The pecan pie that helped pass the Civil Rights Act

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🗓️ 4 September 2024

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast. Take the survey here or at wbur.org/survey. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have vastly different views on climate change. Time Magazine's Justin Worland tells us more. Then, the Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of U.S. Steel is pushing back against mounting opposition to the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company Nippon Steel. Reporter Bob Tita joins us. And, chef Anne Byrn's "Baking in the American South" mixes traditional Southern treats with history. Byrn talks about the new cookbook

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0:51.5	that it is an existential threat facing our planet.
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1:01.3	It's Wednesday, September 4th, and this is here and now any time from NPR and
1:05.6	W.B.R. I'm Chris Bentley. Today on the show, is it too late to keep the US in US steel.
1:30.0	Also, a new cookbook focuses on southern baking and alongside the recipes are stories from two centuries of chefs that showcase the diversity of the South.
1:36.4	The whole point of this book is that recipes tell stories and recipes connect people.
1:41.7	Recipes for buttermilk biscuits, chocolate tomato sheet cake,
1:45.8	and how a pecan pie might have helped pass the Civil Rights Act.
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