1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha, and welcome to stuff 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: I've never told you. Prorection, I heard you. 3 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: And welcome to another happy hour. However, Annie, today is 4 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 2: one of those happy hours where I decided I want 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: to celebrate all the good things that are happening, including 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: the fact that this week is a National Library Week. 7 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: I did not realize this, and I was like, oh, well, 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: we need to talk about some of the things that 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 2: we've been doing because we coincidentally went to a library 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: before all of that. It is a happy hour. So 11 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: if you're doing anything that constitutes, you know, what we 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 2: know of as happy hour, do so responsibly. Currently not 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: being sponsored by any of the products or places that 14 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: we're going to talk about. Probably if they did, it'd 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: be cool. Are you slipping on anything? 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: I got my wine? 17 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: Yay? He said, it's not a wine. Sorry. 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: Well, now I'm trying to guess. You need to give 19 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: me some heads up. Fun. 20 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: No, this is even more fun. I just want to 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 2: see if you ever actually get it. I'm never telling 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: you ever. I am drinking on my bubble water because 23 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: that is what I enjoy. I've seen all of these 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: advertisements for like like hemp, cannabis, and like microdosing of 25 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: mushroom drinks. All of a sudden, they've been popping out 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 2: at me. And I want to know about this because 27 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: I'm like, the last time we had a non alcoholic 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 2: but CBD drink, it took me out. It took me out. 29 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: Two hours later, it took me out. So I'm wondering 30 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: if all of these others are supposed to be like 31 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: micro dosing might be better. So if any of the listeners, 32 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: if you have any experience with these, and if you 33 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: know what I'm talking about. I'm not talking about the 34 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 2: brand specifically because I know nothing about them other than 35 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: it just keeps popping up at me all a lot. 36 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: I'm interested because I want to know it looks refreshing. 37 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: I don't necessarily need it, but you know, just you know, 38 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: if anybody knows of it, tell me about it. Anyway. 39 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: Besides all of that, Yes, it is National Library a 40 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: Week and we have been pretty hardcore and talking about 41 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: celebrating librarians and libraries and independent bookstores as in fact, 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 2: if you listen to our recent episode with Katie Mitchell, 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: who just released her book as of two days ago, 44 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: the eighth, April eighth, so Today's April tenth, just in 45 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 2: case you needed to know that of twenty twenty five, 46 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: we talked about her book, which was her traveling all 47 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: over the country talking to owners and past owners and 48 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: family members and those who remember in those who are 49 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 2: part of the black bookstores, And we were talking about 50 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 2: black bookstores, not black owned bookstores necessarily. So if you 51 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 2: want more information, you should go check that episode out. 52 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 2: As in fact, we actually got to go and see 53 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 2: Katie Mitchell on for the beginning of her book tour 54 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 2: as it was released. Pros to the people. It was 55 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 2: such a good event too, Like I came out with 56 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: just like such like excitement. I wanted to all of 57 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,679 Speaker 2: a sudden go to all the coffee shops and bookstores, 58 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: Like we have some cool ones in Atlanta, and I 59 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 2: didn't even realize because the few that we know like 60 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: have been established for a long long time, Like we 61 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: have one Keras which is kind of linked with Agne 62 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: Scott but not really like it's near the campus. I 63 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: don't think it is actually a part of the school. 64 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: But like, we love these types of bookstores anyway, So 65 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: now I've got more on the list that I need 66 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: to go check out, and they happened to be like 67 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: coffee shops as well, and I'm like, yes, this is 68 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 2: right up my alley. I actually went to Baldwin and Co. 69 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: Which was one of the bookstores that is featured in 70 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: her book, and it was such a great, great little shop. 71 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: I will say the coffee was really good too. It 72 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 2: was really good. I was like, yeah, so yeah, you 73 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: just wanted to take a minute first of all, to 74 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: congratulate Katie Mitchell on her release. If you have not 75 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: listened to that episode, really really really really need to 76 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: go listen to it. It's so fantastic. If you have 77 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: not gotten a copy, you need to get a copy. 78 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: I'm telling everyone to get a copy. Because I raved 79 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: and ranted after the fact after the interview. I was 80 