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It's Thursday and that means it's time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate's editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We hear about the latest clashes between Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the Civil Service Commission, and a millage to support the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. The death penalty has been a major topic in Louisiana ever since the execution of Jessie Hoffman, Jr. one month ago. He was the first person in the state to be killed with nitrogen gas. While many anti-death penalty organizations spoke up against this, there's one Louisianan who's been leading the charge against the death penalty for generations. Sister Helen Prejean is a Catholic religious leader and author of several books, including, “Dead Man Walking,” which captures her experiences serving as a spiritual adviser for two people on death row. She joins us now for more on her life's work, new book, and re-release of “Dead Man Walking,” as a graphic novel. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer Aubry Procell.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, the NPR App and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you!  Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Send us a textJackie Harvey has been blessed to keep The Shades, a tree farm in West Feliciana Parish, in her family for more than 200 years. She is proud of that fact but is especially proud that her son will one day take the reins and carry on a family tradition for another generation. Jackie talks about how her father became a transplanted Louisianan from California and her experiences at the Shades, as well as the importance of having a tree farm.Minding the Forest is a podcast of the Louisiana Forestry Association and his hosted by LFA Media Specialist Jeff Zeringue. Comments can be sent to jzeringue@laforestry.com.If you want to find out more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), go to forests.org.Check out our website at laforestry.com.Click this link to join the LFA.

Many of us toy with the idea of committing our life stories to pen and paper. If you're a regular listener to Louisiana Eats, or simply another food obsessed Louisianan, odds are your biography may well take the form of food memoir. This week, we hear from a trio of writers who have been there and done that. First, we catch up with Sara Roahen. Her award-winning memoir, Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, chronicles her adjustment to life in the Big Easy. But Sarah is also a teacher of memoir writing and has penned a guide for aspiring authors. She shares some tips from her book, How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page. Next, author Karen Katz gives us backstage access to the wild world of food TV. She writes about her adventures as Emeril Lagasse's cooking show producer in her memoir, Getting Sauced: How I Learned Everything I Know About Food From Working in TV. Finally, we speak with stand-up comic and actor Dan Ahdoot. In his debut memoir, Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live, Dan examines his emotional relationship with food starting from childhood, and provides both an honest and comedic look at where that has gotten him. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

Many of us toy with the idea of committing our life stories to pen and paper. If you're a regular listener to Louisiana Eats, or simply another food obsessed Louisianan, odds are your biography may well take the form of food memoir. This week, we hear from a trio of writers who have been there and done that. First, we catch up with Sara Roahen. Her award-winning memoir, Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, chronicles her adjustment to life in the Big Easy. But Sarah is also a teacher of memoir writing and has penned a guide for aspiring authors. She shares some tips from her book, How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page. Next, author Karen Katz gives us backstage access to the wild world of food TV. She writes about her adventures as Emeril Lagasse's cooking show producer in her memoir, Getting Sauced: How I Learned Everything I Know About Food From Working in TV. Finally, we speak with stand-up comic and actor Dan Ahdoot. In his debut memoir, Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live, Dan examines his emotional relationship with food starting from childhood, and provides both an honest and comedic look at where that has gotten him. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

Fr. Ralph and co-host Nikolai Eggleton bring you the life and times of Notre Dame's oldest and most storied residence hall, St. Edward's. This week's guests are Max Daley, Steds sophomore, Sugar Bowl attendee, and resident Louisianan, Quinn Littlefield, Steds sophomore, Orange Bowl attendee, and resident Martha's Vineyardian, all followed by Good News and Weather with Zach Zywiec.

Comenzamos con los primeros favoritos del año: los favoritos de Mundofonías de enero del 2025, que corresponden a los nuevos trabajos del saxofonista francés, imbuido de africanidad, JB Moundele, al dúo flamenco-global de Melón Jiménez y Lara Wong y al canadiense luisianizado Benoît LeBlanc. Nos embarcamos después en una caravana que nos lleva desde Mali hasta Persia, con la nueva música de Salif Keita, los sones gnawa de Asmaa Hamzaoui, presente en la programación de LIMO, en Madrid, que también comentamos; más sonido gnawa en diálogo con otras expresividades musicales, y otras nuevas o rescatadas propuestas orientalizantes. We begin with the first favorites of the year: the Mundofonías favorites for January 2025, which feature the new albums of the French saxophonist imbued with African influences, JB Moundele, the flamenco-global duo Melón Jiménez and Lara Wong, and the Canadian with a Louisianan aproach, Benoît LeBlanc. We then embark on a caravan that takes us from Mali to Persia, featuring the new music of Salif Keita, the gnawa sounds of Asmaa Hamzaoui, who is part of the programming at LIMO in Madrid, which we also discuss; more gnawa sounds in dialogue with other musical expressions, as well as other new or rediscovered orientalizing proposals. Favoritos de enero January favorites - JB Moundele - Mandingue suite - Racines - Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong - Confluencias - Confluencias - Benoît LeBlanc - Dansé Marie Laveau - Mô kouzin mô kouzinn Caravana de Mali a Persia Caravan from Mali to Persia - Salif Keita - Kanté Manfila - Kanté Manfila [single] - Kosmo Sound & Imane Guemssy - Beleji - Makasima - Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou - Foulani - Oulad lghaba - Ammar El Sherei - Eftekerny - Music from the East - Kairos Collective - Manastirka - Ariadne - Toranj Quartet - Kowli var - Kowli var

Welcome to 1961! For our first film of the year, we cover the very first zombie movie in colour... THE DEAD ONE! From writer/director Barry Mahon, this voodoo zombie movie takes place on a Louisianan plantation, but will it mine the full depth of the horror available? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 44:06; Discussion 51:04; Ranking 1:10:06

Colby Miller had a truly superlative 2024 fishing season, winning multiple major events in Texas and finishing third in points in the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals. As a result, the young Louisianan qualified for the Bass Pro Tour, and he'll be taking on a myriad of new challenges in 2025. Listen in for a rundown of his success, a key sponsor announcement and more.

Clayton Rasche is a first-generation Louisianan who adores his home state. He joins Garrett on this episode of the Forgotten America podcast to share about the incredibly rich culture of Louisiana. The Pelican State has deep French roots which can be seen in everything from the architecture to the political system to the food. We learn a little bit about the differences between Cajun and Creole culture and about the variety of small and large cities to explore. If you enjoy music, soulful food, and nature, you'll love this exploration of Louisiana through Clayton's eyes.   Additional Resources Grand Isle, Louisiana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Isle,_Louisiana Louisiana State Symbols https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/louisiana/state-nickname/pelican-state Zydeco music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zydeco Buckwheat Zydeco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Zydeco Lana Del Rey & her husband: https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a62103404/who-is-lana-del-rey-boyfriend-jeremy-dufrene/ Parishes instead of Counties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana Cajun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajuns Creole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_people Some history and differences between Cajun & Creole culture and meaning: https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/whats-difference-between-cajun-and-creole-or-there-one Mandeville, Louisiana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandeville,_Louisiana True Detective: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2790174/ Liz's Where Ya At Diner: https://lizswhereyatdiner.com/   Baton Rouge: https://www.visitbatonrouge.com/listing/louisiana-state-capitol/238/    Tiki Bar in New Orleans: https://latitude29nola.com/ Beach Bum Berry's Latitude 29: https://latitude29nola.com/   Follow Clayton on Social Media Instagram @claytonrasche Facebook /claytonrasche/        Garrett Ballengee, Host President & CEO - @gballeng Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy   Amanda Kieffer, Executive Producer Vice President of Communications & Strategy - @akieffer13  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy   Nate Phipps, Editor & Producer - @Aviv5753   Follow: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram Support: Donate, Newsletter

* NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick is revising the promotion procedures * The special session is less than a week away. We'll spend some time with Revenue Secretary about the Landry administration's tax plans and what it would mean for the average Louisianan.

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What just happened? Week 6 of the College Football Season will be one that lives long in the memory. The Vanderbilt Commodores caused one of the shocks of the century, the Miami Hurricanes pulled off one of the escapes of the century, and SEVEN teams in the AP Top 25 were defeated. The American is bowing to the power of the Triple Option, Indiana became the first team to achieve bowl eligibility, and in the Louisianan city of Monroe, Bryan Vincent is leading a revolution as the War Chief of the Warhawks. Join Antony and Ryan as they face the unenviable task of trying to sow through all the disorder and chaos to try and make sense of it all. They also attempt the equally tough task of trying to rank their top 10 RB's in College Football! Join us as we go back to College! Explicit Language is in this Podcast. Facebook page: @Roarothelionsuk Facebook group: Detroit Lions Fans UK One Pride World Wide Twitter: @ROTL_UK Instagram: @ROTL.UK Twitch: rotl_uk YouTube: Roar Of The Lions UK Website: Rotluk.com (new merch store available via website)

Secretary Madison Sheahan is the youngest director of any game and fish agency in the United States, and joins Robbie to talk about her state of Louisiana's incredible black bear success story - from nearly endangered to a huntable surplus population, there's a lot of success to brag about here. Robbie brings this to you recorded on location from the Secretary's office in the Bayou State and is an incredible capstone to last week's Louisiana black bear podcasts. If you are a Louisianan resident you need to apply for the Black Bear Lottery, which closes September 25th, 2024! Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.com Support our Conservation Club Members! Bergara: https://www.bergara.online/us/  Eberlestock: https://eberlestock.com/  Global Hunters Coalition: https://globalhunterscoalition.org/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Podcast is brought to you by: Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JT and Anthony are joined in studio by a leader from Louisiana, a Cajun with a cause, a believer from the bayou: Phil Nicaud. Phil is the founder and chief strategy officer of Legendary Leadership Consultants. In this round table discussion, he tells how lessons learned in the family seafood business led to his work with global leaders.Legendary Leadership Consultants: https://www.legendaryleadershipconsultants.com/LEARN MORE:Website: https://greatman.tv/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatman.tv/Support GreatMan: https://greatman.tv/greatman-global/

July 15, marks the start of the PBS Short Film Festival. The festival is designed to increase the visibility of independent films, and for the 11th straight year in a row, a film nominated by Louisiana Public Broadcasting has made the list. This year's film, The Ballad of Rose Mae, is a musical drama by Baton Rouge filmmakers Gray Fagan and Bailey Wax. They join us now for more on their filmmaking journey and partnership that began in a high school acting class. If you're a Louisianan spending time in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, you might be surprised to find someone familiar with where you grew up. At least that was the case for three players on the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canadian baseball league when they discovered they're all from the Bayou State. Ethan Menard of Opelousas, Dominic Archila of Houma, and Bailyn Sorensen of Rayville not only all call Louisiana home, but they all play the same position: catcher. They join us from Canada to tell us more about bringing a taste of Louisiana to Saskatoon.___Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!

Uncle Si was saved from a miserable “Duck Dynasty” trip to Scotland when Martin got to their hotel first and noticed something pretty important was missing! Phillip tries to get Jase's side of the story surrounding his recent run-in with law enforcement over a seatbelt, but accidentally gets Mountain Man instead. John-David is amused by the idea of a heatwave in England that sounds to a native Louisianan like pretty pleasant weather. Duck Call Room episode #358 is sponsored by: https://drinkag1.com/duck — Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 & 5 FREE AG1 travel packs with your first subscription! https://www.mypillow.com/duck — Get huge discounts during the $25 Extravaganza with promo code DUCK! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Blake, a proud Louisianan and devoted Christian, as we dive into Louisiana's groundbreaking legislation requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every state-funded classroom. This episode offers an in-depth look at the intersection of faith, politics, and education in our beloved state. Discover why this law, part of a larger educational reform package, has stirred both support and controversy. We'll explore it through three lenses: as Christians, historically, and culturally, to unpack the complexities and implications. She shares personal insights, historical quotes from the founding fathers, and the broader cultural context of this debate.

Among the Americans drafted in 1943 to defeat the Nazis in Europe were young Cajuns from Louisiana, who spoke French as their native language. At the time, society tended to view the Cajun French language as a handicap, and the people who spoke it as second-class citizens. All of that changed after D-Day, when where the Cajuns' French-speaking abilities proved invaluable to military operations in Europe and North Africa. They often served as interpreters for the officers and were nicknamed the "Frenchies". Our correspondent Fanny Allard met one of the last surviving Cajun World War II veterans in Louisiana.

