# Burnt Burgers & Blue Kool-Aid: The Real Heart of Holiday Cookouts

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Podcast: [Say It Anyway with Corey Proffitt-Boyd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/say-it-anyway-with-corey-proffitt-boyd-7848368)
Published: 2026-05-23T22:25:05+00:00
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Duration seconds: 651

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Corey Proffitt-Boyd reflects on the chaotic, funny, and tender world of holiday cookouts—burnt burgers, family characters, quiet tensions, and kids running barefoot—showing how those imperfect gatherings in small working-class towns became treasured memories. The episode explores nostalgia, sacrifice, and the ways ordinary moments take on lasting meaning, urging listeners to reach out to loved ones and cherish the people who made those days special.

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