The Taste of Summer

StoryCorps

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Society & Culture

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Now is the time for foods that celebrate the summer and treats that grant relief from the heat. On this episode: Stories about powerful memories relived through the tastes of summer.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dave Isae founder of StoryCorps.
0:02.8	Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dignity Memorial.
0:07.1	Did you know that planning your celebration of life in advance can protect your family?
0:11.2	Give your loved ones the best gift, peace of mind.
0:14.3	For additional information, visit DignityMemorial.com.
0:18.6	Hey, folks, this is Max Young Rice from the StoryCorps podcast.
0:21.7	Just want to remind you that you can tell us your personal stories by calling our voicemail at 702-706 talk.
0:28.7	This week we want to know, is there a food or taste that brings you back to a time and place?
0:33.9	Tell us in a voicemail at 702-706, T-A-L-K.
0:41.3	We are back to the Eats of Strength Challenge.
0:46.2	Don Lerman breaking the bologna eating record right before our eyes.
0:49.9	History is about to be made a message.
0:52.9	Oh, there it is, Richard.
0:55.0	John Moses Lerman.
0:56.7	Brit and set, a new record in Bologna.
1:03.6	Unbelievable.
1:06.8	Everybody got something in the life that they're good at.
1:09.8	This is what I do good. I eat.
1:11.6	I was always a bigger eater than most people in my family.
1:17.6	And about five years ago, there was an ad in the paper for a Motserball contest.
1:21.6	I went down to the contest.
1:23.6	I broke a record.
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