Boyce Upholt, a “nature critic,” is the author of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi, the 2024 nonfiction of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing. He is the founder of Southlands, a forthcoming magazine about Southern nature.

Also, Vinny Olsziewski guest hosted on the show and discussed the passing of Congressman David Scott and the election to replace him in Georgia's 13th Congressional District.