597. Part 1 of Liz Ellis joining us to discuss her excellent book, The Great Power of Small
Nations. Part 1.Large Power of Small Nations. Part 1.
In The Great Power of Small Nations, Elizabeth N. Ellis (Peoria) tells
the stories of the many smaller Native American nations that shaped the
development of the Gulf South. Based on extensive archival research and
oral histories, Ellis’s narrative chronicles how diverse Indigenous
peoples—including Biloxis, Choctaws, Chitimachas, Chickasaws, Houmas,
Mobilians, and Tunicas—influenced and often challenged the growth of
colonial Louisiana.
Friday, October 25, 2024
Sunday, October 20, 2024
596. Myra Lavigne. Rise St. James
596. Today we talk to Myra Lavigne, a volunteer with Rise St. James. Rise
St. James is a faith-based grassroots organization that is
fighting for environmental justice as it works to defeat the
proliferation of petrochemical industries in St. James Parish,
Louisiana. Nicknamed “Cancer Alley” for the above-average rates
of cancer there, the area is home to a high concentration of
polluting industries.
Sunday, October 13, 2024
595. Derby Gisclair on Hadacol
595. Our old friend Derby Gisclair returns to
talk about his research into Louisiana politician and snake oil salesman
(to the degree they're different!) Dudley J. LeBlanc. "Coozan Dud" was a
moderately successful Louisiana politician and a wildly successful
salesman of Hadacol, the patent medicine. He hosted a traveling variety
show to sell the elixir he created in his bathtub with vitamins, other
ingredients, hydrochloric acid, and 12% alcohol. Join us to learn more
about this drink that's good for what ails you.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
594. Nick Douglas. Jazz, Part 2.
594. Part 2 of our interview with Nick Douglas about New Orleans jazz and civil
rights. “I am working with my filmmaking
partner Doug Harris on a documentary called the Reconnect: The
Untold History of Jazz. It is a true story about the actual
formation of jazz in the only place it could have formed: New
Orleans. But it is more it identifies for the first time New
Orleans as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement.
Friday, September 27, 2024
593. Nick Douglas, Part 1.
593. Part 1 of our conversation with Nick Douglas about the documentary he is working on about the relationship between jazz and civil rights, “I am working with my filmmaking
partner Doug Harris on a documentary called The Reconnect: The Untold
History of Jazz. It is a true story about the actual formation of jazz
in the only place it could have formed: New Orleans. But it is more it
identifies for the first time New Orleans as the cradle of the Civil
Rights Movement. It shows how jazz and jazz musicians used jazz and
musical performances to fund and support the civil rights movement long
before most people realize the movement started.
Friday, September 20, 2024
592. Carolyn Long on Marie Laveau and Madame LaLaurie
592. Today we talk to author Carolyn Morrow Long about two of her books, one on Marie Laveau and the other on Madame LaLaurie. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau.
"Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty,
charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie
Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever
victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the
Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths
and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique
social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau’s
African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century
New Orleans."
Friday, September 13, 2024
591. Quentin Anthony Anderson, part 2
591. Part 2 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, a Democratic Candidate for Louisiana Congressional District 6. "As the
Executive Chairman of The Justice Alliance, a Baton Rouge-based
social justice nonprofit, and the founder & Creative
Director of Anderson Creative, Quentin embodies a lifelong
commitment to fostering equity and empowerment.
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