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Fred Sauceman visits with one of the most prolific commentators on life in the American South. Dr. Reed taught Sociology and Southern Studies courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for many years. He's the author of twenty-three books and has held visiting professorships at over a dozen universities, including Fulbright lectureships in Israel and India and a Pitt Professorship of American History and Institutions at the University of Cambridge in England. Dr. Reed is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee.

Fred visits with Rebecca Henderson. She is the author of two books: Serving With Significance and Thoughts on Turning Sixty-Five. She also compiles the "Today In History" column for the Johnson City Press and the Kingsport Times News. She has created a new column called "Get Involved" that also runs in the Johnson City Press. Fred talks with Rebecca about the columns and the history of the region.

Fred Sauceman continues his visit with Dr. John Shelton Reed. Dr. John Shelton Reed has spent a lifetime studying about the South. Among his many awards, this year he was presented The Order of the Long Leaf Pine by the governor of North Carolina. In addition to his twenty-three books, his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the National Review, and the magazine Southern Cultures, which he founded.

Our guest is Sandra A. Gutierrez, a cookbook author, cooking instructor, journalist, and historian. We talk about her most recent book, Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America. The book was published in both English and Spanish editions by Alfred A. Knopf in October of 2023. Sandra grew up in Guatemala and now lives in Cary, North Carolina.

Noted Appalachian writer Jim Minick turns his attention to the Midwest and chronicles the near destruction of Udall, Kansas, which was struck by a tornado on May 25, 1955. Minick’s 2023 book is called Without Warning. Its title reflects the fact that the town’s residents were given no advance notice by the weather bureau that a tornado was approaching. Over 80 people were killed, and nearly 200 buildings were destroyed or damaged.

In this second part of our interview with cookbook author Sandra A. Gutierrez, she delves more deeply into some of the ingredients and flavors that define the Latin table. And she discusses the meticulous process of recipe testing that went into the creation of her book Latinísimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America.

Dr. John Shelton Reed, one of the most respected commentators on life in the American South, discusses the current state of barbecue, with specific attention to regional differences in North Carolina.

Our guest is Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday." She discusses her newly released book, HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.

We talk with Sarah McCammon, a National Political Correspondent for NPR, about her newly released book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church.

Author Robert Sorrell takes us from Greene County, Tennessee, north to Norton, Virginia, through his new book Secret Appalachian Highlands: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.