Topic: Carol is out so Joe Sherman joins Malcolm to welcome back the gas station food critic, Stafford Shurden, to the show to talk about his new book, Meet and Three: A Southern Gentleman's Philosophy on Connection and Life. Stafford talks about growing up in the Delta, farming, reviewing gas station food, producing podcasts, and more.

Guest(s): Stafford Shurden

Host(s): Malcolm White and Joe Sherman

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol reminisce about cookbooks and fried catfish. Then, Martha Allen Price from Extra Table updates everyone on upcoming fundraising events. And Chef David Crews joins the show to talk about The Delta, his culinary career, inspirations, and more.

Guest(s): Martha Allen Price and David Crews

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Carol's good friend Renita Myles-Lee joins the show to talk about her restaurant business, Lee's Heavenly Barbecue and Soul Food, in Edwards. They discuss the difference in southern food and soul food, how she makes healthier versions of classic soul food dishes, giving back to the community, and more.

Guest(s): Renita Myles-Lee

Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java Chatman

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol catch up after a busy week. They recap the Mississippi Book Festival and welcome another author from this year's cookbook panel, Mississippian and social media sensation, Matthew Bounds AKA Your Barefoot Neighbor, to the show. Matthew talks about his cookbook, Keep It Simple, Y'all, one-pot meals, his journey to social media fame, using his platform for good, and much more!

Guest(s): Matthew Bounds

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol are gearing up for the Mississippi Book Festival by welcoming Phillip Ashley Rix, master chocolatier, culinary artist, and author of For the Love of Chocolate: 80 At-Home Recipes from a Master Chocolatier’s Imagination, and Swamp Dogg, musician and author of If You Can Kill It I Can Cook It. They discuss their cookbooks, their upcoming appearance at Mississippi Book Festival’s Cookbook Panel, September 13th, in Jackson, and more.

Guest(s): Phillip Ashley Rix and Swamp Dogg

Host(s): Malcolm White, Carol Palmer, and Java Chatman

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol remember Hurricane Katrina and its effect on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. They talk about their personal experiences with loss and community through food in the aftermath of the storm. Then, they welcome Alicein Schwabacher, owner of Mockingbird Cafe in Bay St. Louis, and Thomas Genin, chef/owner of The Blind Tiger, to talk about preparing for the storm, closing and rebuilding after Katrina, and the current state of the food scene on the Mississippi Coast 20 years after the disaster.

Guest(s): Alicein Schwabacher and Thomas Genin

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome Andrew Puckett, Carol's nephew and Mississippi State student, and Chaz Lindsay, chef/owner of Pulito and Rowan's in Belhaven, to the show to talk about working on organic farms in Italy.

Guest(s): Andrew Puckett and Chaz Lindsay

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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Topic: Malcolm and Carol welcome a whole heap of exciting guests in a speed-dating style episode.

Cecil Price Walden, baker and composer living in Oxford, talks about their culinary journey and cottage bakery, Grapevine Bread Co.

Then, new chef and owner of Walker's Drive In, Joe Cravens, joins to talk about how things are going and his plans for the restaurant.

And Possum Town native, musician, and Tulane University linguist, John DePriest, discusses his study of the word "gumbo" and its origins in his article, Choctaw Gumbo.

Guest(s): Cecil Price Walden, Joe Cravens, and John DePriest

Host(s): Malcolm White and Carol Palmer

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