Friday, November 11, 2022

495. Mariaze Djabe

495. Bruce and Stephen discuss the folktale "Mariaze Djabe."  Over a century ago, Alcee Fortier collect and published a number of folktales in the Creole language. The Louisiana Anthology has these stories in French Creole and English.

Saturday, November 5, 2022

494. Lessie LeBlanc for Congress

494. We interview Congressional Candidate Lessie LeBlanc. Lessie is one of the eight candidates running in the 3rd congressional district race. She’s hoping to defeat current congressman Clay Higgins. Leblanc currently works policy and organizing for the Promise of Justice Initiative. 

Friday, November 4, 2022

494. Lessie LeBlanc

494. We interview Congressional Candidate Lessie LeBlanc. Lessie is one of the eight candidates running in the 3rd congressional district race. She’s hoping to defeat current congressman Clay Higgins. Leblanc currently works policy and organizing for the Promise of Justice Initiative.

Friday, October 28, 2022

493. Tia LeBrun

493. We talk to Tia LeBrun, a Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional District. Tia LeBrun was born and raised in Terrebonne Parish as a member of the United Houma Nation.

Thursday, October 20, 2022

492. Terry Ellis, Part 2

492. Part 2 of our interview with Terry Ellis about his book, Reasonably Happy. "Are You Unhappy and Not Sure Why? Reasonably Happy gets to the self-centered heart of the problem. In many ways, this book is about how to recover from the addictions all of us wrestle with.

Friday, October 14, 2022

491. Terry Ellis, part 1

491. Part 1 of our discussion with Terry Ellis about his book, Reasonably Happy. "Are You Unhappy and Not Sure Why? Reasonably Happy gets to the self-centered heart of the problem.

Friday, October 7, 2022

490. Christina Georgacopoulos, part 2

490. Part 2 of our interview with Christina Georgacopoulos about her thesis  "Huey Long and the Lying Newspapers." "Huey Long’s use of the phrase “lyingnewspapers” to discredit negative publicity is commonly cited as evidence of his negative relationship with the mainstream press, but he did not always hold a hostile view toward newspapers.