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 2: a little like a little out of it because I 81 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 2: was in my sick era. But I was absolutely honest 82 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 2: in like, I think this book is going to be 83 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 2: monumental in like a historical way. I think it really 84 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: leaves a mark and I think it's going to be 85 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: something that's going to be substantial in history making. And 86 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: then I realized I sounded really like I was fanning out, 87 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 2: but I'm like no, but really, I'm being honest, because 88 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 2: it's one of those books that's not just a book, 89 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: it is like so many different things. Like one person 90 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: said photo album. I said, it reminded me of actually 91 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: going into a bookstore. Like I felt that way. It 92 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 2: is black joy, which just being able to witness that 93 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 2: is glorious. It's almost infectious too, because let you feel 94 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:08,679 Speaker 2: that vibe. It is so much hope just being there 95 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: watching her celebrate her accomplishments with the many friends, with 96 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 2: her family, who was so beautiful as in fact, had 97 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 2: to send out some emails to be like, hey, if 98 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: she comes in your town, you need to go and 99 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 2: see her talk about this book, her experience with this book, 100 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: and also buy this book. She's going to be in 101 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 2: DC tomorrow. If you're not listening to this when it's 102 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: actually published and is on is available, you're probably gonna 103 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 2: be like what times like time travels be like three 104 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: years from now, be like what but even three years 105 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 2: from now, if you haven't gotten that book prose to 106 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: the people, you should because it is such a beautiful, 107 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: beautiful book and what a testament to such a historical events, 108 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 2: historical places, historical people. There's so much to it. And yeah, 109 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: I was just thinking about all the good things that 110 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: have had happen for people, the fact that it is 111 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: National Library Week and so it's presented by the Georgia 112 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 2: Center for the Book. But it was at the Decatur 113 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: Library Auditorium, which is a part of the Cab County Library. 114 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: So if you know anything about Georgia, Decab County, decaturs 115 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 2: right next to Atlanta, Fulton County, one of the bigger areas, 116 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: more metro areas of Georgia. And it was such a 117 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: great time. Like, first of all, going into any library 118 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: is fantastic. I don't think I've been to this main 119 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: stretch of the library. I have a small one towards 120 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: where I live, and I love them, and I love 121 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,119 Speaker 2: the librarians there. They're so sweet. They're so excited about 122 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 2: giving you and helping you with your library card. Is 123 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: almost like that they won something. It's just so cute. 124 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: But this library was talking about the fact that we're 125 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: about to hit one hundred years in existence and how 126 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 2: it was started by a black woman on her porch, 127 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 2: like so much history and context to that, and I 128 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: was like, how timely again we hit it right on 129 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: National Library Week. Everything that has happened around the world, 130 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: around the country, especially when it comes to library and 131 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: books and banning of books, that it's such an amazing 132 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: time to talk about the celebrations and the works of 133 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 2: the many people within the system. And I was looking 134 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: through like many librarians who have become activists or who 135 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: were activists or are activists without even trying, just literally 136 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 2: trying to curate their offerings of books and things for 137 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: kids and for others to learn. And the fact that 138 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 2: they ended up becoming activists because of their work, Like 139 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: how do you walk into of profession having to defend 140 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: your work when it's just literally talking about when someone 141 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: comes in and asks for a subject and being able 142 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 2: to point them into the right direction. And that's become 143 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 2: a battleground for so many politicians now, which is absurd. 144 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: And the fact that, yeah, it's pretty hard to become 145 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: a librarian. I remember, I have a good friend of 146 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 2: mine who who she was like working on her degree, 147 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 2: uh media specialists, and just getting a job was kind 148 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 2: of difficult in filing books because it's such a like 149 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 2: wanted job and then people stay there forever and you 150 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: have to get master's degree. People are shocked by that 151 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: fact and always too. My ignorant self didn't understand. I 152 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 2: was like, the librarian has to do what and the 153 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: fact that they have to learn so much and under 154 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: understand so much about archiving and indexing and researching. I'm like, yeah, 155 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 2: you know what, that makes a lot of sense. As 156 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: then I've looked up a few, uh, like amazing activism 157 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 2: people that we should know. Yeah, that's coming up, as 158 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 2: well as things that are changing and happening within the system. 