Southern Foodways Alliance 의 Gravy
Southern Foodways Alliance
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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In “Wherefore art thou, ROMEO? At Jack’s!" Gravy producer Irina Zhorov takes listeners to a busy fast food restaurant in Jasper, Alabama, to sit at a round table with a group of friends who meet there daily. The group, who call themselves ROMEO—Retired Old Men Eating Out—are a fixture at this restaurant. Over coffee and biscuits they share stories, reminisce, discuss the day's news and, when it's necessary, offer up prayers for each other. They gather to fellowship, to joke, to relieve loneliness. Other groups like them meet at similar locations around the county. Fast food restaurants have long been demonized for both the lack of nutrition in the food they tend to serve, as well as their potential to replace locally owned community spots. But at this Jack's, the ROMEOs have adapted the place to their needs, transforming a corporate space into a community one, where they are able to socialize on their own terms, bring in their own food, and build relationships with the staff. More than a third of older Americans are socially isolated, which leads to poor health outcomes, including increased risk of dementia, depression, and heart disease. In many places, particularly rural areas, so-called "third spaces," where people can meet outside of the home or work with friends and strangers alike, can be hard to find. Some researchers see fast food restaurants—with their affordable meals, accessible seating and restrooms, and ubiquity—as one potential outlet for older adults to meet their social needs. In this episode, Zhorov talks to the ROMEOs, including John Miller, a retired health inspector, and Dorman Grace, a farmer. Jessica Finlay, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, in the Department of Geography and the Institute of Behavioral Science, researches how older adults use fast food restaurants and talks about why they're appealing as meeting spaces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
이전 에피소드
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338 - Wherefore art thou, ROMEO? At Jack’s! Wed, 08 May 2024
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337 - How Pineywoods Cattle Bucks Big Beef Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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336 - Unshelled: George Washington Carver's Real Legacy Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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335 - Yock Is for Lovers: Chinese Soul Food in Tidewater Virginia Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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334 - Catering: Behind the Pipe and Drape Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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333 - California Dreams and Flossie’s Mississippi Tamales Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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332 - Gravy Travels Due South Mon, 26 Feb 2024
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331 - The Miracle of Slaw and Fishes: Louisiana’s Lenten Fish Fries Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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330 - From Stuckey's to Buc-ee's Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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329 - Mahalia Jackson's Glori-Fried Chicken Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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328 - It's Hip To Be a Cube: Maggi Bouillon Unwrapped Wed, 03 Jan 2024
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327 - Gravy Recommendation: Southern Songs and Stories Fri, 29 Dec 2023
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326 - Filipino Balikbayan is Homecoming in a Box Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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325 - What's Next for the Women of Mama Dip's Kitchen? Wed, 06 Dec 2023
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324 - Tasting the South in the San Fernando Valley Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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323 - Adaptation, Survival, Gratitude: A Lumbee Thanksgiving Story Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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321 - The Swamp Witches Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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320 - Czech Out Texas Kolaches Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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319 - North Carolina Pottery from Clay to Kiln Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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318 - A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats Wed, 13 Sep 2023
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317 - Annie Fisher’s Beaten Biscuits Meant Business Wed, 30 Aug 2023
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316 - Tasting Kentucky in Tiananmen Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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315 - A Table for All? Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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314 - Pop-Up Identity Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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313 - Home-Cooked Expectations Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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312 - Bottled Myth Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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311 - A New Recipe for Charlotte Thu, 21 Feb 2019
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310 - Y'all Have Chilaquiles? Thu, 20 Dec 2018
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309 - Smoking on the South Side Thu, 06 Dec 2018
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308 - Vinegar & Char Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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307 - Visible Yam Thu, 01 Nov 2018
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306 - The Swamp Witches Thu, 18 Oct 2018
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305 - Comfort Food Thu, 09 Aug 2018
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304 - Agave Diplomacy Thu, 26 Jul 2018
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303 - What Is Latino Enough? Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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302 - Catfish Dream Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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301 - The Price of Cheap Milk Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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300 - Native Strangers of the South Thu, 31 May 2018
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299 - Where Kentucky Meets Somalia Thu, 17 May 2018
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298 - A Message and a Verse Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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297 - Subterranean Chop Suey Thu, 22 Mar 2018
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296 - Hungry in the Mississippi Delta Thu, 08 Mar 2018
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295 - Hostesses of the Movement Thu, 22 Feb 2018
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294 - Dispatch from Duplin County Thu, 08 Feb 2018
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293 - Home with the Armadillo: The Austin Sound, with a Side of Nachos Thu, 25 Jan 2018
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292 - Hidden in Plain Sight: Las Pulgas of New Orleans Thu, 11 Jan 2018
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291 - Baptism by Biryani Thu, 28 Dec 2017
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290 - A Taste of Place: Whiskey as Food Thu, 14 Dec 2017
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289 - A Most Civil Union: from Reconstruction to Restaurateur Thu, 30 Nov 2017
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288 - Stories from the Hem of my Mother's Apron Thu, 16 Nov 2017