371. Antoine Pierce for Senate, Part 1

371. Part 1 of our interview with Antoine Pierce. Antoine is a Democrat who is running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana to defeat Bill Cassidy and get to work fighting for the working poor and strengthening the middle class. Antoine is running against Bill Cassidy. He's a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge. Since his teen years, he has been a dedicated servant of his community. As one of seven children, Antoine grew up in a lower middle class home filled with love, wholesome Christian values, and an emphasis on the importance of education that as a parent he upholds today. His modest upbringing inspired him to obtain his education from Louisiana State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Child and Family Studies and a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy. His entrepreneurial spirit and desire to give back to his community inspired him to establish Better Boys Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization that uses the arts to develop character and bolster self esteem among minority and under served young men throughout Baton Rouge.

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 29, 1763. D'Abbadie becomes governor following Kerlerec.
2. This week in New Orleans history. New Orleans guitar player Camile Baudoin, born June 27, 1948, was a founding member of The Radiators band.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Essence Festival of Culture
   Various locations
   New Orleans
   July 1-5, 2020
   Website
   Join us for the World’s Largest Cultural, Entertainment and Empowerment Experience
   Enjoy concerts with Janet Jackson, Bruno Mars, and others. There are also cooking demonstrations, food vendors, after hours events, conferences, and keynote speakers.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Songs of the Nightingale.

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370. Skylar Dean, Part 2

370. Part 2 of our interview with Skylar Dean. Hundreds gathered in Ruston on Thursday, June 4, to march and protest against racial injustice in response to George Floyd's death. The march began on Louisiana Tech's campus and ended at city hall. It was organized by Louisiana Tech student Skylar Dean, along with help from her roommates. Dean said she believes it's everyone's responsibility to speak up against racial injustice. "If you think institutional racism isn't a problem, I would like you to ask your inner self, would you be comfortable being treated the way your fellow black Americans are in America," she said. 

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 20, 1968. Presidential candidate George Wallace speaks in Baton Rouge raising $60,000.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Mouseketeer Cheryl Lynn Holdridge, born Cheryl Lynn Phelps in New Orleans on June 20, 1944, was an original cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   69th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival
   June 26th, 2020 - June 27th, 2020
   Downtown Ruston
   Park Ave.,
   Ruston, LA 71270
   318-255-2031
   Website
   The Louisiana Peach Festival is a family-oriented event produced by the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, and held each year the fourth weekend of June.
   Admission charged ages 12 through adult.
   Friday, $10, 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. or until last concert ends Saturday, $10, 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. or until last concert ends Weekend Pass, $15 All passes include concerts.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Frenchman St. Brass Band.

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369. Skylar Dean, Part 1.

369. Part 1 of our interview with Skylar Dean. Hundreds gathered in Ruston on Thursday, June 4, to march and protest against racial injustice in response to George Floyd's death. The march began on Louisiana Tech's campus and ended at city hall. It was organized by Louisiana Tech student Skylar Dean, along with help from her roommates. Dean said she believes it's everyone's responsibility to speak up against racial injustice. "If you think institutional racism isn't a problem, I would like you to ask your inner self, would you be comfortable being treated the way your fellow black Americans are in America," she said.

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 15, 2015. Blaze Starr, dancer linked to Earl K. Long, dead at 83.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Melvin Lloyd ("Mel") Parnell, born in New Orleans on June 13, 1922, was a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Beauregard Watermelon Festival
   June 26th, 2020 - June 27th, 2020
   Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds
   506 West Dr.,
   DeRidder, LA 70634
   337-463-5534 | 800-738-5534
   Website | Email
   The Beauregard Watermelon Festival celebrates the harvest of the local Sugartown Watermelons. At the festival you will find carnival rides, jackpot livestock show, retail and craft vendors, watermelon eating and seed spitting contests, get in on the action of the Great American Watermelon Haul, watermelon carving contest, unique food booths and much more. Louisiana's best entertainers. Beauregard Watermelon Festival, Louisiana Fun, Sugartown Sweet!!!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Roz's band at Favela Chic.

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368. Carolyn Dunn

368. We talk to Carolyn Dunn about Native American stories. Carolyn is a Native American herself, as well as an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance at California State University in Los Angeles, the other L.A. She's worked at Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. Native American stories are a rich part of our heritage, and we discuss that heritage with her today.  

