In our very first episode, we marvel at how surreal it feels to actually have started a podcast and how we got here, tease a bit of the cultural storytelling that's to come, and trace the history of Country Roads magazine from its inception forty years ago in a deer stand leading up to the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans. For more information and related reading from today's episode, visit <a href="https://countryroadsmagazine.com/detours-podcast">countryroadsmagazine.com/detours-podcast</a>.

"The Great Button Hunt"

Since 1983, with curiosity as our guide, Country Roads magazine has wandered the backroads of Louisiana and Mississippi—discovering and sharing Southern culture's most compelling stories through the written word. Now, forty years later, we're thrilled to bring those stories to you in a brand new format. Introducing the Country Roads podcast, DETOURS—hosted by Publisher James Fox-Smith and Editors Jordan LaHaye Fontenot and Alexandra Kennon.&nbsp;Original theme music written and recorded by Sam Shahin and Bill Daniel. Logo/creative direction by Kourtney Zimmerman.&nbsp;Find show notes and more information about DETOURS at&nbsp;countryroadsmagazine.com/detours-podcast.&nbsp;