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“As a transplanted southerner, I miss home sometimes and your podcast takes me back. Each episode is thought provoking, well researched and down right fun to listen to. Please bring it back.”
BenjieRuth via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/20/24
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“I finally happened upon The Bitter Southerner after hearing a plug for it on WFAE in Charlotte. Wow! As a Southerner from the NC foothills, the episodes feel familiar, but they dig deeper into the culture of the South, told in our own words. The long-form format is simply best of journalism,...”Read full review »
GSO Wordsmith via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/24
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“Chuck! Please bring this podcast back! I have listened to them all! I need more!”
Chambersstevens via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/23
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“As a man from WNC, this podcast is amazing.”
bkb1976 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/23
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“If you want to stay stuck in your rut, don’t listen.
I’ve been looking for this podcast for years. A Southern focus with a progressive lens, calling all Southerners in. Shining a light on things that are too often hidden under our cultural hoop skirts and smiling on the beauty, cooking, and...”Read full review »
Matriotic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/30/23
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“Such a great listen and reminder of all the great things the south can be.”
Storyoft via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/22
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“Thanks for interesting stories in a well done format, for celebrating all the wonderful differences we have, and for reminding us that you can love a place and fight to make it to be better at the same time.”
Kqbert111111 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/22
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“After listening to one podcast I’m sold! Thanks”
another bitter southerner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/22
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“This show validates my pride at being Southern and calms my internal conflict about being a Black Southerner and having pride in the South.”
cqueen2014 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/04/22
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“As a left coast (mostly liberal) California girl, I’m surprised at how much this podcast makes me wish I was from the South. It has made me reign in my presumptions, enjoy the cultural differences and I could listen to Chuck Reece talk all day long.”
1beachcomber via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/03/22
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“Every podcast edition is such a treasure. I wish there was more”
Julia's Pearls via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/21/21
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“Love this show! I’ve followed y’all for a while and didn’t know it existed, it should be promoted more on the website and Instagram because it’s so good! I’ve ordered several of the books mentioned, I’m really happy that it’s helped me supplement my reading list”
lindseysigmon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/21
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“Bring on season three please!!!!”
ToddxOlsen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/06/21
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“I absolutely love this podcast. A lifelong southerner who identifies the region and also a PhD in history I appreciate the many levels of coverage and analysis this podcast provides, I can’t wait for more.”
Redhoneysuckle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/21
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“Well produced. Very interesting. Desperately hoping there will be more”
a bit of a shame via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
07/26/21
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“I’ve known about this podcast for years and for some reason have never listened to it. After a maddening 2 years of Covid and hesitancy to fly or not being able to fly, politics and other issues, I was finally able and ready to visit my family and hometown about 45 minutes outside of ATL. I...”Read full review »
Major wiener via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/18/21
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“I laughed, I cried, I sang along.”
Pinker Toes via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/12/21
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“When I compare where I live in the PNW to the south, I often feel like these two regions are different countries within the same country.
The insight, humanity, and humor makes me proud that the south is indeed part of our county.”
Bill Bezuk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/21
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“Holy cow, this is a great podcast. True love is when you recognize the flaws in something and love it anyway, but want it to improve and be the best it can be. That is the kind of love this podcast has for my home region, the South. A welcome change from the kind of "love" you see in...”Read full review »
NancyK1122 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/21
“What a great podcast. I was introduced to it via the Proof podcast and I’m so glad they featured it. I hit the subscribe button about halfway in. Really loved the strong storytelling - I could have listened all day.”
Carrie Cooks via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/15/21
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“For non-southerners and Southerners alike, this podcast is an enormous testament to the beauty and resiliency of the complicated, honest South. The conversations are at times difficult, at others funny — yet always relevant to our experiences living and loving this complex region.”
*HCB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/21
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“The perspective is awesome - I’m proud of where I’m from but SO excited for the change that can and does come from this region and all the potential here. Would love to learn more about roots of music and holiday celebrations in future episodes!”
ChelseaUT2019 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/21
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“Really interesting and insightful, creative and beautifully told.”
geelmore via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/12/21
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MinnesotaFrank via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/10/21
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“Literally all I want to listen to now that I don’t live in the proper south anymore.”
GuStotz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/01/21
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“One of the most accurate depictions of life growing up in the South. A true celebration of the one united place we call home.”
KortneeG via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/21
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“As a lover of oral histories, storytelling and southern culture, I appreciate how this series manages to provide an unvarnished, sometimes critical but ultimately affectionate portrait of this complex corner of America. Whether discussing the nature of Appalachian “hillbillies,” blues, cocktails,...”Read full review »
EvanSternNYC via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/21
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“In these divisive times we need more stories and programs such as this. Thank You”
brian47 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/03/21
“I really enjoyed listening!”