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 6, 1869. Dillard University chartered in New Orleans, La.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Work Begins on the Industrial Canal, June 6, 1918. The canal connects the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain. It separates New Orleans East from the rest of the city of New Orleans, and the Lower 9th Ward from the Upper 9th Ward.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Red River Balloon Rally
   June 12th -13th, 2020
   5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
   Louisiana State University
   1 University Place,
   Shreveport, LA 71115
   800-551-8682
   Website
   2020 Red River Balloon Rally will be held at LSUS Shreveport on Friday, June 12  and Saturday, June 13 at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 and up. Bring family and friends to experience the hot air balloon glow, food, craft vendors, live music, kid's carnival, and fireworks to cap off the evening.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. The Vaso Bar.

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367. 2020 Anniversary Episode.

367. Stephen and Bruce discuss the 8th anniversary of the anthology and the 7th anniversary of the podcast.

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 30, 1862. Union Admiral David Farragut captures Baton Rouge.
2. This week in New Orleans history. The clock at the Lelong entrance to City Park, along with its mound, were bulldozed on Monday May 31, 1982. It had been dedicated on May 24, 1953. Kids used to ride on the 9-foot hands and water kept seeping into the mechanism so park officials decided to get rid of it. When it was dedicated, park officials said it was one of only six floral clocks of it s kind in the world with two others in the U.S., one in Canada, one in Argentina, and one in Holland.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   The Walker Percy Weekend
   June 5 & 6, 2020
   The Conundrum Bookstore
   11917 Ferdinand Street
   and other locations around
   St. Francisville, LA
   Website
   Intellectually serious but broadly accessible, the 2020 festival invites fans of Southern literature to pursue appreciation of Percy’s thought and writing while attending presentations by renowned Percy scholars, panel discussions, readings, an art exhibition of photographs of Walker Percy, and a series of social and culinary events inspired by the author’s most famous works. Events take place at locations around St. Francisville’s historic district.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. The Hellbenders.

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366. Shawanda Marie, Part 2

366. We finish our conversation with Shawanda Marie, who is a cooking storyteller. "I was born into a family of very creative and talented folks. Some are visual artists, others amazing cooks, educators and then there are the musicians. All artists in their own right. After years of self discovery, I learned that I lean into multiple expressions of creativity and enjoy them equally. I spent so much time wrangling over where I'd place my focus, but I couldn't decide. Actually I refused to decide because I desire to explore them all, bringing their flavors together like a really good pot of gumbo. So here I am. My name is Shawanda Marie and I want to share my true love with you. I am the owner and creative mind behind New Orleans Creole Story Pot. Here, I infuse elements of theater performance, storytelling, visual art, education, cultural exploration, music and of course culinary art! I love to facilitate joy and see people smiling and happy. Nothing accomplishes that like good food."

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 23, 1934. Law enforcement officers and posse members gun down outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow beside the Jamestown-Sailes Highway - about eight miles from Gibsland.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Brennan's Restaurant on Royal Street was sold at an Orleans Parish sheriff’s sale on Thursday, May 23, 2013 for $6.85 million to its mortgage holder Leggo/4.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Memorial Day Ceremony
   May 25th, 2020
   6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
   Boulingy Plaza
   102 W. Main St.,
   New Iberia, LA 70560
   337-344-9397
   Website
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Maude Caillot and the Afrodesiacs.

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365. Shawanda Marie, Part 1

365. We talk to Shawanda Marie, who is a cooking storyteller. "I was born into a family of very creative and talented folks. Some are visual artists, others amazing cooks, educators and then there are the musicians. All artists in their own right. After years of self discovery, I learned that I lean into multiple expressions of creativity and enjoy them equally. I spent so much time wrangling over where I'd place my focus, but I couldn't decide. Actually I refused to decide because I desire to explore them all, bringing their flavors together like a really good pot of gumbo. So here I am. My name is Shawanda Marie and I want to share my true love with you. I am the owner and creative mind behind New Orleans Creole Story Pot. Here, I infuse elements of theater performance, storytelling, visual art, education, cultural exploration, music and of course culinary art! I love to facilitate joy and see people smiling and happy. Nothing accomplishes that like good food."

1. This week in Louisiana history.  May 16, 1929. 15 senators signed a pledge to block the attempt to impeach Gov. Huey Long.
2. This week in New Orleans history. May 16, 1932. In just 17 months, H. Long's new state capitol was completed, dedicated, and opened during the inauguration of Gov. O.K. Allen.
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Mudbug Madness Festival
   May 22nd, 2020 - May 24th, 2020
   Festival Plaza
   101 Crockett St.,
   Shreveport, LA 71101
   318-226-5641
   Website | Email
   Mudbug Madness Festival is a three day festival celebrating Louisiana crawfish and cuisine, along with great entertainment on three stages at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events, drawing more than 50,000 people a day. The festival created renewed interest in Louisiana's rich cultural heritage of good food, Cajun music and entertainment.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Les Getrex, The Creole Cooking Band.

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