A beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation, The Bitter Southerner is an Athens, Ga.-based independent media company, founded in 2013, that connects an activated and vocal global community working to make America and the world, a better place. Today, The Bitter Southerner publishes its magazine three times annually, Humans/Being, A Photo Journal from The Bitter Southerner four times a year, books under its BS Publishing imprint, records at their new BS Records label, the “Batch” podcast, and offers iconic apparel and home goods in its online store.