{"podcast":{"title":"Gravy","slug":"gravy-741187","podcast_index_feed_id":741187,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG7691102500","website_url":"http://www.southernfoodways.org/gravy","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f5054664-21a3-11ee-8031-c7f78aa2421e/image/99f56f5591533d35da0757199bcd1c0c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Mary Beth Lasseter","episode_count":288,"summary":"Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187"},"episode":{"title":"Sap's Rising in Highland County, Virginia","slug":"sap-s-rising-in-highland-county-virginia","published_at":"2026-05-13T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187/sap-s-rising-in-highland-county-virginia","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2393691027.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/mgln.ai/e/51/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG2393691027.mp3","summary":"In Highland County, Virginia, there are more trees than people. Specifically, the County is rich in sugar maples, the trees whose sap produces maple syrup. Better known as a “northern” sweetener, maple syrup is something that Highland County residents have been producing for decades—likely as early as the County was first settled in the mid-1700s. They learned the practice from local Indigenous tribes, who took part in tapping trees themselves. In “Sap's Rising in Highland County, Virginia,” Gravy reporter Sarah Jessee explores Highland County maple syrup production in the past and present, and discusses how the County’s syrup-making might change in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In Highland County, Virginia, there are more trees than people. Specifically, the County is rich in sugar maples, the trees whose sap produces maple syrup…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1227,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gravy-741187/episodes/sap-s-rising-in-highland-county-virginia/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187/sap-s-rising-in-highland-county-virginia.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}