Jerald picks back up with the guys of The Mutineers of Alabama with them sharing their musical backgrounds, and the similarities and differences of living in Alabama and India.
Oct 19, 2023
57 min
Jerald embarks on a series of interviews with musical artists from Higher Ground Society’s flagship project, patchwork symphony. First up, meet The Mutineers of Alabama, five strangers from India who arrived at Auburn University for school and built a community around their shared loved of music.
Oct 17, 2023
54 min
Jerald continues his conversation with Southern Music Research Center founder Burgin Mathews who shares about the little known, but extraordinary life and artistry of Alabama folk musician and fiddle maker, Frank Mostella.
Jul 28, 2023
1 hr 6 min
For this season’s second episode Jerald chats with Birmingham writer, disc jockey, archivist, and educator, Burgin Mathews, about his research with Birmingham jazz legend and hometown hero, Frank ”Doc” Adams, and his new music archiving project, the Southern Music Research Center.
Jul 25, 2023
1 hr 7 min
Jerald and Dr. Trimble their conversation, discussing what it’s like to be empowered as a Black woman in the face of adversity, and how Black and white folks can better navigate systems of inequity and injustice.
Apr 27, 2023
39 min
To kick off Season 3 of the Higher Ground Society Podcast, and in observance of National Poetry Month, Jerald chats with Alabama poet and Chair of Languages and Literature at Alabama State University, Dr. Jacqueline Allen Trimble. The pair discuss the importance of learning, awareness, and gratitude in our increasingly globalized society.
Apr 25, 2023
47 min
In this year’s Women’s History Month Jerald chats with Dr. Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, about how she stays connected to Alabama, the women who inspire her, and her latest book ”South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.
Mar 17, 2022
1 hr 16 min
Jerald continues his conversation with Auburn University vocal professors Dr. William Powell and Dr. Rosephanye Powell in talking about Mrs. Doc’s latest published piece ”Then, Here and Now,” a musical reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice, and the couple’s hope for Alabama.
Feb 24, 2022
46 min
Jerald sits down for a chat with his mentors/former college professors, and husband and wife super duo, Dr. William Powell, the Auburn University Charles W. Barkley Endowed Professor of Music/Director of Choral Studies, and Auburn University Professor of Voice and internationally acclaimed composer, respectively. In observance of Black History Month, the trio discuss the origins of the doctors’ career paths and the meaning and beginnings of African African spiritual music.
Feb 22, 2022
1 hr 3 min
Jerald chats with Fairhope singer-songwriter Jordy Searcy as he drives cross-country on I-40 West about his beginnings in a musical family, what it’s been like to be a musician during the pandemic, and how Jordy’s hope for Alabama comes from looking at the state’s past.
Jan 20, 2022
1 hr 33 min
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