Second Stage Podcast

S1E14: Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

This week is Mother’s Day, and we are providing a two-episode gift to mothers everywhere. Two episodes that reconsider the impact, the humor, and the role of mothers in our lives. In this episode, we take a drive with Alfred Uhry’s play-turned-famous-movie, Driving Miss Daisy. I’m joined here by Drew Haston and our school librarian, Jaclyn Broyles. Together we’ll take a drive through whether or not the play still has its chops and whether it’s worth featuring in the classroom. Second Stage is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find it and our other podcast, With Honors, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brotherly podcast with Coach Haston, A Deadman’s Books. He’s also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts This episode’s music features “Caught in the Middle” by Amarent and “Flea Bop” by Mr. Smith, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit secondstagepodcast.substack.com [https://secondstagepodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S1E13: August: Osage County by Tracy Letts

It's Mother’s Day, and we're providing a two-episode gift to mothers everywhere. Two episodes that reconsider the impact, the humor, and the role of mothers in our lives. In this episode, we turn our attention to Tracy Letts’s play-turned-famous-movie, August: Osage County. Second Stage is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find it and our other podcast, With Honors, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brotherly podcast with Coach Haston, A Deadman’s Books. He’s also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts This episode’s music features “Caught in the Middle” by Amarent and “Flea Bop” by Mr. Smith, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit secondstagepodcast.substack.com [https://secondstagepodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S1E12: Einstein the Man by Bill Landry

Einstein the Man is a one-act, one-man play written, produced, and performed by Bill Landry. The play undoes the myth of Einstein's untouchable genius and presents him as a folksy person you might listen to at a fireside chat. It's a play that speaks to an America that seems to have forgotten the mantle of discovery, innovation, and space exploration until recently with the Artemis missions. Second Stage is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find it and our other podcast, With Honors, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brotherly podcast with Coach Haston, A Deadman’s Books. He’s also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts This episode’s music features “Caught in the Middle” by Amarent and “Flea Bop” by Mr. Smith, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license, as well as an instrumental outro of Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me with Science.” It also features selections from Bill Landry’s Einstein the Man (via Discovery Virginia at https://discoveryvirginia.org/einstein-man [https://discoveryvirginia.org/einstein-man]), and a short clip from Superman (dir. Richard Donner). These materials are used in limited portions for purposes of commentary, criticism, and educational analysis under fair use. All rights remain with their respective owners. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit secondstagepodcast.substack.com [https://secondstagepodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S1E11: Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan

Join me and my friend Drew Haston and his mentor, Dr. Russ Witcher of Tennessee Tech University to reflect on what Frost/Nixon reveals about Nixon, about media, and about the strange ways history decides when a story is finally finished. Second Stage is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find it and our other podcast, With Honors, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. He’s on Spotify at This episode’s music features “Caught in the Middle” by Amarent and “Flea Bop” by Mr. Smith, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit secondstagepodcast.substack.com [https://secondstagepodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

S1E10: An Enemy of the People, adapted by Arthur Miller

On its surface, An Enemy of the People is the story of a doctor who discovers that the town’s prized public baths are contaminated and dangerous, only to find that truth is far less welcome than he imagined. But beneath that premise is a drama about something even more unsettling: what will a community do when the facts threaten its money, its pride, its power, and the stories it tells about itself? This month's guest is Mark Creter, an acclaimed theater professor at Tennessee Tech University. He talks us through the social commentary of this play and how a theatrical work can speak to generations beyond its own time. Second Stage is a Free Zone Radio production. You can find it and our original podcast With Honors on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Also, throw some love at our brother podcast with Drew Haston, A Deadman’s Books. He’s on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as well. This episode’s music features “Caught in the Middle” by Amarent and “Flea Bop” by Mr. Smith, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit secondstagepodcast.substack.com [https://secondstagepodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]