541. We talk to Audrey Gibson about her book, Tempêtes et Éclairs, a collection of Louisiana French poetry by Adolphe Duhart. "'Duhart, a Louisiana Creole who wrote poetry in French for the first Black daily newspaper in the United States. Duhart, who lived in New Orleans, was also a teacher in the 1850s and fought in the Civil War.
Friday, September 29, 2023
Friday, September 22, 2023
540. Candice Battiste.
540. We talk to Candice Battiste about redistricting in Louisiana.
“Candice Battiste is the North Louisiana Organizer for the Power
Coalition for Equity and Justice where she is committed to
building voices and power in traditionally disenfranchised
communities and bringing together groups across North
Louisiana.”
Thursday, September 14, 2023
539. Bob Mann
539. We talk to Bob Mann about his new book, Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU. Huey Long & LSU. "No political leader is more
closely identified with Louisiana State University than the flamboyant
governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, who devoted his last years to
turning a small, undistinguished state school into an academic and
football powerhouse.
Friday, September 8, 2023
538. Jared Fishman
538. This week we talk to Jared Fishman about prosecuting the case of a post-Katrina police cover-up in New Orleans. Jared, a "former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans...
Friday, September 1, 2023
537. Ed Abraham
537. Ed Abraham talks to us about trans rights in
LA. "Ed Abraham of the Real Name Campaign said “it was
people like us and everyone here whose activism made our
‘representatives’ know that we wouldn’t allow them to attack us
or to attack trans children.”