392. Tylyn Anson, part 1

392. Part 1 of our interview with Tylyn Anson about the history of Gay Mardi Gras.

391. Ed Branley, Part 2

391. Part 2 of our chat with Ed Branley. Ed is a friend of ours, the NOLA history guy, and the author of History of Jazz.

390. Ed Branley, part 1.

390. Part 1 of our talk with Ed Branley. Ed is a friend of ours, the NOLA history guy, and the author of Legendary Locals of New Orleans.

389. Juliane Braun, Part 2

389. Part 2 of our interview with Juliane Braun about French-language drama in Louisiana, the subject of her book, Creole Drama: Theatre and Society in Antebellum New Orleans.

388½. Lamar White. Election Update. October 2020.

388½. We talk with our friend Lamar White, Jr., about the 2020 election in Louisiana. Lamar has written a biography of Carlos Marcello entitled Big Daddy of the Big Easy.

388. Juliane Braun, part 1

388. Part 1 of our interview with Juliane Braun about her new book, Creole Drama: Theatre and Society in Antebellum New Orleans. The stages of antebellum New Orleans did more than entertain. In the city’s early years, French-speaking residents used the theatre to assert their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty in the face of growing Anglo-American dominance.

387½. Martin Lemelle for Congress

387½. Martin Lemelle for Congress. We interview Martin Lemelle about his campaign to be the Congressman from the 5th District of the great state of Louisiana. Martin Lemelle is truly a son of the great state of Louisiana; a native of Lincoln Parish with familial roots in St. Landry Parish, educated in public and state schools here in Louisiana, served in the Louisiana higher education system for the past four years and is now standing up to take action to provide the 5th Congressional District the leader and solutions it deserves.