Rising Star, Sweet Home Alabama, and Popeye's

Potluck: A Podcast about Southern Culture

First, the guys discuss a New York Times article showing the trajectory of the city of Nashville and contrasting it against Birmingham. Then they talk about an NPR analysis of Sweet Home Alabama. Finally, they talk about a new promotional to-go box that Popeye's is launching in the Philadelphia airport over this busy holiday travel season.

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