About this episode
Martin Padgett reads his essay 'Object Permanence' for Gravy podcast listeners.
Martin Padgett wrote the feature essay “Object Permanence” for the fall 2025 issue of Gravy Quarterly, our sister publication. In the piece, he catalogs the objects we live with actively, those we tolerate like inanimate roommates, and those we give away, sometimes to make room for the new. We liked it so much that we asked them to read it for Gravy podcast listeners. To read other engaging essays in Gravy, have it shipped to your mailbox by becoming an SFA member at southernfoodways.org, or sign up for a subscription at Hub City Book Shop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- object permanence
- essays
- material culture
- inanimate objects
- Gravy Quarterly
Keywords
- Object Permanence
- Martin Padgett
- Gravy Quarterly
- essays
- Southern Foodways Alliance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gravy Quarterly, Southern Foodways Alliance, Hub City Book Shop
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