Butter Pecan Podcast

Butter Pecan Podcast


Latest Episodes

Pouring Over the History of Coffee
March 25, 2022

How do you take your coffee? Cream? Sugar? Or do you drink it Black? As the world's second most traded commodity (next to oil) it's hard to have your morning fix without coming to terms with the

24. Sunday Supper
March 04, 2022

Darryl and Kelly sit down to finish their conversation on fried chicken and share a meal of Popeyes. We finish our history on fried chicken and discuss some regionally black-owned restaurant chains.

23. Tastes Like Chicken & Sadness
February 11, 2022

We are back after an unplanned and unexpected break. We talk about what kept us away for so long, eat chicken, and talk about chicken. And we're keeping it broad and loose for this episode, only

Just Gravy 9: Holiday Leftovers
December 03, 2021

The holidays can be really tough, and this year presents its own specific issues as we ease out of (or back into? or never left?) pandemic restrictions. Join Kelly and Darryl as they talk about

22. Native American Heritage Month with Nicole Robey
November 19, 2021

We are celebrating Native American Heritage Month with our new best friend, Nicole Robey. Join us as we chat with Nicole about growing up Winnebago, what it means to be a

21. BIG CANDY
November 05, 2021

What do Peanut Butter Bars, Circus Peanuts, and Bit-O-Honey all have in common? Well, they're gross, and WE ate them. In this episode, we lay the artificially flavored foundation for a forthcoming

Just Gravy 8: Magnet Schools
October 29, 2021

In the second part of Part 3 on school lunch, we continue our conversation on redlining and see how this practice kept schools segregated into the 1970s. We take a look at how Louisville, KY came up

20. School Lunch (Part 3b)
October 22, 2021

In the second part of Part 3 on school lunch, we continue our conversation on redlining and see how this practice kept schools segregated into the 1970s. We take a look at how Louisville, KY came up

19. School Lunch (Part 3)
October 15, 2021

As we enter into the more contemporary history of schools in the United States, we must first look at the effects of redlining and housing discrimination. Where you live often dictates where you go

18. School Lunch (Part 2)
September 17, 2021

In Part 2, we discuss how school lunch menus were used as a tool to assimilate those who had immigrated to the United States. We also look at the messy metaphor of a Melting Pot for immigrant