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Ian Somerhalder: From Bayou Kid to Hollywood Heavyweight
An interview with the Louisiana native, whose winding journey has taken him from Cajun cowboy to television star to bourbon boss

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Jared Padalecki Reinvents a Lone Star State Icon
The San Antonio native on kindness, “Texas values,” and what it means to play the titular role in a new Walker, Texas Ranger reboot

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Leslie Jordan Is Larger Than Life
Everything’s coming up roses for the Tennessee-born funnyman

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Ethan Hawke Takes on a Southern Firebrand
Catching up with the Texas native and four-time Oscar nominee, who portrays abolitionist John Brown in a new miniseries

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Catching Up with Walton Goggins
The Georgia-raised actor on good cocktails, The Andy Griffith Show, and playing Southern right

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Meet the Next Food Network Star: Kardea Brown
On her Food Network show, the South Carolina native celebrates her Gullah roots

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The Many Faces of Ray McKinnon
There may be no more versatile a Southern actor, writer, and director than this son of Georgia

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The Next Stage with McKinley Belcher III
The Mercy Street actor is on cue for a breakout year

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Holding Court With John Grisham
Twenty-five years after The Firm hit bookstores, John Grisham reflects on his unusual path to best-seller-list titan

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Catching Up With Loretta Lynn
With a new album and more than five decades in music, the four-time Grammy winner looks back at her pioneering journey

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G&G Interview: Mavis Staples
After more than six decades in the spotlight, Mavis Staples is still one of music’s most soul-stirring voices

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Meet the Winningest Football Coach
Retired South Carolina high school legend John McKissick looks back at his storied career

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G&G Interview: Abigail Spencer
With three high-profile roles this year and more on the way, the actress is poised to shine

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G&G Interview: Congressman John Lewis
More than fifty years after his pivotal role in the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, Georgia congressman and civil-rights icon John Lewis marches on

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G&G Interview: Matthew McConaughey
With a series of intense Southern roles and an Oscar behind him, and a Civil War drama on the way, Matthew McConaughey has redefined his career by coming back to the place that shaped him

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The Other Leading Lady: Olivia de Havilland
The actress gives an inside account of the most successful film of all time

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The G&G Interview: Scoot McNairy
His Hollywood profile may be on the rise, but Scoot McNairy can’t escape the pull of his native Texas

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Catching Up With Bill Withers
Thirty years after walking away from music, Bill Withers joins the ranks of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame royalty

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G&G Interview: Alfre Woodard
The Hollywood veteran lights up screens big and small

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Homegrown Promise
Wendell Pierce on late-night po’boys, jazz joints, and why an actor would open a grocery store