Southern Drawl Dialogue

#7 - Sidney Moncrief - NBA Hall of Famer | Podcast

Sidney Moncrief, the recipient of the NBA’s first ever Defensive Player of the Year award in 1983, and the repeat winner in 1984, demonstrated that the only real way to play basketball was all-out on both ends of the floor. Moncrief played in a golden era of great guards where on any given night the defensive stalwart hounded the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Maurice Cheeks, Clyde Drexler, and Isiah Thomas. Built more like a linebacker than a basketball player, he stood opponents up from baseline to baseline, never giving an inch, perpetually locked in to a battle for position. Moncrief played 11 seasons in the NBA, including a stretch from 1982 to 1986 where he averaged 20 points per game, made five consecutive All-Star appearances, and earned All-Defensive First Team honors four times. During that same span, the former two-time All-America made the All-NBA team five straight years. A native of Arkansas, he led the University of Arkansas to the 1978 NCAA Final Four, the school’s first appearance in more than 30 years. Now runs the company called Moncrief One. Moncrief One Team’s mission is to revolutionize team building and leadership development by emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence and soft skills. Through engaging experiences and targeted education, we aim to transform individuals and teams alike. For more information visit https://sidneymoncrief.com/

#6 - Blane Howard - Country Music Artist

New single "SAME DIRT" releases on 5/17 and can be preordered today! Independent country recording artist Blane Howard is carving out his own path in the music industry. Though based in Nashville, this Arkansas artist’s musical journey takes him all over the country.  A 3-time Arkansas CMA Male Vocalist of the Year winner (including 2023), Howard embraces his unique style of country, modern traditional, mixing the authenticity of the 90s with the contemporary edge of today!  His relatable lyrics, powerful vocals, and entertaining shows are winning him fans around the world.

#5 - Leslie and Stephen Shaw UFO/UAP Experts | Podcast

#5 - Leslie and Stephen Shaw UFO/UAP Experts | Podcast Leslie and Stephen Shaw both have a lifelong love affair with the subject of ufology, they are very well read in the genre and both consider themselves to be armchair ufologists. They’ve both been UFO witnesses. Stephen and his extended family all have had missing time incidents and are likely to be UFO abductees. They’re motivation for writing this book is to find answers for the many people who have been the victims of UFO abduction. In researching this book they added many more books to their already extensive list of read material and have watched every UFO-related program or film available today. Leslie Shaw has been a journalist for the last 18 years. She is now semi-retired, working only part time for a newspaper, and she decided to write this book with her new-found extra time. Stephen is her fellow researcher, theorist and sound board for the project. Leslie Shaw was born in downtown Los Angeles in 1959. She has been writing, drawing and painting since childhood. She attended El Camino College part time for a few years. She majored in fine art with a minor in art history, including ancient art history studies. She transferred to the prestigious California Institute of the Arts. She graduated from CAL ARTS with a bachelor’s degree in experimental animation. Leslie worked in motion control camera effects for movies and television for five years, then in television for nine years doing computer animation. After moving to the high desert she began doing computer graphics for the Hi-Desert Star and then moved into the editorial department where she worked as a journalist and paginator for 17 years. She is now semi-retired but still works for the newspaper part time. Both Leslie and Stephen are lifelong science fiction fan, and also very well read in this genre. She has written news articles, poetry and has now completed her first book, “Who They Are, and What They’re Up To,” in which she expounds on her theories about UFOs and the beings who are flying them. She and her husband Stephen now reside in Desert Hot Springs in Southern California. Stephen Shaw’s education began at the Montessori School. He developed a proclivity for languages, music, math and the sciences. Stephen writes, records and performs classical and jazz music. He served six years in the US Navy. He worked with his father as a cabinetmaker and builder while putting himself through medical school. He was a state-licensed practitioner of Chinese medicine and acupuncture for 20 years and a teacher of the Yang and Chen styles of Tai Chi Chuan for 23 years. Stephen studied geology in college and is a life-long rock hound. He wrote the content for a website detailing methods using homeopathy and Chinese medicine as adjacent treatments for cancer. Stephen’s family has a long, multi-generational history of strange, other-worldly phenomena. For more on this, read the Preface.

#4 - Vincent Dormani - Buried Hatchet Productions Creator, Director, Producer, Editor

#4 - Vincent Dormani - Buried Hatchet Productions Creator, Director, Producer, Editor Vincent Dormani is an American filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York know for creating Short Horror Films that have gained popularity over the years on YouTube under his company Buried Hatchet Productions. He is known for making low budget films with high production value that connect to each other in a cinematic universe.

#0 - Intro

The Southern Drawl Dialogue podcast is a long form conversation with guests that have included comedians, actors, athletes, authors, artists, etc.

#3 - Mitch Mustain - Pilot, Wildland REMS Team Firefighter, Dual Sport Pro Athlete, #1 Football recruit in the nation and USC/Razorback QB

Mitch Mustain earned the title as the most decorated High School football player in history when he swept the major National player of the Year awards (⁠Gatorade⁠, ⁠USA Today⁠, ⁠PARADE⁠) in the same season. He then went on to start in the Army Bowl. After that he then went on to play football at Arkansas and USC. He then became a dual sport pro athlete in football and baseball. He then went on to become a Wildland Firefighter as a member of the REMS team. He recently earned his pilot license as well. Grab a beer and join us to get to know what this all-around awesome dude has been doing the past 10 years.

#2 - Peter Young - Father, Author, Sports Reporter, Athlete and Cult Survivor w/ Will Spaid

Peter Young is the author of two books, The Blue Team, a novel which was released in 2016, and Amazon Best Seller Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger, a memoir published in 2023. Peter played college basketball at George Washington University and loosely based The Blue Team on his experiences playing for the Colonials. After his playing career ended, Peter briefly coached basketball before embarking on a career as a sports broadcaster. Working for ESPN, CBS, OLN, and other networks, Peter traveled the world covering everything from college basketball and football in the US, to rodeos in Canada and adventure racing in Morocco. Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger chronicles Peter's experiences in a religious cult for over 20 years and how he managed to escape. Peter has also written for several newspapers and spent years as a regular editorialist for the Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He currently lives near Bozeman, Montana.
You can read more about Peter Young at https://www.authorpeteryoung.com/

#1 - Thunder Levin - The Creator of the Sharknado Movies

Thunder Levin was born and raised in New York City, graduated from Hunter College High School, and received a BFA in Film from NYU before moving to Los Angeles at age 23. He credits the original Star Trek television series with opening his mind to both the wonders of science fiction and filmmaking as a child, while the original Star Wars solidified his desire to make movies when he grew up.Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008) starring C. Thomas Howell was Thunder's feature film directorial debut. This led to him writing and/or directing several films for production company The Asylum, including American Warships (2012) and AE: Apocalypse Earth (2013), culminating in the pop culture phenomenon Sharknado (2013). While continuing to write and direct feature films, he is also developing episodic television projects.Thunder is a lifelong sailor and car enthusiast who's recently taken up motorcycle riding. In addition to his film and television work, he is writing his first novel. He lives in Santa Monica, CA, but considers himself a "temporarily misassigned New Yorker". Thunder is his real name. Please don't ask why.