Sean O'Malley put on a masterclass against Chito Vera in the two's long awaited rematch. That doesn't mean Chito Vera didn't fight like a moron. Let's talk about his performance for a minute. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Chito Vera is braindead 9:17 Dustin Poirier is braindead too 12:55 Welcome to the UFC, MVP 15:58 Jack Della Maddelena is for real 18:58 Petr Yan is back Sean O'Malley put on for UFC 299. He avenged his loss to Chito Vera from years ago with a near-perfect performance. Sean O'Malley overwhelmed Chito Vera with feints and volumes, the same things we talked about in our Vera film study (XXX). Now, Sean O'Malley, with negative charisma, calls out Ilia Topuria. That's not a good idea yet. But I can see a future where the two face off and the winner becomes the next superstar for the UFC. I just will put my money on Ilia Topuria. Regardless, Sean O'Malley really looked great and should really face Merab Dvalishvili or Cory Sandhagen next. In the co-main event of UFC 299, Dustin Poirier took on Benoit Saint-Denis in a close fight that saw Poirier jump the guillotine over and over again only to get smashed by the Frenchman. In the end, Dustin Poirier came through for this fellow Louisianan and knocked Benoit Saint-Denis out in round 2. Despite his flaws, I still very much love Dustin Poirier and he's probably the best fighter to never win the belt. Michael “Venom” Page made his UFC debut at UFC 299 as well. He took on Kevin Holland and beat him from pillar to post. Holland could not keep up with Michael “Venom” Page and MVP got off on Kevin Holland all night. He styled with exciting kicks, spinning back elbows, and insanely illusive footwork that had Kevin Holland frustrated by the end of the night. All I can ask for now is Michael “Venom” Page versus Ian Garry and/or Stephen Thompson. Jack Della Maddelena had his coming out party on the night too! He took on the experienced Gilbert Burns at UFC 299 and really had a testing fight. Gilbert Burns, being as technical as he is on the ground, challenged Jack Della Maddelena in areas we have wondered about since his debut on the Contender Series. Now ranked top five and busting up the wrestler's club at at the top of 170, what is next for the Australian striker? Opening the main card, Petr Yan looked to snap his 3 fight losing streak against Yadong Song. Yan has struggled in the past and took some time to get going. But he stayed in the fight and eventually started rolling before Yadong Song could really land any damage. Petr Yan got his hands working and we even got to see some of that clinch work that we love so much from the former Russian champion. The takedown, leg sweep thing was just magnificent. Petr Yan really did his best work and seemingly got back on track at UFC 299.

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With Senate negotiators expected to unveil a bipartisan border deal any day now, the chatter on Capitol Hill has turned to one elephantine obstacle: How to get this thing past the GOP-led House. The answer may just be… Democratic votes. And that could be a problem for Speaker Mike Johnson, especially as Donald Trump and the party's right flank aren't eager to support a border compromise — potentially dooming Johnson's speakership. But now, a new scenario is gaining steam: If that happens, might Democrats actually help keep the gavel in the Louisianan's hands? Playbook co-author Rachael Bade walks through the possibilities.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, a time to celebrate family, community and heritage throughout the country. And as all Louisianans know, our state is a hodgepodge of different cultures, which has led to multiple languages that are spoken throughout the state. In Louisiana, there are nearly 200 interpreters registered to translate a total of 22 languages. They do important work in the legal service, helping clients navigate the legal gauntlet despite limited English speaking abilities.  One of those interpreters is Louisianan native and polyglot, Kip Britton. In June, we spoke with him about how he learned so many different languages, and how he gives back to his community with translation services. Today, we encore that conversation.  Thanksgiving would be nothing without fresh produce. It's thanks to the local farmers that we have pumpkins, squash, corn and all the fixins for the harvest holiday. But many farmers, particularly those of color in the South, are struggling to pass on their businesses to their children and grandchildren. Back in June, the Gulf States Newsroom's Danny McArthur reported on efforts to cultivate a new generation of Black farmers in Mississippi. Today, we give that story a second listen.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Alana Schreiber. Our assistant producer is Aubry Procell and our engineer is Garrett Pittman.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer, the energy company First Solar began construction on a new facility in Iberia Parish in south Louisiana. The $1.1 billion facility marked the beginning of what some say could help turn Louisiana into a robust energy powerhouse rather than just a fossil-fuels economy.  Terrence Chambers, director of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, joins us to talk about the future of solar energy in Louisiana. It's an exciting time for hockey in Louisiana! Not only did we recently saw the sport's return at the minor league level with the Baton Rouge Zydeco, but just weeks later, the first Bayou State native made his debut in the National Hockey League. Baton Rouge-born Mason Lohrei, of Baton Rouge, plays for the Boston Bruins and his father, David Lohrei, once coached Baton Rouge Kingfish, a team that played here from 1996 until 2003. Mason and David Lohrei joined Louisiana Considered's managing producer, Alana Schreiber, for more on their journeys in the sport and what it means to finally have a Louisianan on the NHL ice. Last Saturday was Veterans Day, and one way to honor former service members is to learn a bit more about their history in our region. For many Black soldiers returning from World War I, health care was hard to come by. That changed in 1923, when the Veterans Bureau, now the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, established a hospital in Tuskegee, Ala., to treat Black veterans from around the country. One hundred years later, it's still in operation. NPR's Debbie Elliott paid a visit to learn more.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Sndtrak on Bandcamp - https://sndtrak.bandcamp.com/Flips Vol 2 - https://streetcornerscm.com/collections/lp/products/sndtrak-flips-vol-2-lp-clear-vinyl Madlib, 9th Wonder, Ski Beatz, Battlecat—this is a shortlist of revered veteran hip-hop producers who've expressed admiration for Sndtrak. House Shoes, the vaunted Detroit DJ/producer who championed Dilla before most, executive produced And Then There Was Light… and Triple Lindy, releasing both on his label, Street Corner Music. A veritable beat scholar, Shoes articulates Sndtrak's talents and the joy of watching him dismantle a sample as well as anyone.Born and raised in East Oakland, Sndtrak is descended from a musical family. Louisianan grandparents on both sides played zydeco, a musical hybrid of blues, country, and Cajun music. His mechanic father DJed before he was born and always cued him a steady mix of '80s boogie from groups like Con-Funk-Shun and Heat Wave. By the time Sndtrak could speak, he begged his mom to request his favorite rap songs on music video channel The Box. Now, part of The Soul Council, the sky is the limit for Superproducer Sndtrak.This week's episode is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code THECHOPSHOP at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code THECHOPSHOP. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED™.Support the showWEBSITE AND MERCH! - http://www.officialchopshoppod.com

Oh no, we suck again! The good vibes are being tested after the Kraken lose to Arizona in another shootout while Jeff remains optimistic. This week's Kraken Reaction (3:08) covers what went right in the home game against the Nashville Predators, how the boys can no longer refer to the Calgary Flames as a trash team after they throttle the Kraken, and how the Arizona Coyotes spoil Joey Daccord coming home to Arizona State by handing the Kraken another predictable shootout loss at Mullet Arena. Joey has looked ahead at the schedule and has officially picked a panic button date for the Seattle Kraken and also discussed how Jaden Schwartz has been and continues to be his dark horse candidate for team MVP for 2023-2024. In NHL News, the toothless Sharks finally get their first win and Mason Lohrei, a Louisiana native, becomes the first Louisianan to put on skates in the NHL for the Boston Bruins meanwhile the Edmonton Oilers are in a crisis and have placed Campbell on waivers and the boys discuss whether or not they are going to catch Edmonton at the wrong time when they host them in Seattle this week. No Dumb Questions (46:00) has members of the Kraken Pod Fam Carly asking whether or not a goalie's save percentage is impacted during an empty net and how those stats are tracked. Three Stars of the Week covers everything from South Beach, birthday dinners, a fight breaking out at a children's soccer game, gumbo, Thanksgiving, wine delivery, and much more. Ending, as always, with the Chirp of the Week.Subscribe:On All podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify!Presented by The Hockey Podcast Network with new episodes every week. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram at @KrakenPodRelease the Kraken!#SeaKrakenDraft Kings disclaimer:Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA), Gambling Problem? Call 877- 8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA) 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. VOID IN ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS).  Bet $5 Get $150 offer (void in MA/NH/OR): Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pre-game moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 bonus bets. Promotional offer period ends 5/28/23 at 11:59PM ET.  No Sweat Bet: Valid 1 per customer. Opt-in req. NBA same game parlay bets only. Min 3- leg. First bet after opting-in must lose. Paid as one Bonus Bet based on amount of initial losing bet. Max. wagering limits apply. Ends at the start of the final NBA game each day when offered.

Oh no, we suck again! The good vibes are being tested after the Kraken lose to Arizona in another shootout while Jeff remains optimistic. This week's Kraken Reaction (3:08) covers what went right in the home game against the Nashville Predators, how the boys can no longer refer to the Calgary Flames as a trash team after they throttle the Kraken, and how the Arizona Coyotes spoil Joey Daccord coming home to Arizona State by handing the Kraken another predictable shootout loss at Mullet Arena. Joey has looked ahead at the schedule and has officially picked a panic button date for the Seattle Kraken and also discussed how Jaden Schwartz has been and continues to be his dark horse candidate for team MVP for 2023-2024. In NHL News, the toothless Sharks finally get their first win and Mason Lohrei, a Louisiana native, becomes the first Louisianan to put on skates in the NHL for the Boston Bruins meanwhile the Edmonton Oilers are in a crisis and have placed Campbell on waivers and the boys discuss whether or not they are going to catch Edmonton at the wrong time when they host them in Seattle this week. No Dumb Questions (46:00) has members of the Kraken Pod Fam Carly asking whether or not a goalie's save percentage is impacted during an empty net and how those stats are tracked. Three Stars of the Week covers everything from South Beach, birthday dinners, a fight breaking out at a children's soccer game, gumbo, Thanksgiving, wine delivery, and much more. Ending, as always, with the Chirp of the Week. Subscribe: On All podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify! Presented by The Hockey Podcast Network with new episodes every week.  Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram at @KrakenPod Release the Kraken! #SeaKraken Draft Kings disclaimer: Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA), Gambling Problem? Call 877- 8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA) 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. VOID IN ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS).  Bet $5 Get $150 offer (void in MA/NH/OR): Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pre-game moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 bonus bets. Promotional offer period ends 5/28/23 at 11:59PM ET.  No Sweat Bet: Valid 1 per customer. Opt-in req. NBA same game parlay bets only. Min 3- leg. First bet after opting-in must lose. Paid as one Bonus Bet based on amount of initial losing bet. Max. wagering limits apply. Ends at the start of the final NBA game each day when offered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On to days show we go over some Louisianan politics and Israel and Hamas and much mor don't miss it!

#936 - Bob Vernon The Bob Vernon Interview is featured on The Paul Leslie Hour. Are you here? If you're here listening to The Paul Leslie Hour, let me just state for the record that although our show is light-hearted, we don't take YOU being here lightly at all. We have an interview from the archives. This was your host Paul Edward Leslie's very first interview with Bob Vernon. Bob Vernon was a legend in the world of Louisianan music. In Louisiana, Bob was what they call a “hall of famer.” He was born in 1947 in Louisiana in and passed away in 2020. It's believed Bob passed away in California. Bob Vernon began his journey into music with the drums. He produced and engineered the recordings of artists like Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Brown, Hank Williams Jr., Sam and Dave, Ray Charles, Paul Shaffer and the Neville Brothers. Vernon helped found the Louisiana Music Association and also served as manager of the legendary Fats Domino from 1983- 1990. A brilliant speaker with the gift of storytelling, Bob Vernon joined Paul for an interview. It was the beginning of a friendship that continued until his passing. If you enjoy this interview, you can also find the Mardi Gras-themed interview Bob did on this show. We ask that you consider subscribing to Paul Leslie's YouTube channel. And if you get a moment hit the “like” button and leave a comment down below. We have lots more content coming your way. And we thank you. Let's hear the tape. Bob Vernon, you are missed sir.

On to days show James Ben and Glenn discuss Wild fires in Louisianan and Rain. Vivek Ramaswamy is he some one we can count on? Kari Lake and who will be Trumps VP Pick, and much much more don't miss it!

