649. This week we chat with Leah Payne about her book, God Gave Rock and Roll
To You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music. We focus especially on the role of the family of Jimmy Swaggart, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Mickey Gilley in the history of Rock and Roll. Her book chronicles the confluence of evangelical, Pentecostal, and
charismatic networks through the lens of Contemporary Christian
Music, or CCM.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
648. Mike and Mark Mangham. Twin Blends.
648. This week, we talk with Mike and Mark Mangum
about their creative venture, Twin Blends. They research local
Shreveport and Bossier history The brothers join us to discuss
the project’s origins, how they combine their individual styles
into a unified final piece, and what it takes to manage a shared
brand. Learn more about the Mangums’ work and the inspiration
behind Twin Blends.
Friday, October 10, 2025
647. Brad Dison. "The Trap."
647. We talk to Brad Dison about his book, The Trap, about the death
of Bonnie and Clyde. "For far too long, Sheriff Henderson
Jordan's role in ending the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde has
been overlooked or ignored. On the rare occasion that he is
portrayed in films or documentaries, he is depicted as an
insignificant character. Since 1934, we have accepted the notion
that Frank Hamer located the outlaws and led the ambush against
them. Henderson Jordan was the sheriff in Bienville Parish,
Louisiana, when he learned that Bonnie and Clyde were hiding
somewhere within the jurisdiction that he had sworn to protect.
It was he who tracked the gang to their hideouts, who set the
trap to capture them, and who led the ambush posse that ended
their crime spree in a hail of gunfire.
Friday, October 3, 2025
646. Thomas Smith
646. We talk to Dr. Thomas Smith about his series of Red String novels, set in 19th
century Mississippi River and Central Louisiana. His first novel in the series is Just a Piece of Red String: Antebellum Voodoo and Vengeance.
In antebellum Natchez, Mississippi, and the bustling city of New
Orleans, cousins Sawyer Dundee and Solomon Witcher come into manhood,
each charting a dramatically different course. While Sawyer remains in
Natchez to run the family business, the charismatic Solomon seeks his
fortune, chasing legendary buried treasure and trying his luck at cards
in New Orleans.
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