After forty years of southern storytelling in the form of the written word, the Country Roads magazine editorial team is turning on microphones to share compelling stories from Louisiana and Mississippi in a new format.

DETOURS: Season 1 Trailer

Since 1983, with curiosity as our guide, Country Roads magazine has wandered the backroads of Louisiana and Mississippi—discovering and sharing Southern culture's most compelling stories through the written word.

Now, forty years later, we're thrilled to bring those stories to you in a brand new format. Introducing the Country Roads podcast, DETOURS—hosted by Publisher James Fox-Smith [https://www.facebook.com/james.foxsmith?__cft__[0]=AZU9o4RfX9xzKNDoRiMQLalSWZV8rpRzvFEW4tcAAWrO5DuS8UHFVitgW3YvOEq0pTwVUmG1hlHTzAxuGx7AnMaYL_Objb_p4YxPgxI_A7uaZvNqJtVxA37f10EgtAh_Fyhi7gVDsffodGjPrWbkm2pvZ89y49kJxwRIeTRiQDf1U0huJZzwZXSgdbXv1Pw_I8wzOrxIcYXeLk94tPySxDsk&__tn__=-]K-R] and Editors Jordan LaHaye Fontenot [https://www.facebook.com/jordan.lahaye.12?__cft__[0]=AZU9o4RfX9xzKNDoRiMQLalSWZV8rpRzvFEW4tcAAWrO5DuS8UHFVitgW3YvOEq0pTwVUmG1hlHTzAxuGx7AnMaYL_Objb_p4YxPgxI_A7uaZvNqJtVxA37f10EgtAh_Fyhi7gVDsffodGjPrWbkm2pvZ89y49kJxwRIeTRiQDf1U0huJZzwZXSgdbXv1Pw_I8wzOrxIcYXeLk94tPySxDsk&__tn__=-]K-R] and Alexandra Kennon [https://www.facebook.com/alexandrakennon?__cft__[0]=AZU9o4RfX9xzKNDoRiMQLalSWZV8rpRzvFEW4tcAAWrO5DuS8UHFVitgW3YvOEq0pTwVUmG1hlHTzAxuGx7AnMaYL_Objb_p4YxPgxI_A7uaZvNqJtVxA37f10EgtAh_Fyhi7gVDsffodGjPrWbkm2pvZ89y49kJxwRIeTRiQDf1U0huJZzwZXSgdbXv1Pw_I8wzOrxIcYXeLk94tPySxDsk&__tn__=-]K-R]. 

Original theme music written and recorded by Sam Shahin and Bill Daniel. Logo/creative direction by Kourtney Zimmerman. 

Find show notes and more information about DETOURS at countryroadsmagazine.com/detours-podcast [https://countryroadsmagazine.com/detours-podcast]. 