533. We talk to author Seth Pevey about his life and his writing. Seth is a Louisiana native who has worked as a teacher and journalist around the world, and now writes both fiction and non-fiction from his country home outside of New Orleans. "Seth Pevey writes gritty, compelling mystery and thriller fiction with a southern noir flair. His novels are best enjoyed by readers who love deep settings, flawed characters, and compelling situations with morally gray solutions. He is a native Louisianan, and writes fiction from his rural home outside of New Orleans. Favorite authors include Gillian Flynn, Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner, Stephen King, and Kazuo Ishiguro. You can learn what he's up to at www.sethpevey.com." This week in Louisiana history. July 30, 1812 William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of the state of Louisiana. Louisiana had become a state on April 30, 1812. This week in New Orleans history. On August 5, 2011, a federal jury in New Orleans convicted five police officers of myriad charges related to the cover-up and deprivation of civil rights in the Danzinger Bridge shootings. The convictions were vacated on September 17, 2013 due to prosecutorial misconduct, and a new trial was ordered. This week in Louisiana. Delcambre Shrimp Festival August 16-20, 2023 Website The Delcambre Shrimp Festival is home to one of the best 5-day festivals in South Louisiana. The festival has gained it's popularity by providing a variety of delicious dishes and top notch entertainment including National Recording Artists. Enjoy signature shrimp dishes like boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, shrimp sauce piquante, shrimp salad and many more. Each and every shrimp dish consumed at the festival is prepared by volunteer members of the festival association. If you're not in the mood for shrimp, the festival also offers a variety of other "festival" foods, cold beer, cold drinks and water. Souvenirs, t-shirts, hats, posters, etc. Amenities: Family Friendly Handicapped Accessible Free Parking Phone: (337) 658-2422 Email: info@shrimpfestival.net Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Google Podcasts. Listen on Spotify. Listen on Stitcher. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Zane Blanchard is a native Louisianan and graduate of Louisiana College who is preparing to go to Seminary for pastoral ministry. He is a former Roman Catholic that has an interesting story to tell about his journey from Catholicism to Christ. If you know any Roman Catholics or people who are trying to understand a bit of the difference, then I recommend this episode to you. While it may not be a point-by-point refutation of Roman Catholic teaching. It is nevertheless a powerful story of a young man coming to faith in the true Christ of Christianity. I hope this episode blesses you! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/travis-mcneely/support

An elective share is a term used in American law relating to inheritance, which describes a proportion of an estate which the surviving spouse of the deceased may claim in place of what they were left in the decedent's will. It may also be called a widow's share, statutory share, election against the will, or forced share. Function and operation. The elective share is the modern version of the English common law concepts of dower and curtesy, both of which reserved certain portions of a decedent's estate which were reserved for the surviving spouse to prevent them from falling into poverty and becoming a burden on the community. Currently, the amount to be reserved for a spouse is determined by the law of the state where the estate is located. In most states, the elective share is between one-third and one-half of all the property in the estate, although many states require the marriage to have lasted a certain number of years for the elective share to be claimed, or adjust the share based on the length of the marriage, and the presence of minor children. Some states also reduce the elective share if the surviving spouse is independently wealthy. In some jurisdictions, if the spouse claims the elective share, they get that amount, but nothing else from the estate. In other states, claiming an elective share has no effect on gifts under a will or through a trust (though things given by will or trust may fulfill in part the elective share portion). Obviously, there would be no point in seeking an elective share if the surviving spouse has already been willed more than they would receive under the statute. Furthermore, some assets held by the estate may be exempt from becoming part of the elective share, so their value is subtracted from the total value of the estate before the elective share is calculated. Some states also permit children of the deceased to claim an elective share. Pretermitted heir. In the law of property, a pretermitted heir is a person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator (the person who wrote the will) did not include the person in the testator's will. Omission may occur because the testator did not know of the omitted person at the time the will was written. A will may contain a clause that explicitly disinherits any heirs unknown at the time that the will is executed, or any heirs not named in the will. While such a clause will not necessarily prevent a claim against an estate by a pretermitted heir, it may make it more difficult to succeed in such an action. Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance which mandates how the deceased's estate is to be disposed of and which tends to guarantee an inheritance for the family of the deceased. In forced heirship, the estate of a deceased (de cujus) is separated into two portions. (1) An indefeasible portion, the forced estate (passing to the deceased's next-of-ki. (2) A discretionary portion, or free estate, to be freely disposed of by will. Forced heirship is generally a feature of civil-law legal systems which do not recognize total freedom of testation, in contrast with common law jurisdictions. Normally in forced heirship, the deceased's estate is in-gathered and wound up without discharging liabilities, which means accepting inheritance includes accepting the liabilities attached to inherited property. The forced estate is divided into shares which include the share of issue (legitime or child's share) and the spousal share. This provides a minimum protection that cannot be defeated by will. The free estate, on the other hand, is at the discretion of a testator to be distributed by will on death to whomever he or she chooses. Takers in the forced estate are known as forced heirs. The expression comes from Louisianan legal language and is ultimately a calque of Spanish sucesión forzosa. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/law-school/support

Today Rich discusses the ignorance of geography and U.S. history displayed by a car rental clerk and a Louisianan cop. Then, the imbeciles in the White House call for the U.S. to increase its debt limit to pay its bills, the only problem is that the country literally has enough revenue to pay its debt service and has always paid its bills. Plus, even though California never had involuntary servitude (slavery) since its inception in 1850, it is now calling for $200 Billion a year in reparations. Comment and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Truth Social or visit us at RichValdes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Helen Prejean is the author of three books, River of Fire, The Death of Innocence and Dead Man Walking. These books are about Helen's compassionate support of men as they prepared for their execution by the state of Louisianan. The Book Dead Man Walking was made into a major motion picture staring Sean Penn, who played the part of Eddie Sonya whose execution was ordered by the state of Louisianan and Susan Sarandon who played the part of Helen Prejean. Sister Helen Prejean has become an outspoken advocate for eliminating the death penalty and an outspoken advocate against wrongful conviction. Helen Prejean has been awarded the Latayre Metal by the University of Notre Dame for her work as a advocate for eliminating the death penalty. Today's Solutions to Violence presentation featuring A Fire Side Chat with Helen Prejean is the first in a two part series of the Fireside Chat with Helen Prejean. The second in the series will air October 17th, 18th and 19th. Professor Jimmy Gulya, director of the University of Notre Dame Exoneration and Justice Project, will introduce Helen Prejean and the Dean of the University of Notre Dame School of Law, Professor Cole, will conduct the Sister Helen Prejean interview.

In this episode, I speak with Holly Walters, a licensed professional counselor and Louisianan who has survived multiple major hurricanes. In Hurricane Ida, Holly lost her house. Then she went right back to providing mental health care to her storm-ravaged community.   What's it been like for Holly and her clients? And what has she learned from the experience that can help clinicians in other climate disasters in the future? Hosted by Rei Takver

Chris and Lenny talk the Rougarou the American version of the Haitian Loupgarou, altered and inspired by First Nations people, Canadians, Haitians, and other people trafficked in to America via the Louisianan port. Its a fun episode we also talk a bit about our recent adventures and career changes, sit back, relax, and remember. Your Mystery is our Kink! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mystery-kink/support

You aren't safe in your bathroom. You aren't safe in your jacuzzi. You aren't even safe near your piano. Why? Because you are being hunted by a horror that you could never imagine, or you would be, if you found yourself in a small Louisianan town under siege by the starring creatures in this week's feature, Sewer Gators! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bmoviebreakdown/support

