Better South
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 downloaded a few episodes for the flight, one about Waffle House, the best of southern music 2019 and another called Can the South Be Redeemed. I listened to the first 2 episodes mentioned on the way to GA and the last episode on the way back to CA, where I currently and often regretfully live. I’ve realized in my 20 years gone that the South is me and I am the South. I can’t put into words that nostalgia feeling from days living there, driving by the old Dairy Queen, dodging ant hills, watching lightning bugs, you get it. Growing up there was a love/hate relationship similar to where I live now. While visiting, I soaked up every minute I could. On the flight back, I sat beside a lady from Tennessee traveling to CA and we both agreed that more Southerners should travel and how it’s an eye opener for acceptance of other cultures and people. We talked about where she’d traveled to and what games to play in Reno. I later listened to the Can the South Be Redeemed episode and teared up about 4 times. My mask soaked up the tears and I felt such pride in being a Southerner. I felt pride that the South is changing for the better. I’ll try to do my part.
Major wiener via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/18/21
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Have been a Bitter Southerner reader from the beginning, and this is a timely and relevant evolution of mission and message. The South is as diverse as ever, and it continues to make the region “rich.” We are a “gumbo.”
MSKTX via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/22/19
I love and look this podcast. It has heart and brains. It’s welcoming, intriguing and never preachy. Good magazine reporting. Long may it run.
The Glâcier via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 02/16/19
Like this podcast. I particularly enjoyed the highlights of Interesting perspectives in the first installment. I listened intently because though I am not from the south some family members are; and I am brown, read about our history, and want to understand what makes southerners so proud in...Read full review »
tiatori via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/12/20
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