Back to the Light

12/16/2025

Tomorrow (Dec 17) on Radio Memphis!

11/21/2025

Congratulations boys! Vinyl copies are still available

08/18/2025

New episode!
Host J.D. Reager chats with musician and returning guest Jeff Hulett on location at Crosstown Concourse. They dig in to his new collaboration with photographer Alex Smythe – an interactive music and art exhibit called Emotions Without People, which runs through August 29 at Church Health. They also discuss Jeff’s affinity for the acoustic guitar, coping with grief, and gambling colloquialisms.

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Host J.D. Reager chats with musician and returning guest Jeff Hulett on location at Crosstown Concourse. They dig in to his new collaboration with photographer Alex Smythe - an interactive music and art exhibit called Emotions Without People, which runs through August 29 at Church Health. They also....

07/31/2025

New episode!
Host J.D. Reager chats with old friend and musician Joey Pegram, AKA JoJo Shabbadoo. They discuss Joey’s life overseas, the new Shabbadoo record Next Man Up, ZZ Top, and more. Shabbadoo also performs “Sneakin” and “This Place” live at Java Cabana in Memphis.

Available everywhere you find podcasts!
Also - lots of bonus content (full Shabbadoo live sets!) on YouTube.

Host J.D. Reager chats with old friend and musician Joey Pegram, AKA JoJo Shabbadoo. They discuss Joey's life overseas, the new Shabbadoo record Next Man Up, ZZ Top, and more. Shabbadoo also performs "Sneakin" and "This Place" live at Java Cabana in Memphis.

06/10/2025

New episode:
Host J.D. Reager chats with producer, musician, songwriter, and music supervisor Fred Mollin – who he originally met in 2017 on a Memphis Flyer assignment to cover Lamont Dozier. They discuss the late Motown legend, Fred’s early work in improv comedy, a few career highlights (Dan Hill, Kris Kristofferson, America, Rita Wilson, The Monkees’ biopic Daydream Believers), and his new book, Unplugged.

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Host J.D. Reager chats with producer, musician, songwriter, and music supervisor Fred Mollin - who he originally met in 2017 on a Memphis Flyer assignment to cover Lamont Dozier. They discuss the late Motown legend, Fred's early work in improv comedy, a few career highlights (Dan Hill, Kris Kristoff...

05/15/2025

New episode - recorded on location at Midtown Con 2025!

Host J.D. Reager chats with musician/entrepreneur Harry Koniditsiotis (The Switchblade Kid, 901 Toys), author/musician Russ Thompson (The Loop Breaker series, 1000 Lights), and filmmaker/artist Mike McCarthy (Time Warp Drive-In, Black and Wyatt Records Podcast).

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Host J.D. Reager chats with musician/entrepreneur Harry Koniditsiotis (The Switchblade Kid, 901 Toys), author/musician Russ Thompson (The Loop Breaker series, 1000 Lights), and filmmaker/artist Mike McCarthy (Time Warp Drive In, Black & Wyatt Records Podcast) on location at Midtown Con in Memphis, T...

04/16/2025

On the new episode of Loudmouth of the South - Allison digs in to the Good Vibes Comedy Festival, which takes place this weekend (April 18-20) at the Hi Tone.

Loudmouth of the South with Allison McArthur · Episode

04/15/2025

Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time co-founder and chief communications officer Marvin Stockwell gives Back to the Light's J.D. Reager a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mud Island museum space that is currently being converted into Memphis' first immersive experience.

Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time co-founder and chief communications officer Marvin Stockwell gives Back to the Light's J.D. Reager a behind-the-sce...

02/22/2025

See y'all up there!

Heels-a-Thon today, doors at 4pm
Josh short standup set
Then Brennan acoustic set
Then Josh cooking demo and tasting
THEN Full new HEELS album live.
We have every piece of merch.
You have to do everything you can to continue your art so here we are. See you later, Gator

02/14/2025

In summary, 3 things:
1. Check out The Drip Edges on the new episode of Back to the Light!
2. Listen to the band's new EP Kicking the Tires on the Clown Car streaming everywhere
3. Go see Drip Edges EP release show with Joecephus and the George Jonestown Massacre, DJ Bloody Elle tomorrow (2/15) in Memphis at the Lamplighter

02/13/2025

Host J.D. Reager hangs out with musician Jeremy Scott and his bandmates in The Drip Edges - Graham Burks, Mitchell Manley and Noel Clark - at the band's rehearsal studio in Memphis.

J.D. talks with Jeremy about making his solo album Bear Grease, the transition from "solo artist" to The Drip Edges, the band's new EP Kicking the Tires on the Clown Car, the last ride of the Reigning Sound, mining inspiration from frustration, and more. Later, the full band joins the show to discuss the band's history and dynamics - and they perform the song "Everything's Gonna Have to Be Alright" live at B-SIDE Memphis.

Available via Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, etc.

Host J.D. Reager hangs out with musician Jeremy Scott and his bandmates in The Drip Edges - Graham Burks, Mitchell Manley and Noel Clark - at the band's rehearsal studio in Memphis.

02/03/2025

New episode of Loudmouth of the South Podcast!

Host Allison McArthur sits down with Big Mickey, a Memphis comic who came up in the Los Angeles comedy scene . Big Mickey shares about her early experiences as a teen actor, and how she found her true calling in stand-up. She also discusses the difficulty of establishing trust in the industry and the importance of having comedy comrades along the way. As always, we’re talkin’ about talkin’!

Also on Apple Podcasts and Amazon/Audible

Loudmouth of the South with Allison McArthur · Episode