Smoothie Tunes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/02/21
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“This is my faveeeee podcast ever, please come up with a new season!!!!”
CLWelmoed via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
12/17/20
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“Ashamed to say I was raised to see southerners as inferior. I’ve changed this incorrect idea, but I’m now disgusted by the incorrect assessment that “southern whites who aren’t actively democrats
are basically racist monsters”.
Enjoy the emotional civil war your low-information, empty,...”Read full review »
Beccaaz746 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/04/20
“Informative and entertaining. Covers topics and angles not covered much elsewhere. Digestible, in that you can really hear everything and ponder it (not fast talk you have to rewind and hear again), and because it’s just about always less than an hour long.”
MHYDMHYD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/20
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“Wonderful to hear honest and intelligent conversation. Thank you!”
Dondrup01 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/20
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“Great story telling and giving insight. Not sure how to write it but this is one of the podcasts that connects and strengthens our humanity”
rrrobertaaaa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/20
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“This is the maxim that guides their work. It is important work, starting the difficult conversations we all need to have about the South. This podcast and it’s publications give me hope that there are folks out there that are done with the Anti-Belem bull and ready for progress.”
Cate MD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/20
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“Our family spent 9 months in North Georgia, volunteering at a rural intentional community that runs a welcome centre for newly arrived refugees. We learned to love the accents, the red soil and the rich complexities of the rural South, so much more than the dusty hidey-hole of the Dukes of...”Read full review »
Candor girl via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/03/20
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“Is more and more and more of the Bitter Southerner. Anyone in the South and anyone not in the South should give this a listen for a REAL look at the many layers of the region and its people”
ArtemioBaklava via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/20
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“While the style is unique and topics are truly southern, if I had to describe it to someone in less than 5 words, the four in the title so the job.”
Yames296 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/31/20
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“A timely and topical podcast for today and from rememberences. Stories about the South that I love—both heart-breaking and warm. It is a great vibe for all people who don’t abide hatred.
It’s time for all of us to “Hug More Necks!””
mocando.oconnell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/28/20
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“I love this podcast because it speaks to the South that I know, the one where I was raised, not the one that is so often described in the media. My parents were progressives who taught me the importance of acceptance of all humans, especially those different from me. I especially love the...”Read full review »
Anonhiker7 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/20
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“This podcast makes the south feel like home. I’m from the upper Midwest, but love the accent and lifestyle of the south. Makes me wish I was born and raised southern. This podcast is soothing for sure, really enjoyed the cake episode and Waffle House (which kinda makes me sad because we don’t...”Read full review »
jsalmy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/20
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“The makers of this podcast resemble Constantine in Egypt. Now they’re demolishing European history in the US.”
cole730 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/20
“Vacation to me means heading south and east from Minnesota. Down the Mississippi and over to the Gulf coast. This podcast refreshes my wonderful memories of t in the South: Nashville, Biloxi, Panama Beach, Tupelo and others. Thanks for the good stories especially about Waffle Houses.”
Meester Nurse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/20
“I promise you that nobody wants your ol racist dry unflavored pound cake. anyway this podcast is awesome.”
dalpaengi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/20
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“This podcast makes me feel like I have found my people, and helps me articulate why I love the south and why I’m proud to be from the south. I look forward to listening to each episode, and can not wait for more.”
rachelsaur! via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/20
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“I started listening to this podcast at the end...about the possibility of redeeming the South. I’m a Yankee transplant but have lived more of my life in the South. I consider myself a “new” Southerner. I love the South...it is home.
I teach South Carolina history. I feel an urgency in what I do....”Read full review »
Yur Huckleberry via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/09/20
“The very first author interviewed said that a pound cake HAD to have been made by slaves. What ridiculous tripe! My greatgrandmother’s pound cake was stirred by herself or her family. We were made of sterner stuff back then; we did not have the chicken scrawny arms that this woman must have. I...”Read full review »
JustTryinToLive via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/06/20
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“As an native Atlantan transplanted to DC, I often miss the comforts of home. Chuck’s “twang,” and the stories that remind me of where I come from, brighten my days and make quarantine a little less torturous. I can’t say I miss home any less, but I feel like I’ve got a piece of it here with me. 🍑”
mramsden1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/05/20
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“I really enjoy this podcast and learning different subjects that concern the south.”
jmmorman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/20
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