Conversations on The Road

Someone mentions Southern Cuisine and you likely say BBQ. Right ?

Then, there’s grits, chittlins, Cajun Cooking and more.

But there’s a group of enthusiasts of another Southern tradition -  RC Cola and Moon Pies. Some consider this the original fast food – both Moon Pies and the RC Cola provided bigger portions for less money, as a result it became a quick meal of choice by many workers.

Thousands annually gather the third weekend in June in a Tennessee community called Bell Buckle, normally population of 406. In this podcast we hear what the big deal is and how they celebrate.

 

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To mark Flag Day, we go to Huntsville, Alabama – where for over 40 years folks at the Whitesburg Baptist Church have been celebrating America by transforming themselves into a “Living Flag”. This flag is comprised of 100 singers surrounded by thousands of lights.

True, they do not perform this unique transformation on Flag Day (it is around July 4th), but what we felt their story was a nice way to celebrate the flag and Flag Day anyway. 

 

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Comedian T. Bubba Bechtol has created a holiday for Bubbas everywhere. This “Bubba #1″ as he describes himself, tells us about it and about Bubbas.

 

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Barbecues, a long weekend, store-wide sales, the unofficial start of summer. That’s what Memorial Day represents to many these days.

Lost in the shuffle is the actual act of remembering. Who is supposed to be recalled, and why ?

How and where did the holiday start ?

Although there are many other communities with their own claims, Waterloo is popularly considered to be the official birthplace of Memorial Day.

In this podcast we speak with Tanya Warren from the Memorial Day Museum in Waterloo (located in New York’s Finger Lakes region) about the origins of the Memorial Day we observe today.

 

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