The 2nd Annual GIVE-A-PALOOZA just happened at the beautiful corner of Liberty Street and Bull Street in Historic Downtown Savannah. Huge thanks to Corcoran Austin Hill, and Jason Baggett along with the Made of Savannah creative team for putting this together for the second year.  GIVE-A-PALOOZA is fantastic way to shine a light on several well-deserved local nonprofits in Coastal Georgia. This year we are proud to showcase the following nonprofits: The Savannah Tree Foundation Heroes for Hallie Grace Kwirkz Save Sea Life with Liddy Coastal Pet Rescue Learn more about the voices and topic ..read more

Jeremy Bauer has a very particular set of skills! I'm talking about skills like: using his award-winning face (that you'll never forget), whipping up magical hot sauces, and making people smile.  Welcome to another Local Business Spotlight! This time we are happy to sit down with the creator of MF Hot Sauce - Jeremy Bauer. Jeremy has a fantastic Savannah story that starts with an RV journey of self-discovery from South Dakota and leaky box of opportunity.  Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode:  SHOP MF Hot Sauce Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media The Made of ..read more

Savannah Cabaret is about to WOW you with their first-ever, full-blown musical: Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein"!  We're thrilled to sit down with one of our Season 3 partners, and the founder of the Savannah Cabaret - award winning writer of TV, screen, stage, print and travel - Rick Garman.  Listen for this great moment: "There is nothing like being in a room and hearing people laugh, or cry, or gasp, or applaud or whatever - at something that you've either written or helped to create. There is no feeling like it, in the world - It is drugs." The award-winning Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRAN ..read more

This episode has it ALL! Gangsters, crab cakes, serial killers, and Al Capone - oh my!  Meet Captain Judy Helmey - once named the youngest captain on the East Coast. She's a Savannah legend, to the say the least - and we got to sit down with her and talk about her wildly colorful upbringing - and her equally as colorful father Sherman Helmey (best known as Moose) who YES ... worked for Al Capone.  Miss Judy has already written one book, "My Father, The Sea and Me" - and don't worry - we hear another book is on the way.  When you go fishing with Miss Judy - you'll likely have a c ..read more

BONUS EPISODE with Molly Lieberman - Executive Director of Loop it Up Savannah! We're excited to chat about our upcoming Podcast POP-UP at Colleagues and Lovers in Habersham Village - Thursday, April 4th! A portion of the proceeds all day will go to Loop it Up Savannah, and you can stop by from 5-7 to meet the Made of Savannah team and the Loop it Up team.  Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode:  Meet Lop it Up Savannah Tap to see Volunteer Opportunities at Loop it Up GIVE HERE to Loop it Up Savannah Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media The Made of Savannah podcast ..read more

If you're meeting Re:Purpose Savannah for the first time on this episode ... you're about to be amazed! Re:Purpose Savannah is a women+ led 501(c)(3) nonprofit establishing a sustainable future through the deconstruction, salvage, and reuse of historic buildings.  Katie Fitzhugh - the Director of Deconstruction, and Kelley Lowe - the Director of Salvage joins me for an in-depth look into the important work that goes on at Re:Purpose.  Their motto is fantastic! "We train women+, including women-identified, trans, non-binary, and other underrepresented people, for careers in const ..read more

We're "behind the gates" and on-location at St. Vincent's Academy at the iconic corner of Abercorn and Liberty Streets in historic Savannah, Georgia. St. Vincent's was founded on June 23, 1845, when Father Jeremiah Francis O'Neill brought six Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy from Charleston, South Carolina. We're seated in the parlor amidst priceless artifacts, works of art, and whispers from the past - and grateful to be joined by Sister Paula Cockerham, Loretto Lomanack - the school's Director of Alumni & Archivist, and Diane Parker - the chair of the annual Nun Run. Thanks to the eloquent s ..read more

LOVE & MOXiE's tagline says it ALL - "Life is short. Live with MOXIE".  Danielle White is one of the founders and creators at LOVE & MOXiE in Savannah, Georgia. Along with her mom Renee, Danielle has built a fashionable, vibrant, functional AND do-good business that has become quite the hot "go-to-spot". LOVE & MOXiE focuses on handcrafted small-batch, one-of-a-kind bags and accessories too - BUT know this - we weren't kidding about the NCIS!  After Danielle's mom was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's, she decided to pivot from a 15+year career in law enforcement and ..read more

Liddy Clever's catchphrase is "no action is too small, and you're never too young to make a big difference"!  Liddy is a 9-year-old ocean advocate, author, artist, future Marine Biologist, and an all-around beautiful soul. She joins us on this episode of Made of Savannah to help us understand why it's so important for each of us to do our part - whatever that looks like. Her book, "Wave - A Sea Turtle's Story" is available now on her nonprofit website Save Sea Life.  Also check out her "trash art" and bracelets ----> SHOP HERE Thank you, Liddy for being a remarkable role model for ..read more

Sitting across the table today is Hermina Glass-Hill - historian, writer, preservationist, sustainability advocate - a voice for environmental justice and human rights - Oceana's Georgia Senior Field Representative - and the foremost scholar on Susie King Taylor in the United States.  Hermina recalls what she felt when she first read Susie King Taylor's book back in 2009 - "I was shocked. I had traveled to Savannah for business thousands of times, and when I read it, I was like ... this is all about Georgia, Savannah, you know the Coastal area. I worked in the Civil War Center at Kennesaw ..read more