Episode 735: 3 Junes

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how June looks and tastes in different parts of the country? This week, we visit three different corners of the country to hear about their Junes. Gullah Geechee Chef-Farmer, Matthew Raiford in Coastal Georgia describes this time of year as “where the wild things are”. He tells us how his decision to come back to the south to become a farmer came to be and paints a picture of his favorite low country boil. Matthew's latest book is Bress ‘N’ Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer. Then, we take a trip to Alaska to hear from Native Alaskan fisherwoman, Melanie Brown as she takes us into a radiantly green scene with sloughs and creeks and paints a vivid picture of millions of sockeye Salmon rolling into Bristol Bay. And then, we sit in with Ronni Lundy, author of the award-winning Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes to talk about June in the mountains and summer preserves.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

June 11, 2021 (originally aired)
June 10, 2022 (rebroadcast)
June 6, 2025 (rebroadcast)

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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:05.0	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:13.0	Dad!
0:14.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.1	Now that's term time working.
0:24.5	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.8	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.0	Mix a paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:29.8	Conditions apply.
0:35.4	Hey everyone, I'm Michelle Norris, here to welcome you to your mama's kitchen.
0:38.6	Every Tuesday, we bring you new stories from the childhood kitchens of fun guests like Stephen Colbert, John Legend, Ina Garten, Big Frida, Roy Wood,
0:45.3	so many more people. I'll talk to guests who are artists, actors, chefs, musicians, and more
0:50.3	about how the food and the culinary traditions of their youth shape their lives in interesting
0:55.8	and sometimes surprising ways. It's delicious. Make sure to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
1:02.4	iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcast.
1:10.4	Hey, it's Francis.
1:12.1	This week, we're bringing back one of my favorite episodes we've ever done.
1:16.0	What does June look like where you are?
1:18.3	Well, let's find out.
1:19.9	Have a listen.
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