Slower Lower

The Slower Lower podcast celebrates the people, places, and culture of the Delmarva Peninsula, with an emphasis on Slower Lower Delaware.

Slower Lower is a society podcast hosted by Bald Cypress Books, with 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Bald Cypress Books hosts Slower Lower, a society show with 49 episodes published.

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  Ep. 50 - We Three Liver Kings | Fulton Giebel & Billy Hardesty

  Aug 16, 20262h 14m

  Crystal's out of town for the weekend, so Chris caught up with returning Slower Lower favorites Fulton Giebel and Billy Hardesty over a lunch of Egyptian-style kibda using deer liver. Topics discussed: Rave reviews for deer liver kibda sandwiches with pita bread and zesty tahini sauce. A fatal car crash at Mancini's in Fenwick. An unfortunate case of "tongs to the dong" in Salisbury. People turning in old long rifles and shotguns at a so-called gun buyback in Baltimore. The Flounder Pounder. Chris got frog legs at Abbott's on Broad Creek. Initial reactions to the film Young Washington. Ticks and Alpha Gal; is Alpha Gal a bio-weapon? Potential changes to deer-baiting rules in Sussex County. Preparing for and looking forward to deer season. An unfortunate attempt at an outdoors trivia game. The content creation game.

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  Ep. 49 - Sweet Caroline County

  Aug 9, 20261h 2m

  The first full weekend of August means one thing around here: It's the Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Association's three-day Old-Time Wheat Threshing, Steam & Gas Engine Show in Caroline County, Maryland. Chris and Crystal devoted a Saturday to Sweet Caroline, returning to the Threshermen show for yet another year and popping into a favorite lunch spot in Denton, as well as checking out a new local brewery. Topics discussed: The wonderful Threshermen show, and the different breed of kids driving tractors all over the place. Dropping 80 bucks on vintage tin signs at the very first vendor's table they stopped at. Running into Russell A. Taylor III, who took some fantastic photos at the event. The Amish and Mennonite presence at the show. Lunch and beers at Denton's legendary Market Street Public House. What do you look for in a craft brewery? The good and the bad. Checking out Denton's Eden Town Brewery for the very first time.

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  Ep. 48 - Back to Reality

  Aug 2, 20261h 48m

  After the cruise vacation of a lifetime, Chris and Crystal shoot the breeze about stops in the Bahamas, Mexico, and Honduras, and catch up on local Delmarva news and brews. Topics discussed: Wild chickens on the island of Coco Cay in the Bahamas. Entering Mexico for the first time; comparing and contrasting the port of Costa Maya and the local town of Mahahual. The Mayan ruins at Chacchoben. Drinking Mexican beers deep within Mexico. Cozumel: Tourist trap? The island paradise of Roatan, Honduras. Outer Banks restaurants' "locally sourced" shrimp are getting busted by DNA tests. Should we test "local" blue crabs? Dirt bikes and off-road vehicles in Baltimore. The Black Angus cows on 24 went to Disney World. Check out the Eastern Shore Threshermen show in Caroline County, Maryland, on August 7 - 9, 2026. The retards and corrupt bureaucrats at DNREC are taking a break from arson to try to ban magnet fishing. Was Michael Jordan in OC prior to the White Marlin Open, or were those photos AI-generated?

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  Ep. 47 - We're On A Ship | Star of the Seas

  Jul 27, 202647 min

  Chris and Crystal chat about their experience on the biggest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas , whilst cruising about 15 miles off the coast of Cuba. Topics discussed: The staggering size of the ship (five times bigger than the Titanic ). The level of service provided by the staff. Don't skip the main dining room, which is as good as any five-star restaurant. A brilliant barman named Edge. A rash of thefts of decorative magnets from cruisers' doors. The seemingly ever-present music throughout the ship (including in the background of this episode). This episode was recorded on a phone.

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  Ep. 46 - In Memory of Our Rooster

  Jul 12, 202639 min

  Chris and Crystal share the sad news that the rooster featured in the Slower Lower podcast's intro and artwork died during the recent heat wave, and talk about other recent happenings including a high-speed pursuit on Route 1, going crabbing with Billy Hardesty for Delaware crabs, and the growth of the Slower Lower YouTube channel.

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