Garden & Gun's Whole Hog

Season 3, Ep. 8: Home is Where the Art Is

November 16, 2018 22:28 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Darla Moore knows what it’s like to be underestimated, and so does her hometown. The successful businesswoman and philanthropist always had to prove herself—to make Wall Street bigwigs look past her good looks and Southern accent. But she persevered, making her name (and a couple of billion dollars) in finance and investing, a success that landed her on the cover of Fortune magazine, the first woman to do so, and eventually on the greens at Augusta National, where she became one of the first ...

Season 3 Ep 7: Robert Earl Keen, The Road Goes on Forever

September 27, 2018 17:29 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MB

Robert Earl Keen has been writing songs since the late 1970s, when he was an English major at Texas A&M University and has been performing them live for almost as long. We recently caught up with Keen to talk about his life, his songs, his upcoming tour with college buddy and fellow Texan Lyle Lovett, and training his new dog, Cormac.

Season 3 Ep 6: Brevard, Bluegrass, and Brown Trout

July 12, 2018 19:39 - 39 minutes - 44.6 MB

Frontman for the Steep Canyon Rangers, Woody Platt, takes us back to the band's beginning, discusses the magic of Steve Martin, and why he still calls Brevard, North Carolina, home. In eighteen years, the Steep Canyon Rangers have gone from playing underground bars in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to selling out Carnegie Hall. Guitarist, singer, and frontman Woody Platt, who founded the bluegrass band along with college friend and Rangers banjo player Graham Sharp, sits down with us to discus...

Season 3 Ep 5: Following the Smell of Bourbon

June 14, 2018 17:19 - 38 minutes - 44.1 MB

“Bourbon will make you do funny things,” says chef Edward Lee. Growing up in Brooklyn to Korean immigrant parents, Lee’s move to Louisville, Kentucky might surprise some. But sixteen years and several successful restaurants, cookbooks, and television shows later, Lee has made his mark on Southern food. He joins us on the podcast to discuss his new book Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine, which guides us a on a tour around the country eating Leb...

Season 3 Ep 4: It All Started with a Bag of Turnip Greens

May 29, 2018 20:23 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MB

Yes, the turnip greens at Taqueria del Sol are legendary (as are the tacos and margaritas), but there is more to this wildly popular Southern restaurant. We caught up with chef Eddie Hernandez and his business partner, Mike Klank, who together have been cooking up delicious Mexican food in Atlanta for more than three decades, to find out how this unlikely duo met, why they're so successful (hint: it's the food), and to dig into Eddie’s new cookbook, Turnip Greens & Tortillas. Plus, at the end...

Season 3 Ep3: Writing America’s History

May 15, 2018 18:35 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

Pulitzer-prize winning presidential biographer and Chattanooga native Jon Meacham has written books on the lives of Thomas Jefferson, George H. W. Bush, Andrew Jackson, and the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. He joins us in this episode of the Whole Hog to discuss essential Southern reading, the historian’s responsibility, moving back to the South, and his new book, 'The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels'.

Season 3 Ep 2: Singing the Praises of Women in Country Music

May 01, 2018 19:56 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MB

From Mother Maybelle to Loretta Lynn to Kacey Musgraves, women have been a leading force in Country music since the beginning. In her book, Women Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives, author and music critic Holly Gleason spotlights the impact of twenty-seven legendary artists. Plus, we listen to lots of great songs.

Season 3 Ep 1: All Over but the Eatin’

April 17, 2018 15:34 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Rick Bragg’s new memoir The Best Cook in the World, takes us back to Possum Trot, Alabama, but this time it’s all about the food. We talk to Rick about the dishes he grew up eating; his momma, Margaret; and the legacy of Southern blue-collar cooking. Ham and red-eye gravy over fresh diced tomatoes, anyone?

Season 2 Ep 6: A Year of Southern Culture

December 20, 2017 01:57 - 52 minutes - 119 MB

On the final episode of the Whole Hog's second season, host John Huey looks back at the year in Southern culture. Matt Hendrickson joins the show to talk about 2017's best music releases, Kim Severson weighs in on Southern food, and Square Books’ Richard Howorth discusses the year's must-read Southern books. For more coverage of the year in Southern food, music, books, and more, keep an eye on gardenandgun.com.

Season 2 Ep 5: S is for Southern

December 05, 2017 17:12 - 48 minutes - 112 MB

Garden & Gun's latest book, S Is for Southern, is an encyclopedia of Southern tradition and contemporary culture, and this episode of the Whole Hog is its crash course. Host John Huey is joined by editor in chief David DiBenedetto for a rundown of the new book, along with lively readings from some of its contributors. Hear Julia Reed's ode to Doe's Eat Place, a Greenville, Mississippi, institution. And listen in as Roy Blount, Jr. riffs on humidity, Kathleen Purvis retraces bourbon's roots, a...

