Episodes 289
Avg. Duration 26m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (551)
Since Nov 2014
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals.

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Recent Episodes

Object Permanence: An Essay

Jun 10, 2026 18m

Martin Padgett wrote the feature essay “Object Permanence” for the fall 2025 issue of Gravy Quarterly, our sister publication. In the piece, he catalogs the objects we live with actively, those we…

American Barbecue’s European Adventure

May 27, 2026 24m

In “American Barbecue’s European Adventure,” Gravy reporter Eve Troeh takes us to meet restaurateurs in Prague, Czech Republic (Big Smokers) and Berlin, Germany (Big Stuff Smoked BBQ) who have gone…

Sap's Rising in Highland County, Virginia

May 13, 2026 20m

In Highland County, Virginia, there are more trees than people. Specifically, the County is rich in sugar maples, the trees whose sap produces maple syrup. Better known as a “northern” sweetener,…

Real Organic Podcast

Apr 29, 2026 57m

Today, Gravy shares with you the Real Organic Podcast, the award-winning “Best Sustainability, Environment & Climate Podcast” produced by the Real Organic Project. Recently named one of the "best…

Sniffing Out American Truffles

Apr 15, 2026 27m

In “Sniffing Out American Truffles,” Gravy reporter Irina Zhorov explores truffle production in the U.S.—and how the South is emerging as a hub.  Truffle production in the U.S. is a young industry.…

Virginia Has the Blue Catfish Blues

Apr 01, 2026 27m

In “Virginia Has the Blue Catfish Blues,”Gravy reporter Anya Groner takes listeners to the Chesapeake Bay, where, over the past decade, invasive blue catfish have derailed the ecosystem in the East…

A Taste of the Other Georgia in Pensacola

Mar 18, 2026 22m

In “A Taste of the Other Georgia in Pensacola,” Gravy reporter Martin Padgett ventures to Pensacola to sample a bit of Georgia—a Georgia much further away than the five-hour car ride to…

Apalachicola Bay Reopens

Mar 04, 2026 28m

Atlanta can seem like it’s a very long way from the oystering communities in Florida’s Panhandle. There are, in fact, hundreds of miles between them. But there are ways even distant places are…

The Miracle of Slaw and Fishes: Louisiana’s Lenten Fish Fries

Feb 18, 2026 18m

Order a catfish po-boy or a few pounds of crawfish in Acadiana any Friday between Mardi Gras and Easter, and you may be surprised to learn that your delight is another person’s sacrifice. The…

Trade, Taste, and the Evolving Tale of Texas Whiskey

Feb 04, 2026 26m

In “Trade, Taste, and the Evolving Tale of Texas Whiskey,” Gravy reporter Evan Stern visits the Lone Star State to get a taste of a growing movement: Texas whiskey. Given the importance of saloons…

Fruitcake in Space

Jan 21, 2026 27m

In “Fruitcake in Space,” Gravy reporter Bronwen Wyatt explores a bizarre footnote in the annals of human space travel. In 1968, a scientist at a military research facility developed a very unusual…

How a Humble Crab Dish Became the Soul of Tampa

Jan 07, 2026 22m

In “How a Humble Crab Dish Became the Soul of Tampa,” Gravy reporter Nicole Hutcheson travels across Tampa to trace the story of a lesser-known local dish—crab chilau. Every city has a dish that…

Southern caviar is wild, nutty, and...sustainable?

Dec 24, 2025 25m

In “Southern caviar is wild, nutty, and...sustainable?” Gravy reporter Irina Zhorov takes us to the Tombigbee River, where valuable paddlefish swim, and makes a case for caviar as an ingredient with…

Boars Gone Wild: Texans Hunt, Trap, and Cook a Piggy Pest

Dec 10, 2025 25m

In “Boars Gone Wild: Texans Hunt, Trap, and Cook a Piggy Pest,” Gravy reporter Georgia Sparling takes a deep dive into the conundrum around Texas’ pig problem. They say everything’s bigger in Texas,…

Texas Pecans, A Thirsty Nut to Crack

Nov 26, 2025 28m

In “Texas Pecans, A Thirsty Nut to Crack,” Gravy reporter Avery Thompson explores how a changing climate is impacting pecans in Texas, and introduces listeners to the innovative Texans using both…

Tending Episode 6: What Next?

Nov 19, 2025 22m

In the sixth and final episode of her six-part Tending series, host Shirlette Ammons seeks insight on the future of Black farming and asks if there is a world in which farmers are not dependent on…

Tending Episode 5: What Now?

Nov 12, 2025 23m

In this fifth installment of Gravy's Tending series, producer Shirlette Ammons examines the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, comparing it to the Pigford settlement and assessing whether…

Tending Episode 4: Texas

Nov 05, 2025 25m

The fourth installment of the six-part Tending series explores the power of the USDA's county committees, recounting a Black family’s tragic story of land loss and harassment and examining why these…

Tending Episode 3: Kansas

Oct 29, 2025 22m

In the third episode of her six-part Tending series, host Shirlette Ammons visits Nicodemus, Kansas, a historic Black settlement, to learn how one family’s decades-long battle against the USDA’s…

Tending Episode 2: Georgia

Oct 22, 2025 29m

In this second episode of Tending, Shirlette Ammons travels to Georgia, where she meets two Black farmers whose stories illustrate the emotional and physical toll of fighting the USDA's…

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