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In celebration of truckers everywhere and of Radiotopia\u2019s new show Over the Road, The Kitchen Sisters visit some of their favorite Texas pitstops. First up \u2014 a truck stop in Carl\u2019s Corner, Texas off I 35 between Dallas and Austin where Willie Nelson first introduced his BioWillie fuel in 2004.

Willie\u2019s friend, Carl Cornelius, founded Carl\u2019s Corner in the early 1980s in order to sell liquor in a mostly dry county. He opened up a truck stop \u2014a trucker\u2019s haven and tourist attraction \u2014with hot tubs, dancing girls and 10 foot high dancing frogs atop the pumps. In 1987 Willie held his legendary 4th of July Picnic at Carl\u2019s Corner. But a few years later, following a fire and some set major backs, the place fell on hard times. That\u2019s where our story begins\u2026with Willie Nelson bringing in BioWillie biofuel to save Carl\u2019s Corner Truck Stop. We hear from Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman, Carl Cornelius, Joe Nick Potaski, truckers and biodiesel disciples. And we visit a bio-diesel home brew class, where recipes are shared on how to make your own, in a blender, the kitchen way.

Next stop \u2014 Fuel City, downtown Dallas\u2014with its long horn cattle, oil well, waterfalls, bikini clad \u201cpool models,\u201d DJs, and the best Texas tacos for miles around. Robin Wright talks about her family in Venus,Texas. And we visit the Conoco gas station and it\u2019s gourmet Chef Point Cafe in Watauga, Texas.