159 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 2: Obviously the political climate has really changed with things, but 160 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 2: also how media has changed everything and technology has changed everything. 161 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 2: And we've talked about this for a while. So it 162 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: is so much fun when we can actually be a 163 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: part of something and be reminded how intersection all these 164 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: things are, like National Library Week having a conversation with 165 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 2: someone like Katie talking about her amazing work in book 166 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 2: selling and activism within book selling and within bookstores. Also 167 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 2: like being able to support small businesses, being able to 168 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 2: support individual people who are working really hard in jobs 169 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 2: and in places that are really hard to maintain. There 170 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: was questions like if we had a Q and A, 171 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: and there are so many questions from like book owners, 172 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 2: bookshop owners being like, how do we do these things 173 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: to keep in line with not only our standards and morals, 174 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 2: but also opening remaining open in a business. It's such 175 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,119 Speaker 2: a deep conversation, but it was such a great experience. 176 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: And now my goal, I'm going to follow Katie and 177 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 2: everywhere I go, I'm going to try to find one 178 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 2: of the bookstores that she mentions, because she not only 179 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 2: mentions and highlights so many. In the back, she adds 180 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: more like she's like, I might not have talked about them, 181 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: but here's more bookstore. I'm really excited. I feel like 182 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 2: I've got a good like tour happening soon. 183 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: I think, so that's sounds lovely. 184 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: I want to do this. I'm so excited because I 185 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 2: was talking about me and my uh chunky self talking 186 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 2: about going to barbecues all over the world or all 187 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: over the country. One time, I talked about doing marathons, 188 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: have marathons all over the country. My new goal going 189 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 2: to bookstores, which I love. So New Orleans, of course, 190 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 2: had a plethora of bookstores, and I actually love, love, 191 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 2: love going to libraries. Anyway, when I'm traveling Boston, New York, 192 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 2: we went to so many places, and our part of 193 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: that is also seen if our books are there the 194 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 2: libraries have them. I haven't really seen them in a 195 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 2: lot of the bookstores some of them, some of them. 196 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: And as in fact listeners, you know, we love getting 197 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 2: pictures of our books out there. So if you see them, 198 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 2: send it to us. It's kind of encouraging to know 199 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 2: that our work didn't just go to the wayside. 200 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: Yeah it is, it is, but like I would. 201 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 2: Love to know if you've seen them, the libraries having 202 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: them in the libraries. I think it's one of my 203 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 2: favorite things to see. When the New York Library had 204 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 2: like four copies, I was like, whoa look at us. 205 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: I haven't you know what, I haven't checked in our 206 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 2: own libraries. I need to check them out. And if 207 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: you want to request them, yes, that's a really good 208 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 2: way to go. And by the way, again, end that 209 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 2: episode with Katie Mitchell, we talked about you can go 210 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: to good books dot com to order and that is 211 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 2: actually her pop up bookstore, an online bookstore, so you 212 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: know it goes to great people to do that. And 213 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: also you need to look up pro to the people 214 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: to see where she is touring because she's all going 215 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: all over the country. So it's really really great conversations 216 00:11:48,960 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: to be had. I'm trying to think of all of 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 2: the great things that I think are happening right now, 218 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 2: even though a lot of dark things are happening as well. 219 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 2: But yes, we did. Also, I was going to talk 220 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 2: about my New Orleans trip in which I ate all 221 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: the food that I possibly could, including Loretta's Beignet's, which 222 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: was mentioned. I loved it at Katie's book tour because 223 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 2: she's talking about food memories and I was like, yes, Loretta, 224 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 2: is it really? I missed out on my mini trips 225 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 2: to New Orleans previously and now I know, So that's 226 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,359 Speaker 2: going to be one of my highlighting spots. Loretta's Beignet's 227 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 2: next time. I'm going to get the crab beignet. It's 228 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 2: like a whole standwich in a beignet. 