Legislation to require public schools in Louisiana to provide free and easy-to-access menstrual products for students is a step closer to final passage. Bill author, New Orleans Representative Aimee Adatto Freeman tells us how she hopes to address, “period poverty,” the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial constraints.  Tomorrow is the kickoff of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. But before we dive into this year's spellers, we take a look back at last year's champion, Zaila Avant-garde. The native of Harvey, Louisiana became the first African American – and first Louisianan – to win the Bee in its 96 years. She joined Louisiana Considered's Alana Schreiber to reflect on her experience, and share advice for this year's competitors. One of those new competitors is 12-year-old Sahil Thorat. And as the 7th grader from Caddo Magnet Middle School in Shreveport prepares for his Scripps debut, he shares how he first got interested in the Bee and tells us how to promote more spelling competitions in Louisiana.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Chopin - The Awakening - Episode 2 - Edna Pontellier Defies All Explanations!   HI, I'm Christy Shriver and we're here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us.    And I'm Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast.  This is our second episode in our four part series discussing the world of Kate Chopin.  Last week we introduced our author and what is generally considered her masterpiece, the novella, The Awakening.  Today we will continue discussing this book as we meet Edna and mosey around the Creole world of Victorian Louisiana on the vacation island of Grand Isle.      This book is like Camus' The Stranger in that it is incredibly complicated but deceptively simple looking.  It has been misunderstood since the minute it was published, and it's still misunderstood.  Critics have claimed it's a champion of the women's movement; a challenge to the patriarchy, an expose on depression, a discussion of narcissism, an exploration of female sexuality- and certainly it can be looked at through each of these lens without any difficulty at all and there are things to say there.  And yet, Chopin cryptically told one critic in response to her book nothing along any ideological lines.  This is how she chose to frame her book, and I never and I quote, “dreamed of Edna making such a mess of things and working out her own damnation as she did.”    What does that even mean?     Exactly, it's a consciously and deliberately messy book.  It is NOT best read as an ideological book of any kind- no matter if your prejudices lie for or against her apparent causes.  It certainly makes it easier to read if you're looking to make it a political statement, and when I was first introduced to it, that's how I was taught to read it, but I have since decided to reject easy interpretations of great literature in general primarily because that makes something great immediately uninteresting.  And this book is definitely NOT uninteresting.    So, if we're not to read it about being about politics, the patriarchy, oppression or that sort of thing, how should we understand it?    Isn't that the million dollar question?  What is so compelling about Edna Pontellier- and she has been compelling even maddening for the last 120 years.    I don't find her necessarily a likeable person, are we supposed to?  At first I wondered if it was designed so that men are supposed to not like her or maybe not like themselves by looking at what's happened to her, but do women generally find her likeable?  I also don't see how to avoid seeing gender as an important component of this book.    Oh I agree, you can't help but see gender and you're definitely supposed to.  It's about a woman- it's about being a woman- but is there anything more complicated than a woman?    That's a loaded question!!  Do you honestly think you can bait me into answer that?   Ha!  Wise man!  In all serious, it's about being human, but from a women's perspective- and that can't be reduced to any single set of definable variables.  That's what's messy about it.  It's about a woman in the Victorian era at the turn of the century- the particulars of the challenges women faced that that particular political moment in US history- the woman question, as they referred to it in those days, but that's just our starting point- the setting, so to speak- there are more interesting parts of Edna and her awakening than just resolving the contextual economic, sexual or matrimonial roles in society.  Beyond that, let's just look at the term “the awakening”.  It's kind of  a strange  term to use in a book where the protagonist spends an unusually large amoung of her time asleep.  I'm not sure I've seen a protagonist sleep as much as Edna in any book, except maybe Sleeping Beauty or Rip Van Wrinkle.    And yet, the title begs a question.  What is an awakening, or at least what is '”The Awakening”? as Edna is to experience it.  The first part of the book which we are going to talk about today- chapters 1-16 IS her awakening.  For her, it's kind of a gradual experience that happens to her over a summer.  Chopin first defines it in chapter 6, it's described as coming into one's own humanity – to recognize one's relations as an individual to the world within and about.    You know that's a great definition of what it means to grow up really- to find one's agency in the world.      Chopin insightfully connects someone's internal awakening with their sexual awakening.  This awareness of how you are a sexual being and as such interact with other beings as sexual beings- both of the same sex as well as the opposite sex.  Chopin illustrates this many ways and, and I would go far as to say seems to use sexual agency as an expression of agency of a general kind.     Yes, and what does that mean?  How should we define agency, as in human agency?  What do you mean when you use that term?  I know I asked a question that could be a long answer, but in just a few words.        Agency, in general, refers to our capability as humans to influence our own functioning.  It is our ability to direct the course of events through our own actions.  Said another way, it's our ability to determine and make meaning through purposeful and reflective creative action.      A psychologist by the name of Albert Bandura out of Stanford university is a leading figure in this field, so if you're interested, just Google his nam and you can read as much as you want.  But basically, according to Bandura, we exercise our agency in four ways.  We are self-organizing, pro-active, self-regulating, and self-reflecting. We are not simply onlookers of our behavior. We are contributors to our life circumstances, not just products of them.  That's a quote       We like to think, and we do think the younger we are, that agency means freedom.  And in many ways it does.  But what does freedom even mean?  Does it mean I get to do whatever I want?  Well, sort of, but we're interacting in a world full of forces both from the outside but also from the inside.  Understanding that seems to be what Chopin is wanting to explore in a very feminine context- because female forces aren't always the same as male forces, by definition.     Well, I will tell you what Bandura would say.  The problem is that Most human pursuits involve other people, so there is no absolute agency. Let me use Bandura's words here.  He says, “Individuals have to accommodate their self-interests if they are to achieve unity of effort within diversity. Collective endeavors require commitment to a shared intention and coordination of interdependent plans of action to realize it- in other words you have to get along in the world you live in.  That's the rub.      Ahhh- getting along with others.  That's another important idea to think about here.  The Awakening wasn't even the original title of this book. The original title was A Solitary Soul.  That makes you think of the story in an entirely different way.  Is this a story about waking up or being alone or both?  If there's something that we can see immediately in the characterization of Edna, is that she is a solitary woman.  She is very much alone and has been all of her life not physically alone, but emotionally.      Well, for me that title tells me that this book is about attachment and intimacy, but I may be jumping the gun.  We didn't get very far into the story last episode. We basically only got through the first chapter, so let's kind of start there.  We found ourselves on a vacation resort island, the Grand Isle- which is fifty miles from New Orleans.   Emily Toth, Chopin's biographer, described it as kind of a tropical paradise of sorts.  She said that For young mothers, like Kate Chopin it was a wholesome place to spend what otherwise was a dangerous season in the South.  Unlike New Orleens the Grand Isld didn't have open canals or cisterns.  There weren't swarms of disease infested mosquitos to threaten children or adults. No one there had to lock their doors.  The island was a tropical paradise.  It had palm trees, vines, orange and lemon trees, acres of yellow chamomile.  There were no actual streets only grassygreen or sandy paths.  It was seductive to the imagination, too, with tales of shipwrecks and pirate gold from Barataria Bay, the old haunt of the pirate Jean Lafitte.    And of course that makes sense Memphis is also sweltering hot in the summer.  And for years, summer months in the South were deadly.  Mosquitos came in and with them deadly diseases.  Yellow fever especially was terrorizing, so if you could afford to get away from the city in the summer you did; and many many people did exactly what we see the Pontellier's doing here.  Edna and the kids would stay at Grand Isle, Leonce would go into the city during the week and would come out to spend the weekends with the family.    Last week, we didn't actually meet Edna; we met her husband who is annoyed by these cackling birds that are making so much noise he can't read his newspaper- a parrot and a mockingbird, and we talked about how birds are important symbols in this book.      Yes- Birds and wings.  We have a parrot, we have a mockingbird, and later we're going to have a pigeon house.  We're also going to have a woman with angel wings, and another woman who tells Edna she needs strong wings.  But before we get to the lady friends with wings, let's meet Edna Pontellier.      Soon after Mr. Pontellier leaves the house,  Mrs. Pontellier and her summer companion Robert LeBrun come strolling along.  It's not one of the world's more normal love triangles- watch how these three interact-  Let's read this interaction    Page 4    Well, there's nothing quite so startling as introducing a book's protagonist as an object on page one.  Mr. Pontellier literally looks at his wife as a piece of property according to our narrator, and he seems to care less about the man she's spending all of her time with.    Yes, but there's more to see here.  She's clearly a beautiful woman and a prize for her husband, but what does she get in exchange- rings.  And they sparkle.   She also gets days at the beach free of responsibility- in fact, we will see that Edna is the only character in this book who does no work of any kind, ever. These two have made a deal.  And what we clearly see as we watch the relationship develop is that love was never part of their original agreement, at least not the way we would like to understand love as it works in an ideal marriage.  Edna married Leonce because he loved her and flattered her, but Chopin is careful to make us very aware that she never loved Leonce in return or even deceived herself into thinking she did.  She  was “running away from prayers, from the Presbyterian service” from her father.  Although, we have to jump ahead to chapter 7 to see that.  Let's just read the love story of these two lovebirds…to borrow from Chopin's bird motif:    Her marriage to Léonce Pontellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate. It was in the midst of her secret great passion that she met him. He fell in love, as men are in the habit of doing, and pressed his suit with an earnestness and an ardor which left nothing to be desired. He pleased her; his absolute devotion flattered her. She fancied there was a sympathy of thought and taste between them, in which fancy she was mistaken. Add to this the violent opposition of her father and her sister Margaret to her marriage with a Catholic, and we need seek no further for the motives which led her to accept Monsieur Pontellier for her husband.  The acme of bliss, which would have been a marriage with the tragedian, was not for her in this world. As the devoted wife of a man who worshiped her, she felt she would take her place with a certain dignity in the world of reality, closing the portals forever behind her upon the realm of romance and dreams.  But it was not long before the tragedian had gone to join the cavalry officer and the engaged young man and a few others; and Edna found herself face to face with the realities. She grew fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable satisfaction that no trace of passion or excessive and fictitious warmth colored her affection, thereby threatening its dissolution.    Not the most romantic love story I've ever read.  In fact, she seems almost proud that she doesn't love Leonce, but honestly, I think we can say that story is common enough.  How many girls and guys marry whoever they're dating in their youth just because it seems like it's the time to do something like that happens to be the person they met at that time- as Chopin would call it, “an accident masquerading as a decree of Fate”?  How many others make a deal of convenience- a financial transaction or sorts.    I agree completely- my favorite Marilyn Monroe movie, is about that- Diamond are a Girl's Best Friend. Although I will say, most of the time things don't work out like they do for Mrilyn Monroe.  Chopin's portrayal is more realistic.  People marry and then sooner or later, one or both partners start doing things that resemble Chopin's descriptions of the Pontellier marriage. In Victorian days, it was women, but today, I've seen situations where either partner experiences this exact thing Edna's experiencing- sad isolation- being discarded for one thing or another.  Edna and Leonce have two small children, but here in chapter 3, Edna finds herself in isolation and crying in the middle of the night.  It's gut-wrenching.  This relationship is cruel, and not just because Leonce wakes her up in the middle of the night wanting to talk- the scene  as it unfolds is an expression of a total lack of understanding between these two.     What is most cruel here is the total lack of intimacy between these two. And money doesn't make it all better even though they seem to think it does.  Leonce gives Edna a bunch of money the next day knowing that it makes her happy.  And later on after he goes back to New Orleans, Edna receives a care package from her husband, and she even admits to her friends that she knows of no better husband than Leonce Pontellier.      Of course, this comes across very ironic to the reader because Chopin has already taken us behind the veil of what looks like a perfectly ideal marriage to see a lonely woman who cries when no one is watching.       I also found it interesting that in the second chapter of the book before we even read the sad incident of Edna crying through the night, we are told that her mother had been dead- just a very psychological detail to introduce into the text.       She's a solitary soul.  There's a couple more important details I think we need to pay attention to here early on in the text- what about this gentlemen- Robert LeBrun- Robert spends all day every day with Edna at Grande Isle, but Leonce is not jealous of him at all.  In fact, we are told Creole husbands are never jealous- that the gangrene passion is one which has become is dwarfed by disuse- although I'm not really sure I understand exactly what that expression means.     No, On the contrary, Leonce seems to like the fact that Edna has a playmate. Robert takes Edna off his hands, so to speak.   Later in chapter 5, we are told that Robert picks a different girl every summer to fawn over. Some of the girls are single, but mostly  he picks married women- unattainable ones. These women apparently enjoy the attention, and Robert isn't taken seriously as a threat. It's part of the beach culture, and not a threat in this Creole culture.     Agreed, except, as we're going to find out, Edna isn't a Creole woman and things aren't the same with her- as Adele reminds Robert in chapter 8 as she tries to talk him into leaving Edna alone.  She point blank tells him, “Edna isn't one of us”.  And she very much is NOT. Edna, the reader knows, was raised in a very frigid home- nothing like the physicality, sensuality and the openness of the Creole people.   I've got more to say about that, but before we get too far from the crying scene in chapter 3, I want draw attention to the detail where Chopin connects Edna's loneliness and tears to the sea.  As Edna sat there alone and crying in the night, Chopin points out that and I quote, “no sound abroad except the hooting of an old owl in the top of a water-oak, and the everlasting voice of the sea.”  Two ideas here worth noticing- first Chopin is going to do a lot with sounds.  Music is important, which we'll talk about extensively next episode.  But Grand Isle is noisy place- we've already had noisy birds and little, girls playing the piano, but here's the second idea- notice the emphasis and presence of the sea, it is the most important symbol of the entire book. The ocean is also an archetype.    Just in case you haven't heard us talk about archetypes before and unfamiliar what we mean by them in this literary context, archetypes are psychological.  The psychologist Carl Jung famously theorized that they are symbols wired into our brains- that's one way to look at them- he called them a universal collective consciousness.  They are universal…meaning cultures all over the world throughout time having had nothing to do with each other use the same symbols to mean the same things- although they have had no way to coordinate this.  It's an interesting  and true phenomena whether you agree with Jung's understanding of the unconsciousness or not.  Not all traditional symbols are archetypes, but many are.  The ocean is an archetype that represents death, rebirth, timelessness, eternity, the mother of all life- it has in cultures of all times all over the world.  This is not a symbol Chopin just made up.  Do we know how she's using it here, Christy, any ideas?    Well, we'll have to see how she develops it along the way.  That's the thing about symbols, they take a life of their own in the story but also inside of every different reader.  But let's just take note of what we can see: they are at the seaside, Robert and Edna have been at the sea all day, and now Edna listens to the sea- to its mournful lullaby- it's just something to pay attention to and watch.    In chapter 4, we meet our first Creole woman,  Mrs. Adele Raginolle, and my goodness she is basically described as a goddess.   Chopin says there are no words to describe her, she's that gorgeous.  She's the bygone heroine of romance.    Oh yes, I'm intimidated by just reading about her.  I also want to point out before we get too far away from our discussion of archetypes that Chopin does a lot of things in threes- an archetypal number.  There are three women- Adele, Edna and this other one we're going to meet in chapter 9, Mademoiselle Reisz.  Edna was raised in a household of 3 girls.  She had three crushes before marrying Leonce.  She has three male lovers in the later part of the book.  She has three homes to consider living in later on- it's all carefully constructed and thematic, and we'll need to look at all of them. But we'll start with the women.  First, the amazing Adele.  She reminds me of some of the Louisianan beauties that intimated me when I showed up my ninth grade year at West Monroe  Junior High School, home of the Colonels.  Adele is perfect- gracious, well-mannered.  She is Southern charm writ large. Let me quote, “there was nothing subtle or hidden about her charms; her beauty was all there, flaming and apparent: the spungold hair that comb nor confining pin could restrain; the blue eyes that were nothing but sapphires, two lips that pouted, that were so red one could only think of cherries or some other delicious or crimson fruit in looking at them.”  Does it get any more perfect than that?    HA!, well, before she even talks about her physical beauty we find out she is the ideal mother-woman, and Chopin describes what that is.  A  mother-woman is one who is “fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood.”  A woman who and again I quote, “idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels.”  Christy,  of course we're supposed to notice the wings, but I can't help but detect a slight bit of sarcasm on the part of the narrator.  Is she mocking “mother-women”? That whole description of Adele and the mother-women sound over the top.    Great point and good question- and truly hits on another of the several brilliant strokes of this novel. We talked about this when discussing Jane Austen, but Chopin uses the same narrative style Jane Austen used- this thing we call free indirect discourse. And- for me this is important in understanding the novel as a whole.   What Chopin does is manipulates our perspective of events by mixing the perspective of a neutral narrator  and merging that perspective with perspectives of the characters, mostly Edna's but not always.  When we have this objective narrator we see sarcasm and strong opinion, like when we saw that Mr. Pontellier looked at Edna on page two as a valuable piece of property.  That's the narrator's perspective, but then sometimes we have with this also an ability to merge into the point of view of one of the characters and see how they see things- like when Edna describes not really being in love with Leonce when they got married or fighting with her younger sister or even crying alone.   Sometimes we even see things from the point of view of another character, and a lot of times this objective narrator is very ironic about this- like here, but we saw it before when Leonce came in from the club at 11pm after Edna was asleep.  Listen to how Chopin phrases this, “He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in the things which concerned him and valued so little his conversation.  Isn't that ironic and kind of funny.  It seems unreasonable for him to think of her as the object of his existence. But the way she writes it makes us understand that Robert really and truly believes Edna is the center of his universe.  We just don't buy it.  Here again, we truly believe that everyone thinks Adele is the ideal woman, we're just not so sure we should buy it.  It doesn't really seem a holy privilege to us to be efface oneself as an individual and grow wings as a ministering angel.  In fact, it sounds terrible.  Never mind the fact, that right after that glowing recommendation of Adele's perfection, we are let on to the fact that she fakes being sick all the time.  Why do that?  That's manipulative- that's not a perfect angel at all.    Well, being around Adele, being around all the sensuous women and you haven't mentioned the dirty book these ladies passed around, that embarrasses Edna- but all of this changes Edna.  She's not use to the carefree openness of the Croele culture towards sensuality.  She doesn't understand it.  And to add onto that, being around the ocean, being around this adoring younger man, Robert, being around the physicality of the females towards each other affects her- it's the sensuality that awakens something in her, if you will.  She had felt it slightly before, but shut it down and almost prided herself in shutting it down by marrying Leonce.       And, in some ways, it comes in slowly and takes her by surprise.  By chapter six Edna is starting to dream, to feel emotional- something beyond just whatever is going on between her and Mr. Pontellier.  In short, “Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relationships as an individual to the world within and about her.  Ths may seem like a ponderous weight of wisdom to descend upon the soul of a young woman of 28- perhaps more wisdom than the Holy Ghost is usually pleased to vouchsafe to any woman.  But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing.  How few of us ever emerge from such beginnings!  How many souls perish in its tumult!  The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abyss of solitude, to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation.  The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.  The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.”    Dang, that's definitely an outside narrator.  It feels a little like foreshadowing.       The language is metaphorical- the ocean is personified- it's alive.      There are two things that really stand out to me psychologically, the first is the admission that chaos is the beginning of things.  Which of course is true.  Organizing chaos is what starting anything is about.  But that is problematic.  Chaos requires a lot of effort and responsibility to untangle.  Is Edna ready to begin something like that?  Is that what she wants? Because we aren't given any hints that Edna looks towards anything.  The text goes to a lot of trouble to suggest that she's whimsical, thoughtless, impulsive, almost childish even.  What comes after an awakening is naturally more responsibility- the exercise of agency as Bandura would describe it.  We haven't seen much of a responsible side in Edna. The second is how dangerous the ocean is expressed to be- which of course is something everyone knows who's ever gotten into the ocean.  The ocean is certainly seductive; it's beautiful but incredibly dangerous?  And thus the second question?  Is Chopin suggesting that Edna is walking into something that is deceptively beautiful- something that looks enticing but is actually terrible- something that promises to be an awakening but actually something that would silence her forever.  Just asking for a friend, as they say?  As a man, I wouldn't want to presume to unsettle any woman's spiritual awakening.      HA!  No, I would say you would not- that would be wading in dangerous waters- parumpum.  And of course, you are right on all accounts.  Edna doesn't look forward, but she does look back and in chapter 7 as she and Adele stroll on the beach, Chopin takes us back into Edna's past.  Edna reflects on the three men she had crushes on, how being infatuated made her feel.  This is the chapter where Edna reflects on not loving Leonce but enjoying his flattery.    She also awakens in chapter 7 to the idea that she has mixed feelings about her own children.  She doesn't think she loves her kids the way Adele loves hers.  And I quote, “She was fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way.  She would sometimes gather them passionately to her heart; she would sometimes forget them…their absence was a sort of relief, though she did not admit this, even to herself.  It seemed to free her of a responsibility which she had blindly assumed and for which Fate had not fitted her. Garry, what do you think about that?    Well, it's hard not to diagnose Edna, even though it's not prudent to diagnose fictional characters. Obviously Kate Chopin is an incredibly observant student of human behavior.  She has seen this in real life.  Her interest in Edna is microscopic in some of the details.  What we know now from neuroscientists as well as psychologists who study attachment theory is that some women because they weren't nurtured as babies or children DO have trouble attaching to their own children.  Obviously that was not Kate Chopin's experience, but she clearly saw it somewhere.  She goes to great lengths to talk about how isolated Edna was as a child, how her mother was dead and her older sister was distant.  When we meet Edna's father later on in the book, the reader can see for themselves that he's mean.  It seems clear, that Edna either feels guilty or at least feels like she at least should feel guilty that she doesn't seem to feel the way Adele feels towards either her husband or her children.  There's a very telling passage at the end of chapter 16 where she tells Adele that she would never sacrifice herself for her children or for anyone.  That had actually started an argument with Adele.  Edna says this, “I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.  I can't make it more clear; it's only something which I am beginning to comprehend which is revealing itself to me.”    I would also add, that that might be a dangerous thing to say in a Victorian world.  A Victorian woman would never admit to having such a feeling.  That wouldn't be well-received.    Yes, I've read that passage too.  In fact, it's quoted a lot as a passage for female empowerment.  A woman saying she won't give up her essence as an individual- to be subsumed into anyone else- be it a child or a man or anything.    Yes, and maybe that's what it means, but it may not mean that.  It may mean that she just can't.  She literally can't.  Lots of men and women both give up their lives for their families, their friends, even their country- and giving up their lives doesn't mean giving up their identities. It means they love greatly.  I'm wondering if Chopin is suggesting Edna is realizing she is incapable of loving anyone outside herself, at least not loving greatly.  It's not entirely clear to me which direction she intends to direct this character.      So, if Adele is the first model of woman for Edna, the second model is Madame Reisz.  Adele and Madame Reisz are foils.  Total contrasts.  Chapter 9 introduces Reisz at an evening party there at Grand Isle.  I should mention that the treatment of time in this novel is completely non-traditional.  There are large gaps of time between events, so you just have to keep up.  Anyway, a few weeks have passed between chapter 8 and chapter 9.  In chapter 8 is where Adele tells Robert to stop flirting with Edna because, to use Adele's words “she is not like us” and she might take him seriously.      Of course, Robert ignores Adele's warning and spends all of his time with Edna.  He seems to have decide he's good with that.     Yeah, he's good with that until he isn't…but that's not the point I want to make here- In chapter 9, we meet another version of a feminine ideal in the person of Madame Reisz  The summer residents of the Grand Isle are having a party at the big house.  Everyone's dancing.  Adele is on the piano since she's too pregnant to dance herself, and everyone is having the best time. It's pointed out that Adele plays the piano, not because she cares about the piano but because music makes her kids and husband happy.  Music brightens their home.  It's a means to an end, but not the end itself.   She is passionate about her family- that's the goal.      She is the mother-woman, after all.      Exactly- but not so with Mademoiselle Reisz.  Mademoiselle Reisz we will see is the artist-woman.  Mademoiselle Reisz' relationship with music is much deeper.  Music is the end for her.  It's her passion. and her music doesn't make people happy it moves them to another place entirely.      Before we talk about how Madame Reisz' music affects everyone including Edna, let's see how Chopin describes Madame Reisz- and contrast that with how she compared Adele. if you remember Adelle is the most beautiful creature to alight on planert earth.  But here's Madame Reisz.    She was a disagreeable little woman, no longer young, who had quarreled with almost everyone, owing to a temper which was self-assertive and a disposition to trample upon the rights of others….she was a homely woman, with a weazened face and body and eyes that glowed.  She had absolutely no taste in dress, and wore a batch of rusty black lace with a bunch of artificial violents pinned to th side of her hair.”    Well, that's not exactly flattering.    No, I'd say it isn't.  She is not a mother-woman either.  She's single and strong in a different way, not that Adele isn't strong because I think she is.   It's just a different feminine ideal. When Madame Reisz plays the piano it sends a tremor down Edna's spinal cord, literally.  Let me read the text here, “the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body.  She trembled, she was choking and tears blinded her.”      Edna is crying again, but this time it's very different.      True, and it is this night that Edna finally learns to swim.  Robert talks the entire party out into the white moonlight for a late night swim.  The sea is quiet, and Edna for the first time, boldly and with overconfidence goes into the water all by herself.   She has been trying all summer to learn to swim and has failed, but tonight it's different.  A feeling of exultation overtakes her.  She grows and I quote, “daring and reckless, overestimating her strength, she wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.”  She's intoxicated by her power to swim alone.  The text says, ‘she seemed to be reaching out for the unlimited in which to lose herself.”  She tells Robert how swimming made her feel as he walks her back to her cottage.  She said this, “A thousand emotions have swept through me tonight.  I don't comprehend half of them…she goes on to say.  It is like a night in a dream.”      She stays on the porch that night instead of going in to bed like she usually does.  Mr. Pontellier comes home sometime past 1am (although I'm not quite sure where he went after the beach party), and she's still on the porch wide awake.  He tells her to come in with him.  The text says that she normally would have “yielded to his desire”- however you want to understand that- but this night for the first time in her life, she tells him no.  She feels strong- maybe even masculine.  He's kind of shocked and stays on the porch with her the entire night.  The text says this, “Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul.”    That sounds like she has had her awakening.      Well, it does, but then what does that awakening impel her to do?  The very first paragraph of chapter 12 says this, She was blindly following whatever impulse moved her, as if she had placed herself in alien hands for direction, and freed her soul of responsibility.”  That does NOT sound like empowerment or Dr. Bandura's description of human agency.  It sounds like the opposite of empowerment.    Impulsivity and irresponsibility are not noble character traits that lead to success.    No, and if Edna is the parrot from the first chapter of the book, it seems to me, she might be parroting the behavior of her husband as her first acts of independence.  She tries to outwait him at night, then, the next morning, she gets up early and leaves him, just has he has done to her every single day.  She calls Robert and is gone, and she stays gone until 9pm at night leaving Adele to put her kids down.   It seems to me Edna and Leonce have more in common than we might have thought from the first two chapters of the book.      Yeah, the text literally says, “She was blindly following whatever impulse moved her, as if she had placed herself in alien hands for direction, and freed her soul of responsibility.”  Robert even mentions to Edna that he had often noticed that she lacked forethought.    There's that word again- responsibility.  And hence the great paradox Edna does not understand responsibility and freedom go hand in hand.  If you don't have responsibility, you really can't have freedom.  Edna tries to have one at the expense of the other.      She also starts things and doesn't see them through.  Even on this little adventure outing, she starts the mass, but walks out.  She literally goes into the house of a woman she doesn't know, imposes herself by laying on her bed and sleeps the entire day away.  She is able to exercise freedom, but often only because other people are willing to take responsibility for her.      The first part of the book ends with chapter 16.  Robert has announced that he is leaving Grand Isle and going to Mexico.      We are left to infer, that after a day with Edna and the realization he might have real feelings for her, he doesn't want the entanglement taking responsibility for that will bring.  Edna, on the other hand, doesn't seem to get it.  She is distraught.  She doesn't know how will she spend the rest of her summer without Robert.  Her husband literally asks her, “How do you get on without him, Edna?”  Which I think is a question I would never ask you about another man, but again I'm not a Victorian Creole.    Ha, no, that's true, but these two don't think a thing about it.  Let me read this part, “It did not strike her as in the least grotesque that she should be making or Robert the object of conversation and leading her husband to speak of him.  The sentiment which she entertained for Robert in no way resembled that which she felt for her husband, or had ever felt, or ever expected to feel.  She had all her life been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.  They had never taken the form of struggles.  They belonged to her and were her own, and she entertained the conviction that she had a right to them and they concerned no one but herself.”- again that outside narrator commenting somewhat ironically on the state of affairs.      Well, our solitary soul has not found wings, but she has found her sea legs and is exercising them.  I don't find her behavior necessarily admirable at this point, but, but as we said in the beginning of the podcast- beginings are always chaotic.  That's the normal state of affairs.  The question will be, is Edna capable of creating a story for herself?  She has decided she hasn't been the protagonist of her own life, she's been a parrot, or an object of Leonce's.  She's awakened to that in some way, she has begun.  She has two models of womanhood before her- the mother-woman of Adele and the artist-woman of Madame Reisz.   Next episode we will see the middle part of her story, what will Edna do when she goes back home?  What will she do when she's away from the sea, the dreamy unreality of vacation life.  Will she take on new responsibilities with her awakening?      Will Leonce?    Indeed, things aren't always the same when we get back home after vacation.  So, thanks for listening………..    peace OUT.                              

Kate Chopin - The Awakening - Episode 1 - Meet The Author, Discover Local Color And Feminism!   I'm Christy Shriver, and we're here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us.    And I'm Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love lit Podcast.  This episode we begin a journey to a very unique American location to discuss a very American author. Kate Chopin, was born in St Louis but her heritage is more associated with Louisiana than with Missouri as she is from an originally American people group, the Louisianan Creole's.  Christy, I know, you lived a part of your life in Louisiana, and your dad's family is from Louisiana.  As we discuss Kate Chopin and her unusual and ill-received novel The Awakening, I think a great place to start our discussion, especially for those who may not be familiar with American geography, is with the Pelican State itself.   What makes Louisiana so unusual than the rest of the United States, and why does that matter when we read a book like The Awakening.    Well, there are so many things that people think of when the think of Louisiana- Louisianan distinctive include Mardi Gras, crawfish bowls, jazz music, bayous, The French Quarter of New Orleans and its beignets.  The list is cultural distinctives is long.   But, just for a general reference, Louisiana is part of the American South.  Now, it might seem that the states that constitute the South are kind of all the same- and in some respects that's true.  Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, and the rest of them, … after all, they all succeeded from the Union during the Civil War, they all had slaves, they all have had to one degree or another racial tension over the last two hundred years, and, of course, to bring it to modern-day, they all are deeply entrenched in a tradition of American football, barbeque, shot guns, sweet tea, the Bible and a general admiration of good manners that include addressing each other as mr. mrs, yes mam and no sir.      Ha!  Yes, that IS the South.  I remember moving down here and being frustrated that I could never find anywhere that served tea without sugar- and when they say sweet tea down here- I'm talking one step away from maple syrup.      I like it!!!       People do and feel strongly about it.  In fact a lot of people have a lot have strong feelings about this part of the United States.  Some love the South; others hate it.  It's a part of the United States that is historical, by American standards, although laughably young compared to other parts of the world,  and controversial- to this very day.     Yes, yet having said that,  once you move here, it doesn't take you long to realize that  The South is not one cohesive unit.  Every state is very different.  Florida was colonized by the Spanish- and has strong ties to places such as Cuba to this day.  Virginia was the seat of government and is still central to the heart of American politics.  The horse-racing people of Kentucky are very different from their cotton-growing neighbors in Mississippi.  There are many many cultural distinctives that are both old and deep.  Which brings us to the great state of Louisiana- Louisiana, especially South Louisiana, in some ways has more in common with the Caribbean islands than it does with other parts of the United States.  My daddy was born in Spring Hill, Louisiana and raised in Bastrop Louisiana which are in North Louisiana- far from the coast but the people of north Louisiana share many commonalities with their Cajun and Creole brothers.  I have early memories of magnolia trees, cypress trees, bayous, shrimp gumbo,  and, of my Uncle Lanny taking us in the middle of the night out with his hound dogs to go coon hunting- as in racoon hunting.      So, for the record, these are things you don't see in other parts of the United States.      Indeed, they don't have bayous and gumbo anywhere else- and although they do have racoons in other places and likely hunt and eat them, I don't know.  The whole government of Louisiana is different and its visible.  They have parishes instead of counties.  The law is based on French law, not British law which affects everything.   It is predominantly Catholic not Protestant, hence Mardi Gras, which is what they call Carnival in Brazil but which we don't celebrate in other part of the US.  But what interests us for this book is the ethnic origins of the people indigenous to the region.     The rural part of the state has been dominated by a group we call Cajuns.  Cajuns are Roman Catholic French Canadians, or at least their descendents were.      They were run out of the Captured French Colony called Acadia in North Eastern Canada- it's actually be termed “the Acadian diaspora”.  Acadia was in the maritime provinces up on the Atlantic side, near the US state of Maine. That part of Canada was very British hence the obvious antagonism.      Well, The word Acadians kind of morphed into Cajuns over the years.  That's one people group.  But we also have another distinctively Louisianan people group  called the Louisiana Creoles.  This group of people ethnically are entirely different group than the Cajuns but also speak French.  Our author today, Kate Chopin was a creole, and she wrote about Lousianan Creole people.  Garry, before we introduce the Mrs. Chopin, local color and her influencial work, The Awakening, let's learn just a little about these remarkable people.  Who are the Creoles of Louisiana?    Well, let me preface by saying, as Kate Chopin would be the first to admit, history is always messy- people marry, intermarry, languages get confused and muddled, so when we talk about distinctives, we are talking about generalities, and if you want take to talk about Creole people the first word that must come to mind is multi-cultural.  There are creole peoples all over the Caribbean.  Haiti is the first country that comes to mind, so we need to be careful as we speak in generalities. But  the first generality you will notice of the Louisianan Creole people shows up in the first chapter of Chopin's book, and that is that they also speak the French language, except for the Louisiana Creoles that can mean two different actual languages.  Today, and the latest stat, I saw was from May of 2020,  1,281,300 identified French as their native tongue- that would be Colonial French, standard French and the speakers of would include both people groups the Cajuns and the Louisianan Creoles.  But what is even more interesting than that is that the language Louisiana Creole is its own distinctive indigenous language, and is not the same as Haitian Creole or Hawaiian Creole or any other form of Creole where you might hear that word.  Meaning, Louisianan Creole although having origins in the French language is not French at all but its own distinct language.   This is confusing because the Cajuns speak a dialect of French that sounds different than the French from France or Quebec, but it's still French and French speakers can understand what they are saying even if it sounds different than the way they might pronounce things.  That's different. Creole is French-based, but has African influences and is literally its own language and French speakers cannot understand it.  Today it's an endangered language, only about 10,000 people speak it, but it is still alive.       Yeah, that wasn't something I understood as a teenager living in Louisiana. I thought Cajun- Creole all meant Lousianan.  Since we lived in North Louisiana, I never met anyone personally who spoke Lousiana Creole.  All the Creole's I came into contact, including Mrs. Devereaux, my French teacher spoke traditional French, which is what they do in Chopin's book too, btw.       Of course, Cajuns and Creole people have a lot in common in terms of religion and even in taste in cuisine, but where they differ tremendously is in ethnicity and also in social class.  The Cajuns are white and from Canada but often rural and historically lower-middle class.  The Creole's are not white, but culturally a part of the urban elite, the ruling class.  They are the first multi-cultural people group on the American continent and deserve a special status for that reason.    Explain that, because that's really interesting.  Today, to be multi-cultural is cool, but 100 years ago when ethnic groups did not intermingle, and being a multi-cultural group that was upper class seems like a huge anomaly.  Although I will say the word “creole” tips you off to the multi-cultural element.  It actually comes from the Portuguese word “crioulo” and the word itself means people who were created.     And again, I do want to point out that this is kind of a very big simplification of a couple of hundred years of history, but in short, the criolos were people who were born in the new World- but mostly of mixed heritage.  Gentlemen farmers, primarily French and Spanish came over to the new world.  A lot of them came  by way of the Caribbean after the slave revolt in Haiti.   They had relationships and often even second families with local people here. Many were Black slaves, others were native Americans, lots were mulattos who also came from the Caribbean.  Unlike mixed raced people from Mississippi or Alabama, Creoles were not slaves.  They were free people.  They were educated.  They spoke French and many rose to high positions of politics, arts and culture. They were the elite, many were slaveholders.  Now, I will say, that most chose to speak Colonial French over Louisiana Creole as they got more educated, also over time as we got closer to the Civil War era being mixed race in and of itself got pretty complicated with the black/white caste-system of the South, which is another story in and of itself.   And as a result, you had creoles who were identifying as white and others who didn't- Chopin's family were white creoles.  But regardless of all that, but in the 1850s and through the life of Chopin, until today, Creoles are a separate people group that identify themselves as such.  They are a proud group of people who worship together, connect socially together, and often build communities around each other. They have societal behaviors and customs that set them apart, and we learn by looking at life through Edna Pontellier's eyes, have a culture that can difficult for an outsider to penetrate, if you marry an insider.    And so enters, Mrs. Kate Chopin, born in 1851 to a mother who was Creole and a father who was a Irish, both Catholic. She was not born in Louisisana, but in the great midwestern city of St. Louis.  St Louis, at the time had a rather large Creole population by virtue of being a city on the Mississippi river- which runs from New Orleans miles north. Her mom's family was old, distinguished and part of what has been termed the “Creole Aristocracy”.  Kate grew up speaking French as a first language, and as many Creole women was raised to be very independent by three generations of women in the household. She received an exceptional education, was interested in what they called “the woman question”.  This will give you an indication of how progressive her family actually was, now brace yourself because this is scandalous….on a trip to New Orleans at the ripe age of 18, Kate learned to smoke.    Oh my, did she smoke behind the high school gym or in the bathroom stalls?    Ha!  Who even knows, but we do know that at age 19 she married the love of her life, another Creole, Oscar Chopin.  Kate and Oscar were very compatible and the years she was married to him have been described as nothing but really happy by all of her biographers that I'm familiar with.  They lived in New Orleans at first and then to Natchitoches parish in the central Louisiana where he owned and operated a general store.  They were married for 12 years, and- this small fact wipes me out- they had five sons and two daughters.    Ha!  That confirms all the Catholic stereotypes of large families.      I know right, that's just a lot…and their lives were, by all accounts, going well until…there's always an until… Oscar suffered the fate of a lot of people around the world even to this day, who live in hot climates.  He caught malaria, and suddenly died.  And there Kate was, alone in the middle of the interior of Louisiana,  with this store and all these kids.  She ran it herself for over a year, but then decided to do what lots of us would do in that situation…she moved back to the hometown of her childhood, St. Louis so she could be near her mother- I didn't mention it before but her father had died in a terrible railroad accident when she was a young child and her brother had died in the Civil War- so basically all of the men that had meant anything to her at all, had all died.  One of Kate's daughters had this to say about that later on when she was an adult talking about her mom, “When I speak of my mother's keen sense of humor and of her habit of looking on the amusing side of everything, I don't want to give the impression of her being joyous, for she was on the contrary rather a sad nature…I think the tragic death of her father early in her life, of her much beloved brothers, the loss of her young husband and her mother, left a stamp of sadness on her which was never lost.”      Goodness, that Is a lot of sadness.    Well, it is and it took a toll.  When she got back to St. Louis, Dr. Kolbenheyer, their obgyn and a family friend talked her into studying some French writers for the sake of  mental health, specifically Maupassant and Zola and take up writing.  She took that advice ..…so at age 38 a widow with six living children, Chopin began her writing career.  A career, sadly that was only going to last five years.  It started great, and she was super popular, but then….she wrote a scandalous book and was cancelled, and I mean totally cancelled.  Five years after the publication of  this candalous book that today we call The Awakening, she had a stroke and died.  At the time of her death, Kate Chopin as a writer, was virtually unknown and uncelebrated.      What do you mean by cancelled? That sounds like a crazy story for a mommy writer.    True, and it is.  When she started  writing, she was super popular.  This kind of reminds me a little of Shirley Jackson, honestly.  She wrote short things for magazines for money.  What made her work popular, at least in part, was because writing about a subculture of America that people found interesting.  Although she was living in St. Louis, her stories were set in Louisiana amongst the Creole people- and people loved it.  This movement in American literature where authors focus on a specific region or people group  has been called “Local Color”, and her ability to showcase the local color of the Creole people led her to success.        Subcultures are so fascinating to me and I'm always amazed at how many different subcultures there are- and I'm not talking about just ethnically. There are endless subcultures on this earth, and most of the time we don't even know what we're looking at.    Oh, for sure.  I think of guitar players as their own subculture- they speak their own language, have their own passions, I wouldn't be surprised if they have their own foods.     HA!  Do I sense a bit of mockery?  But you are right, we do have a little bit of a subculture, but if you think guitarists are a subculture, what do you think of my cousin Sherry who is neck deep into Harley Davidson culture and goes to Sturgis, South Dakota every year.     True, and there are hundreds of thousands of people who participate in that subculture all over the world   And of course, we're talking about hobbies which are not the same as actual ethnic subcultures in any location, understanding and just seeing behind the fence of someone else' experience is the fun.  The idea of living life vicariously through the stories, so to speak, of people who are so radically differently is one of the things I most love about reading.  In the real sense of the term “local color” though, this was an actual movement after the Civil War.  Authors were using settings from different parts of the country and it made the writing feel romantic for people unfamiliar with the setting while actually being fundamentally realistic- I know that's a paradox, but if you think about it it makes sense.  They were works that could only be written from inside the culture by someone who was a part of it- that's what made them realistic.   Chopin was considered a local color author because she was Creole writing about the world of Louisiana Creoles.      Well, apparently it was well received.  She got stories printed first in regional publications but then in national publications.  “The Story of an Hour” which was the only story I had ever read of hers, and I didn't know this, was published in Vogue in 1894.      Very impressive, Houghton Mifflin, the publisher that to this day publishes quite a bit of high school literature textbooks actually published a collection of her stories, titled it Bayou Folk.  So, just in the title, you can tell they are playing up her Louisiana connection.  And that book was a success.  Chopin, who kept notes on how well all of her works were doing, wrote that she had seen 100 press notices about the book.  It was written up in both The Atlantic and the New York Times.  People loved how she used local dialects. They found the stories and I quote “charning and pleasant.”  She was even asked to write an essay on writing for the literary journal Critic- which I found really insightful.     Well, of course, all of these things sound like a woman bound for monetary and critical success- stardom of her day.       And so her trajectory kept ascending.  She was published in the Saturday Evening Post.  Of course that was a big deal.  Everything was moving in the right direction….until.. The Awakening.  The Awakening was too much and she crashed immediately and hard.     You know, when I read these reviews from 1899, it's so interesting how strongly they reacted.  Let me read a few, her local paper, The St Louis Daily Globe-Democrat wrote this, “It is not a healthy book….if it points any particular moral or teaches any lesson the fact is not apparent.” The Chicago Times Herald wrote, “It was not necessary for a writer of so great refinement and poetic grace to enter the over-worked field of sex-fiction.  This is not a pleasant story.”  Here's another one, “its disagreeable glimpses of sensuality are repellent.”      She was not prepared for this.  She did not expect it.  She was expecting people to see it as the American version of some of the things she had been reading in French that had been published in France.  Her treatment of sexuality is what really got her, and maybe if her protagonist had been male she could have gotten away with it.  Actually, I'm pretty sure, she would have gotten away with it, there are other authors who did.  But discussing how women felt about sexuality- and let me say- in case you haven't read the book- this is not a harlequin romance.  She doesn't talk about hot steamy passion in descriptive tones.  She is very polished and shows deference to the WAY things were expressed in her day.  The problem was not in how she was treating sexual content- the problem was that she WAS discussing how women felt about sexuality and this just was too realistic.  People weren't and maybe we still aren't, ready to be vulnerable about how we feel about intimacy.      You know, I tell students all the time that in American politics, sexual issues have always been used as a wedge issue to define people's position as good or bad people.  That has not changed in the American political scene in 200 years and is something our European and Asian friends have mocked us about for just as long.  We are a people committed to moralizing, even to this day.  For a long time, it was cloaked in religion, but now, hyperbolic moralizing, although not done in the name of a faith is still a favorite American pastime.      Well, honestly, I guess that's also been true for the arts as well.  But honestly, greatr art is never moralizing.  And Chopin knew that.  Furthermore, if anyone had read that essay Chopin printed about her writing that I referenced, they would have seen that Chopin, by design, does NOT moralize in hers.  She does not condemn or judge.  She has no interest in telling us how we should or shouldn't behave.  She sees the role of the artist, and clearly stated as much,  and the role of fiction as in demonstrating how we genuinely ARE as human beings.  It is a role of showcasing the human experience.  It is meant to help us understand ourselves.  What she does in her writing by using a culture that is unfamiliar to us, is allow us a safer space from which we can pull back the veil that IS our experience, so we can see ourselves.  Let me quote her from that essay and here she's talking about the Creole people of Louisiana,    “Among these people are to be found an earnestness in the acquirement and dissemination of book-learning, a clinging to the past and conventional standards, an almost Creolean sensitiveness to criticism and a singular ignorance of, or disregard for, the value of the highest art forms. There is a very, very big world lying not wholly in northern Indiana, nor does it lie at the antipodes, either. It is human existence in its subtle, complex, true meaning, stripped of the veil with which ethical and conventional standards have draped it.”  Well, regardless of how she wanted to come across, apparently, she struck a nerve people didn't want struck.  The Awakening unsettled America.  The book was published in April of 1899, by August critics were destroying it, and again I'll use the reviewers words,  it had been deemed “morbid and unwholesome” and was reproached on a national stage.  She was scorned publicly.  When she submitted a new short story to the Atlantic “Ti Demon” in November after the publication of The Awakening it was returned and rejected.    Her own publisher, the one who had published the controversial book decided to “shorten is list of authors”- and they dropped her.  Of course to be fair, they claimed that decision had nothing to do with the problems with the reception of The Awakening.    I'm sure that it didn't.  Chopin was obviously crushed.  She would only write seven more stories over the next five years.  In 1904 when she died of a stroke, she was basically a forgotten writer.  And likely would have remained forgotten until, ironically the French discovered the novel in 1952.  A writer by the name of Cyrille Arnavon translated it into French under the title Edna with a 22 page introduction essay called it a neglected masterpiece.  What he liked about it had nothing to do with “local color” or creole people or anything Americana.  He saw in it what we see in it today- psychological analysis.      So fascinating, this is the 1950s; this is exactly the time period psychology is shifting from Freudian interpretations of Chopin's' day into behaviorism and eventually to humanistic psychology.      Why does this matter?    With Freud everything is secret and we're ruled by unseen forces we don't understand without psychoanalysis.  Chopin's book came out when this was how we were looking at the world.  After him came Skinner's behaviorism which said everything can be reduced to rewards and punishments.   Humanistic psychology is this third way of looking at things.  It's extremely empathetic.  Names like Karl Rogers were looking at life with the idea that it's just plain difficult to be a human, and we need to understand this complexity.  They would like books that are not all black/white thinking or moralistic.  This is what's crazy to me about Chopin.  She wrote in the days of Freud, but she was so far ahead of her time psychologically; nobody would get her for another 60 years- literally two entire movements later in the field of psychology.      Well, when they did get her, they really got her.  In 1969 a Norwegian critic Per Seyersted brought her out into the open in a big way.  This is what he said, “ Chopin, and I quote “broke new ground in American literature. She was the first woman writer in her country to accept passion as a legitimate subject for serious, outspoken fiction. Revolting against tradition and authority; with a daring which we can hardy fathom today; with an uncompromising honesty and no trace of sensationalism, she undertook to give the unsparing truth about woman's submerged life. She was something of a pioneer in the amoral treatment of sexuality, of divorce, and of woman's urge for an existential authenticity. She is in many respects a modern writer, particularly in her awareness of the complexities of truth and the complications of freedom.”    Finally people were understanding what she was trying to do.  That's exactly what she wanted to show- the complexity of being human.  Here's another Chopin quote whole talking about the role of a writer, “Thou shalt not preach; “thou shalt not instruct thy neighbor”.  Or as her great- grandmother Carleville, who was extremely influencial in her life, used to tell her, Kate's grandmother who raised her was known for saying this “One may know a great deal about people without judging them.  God does that.”    Well, she was immediately resurrected.  Today she is considered one of America's premiere writers.    Well, it also didn't hurt her reputation that she was being discovered in Europe at the exact same time, the women's movement was taking off in the United States and finding an unsung feminist writer was very popular.     Yeah, I thought she WAS a feminist writer, but you don't see her as that.    I really don't, and that's not to say there isn't any feminism in the book, because obviously, it's about life as a woman at the turn of the century.  Virginia Wolfe famouslty argued in her essay A Room of One's Own that no one knew what women were thinking and feeling in the 17th century because they weren't writing.  Well, you can't say that about Chopin.  She was absolutely writing about what women were thinking and feeling, it just took 60 years for the world to allow her to share it.        If we want to talk the particulars about The Awakening, which of course we do, we have a female protagonist.  I'm not going to call her a hero because I don't find anything heroic about her.  But it's very very honest characterization of what women feel, and honestly, perhaps it's what a lot of people feel- both men and women when they live, as we all do, within cultures of high expectations.      Isn't writing about standing up to cultural norms and societal expectations kind of cliché?  I'm surprised you find it interesting in this situation.     Well, it for sure can be.  It's what a lot of teenage angst poetry is about.  But Chopin's book is a lot more complex than just a denouncement on social expectations of women's roles.  In some ways, that's just the setting.  This particular woman, Edna, is for sure, unhappyily objectified by a husband.  That part is obvious.  But, Chopin isn't necessarily moralizing against this or anything else.  In the opening encounter between husband and wife, we see the wife being objectified, but we also see that they have worked out some deal.  She has a very privileged life.  It's not a life between two people who have emotional intimacy, for sure.  These two clearly don't.  Edna asks if her husband plans on showing up for dinner.  He basically sayd, I don't know- I may; I may not.  It doesn't appear Edna could care less one way or another and Chopin isn't condemning them; she is observing.  This are the deals people are working out in the world.  She makes other observations in regard to Edna and her relationship with her children.  She loves her children; sort of; but it's certainly not the motherly and passionate devotion most mothers feel towards their kids.  It's definitely not the self-denying ideal, we see expressed through a different character in the book.  Again, Chopin is not endorsing nor condemning.  She's observing.  There's no doubt, Chopin herself was progressive.  She was raised in a house of dominant women.  She herself was a head of household.  She was educated.  She made money, but she had healthy relationships with the men in her life.  She is not a man-hater, that I can tell.  She never remarried but there is reason to believe she had at least one  other significant male relationship after her husband's death.  So, portraying her as a woman who influenced feminism in any kind of deliberate way, I don't think is something that she intended, nor was it something that happened.  She was cancelled.    I understand that, it's just interesting that today, we think of her first and foremost as a feminist writer in large part because she had sexual content in her books.  Although, as I think about the progressive women in the 1890s, what we know about them from history is that most were not really be fans of indiscriminate sex.     Oh my, we're getting edgy here, but I have to ask.  Why do you say that?    You have to understand this is before birth control.  Sexual relationships for women meant running the very real risk of generating children which was often a life-risking ordeal.  Kate herself had gone through that seven times in twelve years.  Women were spending half of their lives pregnant.  Many progressive women in this time period were not fighting for the freedom to have sex, they were fighting for the right to NOT have it.  They wanted the right to say no.  The goal of Self ownership was central to nineteenth century feminism.  Woman's rights were about possessing a fully realized human identity.  We think of this today in terms of sexual freedom but that's the arrogance of the presence kicking in.  Obviously human sexuality is a core part of the human experience and that's likely why it's central to Chopin's story, but there are other aspects of person hood.  Women, especially educated ones, were interested in navigating a sense of place in the community and the universe at large- and that involves all kinds of things- hard things like love, connections, maternity.    Exactly, and that's why Edna is so complicated.  Being a human is difficult.   Navigating  “the woman's sphere”, to use the expression of  the notable Chopin scholar Sandra Gilbert is complicated.  And so, we all find ourselves, one way or another in cages- some of our own making, some of the makings of our community, our religion, our culture, our own personalities- whatever it is.  And that is the opening of our story.  The Awakening starts with a woman in a cage.  This is not to say that men do not experience cages or awakenigs- they absolutely do, but Chopin is a woman and will speak from inside the world of women.  She will drop a woman named Edna, a middle child Presbyterian English speaking girl from Kentucky, into a French speaking Catholic world of elite Creole women.  Edna is flawed, but not awful.  She's flawed in the sense that we are all flawed.  This woman acts out- in the way that many of us have acted out- often as children, but for some of us, we don't experience this desire for agency until later in life.  For Edna it comes at the age of 26 and when it does- she will scandalize her world the way acting out always does.  She finds herself in a cage and decides she wants out...but then what…where do you go from there.  Let's read how Chopin sets this up in the first paragraph of her story.    A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:  “Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!”  He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.  Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust.  He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mocking-bird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining.    Christy, does she give the entire story away in the beginning?    She's doing something.  She opens with a bird- a parrot. We will talk more about this later, but birds are a big deal in this book.  But why a parrot- what do parrots do- well they imitate.  They talk.  This parrot is in a cage repeating something an English reader may not understand.      What does that phrase mean?    It means Go away! Go away!  For God's sake!  The bird is telling everyone to go away, and Mr. Pontellier pretty much ignores the bird and does actually go away.  The bird speaks a little Spanish but also a language no one else understands.  There's a lot of intentionality here.  This book begins with a bird in a cage and the book ends with a bird, but I won't tell you how we find that bird yet.       These 19th century writers were always using symbols on purpose.       They really do.  And if this one is our protagonist- what we can see is that she's beautiful, she's in a cage, and although she can talk, she cannot articulate something that can be heard properly or understood.      And so that is our starting point.    I think it is.  Next episode, we will join Edna and explore this beautiful place, Grand Isle- the site, and if the title of the book hasn't given it away yet, I will, of her Awakening.  We will watch Edna awaken- but then, we know from our visit with Camus…that is only step one.  Now what.    Indeed…now what.  Well, thank you for spending time with us today.  We hope you have enjoyed meeting Kate Chopin and jumping into the first paragraph of her lost but rediscovered American masterpiece, The Awakening.  And if you did, please support us by sharing this episode with a firend, either by text, by twitter, Instagram or email.  That's how we grow.  Also, if you have a favorite book, you'd like us to discuss, you are always invited to connect with us, again via all the ways Modern world people do.    Peace out!                 

This week we are joined by Scott Fontenot of the Houston Horror Film Festival. We talked about the horror movie genre, the Houston Horror Film Festival event and some Louisianan heritage. So crack a cold one and tune in to hear us ramble on for under 2 hours.   Check out the Houston Horror Film Fest here at: https://houstonhorrorfilmfest.com/index.html   Find Scott here: https://scarydad.com/ https://instagram.com/scarydad?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=     Follow us at: Instagram: @FrontRowNegative Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrontRowNegative Visit our store at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/dudemahn069   Check us out at CrossTheStreamsMedia.com for links to all of our social media (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Etc.). You can also listen to everyone of our episodes on the site as well as check out our Merch and leave us a review. Even more exciting is our new “Voicemail” feature. Go to our show page, click the mic icon in the bottom right corner and you can record a voicemail telling us how much you love us, or hate us, or what your favorite “very special episode” of a TV show, whatever you want to record and leave for us there. So CHECK THAT OUT! While you are there, check out some of our sister shows on the network as well. 3 Beers and a Mic, The Dan Aykroyd Podcast, Secondary Heros, The Dorksmen, The Burt Reynolds and Charles Bronson Podcast, Art of Bore, The STS Guys, Toy Rewind, Beering Ain't Easy and of course.....Bernapatite. Just skip Movie Gap, nobody likes Chase.   This and more all at Crossthestreamsmedia.com

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 38 DuEwa interviews debut novelist, Michelle Coles. Michelle discusses her new young adult novel, BLACK WAS THE INK (2021, Tu Books). It's a wonderful book with an African American teen male protagonist, named Malcolm!  Visit http://www.michellecoles.com for more information. SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & LISTEN to this and previous NERDACITY podcasts @Anchor @Spotify @ApplePodcasts @GooglePodcasts @iHeartRadioPodcasts and others. FOLLOW on IG @nerdacitypodcast  TWEET me on Twitter @nerdacitypod1 Watch and subscribe at http://youtube.com/DUEWAWORLD SUPPORT by donating for future episodes to anchor.fm/support/duewafrazier or PayPal.me/duewaworld. Thanks for listening! BIO Michelle Coles is a debut novelist, experienced civil rights attorney, and mother of four. As a 9th generation Louisianan, she is highly attuned to the struggles that African Americans have faced in overcoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned discrimination that followed. She is a proud alumna of Howard University School of Law and the University of Virginia. Her goal in writing is to empower young people by educating them about history and giving them the tools to shape their own destiny. She lives in Maryland with her family. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support

Representative Mike Echols just mopped the floor with Louisiana Department of Health's Dr. Joseph Kanter. Echols artfully extracts all of the hidden tyrannies that Kantor and JBE have been planning to make Louisianan's lives miserable. Check it out...

