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# Paula Deen Will Launch Her Own Cooking Podcast

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## Tessa Berenson


Feb 26, 2015 2:15 PM UTC

You may not be able to watch Paula Deen whip up her Southern cooking anymore, but now you can listen to it: she’s starting her own cooking podcast.

Partnering with Compass Media Networks, Deen will produce a daily radio show and weekly podcast.

“I had my first day in the studio yesterday and we had so much fun! I cannot wait to bring my vignettes and podcast to listeners around America,” Deen [told PEOPLE](http://greatideas.people.com/2015/02/25/paula-deen-podcast-cooking-radio/). “I have a ton of fun tips up my sleeve to make their life a little easier.”

Her podcasts will premiere May 1.

[_Read more at People.com_](http://greatideas.people.com/2015/02/25/paula-deen-podcast-cooking-radio/).

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