with Pamela Lamp
As if the teenage years aren’t tricky enough, Dana Miller developed synovial cell sarcoma at age 16. A rare and aggressive type of cancer, the disease attacked the cells surrounding her right knee. As a result, almost forty years ago, doctors amputated Dana’s leg above her knee.
In this podcast episode, I chat with Bill Nolan, a supervisor at the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. This iconic Thanksgiving cooking tradition opens for business today—for the 44th year in a row. Bill and the other turkey experts are standing by and ready to answer whatever problems or questions home chefs may have during this busy turkey-cooking season.
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In this podcast episode, professional bull rider Cody Teel describes what it’s like to sit atop a 2000-pound bucking, snorting, spinning bull who is not at all happy to have a human on its back.
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September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and this episode’s guest knows a thing or two about that horrific disease. Dr. Katherine Gifford is an assistant professor in The Department of Neurology at VUMC. Her research focuses on disorders of aging, dementia, and developing tools for early detection of cognitive impairment. She also sees patients within the Cognitive and Behavioral Clinic at VUMC. Additionally, Dr. Gifford is the neuropsychologist in the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center, where she treats patients 12 and older who have sustained a sports-related concussion. AND—she is the consulting neuropsychologist for the NFL Tenn Titans, the NHL Nashville Predators, the MLS Nashville Soccer Club, and Vanderbilt Athletics.
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Anne Byrn, known as the Cake Mix Doctor to a generation of home bakers, has done it again. Her latest cookbook, Baking in the American South, is a treasure trove of the recipes and stories that constitute Southern baking’s history. This book, stuffed with 200 delectable recipes, is Anne’s “love letter to Southern baking, a legacy built by grandmothers, modern chefs, and Black women and men who pioneered these flavors.” A meticulously researched cookbook that is as much fun to read as it is to cook from! Grab an apron, a wooden spoon, and your electric mixer—”this rich and lemony quick bread or cake slices and keeps well for several days!”