On this episode of Culture & Flavor, Zella talks with Dr. Howard Conyers about the legacy of whole hog barbecue and moonsine. Dr. Conyers serves as the A1 Mechanical Design Lead, and is responsible for facilitating design efforts for systems used in testing and supporting RS-25 testing. Dr. Conyers, a NASA Stennis Space Center engineer, most recently served as the Principal Investigator & Project Manager for the High Dynamic Range Stereo-X (HiDyRS-X) project. In 2009, at the age of 27, Dr. Conyers earned a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University while being 1 of less than 20 African American in the country to earn this degree. He completed his undergraduate study in Bio-environmental Engineering in 2004 from North Carolina A&T State University. Outside of work, Dr. Conyers has equally impressive attributes that makes him sought out nationally. Conyers is a noted traditional South Carolina whole hog barbecue pitmaster. Dr. Conyers hosted Nourish, a digital show for PBS, which discussed food, culture, and science across the American South. The impact for the first three episodes, includes approximately 1.2M views and nearly 15,000 combined followers, across two platforms. Howard has appeared on the Cooking Channel original show Man, Fire, Food. He has been featured in publications including Southern Living Daily South, the New Orleans Magazine, the Advocate, and the New Orleans Time Picayune, to name a few. He is the founder of the Black Barbecue Hall of Fame and the Co-Founder of Backyard Distillery.