229 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 230 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 2: And honestly, I sent you this text and this is 231 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 2: like a Savor crossover, but I had no idea what 232 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: prailings were. Apparently in my mind they were just candied 233 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 2: pecns uh huh, and that's it. And I didn't know 234 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 2: it was a whole like cookie and chewy thing and 235 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 2: like whole controversy what it is, including how to say it? 236 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: Yep, and I'm interested in the way you just said it. 237 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: I said pray laks because that's how I have heard it. 238 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 2: And then when we were in Loretta, someone said prawlings 239 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: colleens and I was like, what. 240 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that And there's a third pronunciation. I told you, 241 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember what it is, but there's a third pronunciation. 242 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 2: Is it that creole level of pronunciation? I feel like 243 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 2: that might be No, I think it's I think it's 244 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: like the lines because it's spelled lines pray lines. That 245 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 2: makes sense, something like the fourth one, wouldn't it pray 246 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 2: pra and then clean lawn line's. There's there's a lot. 247 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 2: But anyway, I figured out that I didn't know what 248 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 2: those were. Even from being from the South, I did 249 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: not know exactly what because I don't like pecans. I 250 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 2: don't like pecans or walnuts, you know, like them. They 251 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 2: leave a very bitter taste in my mouth. But like 252 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 2: so I didn't think about that. I was like, Oh, 253 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: that's what those are. I really had no idea because 254 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 2: I was confused by the setup of Loretta's because they 255 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: have their freshly done like baked pralines in their display 256 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: and I was like, what is that? 257 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:12,079 Speaker 1: That just like a. 258 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 2: Caramel drop like, which, by the way, can be said 259 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 2: in many ways as well, but Loretta's. And then we 260 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 2: also went to Dookie Chase and we met Leah Chase's daughter, 261 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 2: who was the executive chef before she passed a world 262 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: renown chef, and her daughter would say, I was shaking 263 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: everybody's hands. I was like, what it felt so again, 264 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: like one of those moments of like this is historic 265 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 2: to me, like this is significant. And she just came by. 266 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: She was like, hope you're enjoying the food. We just 267 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 2: want to say thank you for coming. And I was like, 268 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: by the way, it met every expectation. She's like, oh, 269 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 2: oh my goodness, thank you like her heart like. I 270 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: was like, I love you. Can I can I live here? 271 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 2: I did not. They also had the best gumbo as 272 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 2: expected as expected, so my partner really went on a 273 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 2: muffletta hunt and we went to Central grocerym It was 274 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 2: really good. It wasn't what we were expecting. I think 275 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 2: we wanted. We were expecting like the toasted version in 276 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: our heads. And then I was like, oh, I guess 277 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 2: that doesn't make sense. I loved it, and he liked 278 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 2: it too, but again. He wanted that toasted version. So 279 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: we went to Verdiemart, which is on the corner of 280 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 2: the French Quarter, which, by the way, as much as 281 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 2: we try to avoid the French Quarter, we ended up 282 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: there every time. Every tale, Yeah, every time we could 283 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 2: not get away. And also Annie, I learned too late 284 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 2: about the legend of Scrim and I didn't get the 285 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 2: stories that I or anything in relation to that. And 286 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: I'm very sad about this. Do you know the legend 287 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 2: of Scrim I don't think. So it's new, it's a 288 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 2: newer legend. So all over the place we found like 289 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 2: a little children's book. And then like all of a sudden, 290 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 2: I saw like a painting at one of our favorite 291 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 2: lake brunch spots, Surres, and I was like, who what 292 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: is this? And it turns out that there is a dog, 293 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 2: an escapeboardist dog in that in twenty twenty four, I believe, 294 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 2: so last year ran away and was gone for like 295 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 2: six months, but he became such like an infamous dog 296 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 2: in that area that they had like sightings sites for 297 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 2: his sightings and people were chasing this dog down and 298 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: it's just like this terrier dog who is so cute, 299 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 2: and it became like a whole legend of its own, 300 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 2: to the point again children's stories at artwork, and then 301 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 2: like free scrim type of things were happening. And then 302 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 2: after they finally caught him, he was placed in a 303 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 2: foster home and in he lived in an upstairs area. 304 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: He jumped fifteen feet off the balcony and ran away 305 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 2: for another three to four months. And this time just 306 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: recently at the end of we had that huge storm, 307 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 2: especially in Norlands, they got that first storm in years, snowstorm, 308 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: and he was survived that he survived this. So he 309 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 2: has become a legend in the making of New Orleans, 310 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 2: and like to the point that the city council named 311 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 2: a day after him, I think, gave him a whole 312 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 2: little parade and an award, like it became a thing. 