A Rite of Passage, Southern Superstitions, and #SkynyrdGate

Potluck: A Podcast about Southern Culture

Will and Chris catch up on somethings that happened since they saw each other last week, including a storm producing tornados in their area. Then they discuss some odd rituals around the south, including one which requires a bottle of bourbon one month before nuptials. You can read about that ritual here. Finally, they discuss a pair of essays posted by Bitter Southerner about Freebird... which has been dubbed #SkynyrdGate. You can read the anti-Freebird essay here, and the pro-Freebird essay here.

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