Alana Anton
Sociologist
Alana Anton is a sociologist, Appalachian scholar, and activist originally from Georgia currently in Upstate SC. Her work includes Appalachian identity representation in media and once upon a time she was a musician too. She plays piano, banjolele, and autoharp and has a pretty decent set of pipes. Four pitbulls, a bearded dragon, a lifepartner, and a teenager round out her little mountain home.
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Oct. 22, 2024
S7E375 - Gangstagrass 'The Blackest Thing On The Menu' with Alana Anton
Once considered polar opposites, country music and rap have had a bit of a moment together as of late with artists like Jelly Roll & Post Malone and releases like Beyonce's Cowboy Carter hitting the charts. The thing is, Brooklyn, NY born bluegrass/hip-hop group Gangstagrass have been doing it since 2007. Returning guest, sociologist Alana Anton , brings us their latest release: ' The Blackest Thing On The Menu ', and makes the case that these genres have more in common than record label markete...
Guest: Alana Anton
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April 16, 2022
S5E220 - The Highwomen with Alana Anton
Sociologist, Appalachian scholar and activist Alana Anton is a southern girl at heart, and when she first discovered The Highwomen - the debut album by the country music super-group of the same name composed of Brandi Carlile , Natalie Hemby , Maren Morris , and Amanda Shires - it immediately brought her back to her country roots. The at times gut-wrenching collection of songs is a stunning celebration of women in country music, full of equal parts high comedy and high pathos. An instant classic...
Guest: Alana Anton