{"id":11423,"date":"2026-01-13T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=11423"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:02:42","slug":"tcnw-873-dixie-griffith-interview-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2026\/01\/tcnw-873-dixie-griffith-interview-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 873: Dixie Griffith Interview Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two Chairs No Waiting\" class=\"wp-image-3528\" style=\"width:185px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Two Chairs No Waiting<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 0:53:27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last 10 years, I have been fortunate to become friends with <em>Dixie Griffith<\/em>. Dixie is the daughter of <strong>Andy Griffith<\/strong> and back in 2015 she came to her first Mayberry event. Since that time she has attended many events, Mayberry cruises and all in all enjoyed experiencing the fans of her dad and Mayberry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first of as two episode series where we&#8217;ll be able to hear from Dixie about family, the Mayberry fandom, her father, her mother and about herself. We start off hearing about her latest hobby then move into talking about attending Mayberry Days in 2015 for the first time. The conversation goes along from there and I know you&#8217;re going to enjoy hearing from Dixie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a series of episodes that you&#8217;ll want to watch the video because I show photos related to some of the stories Dixie shares with us. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@allannewsome\">Subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/a>, it&#8217;s free, to make sure you don&#8217;t miss an episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to come back for part 2 of this conversation in our next episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"TCNW 873: Dixie Griffith Interview Part 1\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_7MZ23tzXGtM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7MZ23tzXGtM\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7MZ23tzXGtM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT53M27S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-13T01:00:06Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_7MZ23tzXGtM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7MZ23tzXGtM\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">TCNW 873: Dixie Griffith Interview Part 1<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7MZ23tzXGtM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7MZ23tzXGtM\/0.jpg\" alt=\"TCNW 873: Dixie Griffith Interview Part 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at https:\/\/www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Host: Allan Newsome Over the last 10 years, I have been fortunate to become friends with Dixie Griffith. Dixie is the daughter of Andy Griffith and back in 2015 she came to her first Mayberry event. Since that time she has attended many events, Mayberry cruises and all in all enjoyed experiencing the fans of her dad and Mayberry. This is the first of as two episode series where we&#039;ll be able to hear from Dixie about family, the Mayberry fandom, her father, her mother and about herself. We start off hearing about her latest hobby then move into talking about attending Mayberry Days in 2015 for the first time. The conversation goes along from there and I know you&#039;re going to enjoy hearing from Dixie. This is a series of episodes that you&#039;ll want to watch the video because I show photos related to some of the stories Dixie shares with us. Subscribe to my YouTube channel, it&#039;s free, to make sure you don&#039;t miss an episode. Be sure to come back for part 2 of this conversation in our next episode. == Links == Two Chairs Merch https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/stores\/two-chairs-no-waiting?ref_id=15499 # Event Calendar (iMayberry.com) - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/mayberry-event-calendar\/ # Join this channel to get access to perks (YouTube) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm9tLlT-NsH-7k97fZDpNHA\/join # MayberryDays.org - https:\/\/MayberryDays.org # Mayberry Days 2025 Photo Galleries - https:\/\/www.surryarts.org\/mayberrydays\/images\/galleries\/md25photogallery.html # Mayberry Days Trivia 2025 Photo Gallery - https:\/\/www.surryarts.org\/images\/mayberry\/2025\/trivia\/index.html # Weaver&#039;s Newsletter - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/ # Subscribe to the Weaver&#039;s Newsletter - https:\/\/weaversdepartmentstore.com\/newsletter\/subscribe-to-weavers-newsletter\/ # Weaver&#039;s Department Store - https:\/\/www.weaversdepartmentstore.com # Mayberry Days website - https:\/\/MayberryDays.org # Mayberry Meet Up (Facebook Group) - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/117344445573583 # Mayberry Man (YouTube Channel) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MayberryMan # Mayberry Man Movie - https:\/\/MayberryMan.com # Watch the Mayberry Man Movie &amp; Series FREE (YouTube) - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLXciS96DNOqO4gle4YrR7bDV9-SSbnTV0 # Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube) - https:\/\/youtu.be\/a_AwfI9TPY8 # Mayberry Man Movie - Barney &amp; Floyd Audio Commentary (Rik Roberts, Allan Newsome) - https:\/\/youtu.be\/x4kfgzG04_0 # The Mayberry Effect - https:\/\/theMayberryEffect.com # Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list - https:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com # iMayberry Community - https:\/\/imayberrycommunity.com\/ # The Mayberry Historical Society - https:\/\/www.mayberry.info\/ # The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mayberrycom ==Video Chapters== 00:00 - Theme Song 01:10 - Welcome 04:17 - Interview 51:18 - Call to Action\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7MZ23tzXGtM\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sign-up-for-the-two-chairs-e-mail-mailing-list\">Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list<\/a>.&nbsp; I want to be able to reach out to you if there&#8217;s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry, I won&#8217;t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say &#8220;hey&#8221; if the need arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-info\">Contact Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twochairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/allannewsome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow me on Twitter<\/a>. 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