504. T. R. Johnson, Part 2. — Corrected.

 504. Part 2 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination.

504. T. R. Johnson, Part 2

 504. Part 2 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination.

503. T. R. Johnson. New Orleans writers, part 1.

503. Part 1 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination.

502. Thomas Lecaque

502. "In today's show, we're sharing an interview with Dr. Thomas Lecaque, focusing on Christian theocracy in the USA, violence, and what we should learn from the Crusades."A historian who specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence.

501. Ed Branley, part 2

501. Part 2 of our chat with our old friend Ed Branley, the NOLA History Guy. Ed returns to the podcast to discuss mirlitons., a staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations, especially in the New Orleans, but they rarely show up on restaurant menus. Listen to Ed to learn more about this delicious treat. 

500. Anniversary episode and Ed Branley, part 1

500. For our 500th episode, Stephen and I discuss the milepost and review some of the interviews from the last year. Then part 1 of our interview with Ed Branley, who returns to the podcast to discuss mirlitons. Mirlitons are a staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations, especially in the New Orleans, but they rarely show up on restaurant menus. Listen to Ed to learn more about this delicious treat.

499. Blayne Weaver, Part 2

499. Part 2 of our interview with actor/writer/ director Blayne Weaver. "A native of Bossier City, Louisiana, Blayne has studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, Oxford University and graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature. He currently runs the East Coast office of Secret Identity Pictures."