On the final episode of the Whole Hog’s second season, host John Huey looks back at the year in Southern culture. Matt Hendrickson joins the show to talk about 2017’s best music releases, Kim Severson weighs in on Southern food, and Square Books’ Richard Howorth discusses the year’s must-read books. Listen or subscribe below. For more on our year-end favorites, check out G&G’s 17 Best Southern Albums of 2017 and the full list of Richard Howorth’s favorite books, too.
The Whole Hog Podcast
A Year of Southern Culture
Season 2, Episode 6: Look back at the year in books, food, and music
photo: left: Peter Frank Edwards; Right: DAVID MCCLISTER
From left: a dish at Mashama Bailey's Savannah Restaurant, the Grey; the cover of Jesmyn Ward's latest novel; musician Margo Price.
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