Season 2 Ep 4: On the Road with Jessica Lange and Julia Reed

November 21, 2017 19:58 - 34 minutes - 78.2 MB

Jessica Lange is one of the most accomplished actresses of the past four decades, earning acclaim and industry-wide respect for iconic roles in films like Frances and Tootsie, and on Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire. But Lange is a talent behind the camera, too. Her photography is featured in the latest issue of Garden & Gun, in which Lange joins author and G&G contributor Julia Reed on a road trip through the Mississippi Delta. Go beyond the feature in the latest episode of the Whole Hog...

Season 2 Ep 3: Rosanne Cash's Arrow to the South

November 07, 2017 14:16 - 1 hour - 142 MB

“I was taught you’re not worth much if you don’t have the courage of your convictions,” says Rosanne Cash, and in her work as a singer, songwriter, author, and activist, it’s easy to see that the message stuck. On the latest episode of G&G’s Whole Hog, host John Huey speaks with Cash about storytelling; the influence of her father, Johnny Cash; speaking up politically; and the ability of songs to mean something different to each listener. *This episode contains explicit language.

Season 2 Ep 2: A Conversation with Lolis Eric Elie

October 24, 2017 22:39 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MB

Host John Huey sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with author and screenwriter Lolis Eric Elie. In a frank discussion that touches on race, cultural traditions, and American history, Elie talks about the influence of his father, civil rights attorney Lolis Edward Elie, and "the difference between symbols and substance." Elie, a New Orleans native, also reveals how he found a touch of the Crescent City out West, talking with chef Marcus Christiana-Beniger, who co-founded a restaurant in...

Season 2 Ep 1: WNCW - The Little Radio Station That Could

October 10, 2017 13:20 - 50 minutes - 116 MB

In the mountains of western North Carolina, one radio station reigns supreme: WNCW, a public broadcasting station owned by Isothermal Community College in Spindale. We’re so obsessed with the station that we’ve devoted a whole episode to it. Host John Huey is back for the Season Two premiere to catch up with WNCW’s music director, Martin Anderson, about the station’s devoted following and the eclectic sounds—old and new—that go out over its airwaves.

Season 1 Ep 8: The Amazing Life of Chuck Leavell

June 27, 2017 20:30 - 45 minutes - 104 MB

For more than 40 years playing with the Allman Brothers Band to the Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell has made rock-and-roll his career. But the legendary keyboardist is equally passionate about land conservation and forestry (he's not a bad shot either). We catch up with Leavell on his musical legacy, Gregg Allman's passing, and life as a Georgia tree farmer.

Season 1 Ep 7: Wet Your Whistle

June 13, 2017 20:56 - 41 minutes - 95.6 MB

From whistling in the Oval Office to eating supper under the stars, in this episode you'll meet four-time national and international whistling champion Chris Ullman, have dinner with James Beard Award-winning chef Steven Satterfield, and enjoy the stories behind Julia Reed's favorite Southern songs.

Season 1 Ep. 6: On the Trail With a Master Tracker

May 31, 2017 21:31 - 34 minutes - 78.7 MB

Join master tracker Dwight McCarter on the trail of missing children in the Great Smoky Mountains and get to know Nashville singer-songwriter Brandy Clark.

Season 1 Ep 5: A Trip to S-Town, Alabama

May 09, 2017 21:34 - 54 minutes - 125 MB

We catch up with Brian Reed, the producer and host of S-Town to discuss his experience in the Alabama town and the making of this epic Southern story, then we'll dissect the dialect and accents of S-Town's characters with linguistics professor Dr. Walt Wolfram, and chef Duane Nutter answers the question, "What's for supper?"

Season 1 Ep 4: Tour Savannah with Author Bruce Feiler, Pastry Chef Cynthia Wong, and More

April 25, 2017 22:02 - 32 minutes - 74.8 MB

Author Bruce Feiler takes us back to his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, head into the kitchen with Charleston, South Carolina-based pasty chef Cynthia Wong, and G&G assistant editor Jed Portman shares his family's secret for perfect fried chicken.

Season 1 Ep 3: A Spanish Ham Pilgrimage, Pit Bulls, Bluegrass, and More

April 11, 2017 21:14 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MB

Join us on a trip to Spain with John T. Edge and cure master Allan Benton, catch up with author and dog lover Bronwen Dickey, and explore bluegrass' new sound.

Season 1 Ep. 2: Steel Magnolias, Master Distiller Marianne Barnes, and a Delta Road Trip

March 16, 2017 17:00 - 38 minutes - 88.4 MB

We continue our conversation about the real story of Steel Magnolias with Julia Reed and Robert Harling, meet Kentucky’s first female master bourbon taster, head out on a father-and-son road trip in the Mississippi Delta, and hear from some of country music’s newest outlaws.

Season 1 Ep. 1: Steel Magnolias, Bourbon Punch, and Roy Blount, Jr.

March 16, 2017 16:16 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

In our debut podcast episode, we’re celebrating ten years of Garden & Gun magazine with special guests Roy Blount, Jr., editor in chief David DiBenedetto, a potent bourbon party punch, and a part one of a conversation with Julia Reed and Robert Harling on 30 years of ‘Steel Magnolias.’