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"TrueSouth" host John T. Edge visits with community organizer Beto Mendoza in Athens, Georgia. / Bluefoot Entertainment

Football and food are two mighty markers of Southern identity. The two intersect Tuesday night when John T. Edge and Wright Thompson's new series "TrueSouth," an exploration of Southern food and culture, debuts on SEC Network. In the first episode, Edge, who directs the Southern Foodways Alliance, goes to Birmingham, Alabama, where he meets generations of Greek-Americans who transformed their community. On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott speaks with John T. Edge.

Next week, "TrueSouth" heads to Athens, Georgia. The series also visits Shreveport, Louisiana, and Nashville, Tennessee, in its first season.

Edge joined us on the line from Oxford, Mississippi.