Biscuits & Jam

On this episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Ruston Kelly,  a singer-songwriter with a remarkable talent for channeling his life experiences into his music. Born in South Carolina, he moved all over with his family, eventually ending up in Belgium before he moved to Nashville to start his career. But before that, he pursued a figure skating dream that left hi...

On this episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, revisits some of his favorite conversations about the holidays from Season 4. You’ll hear stories from  Jason Isbell, Miranda Lambert, Wynonna Judd, and more! For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living...

Back in 1982, Emeril Lagasse famously took over from Paul Prudhomme as executive chef at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, and after an incredible run there he decided to open his own place, Emeril’s, in 1990. Now, more than three decades on, his son EJ, at age 21, is chef patron, revisiting dishes his father made famous and updating them with his own unique spin. We’ll talk about all that, as we...

Brent Cobb grew up in Ellaville, Georgia, where he was encouraged by his parents – especially his songwriting father – to pick up a guitar. Following the advice of Luke Bryan, he moved to Nashville, where he used his talent to write hit songs for everyone from Kenny Chesney to Miranda Lambert, but now he’s known as a Grammy-nominated artist and performer all his own. In 2022, he produced a gospel...

Bethany Joy Lenz was born in Florida and grew up in Texas, which is where she first got involved in the performing arts, carrying on a tradition she inherited from her grandparents. Her family eventually headed to New Jersey, where her Southerness drew the wrong kind of attention from some of the girls in her class, but she made it through the experience and eventually landed on the hit TV show On...

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Miranda Lambert, a woman who’s fearlessly blazed her own path through country music. Growing up in small town Texas, where there were seemingly more churches than people, she encountered every aspect of life thanks to her supportive parents and family. Her loving parents were private investigators and often...

Dolly Parton was last on the show back in 2020 at the height of the pandemic, and we talked on the phone about her Christmas traditions, her childhood in East Tennessee, and her incredible work getting millions of kids to read through the Imagination Library. This time I got to sit down with her in person at her studio outside of Nashville, and she hasn’t slowed down one bit. She told me all about...

Andrew Zimmern grew up in New York City, where he learned his love of food from traveling with his parents and spending weekends with his grandmother. He got his first job in a restaurant on Long Island at age 14, and after some difficult years with substance abuse, he eventually moved to Minnesota, where he got sober and gained attention as a chef, radio host, writer, and television personality....

Wynonna Judd was one half of one of the most famous duos in country music history, and she’s also been plenty successful out on her own. She was last on the show nearly three years ago, back during the height of the pandemic, and a lot has happened since then. On April 30th, 2022, the day before the Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, she lost her mother, Naomi, to suicide, an...

Lucinda Williams was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a place she would memorialize in one her most famous songs. But she didn’t stay there for long, moving with her folks to a string of college towns where her father taught poetry and literature. Her peripatetic life and her mother’s mental illness led to a sometimes difficult childhood, but music gave her an outlet, and her raw, honest lyrics ha...

Since 2016, Erin Napier and her husband Ben have starred in the hit TV show, “Home Town,” where they renovate historic properties in and around Laurel, Mississippi. Last year I talked to the couple about renovating a place in the country where their daughters could spend more time outdoors. Now, Erin is channeling her passion for old homes into a personal new book called Heirloom Rooms. Just like...

Megan and Rebecca Lovell grew up in Calhoun Georgia with music all around them, though they were the first in their family to play professionally. They began their career performing a lot of acoustic bluegrass music as The Lovell Sisters, but since 2010 they’ve been the driving force behind the blues and rock-oriented Larkin Poe. Both have become known for their musicianship, their energetic shows...

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Jason Isbell, a four-time Grammy-Award-winner who’s known as one of the best songwriters of his generation. Jason Isbell was born to parents who were still teenagers in a small town in North Alabama, and as a result he spent a lot of time with his grandfather, who was a Pentecostal preacher and a guitar play...

Billy Reid was born and raised in Amite, Louisiana, but he’s called Florence, Alabama, home for more than 20 years now. It’s there that he opened his first shop, which was designed to feel like a Southern home, much in the way his mother had done with her own clothing store years before. Since then, Billy has opened his eponymous stores all over the South and beyond, filling them with antiques, fa...

 Jen Hatmaker grew up with a father who was a pastor in the Baptist church, moving the family from Kansas to a series of small Southern towns. For a long time, though, she’s been a diehard Texan, which is very evident not only in the food she loves but also in her fierce independent streak. Her new cookbook, Feed These People, breaks just about every rule and tradition you’ve ever seen in a cookbo...

Tekitha Washington is a singer and songwriter who’s worked extensively with the Wu Tang Clan and its members, as well as rap artists like KRS-One. Prana Supreme Diggs is her daughter with Wu Tang leader RZA – and as a result, she’s been around music all her life. Several years ago, the two moved to Nashville and formed O.N.E. the Duo. Now, after a series of singles, their recently released debut a...

Before he starred in Breaking Away or The Big Easy, Dennis Quaid was a kid from Houston, Texas, who grew up loving Elvis Presley and wanting to play rock and roll. His early success as an actor led him to a legendary career in movies, but he never gave up his musical ambitions. As the longtime frontman of Dennis Quaid & the Sharks, he’s built a reputation as a legitimate, high-energy rock star. Re...

Caroline Jones grew up near New York City, where she studied classical music and opera, but by high school she had fallen hard for traditional country. Recently she became the first female member of the Zac Brown Band, where she’s made her mark as a fiercely talented multi-instrumentalist. But she’s also developing a solo career and releasing a new album with a little help from one of her musical...

Camila Alves McConaughey may be best known for her connection to her famous husband, Matthew, but she has a career and a fan base of her own. After growing up in Brazil and then traveling the world as a model, she settled down to raise a family in Texas, a place that now feels very much like home. Not only has she co-founded the Just Keep Livin’ foundation with Matthew to support and empower high...

Country star Thomas Rhett grew up in Valdosta, Georgia, with a father and grandfather who primed him to be a Bulldogs superfan. Meanwhile, his wife, Lauren Akins, bleeds the orange of the Tennessee Volunteers. Somehow they’ve managed to build a lasting romance and a loving family in spite of rooting for teams on opposite sides of the field. In this episode, they talk about where they grew up, how...

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, interviews Chrissy Metz, an actress, author, and musician whom many of you know from the hit television show This Is Us. Today, Chrissy talks about her mother’s baking, her Grandmother’s influence on her faith, her new wine label Joyful Heart, and the response she gets from fans of her character and her story. For more...

Lukas Nelson grew up splitting his time between the family ranch in Texas and the family home in Hawaii – that is, when he wasn’t on the road with his famous Dad, Willie. He spent his time surrounded by instruments, spending time with legendary musicians, and listening to a wide range of blues, gospel, country, and rock. He has a voice that can sound eerily similar to his father’s, but his journey...

 In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living, chats with legendary pitmaster Ed Mitchell and his son, Ryan, who’s helping to bring the family business to a new generation. In addition to a long-awaited barbecue joint set to open in 2024, the duo have a new book out with co-author Zella Palmer called Ed Mitchell’s Barbeque, which delves into the deep history and traditions...

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Nora Brown, a young musician who’s devoted her time and talent to learning and playing old time music. Though she grew up in Brooklyn, New York, herself, her family is from Tennessee and she’s spent time with old time musicians down in Tennessee and Kentucky. Her most recent album, 2022’s Long Time to Be Gon...

On this episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, chats with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram about his latest album, "662”, the story of how he got his blues name, and what he learned being on the road with his mentor Buddy Guy. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices