Louisiana Anthology Podcast
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Louisiana Anthology Podcast
The Louisiana Anthology Podcast is an part of the larger project of the Louisiana Anthology. We release new episodes every Saturday, and the podcasts last for around an hour. The purpose of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast is to discuss the literature and culture of Louisiana. We broadcast interview...
Recent Episodes
76 episodes
694. David Hylan.
694. Shreveport in the 1980s and 1990s. In the heart of the Deep South, silence was deadly — until a small group of ordinary people decided to fight b...
693. Patricia Knight Meyer, 2.
693. Part 2 of our conversation with Patricia
Knight Meyer about her adoption. In her gripping memoir, Wonderland:
Memoir of a Black Mar...
692. Patricia Knight Meyer, Part 1.
692. Part 1 of our conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer about her adoption.
In her gripping memoir, Wonderland: Memoir of a Black Market Ad...
691. Derby Gisclair. Dueling. Part 2.
692. Part 2 of Derby Gisclair's presentation
on dueling in old New Orleans. Derby is a New Orleans historian,
author, and researcher spe...
690. Derby Gisclair. Dueling, Part 1.
Part 1 of Derby Gisclair's presentation on dueling in old New Orleans. Derby is a New Orleans historian, author, and researcher specializing in 19th-c...
689. Amanda Skenadore
689. We talk to Amanda Skenadore about her novel on the Carville Leprosy Colony, The Second Life of Mirielle West. Amanda Skenandore is a registered <...
688. Johnette Downing & Scott Billington
688. Joining us today are Johnette Downing and Scott Billington. Combining
Johnette’s celebrated career as a children’s author and musician wit...
687. Joel Sharpton, Part 2
687. Part 2 of our interview with Joel Sharpton.
Joel talks to us about Louisiana politics in 2026. Joel is a
Ruston-based audio profes...
686. Joel Sharpton, Part 1
686. Part 1 of our interview with Joel Sharpton. Joel talks to us about Louisiana politics in 2026. Joel is a Ruston-based audio
professional a...
685. Adam J. Smith
685. Today author Adam J. Smith joins us to talk about his writing. Based in Covington, Adam uses his adopted home state
of Louisiana as the ba...
684. Lee Farrow.
684. Today we chat with Lee Farrow about the visit of Count Alexis of Russia to Louisiana. She has written about the 1872 visit of Russian Grand Duke...
683. Theresa McCulla. "Insatiable City."
683. Joining us today is historian and curator
Theresa McCulla to discuss her book, Insatiable City: Food and Race in
New Orleans. A 202...
682. Seth Pevey, Part 2
682. Seth Pevey, part 2 of our conversation with Seth Pevey, who writes mystery fiction. Born in Louisiana, Seth spent many years working as a teacher...
681. Seth Pevey, Part 1
681. Part 1 of our conversation with Seth Pevey, who writes mystery fiction. Born in Louisiana, Seth spent many years working as a teacher
and...
680. Anniversary episode with Ed Branley
680. Celebrate a milestone with us! In this episode, we are marking the 13th anniversary of the podcast and the 14th anniversary of the Anthology proj...
679. Marianne Rabalais Sulser
679. Can love and trust survive amid ethnic
cleansing and imperial warfare? This week, we talk to Marianne Rabalais Sulser about her new...
678. Emily Zobel Marshall.
Episode 678. Emily Zobel Marshall comes on the podcast to discuss her research on trickster characters, particularly the ones in her book, American Tr...
677. Dustin Granger
677. This week, we talk to Dustin Granger about Louisiana politics. As a seasoned
financial advisor with over two decades of experience...
676. Frances Kolb Turnbell, 2
676. Part 2 of our conversation with Frances Kolb Turnbell about Spanish Colonial Louisiana. Frances recently published an important history entitled,...
675. Frances Kolb Turnbell, 1
675. Part 1 of our conversation with Frances Kolb Turnbell about Spanish Louisiana. Turnbell has written the first history of the Spanish period of co...
674. Leslie Bary, Part 2
674. Part 2 of our conversation about prison reform with returning guest Leslie Bary. In this episode, we discuss Leslie Bary’s recent article, “From...
673. Leslie Bary, Part 1
673. Part 1 of our conversation about prison reform with returning guest Leslie Bary. In this episode, we discuss Leslie Bary’s recent article, “From...
672. "Liberty in Louisiana" presentation for the Cabildo
672. Bruce and Stephen give a new presentation about Liberty in Louisiana. This was a Friends of the Cabildo event. The Louisiana State Museum and Fri...
671. Kayla Hardy
671. On
this episode of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast, we are joined
by Kayla Hardy to discuss her new novel, Quarter Qu...
670. Sophie White
670. Sophie White joins us to discuss her book, Voices of the Enslaved: Love, Labor, and Longing in French Louisiana. Sophie also has a compa...
669. Marcelle Bienvenu, Part 2
669. Part 2. We continue Women's History Month by concluding our conversation with Marcelle Bienvenu. Whe is an author working on the history of Creol...
668. Marcelle Bienvenu, Part 1
668. We begin women's history month by talking to Marcelle Bienvenu about the history of Creole
cooking. In a city known worldwide for i...
667. Kass Byrd, Part 2.
667. Part 2 of our conversation with Kathleen Kass Byrd about her book on the history of
Natchitoches. "Kathleen M. Byrd’s Natchitoches,...
666. Kathleen 'Kass' Byrd. Natchitoches History, Part 1.
666. Kathleen Kass Byrd, part 1, joins us to discuss her book on the history of
Natchitoches. "Kathleen M. Byrd’s Natchitoches, Louisian...
665. Zella Palmer, Part 2.
665. Part 2 of our interview of Zella Palmer, expert on Creole and African cooking. She released a documentary, The Story of New Orleans Creole Cookin...
664. Zella Palmer, Part 1.
664. Part 1 of our interview with Zella Palmer about the influence of African cooking on creole cuisine. The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The...
663. Matthew & Melissa Teutsch, Part 2.
663. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew
and Melissa, hosts of the the "This Ain't It" podcast, covering
their respons...
662. Matthew & Melissa Teutsch, part 1.
662. Part 1 of our conversation with Matthew and Melissa, hosts of the the "This Ain't It" podcast, covering
their response to MAGA reli...
661. Rachel L. Doherty
661. Today we talk to Rachel L. Doherty about Louisiana folklore and folklife. Rachel is the Assistant Director for Programming and Special Projects a...
660. Brian Fairbanks
660. Today we’re joined by writer and cultural historian Brian Fairbanks,
author of “Wizards: David Duke, America’s Wildest Election, and the R...
659. John Rodrigue.
659. John C. Rodrigue joins us to discuss his research on the Civil War and Reconstruction. John is a prominent historian
specializing in the U...
658. Scott Tilton, Part 2
658. Part 2 of our conversation with Scott Tilton. Scott is
the Co-Founder and Director of the Nous Foundation, a platform
...
657. Scott Tilton, Part 1.
657. Part 1 of our conversation with Scott Tilton. Scott is
the Co-Founder and Director of the Nous Foundation, a platform
...
656. Joseph Makkos, part 2.
656. Part 2 of our conversation with Joseph Makkos. Joseph is an
archivist who manages a rare collection of some 30,000 historic
...
655. Joseph Makkos, part 1
655. Joseph Makkos returns to the porch to talk about his work and an archivist and researcher. He manages a rare collection of some 30,000 historic N...