{"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":"Tending Episode 6: What Next?","slug":"tending-episode-6-what-next","published_at":"2025-11-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187/tending-episode-6-what-next","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/TPG3389777899.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/TPG3389777899.mp3","summary":"In the sixth and final episode of her six-part Tending series, host Shirlette Ammons seeks insight on the future of Black farming and asks if there is a world in which farmers are not dependent on the USDA. About Tending Hosted by award-winning musician and documentary producer Shirlette Ammons, Tending is a six-part narrative series that explores the ongoing struggles of Black farmers through the lens of Pigford v. Glickman—once the largest civil rights class-action lawsuit in U.S. history. Ammons—an eastern North Carolina native with deep farming roots—travels across seven Southern states to meet Pigford claimants and their descendants. Their stories paint a vivid picture of injustice and an ongoing fight for restitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In the sixth and final episode of her six-part Tending series, host Shirlette Ammons seeks insight on the future of Black farming and asks if there is a w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1345,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gravy-741187/episodes/tending-episode-6-what-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gravy-741187/tending-episode-6-what-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}