allen Pruitt of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

November 23, 2019 08:43 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

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 you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed doing it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGrange/support

3. Rev. R. Allen Pruitt

November 23, 2019 08:43 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

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 you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed doing it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Adam Roberts

November 12, 2019 09:46 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Adam Roberts is the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at LaGrange College. In this interview he discusses his role at the college, his adjustment to living in LaGrange, his favorite restaurant in LaGrange (spoiler it’s a vegan spot), his affinity for godlike beings in the lotus position and many other interesting tidbits of info. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2. Dr. Rev. Adam Roberts of LaGrange College

November 12, 2019 09:46 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Adam Roberts is the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at LaGrange College. In this interview he discusses his role at the college, his adjustment to living in LaGrange, his favorite restaurant in LaGrange (spoiler it’s a vegan spot), his affinity for godlike beings in the lotus position and many other interesting tidbits of info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGrange/support

Dr. Rev. Adam Roberts of LaGrange College

November 12, 2019 09:46 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Adam Roberts is the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at LaGrange College. In this interview he discusses his role at the college, his adjustment to living in LaGrange, his favorite restaurant in LaGrange (spoiler it’s a vegan spot), his affinity for godlike beings in the lotus position and many other interesting tidbits of info. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Earl Gordon Barnett

October 29, 2019 08:53 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

In this first episode, I interview myself to familiarize you with me and my story and the story behind the podcast. I discuss my history teaching, my battle with brain cancer, and my battle to overcome mental illness. Questions asked are what brought me to LaGrange? What I enjoy most about LaGrange? What do I wish I had known about LaGrange moving into town?

1. Earl Gordon Barnett

October 29, 2019 08:53 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

In this first episode, I interview myself to familiarize you with me and my story and the story behind the podcast. I discuss my history teaching, my battle with brain cancer, and my battle to overcome mental illness. Questions asked are what brought me to LaGrange? What I enjoy most about LaGrange? What do I wish I had known about LaGrange moving into town? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGrange/support

Hey, LaGrange! (Trailer)

October 28, 2019 08:53 - 38 seconds - 608 KB

Trailer for Hey, LaGrange!

October 28, 2019 08:53 - 38 seconds - 609 KB

In this podcast, I will look at the community of LaGrange, Georgia with the intention of unearthing the hidden gems that make this sleepy, southern town not so sleepy after all. Come join me on my journey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/HeyLaGrange/support

Guests

Adam Roberts
3 Episodes