Gravy

Gravy is our journal and podcast duo of original narratives that are fresh, unexpected, and thought-provoking. Each year, Gravy supports the work of over 100 writers, illustrators, and photographers. Please donate now to help SFA make more Gravy. Click here to learn how to pitch for Gravy.

Gravy Podcasts

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Filipino Balikbayan is Homecoming in a Box

Gravy explores the histories underlying the balikbayan box, a tradition where Filipinos in the U.S. send gift boxes to…

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New Orleans Street Vendors, Then and Now

Gravy explores the history of street food vendors in New Orleans, from Mr. Okra to the pralinière.

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The Skinny on the South Beach Diet

Gravy speaks with Adrienne Bitar, author of Diet and the Disease of Civilization, all about diet books and why they…

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The Kitchen Electric: Selling Power to Rural America

Gravy looks at the role of women in campaigns for electricity and electrical appliances, and learns that…

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Pulp Fact: How Orange Juice Created the Sunshine State

Florida orange juice is the consequence of decades of marketing dollars spent by the state’s citrus commission.

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Take the Woods Ballistic! Black Belt Nightlife

Gravy dives into bootlegging, clubbing, and a legendary Alabama Black Belt festival: the Footwash in Uniontown.

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Migration: Making Meals and Homes in Alabama

Alabama’s Black Belt has always been a place of migration: the site of both forced and elective movement. Meet three…

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Alabama Hunters: Pretty Don’t Tree No Coon

A coon hunter and a dove hunter take us into the woods and onto the field to illuminate one of the Alabama Black Belt’s…

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Cooking Up a Living in Alabama

Visit Thomas and Tommie Taylor of T-N-T BBQ in York and Martha Hawkins of Martha’s Place in Montgomery for a modern…

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