Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South

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Appalachian State professor on new book about fermented foods and drinks of the South

By Leoneda Inge,

Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy

Published May 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT

What do cheese, beer, a 鈥渢rue country ham,鈥� and sauerkraut have in common? Fermentation. Due South鈥檚 Leoneda Inge and Jeff Tiberii chat with Appalachian State University professor Brett Taubman about his new book Southern Culture on the Fizz: An Effervescent Guide to Fermented Foods and Beverages from the American South.

Guest

Brett Taubman, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and director of the Fermentation Sciences program at Appalachian State University

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 蜜桃传媒's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 蜜桃传媒 as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda鈥檚 work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of 蜜桃传媒's "Due South." Jeff joined 蜜桃传媒 in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary 鈥淩ight Turn,鈥� launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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Rachel McCarthy

Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at 蜜桃传媒 as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.

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