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New episode: The Subteens Celebrate Burn Your Cardigan with Mark Akin, Jay Hines, John Bonds, Jacob Church, Mike McCarthy and Chris Davis – LIVE from the Memphis Listening Lab

June 10, 2024

Host J.D. Reager sits down with The Subteens (Mark Akin, Jay Hines and John Bonds) and special guests Jacob Church, Mike McCarthy and Chris Davis to celebrate the 25th anniversary reissue of the band’s classic album Burn Your Cardigan. They discuss the band’s history, the album’s original creation, the remastering process and more in front of a live audience at

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New episode: Trophy Guest with Chris Davis (Papa Top’s West Coast Turnaround)

May 4, 2023

Host J.D. Reager chats with musician and writer Chris Davis on location at Midtown Con. They discuss Chris’ career as a journalist for The Memphis Flyer, his work as a musician with Papa Top’s West Coast Turnaround, his ambition as a fiction writer, and how their paths have intersected. The Back to the Light podcast is available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and everywhere

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New episode: 100th Episode Media Scrum with Marvin Stockwell, Chris Davis, Magpie Nonconnah and Graham Burks – LIVE from the Memphis Listening Lab

July 7, 2022

Host J.D. Reager reads a brief statement before taking questions from a small gathering of media members at the Memphis Listening Lab to celebrate 100 episodes of Back to the Light. J.D. also announces the long-awaited release date – October 14 – for both his new album and the new album by The Subteens.  The Back to the Light podcast

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