"Grape nuts or sex? It's a no brainer." Food writer and editor Julia Reed popped by the podcast to chat about Southern food culture, holiday entertaining, and mixing politics with pleasure. (You'll hear lots of laughter this episode; Julia's one-liners will have you in stitches.) + You can find Julia's piece about Bill and Melinda Gates in the Wall Street Journal Magazine. + More about Julia Reed and her books can be found here. + Julia was in town for Thomasville's Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival + William Christenberry photography + Garden and Gun magazine + The Bitter Southerner Julia mentions: + William Trevor short stories + Walker Percy + Night School by Lee Child + The Jealous Kind by James Lee Burke Don't forget to leave us a voicemail for our 100th episode here!