First, Chris catches Will off guard with a discussion of essential reading for Southerners, based off of a blog at MadeSouth.com. Then they discuss some news from Nashville, including some personal stories from their home city. Then, they discuss some exciting news out of the Muscle Shoals Sound studio and the Allman Betts Band. Read more about that here.

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