Hey y’all! We’re back in Texas with producer Stephanie Kuo, as she takes us on another tasty, tasty trip across her home state. This week, we’re talking barbecue. It’s delicious, it’s trendy, it’s decidedly American. But its story today has pretty huge holes. Over the past several years, joints like Franklin Barbecue in Austin have commandeered the barbecue narrative, and mainstream food media have fallen over themselves to give Aaron Franklin and Central Texas pitmasters like him their spotlight — largely ignoring the regional diversity of barbecue in Texas (and across the South) and ultimately erasing the Black and Brown folks who created it and built its legacy. For this reported episode, Stephanie talks to Soul Food Scholar Adrian Miller, Texas Monthly barbecue editor Daniel Vaughn; Brent and Juan Reaves, co-owners of Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que in Dallas; and Johnny Walker, owner and pitmaster at Momma Jean’s BBQ in Lampasas, Texas.
Produced by Stephanie Kuo. Music by Robert Earl Keen, Pierce Murphy, AF the Naysayer and Blue Dot Sessions.
BONUS: That's a Wrap!
E79: We Will Rise (w/ Zahir Janmohamed, Serena Maria Daniels, Martina Guzmán & Devita Davison)
E78: People Need Community (w/ Candice Fortman)
E77: What Do You Write? (w/ Javier Cabral)
RERUN: Erasing Black Barbecue (w/ Johnny Walker, Adrian Miller, Daniel Vaughn and Brent & Juan Reaves)
E76: Black Vinegar is Art (w/ Stephanie H. Shih)
E75: I Know a Bodega When I See One (w/ Quizayra Gonzalez)
E74: Bad Kimchi (w/ Noah Cho)
E73: There's Never Been Anyone Else Like Me (w/ Soleil Ho)
E72: A Tortilla is Not a Blank Slate (w/ José Ralat)
E71: Nourishing the Soul (w/ Karla T. Vasquez)
E70: Avec Rien, On Peut Faire Quelque Chose (w/ Dany Hellz Kitchen)
E69: We're Back!!! Bringing Kale and Quinoa to Portland's Strip Clubs (w/ Nikeisah Newton)
EP68: This Is Not A Goodbye (w/ Soleil Ho & Zahir Janmohamed)
E67: Talking Toronto Food Justice (w/ Vanessa Ling Yu, Paul Taylor & Hywel Tuscano)
E66: I'm Not Leaving (W/ Ruben Ramos, Karla Quiñones, Abner Roldán, and Tony Ayala)
E65: Los Angeles is Brown (w/ Daniel Hernandez)
E64: Toronto Truths (w/ Foodies of Colour)
E63: Eating our way through Toronto (w/ Suresh Doss)
E62: Sugar, Spice and Bananas with Rice (w/ Hamdi Ahmed)
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