Steel Magnolias - Uplifting Conversations About Life in the South

Beginning in the 1950s, a group of mostly self-taught African American artists devoted themselves to capturing Florida’s natural landscapes and without acceptance into southern art galleries, the group of about 26 artists sold their art out of their cars along the highways. We are paying respect to such an inventive group by discussing their stories!

Gary Monroe, a working artist and Florida native, has captured many of the works in these books: 

• The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters: https://amzn.to/3lD9Ndr
• The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black’s Concrete Dreams: https://amzn.to/3iTNMFu

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Our guest today, Laura Roberts, has visited us on the podcast before and we wanted to have her back to share her approach to estate sales and finding treasures.  We LOVE the way she seeks to find the story behind antiques and previously owned goods! You can follow her @LauraStockettRoberts  

• Sign up for sales in your area: EstatesSales.net

 

• Online sale vendors: Everything But the House or Sotheby's

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Football season is upon us and even though most of us won’t be going into the stadium nor onto campus, we still want to tailgate, just this season we’ll be at home!  We’ve got all your homegating plans from projectors to food!   

• If you want to know about college football traditions, go back to Season 1 Episode 40

 

• Top 4 best projectors for watching sports: https://bit.ly/30aTf4r

 

• Crockpot White Chicken Chili: https://bit.ly/30damTi

 

• Hissy Fit Dip: https://bit.ly/2GmcMHO

 

• Crockpot Meatballs: https://bit.ly/339FAwa

 

• Bacon & Brown Sugar Crackers: https://bit.ly/3kTHR4F

 

• Puff Pastry Franks with Beer Cheese: https://bit.ly/3l7EFTt

 

• Football Whoopie Pies: https://bit.ly/2FY4CG5

 

• Sheet Pan Nachos: https://bit.ly/3cDG5lg

 

• APPLE CIDER SANGRIA - https://bit.ly/3i97soz

 

• Kid’s Charcuterie for Game Day - https://bit.ly/345tYK1

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We have special guest Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, bestselling author, and coanchor of the Today show, on the show today to share about her new book “Everything Beautiful in Its Time.” She’ll share moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on.

Buy It: https://amzn.to/3mEuUxu

Also check out, "Sisters First" (co-authored by Jenna and her sister Barbara) - https://amzn.to/2FZ38e3

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We claim a lot down here, including some very tasty sandwiches. Thanks to New Orleans, we’ve got a list of some sandwiches y’all need to try if you haven’t already.  Warning: You will get hungry listening today!!  

• Fun episode to go back and watch of Anthony Bourdain's “Parts Unknown” Nashville - https://bit.ly/3hq2QKn

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Today we are talking to Natasha McCrary, of Mooresville, Alabama, she's the owner and operator of 1818 Farms. She started the business in 2013 when her son fell in love with Southdown Babydoll Sheep. She had no experience raising the sheep, let alone running a farm. But then she had an idea of how she could make it work: combine a farm with a small business that would help cover the cost of food for the animals. The result was 1818 Farms, a working flower farm that’s also a line of bath and lifestyle products. In 2019 Natasha won Amazon’s Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year award, thanks to these best-selling products.

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We are so excited that the 146th Kentucky Derby is finally happening this weekend that we decided to discuss southern cocktails with the Mint Julep leading the list! 

• If you’re looking for a unique mask for derby weekend, check out Prim and Brim.

 

• Do you need a muddler? Grab one here: https://amzn.to/2QEJjLt

 

• Pechaud bitters: https://amzn.to/32Jtvwm

 

• Sazerac Backstory: https://n.pr/2EQjLrU

 

• Pat Obrien’s Mix: https://amzn.to/2ELhP4a

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Today we are looking at 5 southern hot sauces and giving you some great recipes to liven up your food anytime of year!  

• Frank’s Buffalo Cauliflower Bites - https://bit.ly/3htGSqH

 

• Crystal’s Spicy Paloma - https://bit.ly/31n6RKU

 

• Commander’s Palace Seafood Gumbo - https://bit.ly/32ffGFC

 

• Texas Pete’s Chile Lime Summer Salad - https://bit.ly/3aRmD3C

 

• Texas Pete’s Spicy Cheerwine Margarita - https://bit.ly/3grLAUq

 

• Louisiana Hot Sauce’s Crawfish and Shrimp Etouffee - https://bit.ly/2EvRmHC

 

• Tabasco and Texas Pete were the hottest in our opinion. 

 

• Best Hot Sauces from 10 Southern States: https://bit.ly/3jbuP1A

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The date this episode releases (August 18) marks the 100 year anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the U.S. and the final state to pass ratification was Tennessee.    The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, TN (where it all unfolded) is inviting both visitors and locals alike to learn about the events that transpired leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment.  We sat down with managing director of the hotel, Dee Patel, to collect stories of suffragists and anti-suffragists that stayed in the hotel 100 years ago today.    Dee Patel was born and raised in Coventry, England, attended high school in Mississippi and graduated at age 16. From there, she headed to Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina, and spent time working for The Jefferson in Richmond, Virginia, after graduation. In 2003, she made her way to Nashville,  joined the The Hermitage Hotel and 17 years later, Dee serves as the first female Managing Director of the hotel!   A fantastic 1 hour documentary put together by Nashville Public Television called BY ONE VOTE highlights the role the south - specifically NASHVILLE played in passing the right for women to vote. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxZAE6fopjU   ******************************************* If you’d like to join our Patreon Community to support us monthly for perks and exclusive content check out https://www.patreon.com/steelmagnolias   Places to Connect:

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This month mark’s the 100 year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment allowing for women to vote in the US.. and it all crossed the finish line here in Nashville, TN. The women’s suffrage movement began in the northeast and it was a direct off shoot of the anti-slavery movement, so the irony of it all unfolding right here in Tennessee is a very interesting story.   Join us as we discuss this and the role of ladies tea plus tell you about our experience at the Hermitage Hotel’s Suffrage High Tea. Reserve your spot for tea: https://bit.ly/2Ce8bpJ   ******************************************* If you’d like to join our Patreon Community to support us monthly for perks and exclusive content check out https://www.patreon.com/steelmagnolias   Places to Connect:

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