Podcasts about treeborne

In “We Sure Eat Good When Someone Dies,” Gravy producer Caleb Johnson takes listeners back to August 2024, when his extended family gathered inside a Baptist church in Arley, Alabama, to mourn the loss of their matriarch—his grandmother, Celia Sampley. Before the funeral service, the church served lunch for the family, including chicken and dumplings, green-bean casserole, and plenty of desserts. A particular cake caught Caleb's eye that day, called a pea picking cake. In this episode, Caleb steps into the kitchen of the woman who baked that memorable cake and explores how eating something sweet helps us process grief. The cook's name is Sandra Stewart, and she was a good friend of Caleb's grandmother. They attended Bethel Baptist Church together for many years. When it came time to bake something for the funeral wake, Sandra looked through her large recipe book. She chose a pea picking cake because all the ingredients she needed were already in her pantry. Her choice was mainly for convenience. Traditionally, recipes for pea picking cake call for using a box cake mix. The first box cake mix was created in the 1930s, but it didn't become popular until after World War II. Caleb talks with food historian KC Hysmith about the mysterious origins of the pea picking cake and how it fits into a tradition of fancy box cakes that grew popular in the second half of the twentieth century, a time when home cooks started using more store-bought, convenience ingredients. Caleb also speaks with Dr. Candi K. Cann, a professor of religion at Baylor University and a self-described death scholar, about funeral traditions involving food around the world. She explains that these traditions help mourners revisit meaningful relationships. However, despite the close link between funerals and foodways, Dr. Cann says Americans aren't taught how to navigate grief, partly because individualism is a key part of the Protestant faith. She believes this has led to less emphasis on communal meals like the one served at Caleb's grandmother's wake. *** This episode was reported by Caleb Johnson. Johnson is the author of the novel Treeborne, and a frequent contributor to the Gravy podcast and magazine. He teaches creative writing at Appalachian State University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Dyson, the Alex in Matt and Alex, joins us today to test his knowledge. He is joined by two members of the brains trust (which you can now join, see link below), first of all Short King and owner operator of JackSize Short and Small Kkarl Treeborne (Ben Russell), and captain of the Compyass Bisexual Orienteering Team Cheryl Snorth (Pru Blake).If you would like to join the brains trust and contribute to making this show each week join us at www.patreon.com/waxquizzicalHosted by Kyran Wheatley.Top Scores:* Tina Del Twist 10/10* Matt Stewart 10/10* Tim Hewitt 10/10Bottom Scores:* Tom Cardy 2/10* Lizzy Hoo 2/10* Alex Ward 2/10Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/wax-quizzical. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank Reiss and Emmy Carmichael from A Cappella Books in Atlanta stopped by On Second Thought to share their recommendations for our Southern Reading List. It's our series of authors and readers sharing books that define and reflect the South. Carmichael recommends Caleb Johnson's Treeborne and Hannah Pittard's Visible Empire. Reiss recommends Anne Gisleson's The Futilitarians: Our Year of Thinking, Drinking, Grieving, and Reading and Michael Farris Smith's The Fighter. The shop also sponsors events with authors. On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott will host two events sponsored by them next week. The first event is with podcast host and journalist, Malcolm Gladwell . Gladwell is the man who introduced "the tipping point" to the lexicon and discusses his new book Talking to Strangers. He will be at the Ferst Center Thursday, Oct. 10. The next event is with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow . Maddow will talk about her book blowout about the oil and gas industry, and how the industry is

7 minutes with - Episode 8 Welcome to the 8th episode of “7 Minutes With,” brought to you by DoSomeDamage.com. I talk to Holly West about American Vandal. I talk to Chris Holm about a bunch of new music. I talk with Jedidiah Ayres about Mandy. Also, we have a bonus half-hour chat with Caleb Johnson about his excellent new novel, TREEBORNE. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Explicit

Caleb Johnson claims he could score nine points in an NBA Finals game. Other fictions he's spun include his fantastic debut novel, TREEBORNE, which is set in his native Alabama. He and James talk about staying true to the storytelling tradition, writing in dialect, giving characters autonomy, and reading the right book at the right time. Then, Justin Jannise, editor of GULF COAST: A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS.     Caleb Johnson: https://www.calebjohnsonauthor.com/  Caleb and James discuss:  Sewanee Writers' Conference  Robbie!  Alabama Booksmith  Jake Reiss  University of Wyoming  Hernando de Soto  Chilton Country, Alabama  University of Alabama  Rick Bragg  THE SELMA-TIMES JOURNAL DIRTY WORK by Larry Brown Barry Hannah  Cormac McCarthy  William Gay Daniel Woodrell  BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES  THE MARS ROOM by Rachel Kushner  Gabriel Garcia Marquez  William Faulkner  Lewis Nordan TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee   TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson    - Justin Jannise of Gulf Coast: https://gulfcoastmag.org Justin and James discuss:  The University of Houston  "The Figure a Poem Makes" by Robert Frost  TREEBORNE by Caleb Johnson  Donald Barthelme  REDIVIDER  "The Bear" by William Faulkner  Phillip Lopate  NOON  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Caleb Johnson has worked as a small-town newspaper reporter, an early-morning janitor, and a whole-animal butcher, among other jobs, but today we'll be talking about his debut novel, Treeborne,(Picador) which is the story of the Treeborne family, spanning three generations in a small Alabama town and the countryside land that they hold dear.

David speaks with Alabama-native Caleb Johnson to talk about his first book, TREEBORNE. Originally aired on June 19th 2018.

This episode features Caleb Johnson, Alabama native and author of “Treeborne.” Johnson talks about writing his debut novel, growing up in rural Alabama, grinding through the writing process and leaving his home state. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN/DOWNLOAD