Internationally renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu talks about Bach's foundational importance to keyboard players and why he starts each day playing Bach.

Internationally renowned concert organist Jonathan Dimmock talks about the interesting intersection between Bach, neuroscience, and conflict resolution. Learn more about Jonathan Dimmock

Sara Foster talks about her book Pie, A Savor the South Cookbook , – to help with your Thanksgiving feast preparations. Need new dessert ideas? Sara’s got them. Learn more about Sara's book Pie

T.J. Smith is the editor of the revised edition of The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery , which documents the foodways of Southern Appalachia through the recipes and stories of its people. Listen and learn as he talks about foods like 'leather breeches' and ramps. Pictured: T.J. Smith/Foxfire

Benjamin Mahns-Mardy is a baritone with Ensemble Nobiles, a vocal quintet based in Leipzig, Germany. He talks about the group's regional concerts in Hickory, Concord and Charlotte, and what southern foods he looks forward to having while in the area. Pictured: Benjamin Mahns-Mardy/Facebook

Host Rachel Stewart talks with Charlotte chef Bruce Moffett, owner of four of the city's top restaurants. He's a transplanted New Englander who's been working in the South for more than twenty years and has seen Charlotte's culinary landscape evolve and grow. His new cookbook is "Bruce Moffett Cooks: A New England Chef in a New South Kitchen." Pictured: Bruce Moffett by Peter Taylor

Jean Anderson, a North Carolina cookbook author and member of the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame, talks about her latest publication "Kiln to Kitchen: Favorite Recipes from Beloved North Carolina Potters.” Anderson takes us on a tour of North Carolina potteries and shares recipes from the potters themselves – recipes that can be cooked and served in their creations. Learn more about "Kiln to Kitchen "

Peter Reinhart is a bread expert and a James Beard Award winner whose latest cookbook is all about the Perfect Pan Pizza. He talks about the universal appeal of pizza and some of the new pizza styles that are getting attention. Plus the importance of the dough and crust for making great pan pizzas. Learn more about Perfect Pan Pizza: Square Pies to Make at Home from Roman, Sicilian, and Detroit to Grandma Pies and Focaccia

Festival organizer Libby Watson talks about the Woodleaf Tomato Festival in Woodleaf, NC. Since at least the 1930s, several families there have been growing tomatoes, and every year they celebrate the fruit that has played an important role in their community's economy. Learn more about the Woodleaf Tomato Festival

North Carolina author Georgann Eubanks talks about the heritage foods that contribute to the distinctive identity of our state, and her book entitled "The Month of Their Ripening: North Carolina Heritage Foods through the Year.” Learn more about The Month of Their Ripening