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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 interviews with various authors, artists, and scholars about their contributions to Louisiana.

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602. Cherry Levin, Part 2.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/11/30

602. We conclude our conversation with Cherry Levin about plantation weddingceremonies in Louisiana. She wrote Wedding belles and enslaved brides: Louisiana plantation weddings in fact, fiction and folkloreas her LSU dissertation. “A distinguished graduate of the Association of Bridal Consultants’ Professional Development Program, Cherry has planned and coordinated over two hundred weddings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the Wine Country and Lake

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601. Cherry Levin, Part 1

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/11/22

601. Part 1 of our conversation with Cherry Levin about her research into Antebellum weddings in Louisiana Creole plantations. She wrote a dissertation at LSU entitled, “Wedding Belles and Enslaved Brides: Louisiana Plantation Weddings in Fact, Fiction and Folklore.” “Along with rites of passage marking birth and death, wedding rituals played an important role in ordering social life on antebellum Louisiana plantations, not only for elite white families but also for the enslaved. Autobiographical

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600. Adam Fairclough, Part 2

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/11/16

Part 2 of Adam Fairclough's visit to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast to discuss his research on race relations in Louisiana. His book,Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876,discusses the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the disputed 1876 contest — which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden — the most controversial in American history. Examining the

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599. Adam Fairclough, part 1

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/11/09

599. Part 1 of Adam Fairclough's visit to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast to discuss his research on race relations in Louisiana. His book,Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876, discusses the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the disputed 1876 contest -- which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden -- the most controversial in American history. Examining the

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598. Liz Ellis, Part 2.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/11/03

598. Part 2 of our conversation with Liz Ellis aboutTheGreat Power of Small Nations. 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

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597. Liz Ellis, part 1.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/10/26

597. Part 1 of Liz Ellis joining us to discuss her excellent book,The Great Power of SmallNations. 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,

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596. Myra Lavigne. Rise St. James

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/10/20

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. Despite this, the state has plans to expand

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595. Derby Gisclair on Hadacol

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/10/13

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

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594. Nick Douglas. Jazz, Part 2.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/10/05

594. Part 2 of our interview with Nick Douglas about New Orleans jazz and civilrights. “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

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593. Nick Douglas, Part 1.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/09/28

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

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592. Carolyn Long on Marie Laveau and Madame LaLaurie

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/09/20

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

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591. Quentin Anthony Anderson, part 2

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/09/13

591. Part 2 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, a Democratic Candidate for Louisiana Congressional District 6. "As theExecutive 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.... A proud alumnus of McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Quentin earned his

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590. Quentin Anthony Anderson, Part 1

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/09/07

590. Part 1 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, Candidate for District 6. "As the Executive Chairman of TheJustice 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.... A proud alumnus of McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Quentin earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech

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589. Dayne Sherman

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/08/30

589. Dayne Sherman returns to the podcast to discuss the situation in Louisiana right now. Dayne is the author of the novels Zion and Welcome to the Fallen Paradise. Both are ebooks and audiobooks. Signed first editions are available from the author. And he does not speak for any of his employers. Please sign up for my newsletter and get the FREE Dayne Sherman Starter Pack Ebook. Thanks for reading and sharing.Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play

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588. Amanda Jones, library defender, part 2

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/08/23

588. Part 2 of our interview of Amanda Jones, library defender. Amanda served as an educator inLouisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library Board meeting. After the meeting, multiple

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587. Amanda Jones, Library Defender, Part 1.

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/08/17

587. The first part of our conversation with Library defender Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian. Amanda served as an educator inLouisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library Board meeting.

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586. Ed Branley. Streetcars, Part 2

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/08/10

586. Part 2 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also knownas the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar’s bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires that once guided streetcars.New Orleans was one of the first cities to embrace street railways, and the

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585. Kaitlyn Joshua, Part 2

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/08/02

585. Part 2 of our conversation with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was a victimof Louisiana's abortion ban. She was excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had nowhere to go for answers. She eventually

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584. Kaitlyn Joshua -- CORRECTED

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/07/28

584. Part 1 of our talk with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was an early victimof Louisiana's abortion ban after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022. She had been excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had

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584. Kaitlyn Joshua, Part 1

Louisiana Anthology Podcast ·

2024/07/28

584. Part 1 of our talk with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was an early victim of Louisiana's abortion ban after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022. She had been excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had

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