This weekend, the Bitter Southerner is back with - can you believe it? - the third episode of BATCH!

If you are listening for the first time, at BATCH we have our favorites read some favorites. What we mean by that is that we dig around in our archives and record readings of the stories y'all love. In our first batch of episodes, we're sharing some of our popular food stories.

And in today's episode, we're actually sharing two stories: a tale of love and a tale of… well, also love, but with some hate mixed in too.

First, a story about a food that we sometimes disregard. For one reason or another, we can be unfair to beans. You'll see what I mean when writer Nikesha Elise Williams in Jacksonville, Florida reads her story “Beans and Rice: More than a Poor Man’s Meal”

Next, Kathleen Purvis reads a story about a food she just hates, and how family can get you into, and out of, sticky situations. “Lemon Meringue Pie: A Lesson In Love, Hate and Bravery.”

Welcome back to BATCH, y’all.

Original Stories

Lemon Meringue Pie: A Lesson in Love, Hate and Bravery

Beans and Rice: More than a “Poor Man’s” Meal

Credits

Hosted by Kyle Tibbs Jones

Produced by Ryan Engelberger

Engineered by Thomas Sully Allen, Kayla Dover and Daniel Clarkson

Featuring original music by Curt Castle

Recorded at Tweed Recording and Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA; Studio Evolution Sound in Charlotte, NC; and at Nikesha Elise Williams’ home studio.