313 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 2: And I am so sad that I did not realize 314 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 2: it till it was too late, because I could not 315 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 2: find any march. Because I did, I was like, well, 316 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 2: now I need the book. But I was I loved 317 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: everything because you would turn around and there would be 318 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 2: little art pieces, and I was just so thoroughly confused 319 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 2: by this very scruffy, cute looking dog and why everybody 320 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 2: knew scrim but of course it's like a local legend, 321 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 2: you know, right. I love those. Those are some of 322 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 2: my favorite tales to have. 323 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, those are always fun. 324 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 2: Like it kind of reminds me of the atl Cat 325 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 2: Missing cat, you know, the missing cat, which is like 326 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 2: the most ridiculous, like one of our I think our 327 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: land is the artist that has like the black cat 328 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 2: that looks like it's missing a tooth or something, and 329 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 2: it looks very scraggly, it's missing, and it has all 330 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: these ridiculous facts. That's probably not true. I don't know 331 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 2: if it's based off a real cat or not, but 332 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 2: it's pretty big. I can't believe you don't know what 333 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 2: I'm talking about. I have to send you a picture, 334 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 2: you know. I feel like you would see that. It's 335 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 2: like you've seen it. You're like, oh, I remember, I 336 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 2: know I've seen this. Okay, Okay, you about to say something. 337 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: Oh, I was just gonna say, you've seen there's like 338 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: there's a cat. There's a neighborhood cat, oh, that I 339 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 1: have run into several times that sometimes I feel like 340 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: it's a legend. She does not move out of the way. Uh, 341 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: she's very confident. 342 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 2: Is it the Siamese cat. 343 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I stole and brought to you. 344 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I love her. It was very sweet and it 345 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 2: was like rubbing on me getting them pets. It was like, oh, 346 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 2: this is someone's pet, I'm gonna take it. 347 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: But she just she just roams the neighborhood I see 348 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: or just randomly. Sometimes she scares me and I'm just 349 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: like god, you know, because she doesn't move out of 350 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: the way. 351 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 2: I love it. Well. I love these legends, and I 352 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 2: think there's gonna be a couple of more trips in 353 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 2: the United States for me. So I hope I'm going 354 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 2: to learn more legends like this all around the country 355 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 2: because it just makes for a trip. When you learn 356 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 2: these you feel like you're an insider now, as well 357 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,919 Speaker 2: as the fact like uh yeah going to these bookstores. 358 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 2: So I just everything made it for those who were interested. Everything. 359 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 2: Everything was great and peaceful. We did have an oopsie 360 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 2: with the car, but it's it's fine, But I like 361 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 2: there was no moments where I felt really in danger 362 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 2: or anything. So the travel was really good. I feel 363 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 2: like it was a good experience and it made me 364 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 2: feel a lot more at ease. Of course, not to 365 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 2: say that something can't happen or something wouldn't happen, but 366 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 2: right now, like if I feel like that was a 367 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 2: successful trip. It really like driving through Alabama and got 368 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 2: to see good friends of the show, good friends of 369 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 2: mine in Alabama, and then you know, making it back 370 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: and having a great time, no incidents, So it was 371 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 2: really nice. So having those trips, having being able to 372 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: come back home and celebrate Katie's accomplishments, it just felt 373 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 2: like a really nice week. 374 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: It was. It was a nice week, and I got 375 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: to hang out with Peaches. 376 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 2: You did a great job. 377 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: I know you know you never next time then, Oh gosh, 378 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: I hope not. Well. Listeners, let us know if you 379 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: have any thoughts about this, about libraries and bookstores, traveling, food, legends, 380 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 1: all of it. We would love to hear from you. 381 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 2: Oh yes, if your town has a legend, send it 382 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 2: to me about your pets or something. 383 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: Oh yes, please do. You can email us at Hello 384 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: at stuff I Never Told You dot com. You can 385 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: find us on blue Sky at mom Stuff podcast, or 386 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: on Instagram and TikTok at stuff we Never Told You 387 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: for us on YouTube. We have a tea public store 388 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: and we have a book. 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