4.21 Chew My Bacca

Episode Summary

Chew My Bacca first encountered hashing through a Fayetteville, North Carolina, bar in 2001, then became a committed member of the Upstate Hash “Trash” around Greenville, South Carolina. He describes learning trail calls and checks, getting named, serving as GM and RA, recruiting newcomers, and maintaining a busy regional network of weekly trails and hotel weekends.

The conversation explores Southern hash traditions, callbacks, event publicity, neighboring clubs, and favorite gatherings from Savannah to New Orleans. Special attention goes to Greenville’s Yellow Dress Run, held for suicide prevention in partnership with Walt’s Waltz, and to the charitable potential of dress runs more broadly. His stories show a high-energy organizer using humor and ritual to create both community and a public purpose.