393. Tylyn Anson, Part 2

393. Part 2 of our interview with Tylyn Anson about Gay Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

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.