After a harrowing interaction with police a a local D.C. park, Malcolm, 16, is angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens for teens like him. The growing violence in his neighborhood leads his mother to send him to their family farm in Mississippi. What happens next is a fantastical journey through time to Reconstruction America. Black Was the Ink is the debut novel by Michelle Jones Coles, a civil rights attorney and mother of four sons. As a 9th generation Louisianan, she is highly attuned to the struggles African Americans have faced in overcoming the legacy of slavery and the periods of government-sanctioned discrimination that followed. This novel is best suited for readers 13 and older.

In only his second year fishing out of a kayak with the Bass Cast Kayak series Jonathan graham qualifies to fish the 2021 KBF National Championship in Louisianan. In this episode graham gives us a look at what its been like making the transition from one series to another. Then Making it to the Championship & finishing 26th out of over 300 kayak anglers. some many great tips are dropped & things that will make next years appearance even better. What a show.

Two years ago, LSU football coach Ed Orgeron won a national championship and was on top of the college football world. But now, the native Louisianan is on his way out, with the school announcing on Sunday that he will not be back to coach the Tigers again next season (despite having several years left on his contract). Today, The Athletic's Brody Miller joins us to break down the complicated reasons behind Orgeron's departure, including poor performance on the field, questionable behavior with women, political and racial tension within the locker room, and a Title IX lawsuit alleging that he knew about, and failed to properly report, instances of sexual assault and harassment within the team.Read Brody Miller's full story about Ed Orgeron's downfall:https://theathletic.com/2891847/2021/10/17/he-lost-track-of-who-he-was-inside-ed-orgerons-fall-from-celebrated-son-of-louisiana-to-lsu-coaching-pariah/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Richie LeBlanc is the president and CEO of Hunt Forest Products and LaSalle Lumber. The family-owned business is embarking on a second endeavor with Tolko Industries, a Canadian company. The partnership gave birth to LaSalle Lumber in Urania, a state-of-the-art lumber mill that is a model for the new mill to be built in Taylor, Louisiana. LeBlanc talks about the company and its partnership with Tolko.Minding the Forest is a podcast of the Louisiana Forestry Association and his hosted by LFA Media Specialist Jeff Zeringue. Comments can be sent to jzeringue@laforestry.com.If you want to find out more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, go to forests.org.Check out our website at laforestry.com.Click this link to join the LFA.

Price of Peace (comic Dec 94-Mar 95) vs. Equilibrium S3E4 (17 Oct 94)-Bob vaguely paraphrases the opening line of Edgar Allan Poe's ‘Cask of Amontillado'-Matt & Bob references the post-Vietnam & X-Files vibes of the Earth Alliance govt. okaying the Minbari mindwipe of Sinclair-Bob recommends skipping issues #5-10 of the first run of Babylon 5 comics, Matt recommends skipping issues #2-10-The assassination plot seems very inspired by Oliver Stone's film JFK (1991)-The artist for issue #1-2, & 4, Israeli Mike Netzer, drew a Batman/Green Arrow graphic novel Matt & Bob read as kids, Poison Tomorrow (1992) as well as a 1978 Legion of Super-Heroes back-up where Mon-El fights the Khunds that Bob likes very much in Superboy & the Legion #236 -The fill-in artist for #3, Colombian Carlos Garzón, apparently mainly worked on Marvel Star Wars & DC Star Trek comics.-The artist for #11 is Englishman John Ridgway, who did several fill-ins on the best run of the Spectre, John Ostrander's in the early 90s-Matt & Bob say Cypher sounds like a badass 90s superhero name, but in fairness it is the mutant name of the least badass 80s member of the New Mutants-Bob makes the connections between the Siskos, beets, & black Louisianan cuisine to great Chew artist Rob Guillory-Bob & Matt debate the meaning & entailments of the concept thirst

Liv joins forces with fellow Louisianan, Katie McGrady! Katie is an author, speaker, and host of the Katie McGrady Show on the SiriusXM Catholic channel. From Houston, Texas comes It's Not That Late with Liv Harrison. It's Not That Late is the first ever late night Catholic radio show led by the one and only Liv Harrison. Liv's infectious positivity and ability to command the air waves partnered with her love of story, laughter and bringing people together makes this show a must listen. Get ready to laugh because- it's not that late. ⚡ Subscribe on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtQhtt90JGu-frLRT4W_gQ) ⚡ Listen on Veritas Catholic Network (https://www.veritascatholic.com/) ⚡ Visit Liv on the web (https://www.thelivharrison.com/) ⚡ Follow Liv on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thelivharrison/) ⚡ Follow It's Not That Late on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/itsnotthatlatewithliv/) ⚡ Follow on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Its-Not-That-Late-with-Liv-Harrison-100607365557746) ⚡ Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more! ⚡ Subscribe to Liv's newsletter (http://eepurl.com/hpYenv) Special Guest: Katie McGrady.

A blind trust is a trust in which the trust beneficiaries have no knowledge of the holdings of the trust, and no right to intervene in their handling. In a blind trust, the trustees (fiduciaries, or those who have been given power of attorney) have full discretion over the assets. Blind trusts are generally used when a trust creator (sometimes called a settlor, trustor, grantor, or donor) wishes for the beneficiary to be unaware of the specific assets in the trust, such as to avoid conflict of interest between the beneficiary and the investments. Politicians, or others in sensitive positions (such as journalists and religious leaders) often place their personal assets (including investment income) into blind trusts, to avoid public scrutiny and accusations of conflicts of interest when they direct government funds to the private sector. A Totten trust (also referred to as a "Payable on Death" account) is a form of trust in the United States in which one party (the settlor or "grantor" of the trust) places money in a bank account or security with instructions that upon the settlor's death, whatever is in that account will pass to a named beneficiary. For example, a Totten trust arises when a bank account is titled in the form ", in trust for ". Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance which mandates how the deceased's estate is to be disposed and which tends to guarantee an inheritance for family of the deceased. In forced heirship, the estate of a deceased is separated into two portions. (1) An indefeasible portion, the forced estate, passing to the deceased's next-of-kin. (2) A discretionary portion, or free estate, to be freely disposed of by will. Forced heirship is generally a feature of civil-law legal systems which do not recognize total freedom of testation, in contrast with common law jurisdictions. Normally in forced heirship, the deceased's estate is in-gathered and wound up without discharging liabilities, which means accepting inheritance includes accepting the liabilities attached to inherited property. The forced estate is divided into shares which include the share of issue (legitime or child's share) and the spousal share. This provides a minimum protection that cannot be defeated by will. The free estate, on the other hand, is at the discretion of a testator to be distributed by will on death to whomever he or she chooses. Takers in the forced estate are known as forced heirs. The expression comes from Louisianan legal language and is ultimately a calque of Spanish --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/law-school/support

Sixty years ago, May 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation in a speech to Congress, asking them to commit to “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Eight years later, that bold goal was realized – in July 1969 Apollo 11 landed and returned safely with a crew. President Kennedy's moonshot goal is an important reminder of courageous leadership that sets an inspiring goal that pushes us to think and achieve boldly.  That is not unlike the 10-year vision of Ochsner Health to transform the health of Louisiana, taking it from 49th out of 50 in America's Health Rankings to a ranking of 40 by 2030. As a native Louisianan, Dr. David Carmouche is committed to transforming the health outcomes of his state.  Dr. Carmouche serves as President of the Ochsner Health Network, the accountable care network of the massive Ochsner Health System. The health system is committed to a value-based strategy and its CIN has generated returns north of $100M in its value-based contract portfolio over the last few years.  In this episode, Dr. Carmouche shares meaningful lessons from his value journey covering such topics as physician leadership in the value movement, partnerships with employers, community resilience, precision medicine and social determinants of health, and Ochsner's 40 by 30 vision to transform health in the state. Episode Bookmarks: 04:00 Dr. Carmouche's leadership purview (and reflections from his glory days on the gridiron???) 07:20 Dr. Carmouche speaks to the national pursuit to value-based payment and looming Medicare insolvency 09:10 The experimentation phase of value-based care and the next-level commitment to pursue the most viable APMs 10:10 Subsidizing government contracts (Medicare, Medicaid) with commercial payers to spot margin and why that is no longer tenable 12:00 Dr. Carmouche discusses the financial results of Ochsner's value-based contract portfolio 13:00 Board-level and CEO commitment to value as a strategy for population health and long-term economic success 13:25 Investment in care capabilities and realignment of incentives within large employed physician group as keys to success 14:10 The ‘muscle memory' of owning a health plan and how that created orientation to risk at Ochsner 14:40 The importance of leadership in driving success in value-based payment with improved outcomes in patient communities 15:45 The three verticals of Ochsner Health's business:  Care Delivery, Risk Operations and Insurance, and Digital Services 16:30 How Ochsner Health manages fee-for-service dependency in its legacy business model with its commitment to value 19:10 Building partnerships with insurance brokers and fully-insured employers to support appropriate steerage and drive cost savings 21:15 Creating economic alignment with self-funded employers and the challenges of creating meaning gainshare opportunities 22:50 Negotiating care management fees with self-funded employers as in interim step to full-risk 23:30 Dr. Carmouche discusses the network agreement they reached with Wal-Mart to provide high value care for employees across Louisiana. 26:45 “From Competition to Collaboration” – Dr. Carmouche's contribution to a book that outlines the Health Ecosystem Leadership Model (HELM) 27:00 Dr. Carmouche reflects on the diverse experiences in his career that allowed him to learn about the different sectors of the healthcare ecosystem 28:15 “No one sector of the healthcare ecosystem can create significant value alone” 29:15 How an interaction with Dr. Paul Grundy inspired Dr. Carmouche to make the biggest impact possible in improving the health of Louisianans 31:00 Blending physician leadership with the business understanding of different sectors in the healthcare economy to drive value creation 34:00 How Ochsner worked to ameliorate the scourge of COVID-19 in New Orleans and lessons of community resilience from Hurric...

In the law of property, a pretermitted heir is a person who would likely stand to inherit under a will, except that the testator (the person who wrote the will) did not include the person in the testator's will. Omission may occur because the testator did not know of the omitted person at the time the will was written. A will may contain a clause that explicitly disinherits any heirs unknown at the time that the will is executed, or any heirs not named in the will. While such a clause will not necessarily prevent a claim against an estate by a pretermitted heir, it may make it more difficult to succeed in such an action. Forced heirship is a form of testate partible inheritance whereby the estate of a deceased is separated into (1) an indefeasible portion, the forced, passing to the deceased's next-of-kin, and (2) a discretionary portion, or free estate, to be freely disposed of by will. Forced heirship is generally a feature of civil-law legal systems which do not recognize total freedom of testation. Normally, the deceased's estate is in-gathered and wound up without discharging liabilities, which means accepting inheritance includes accepting the liabilities attached to inherited property. The forced estate is divided into shares which include the share of issue (legitime or child's share) and the spousal share. This provides a minimum protection that cannot be defeated by will. The free estate, on the other hand, is at the discretion of a testator to be distributed by will on death to whomever he or she chooses. Takers in the forced estate are known as forced heirs. The expression comes from Louisianan legal language and is ultimately a calque of Spanish sucesión forzosa. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/law-school/support

In this episode we take a trip to Louisiana to learn more about their small fruit production. We are joined on the podcast by Mary Helen Ferguson, Associate Extension Agent for Horticulture at LSU, and Kiki Fontenot, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at LSU. Mary Helen and Kiki gave us the low-down on strawberry and blueberry production in the state. They provided excellent insight into their production practices, how they may differ from other growing regions in the Southeast, and talked about many of the challenges that Louisianan producers face. We filmed this episode during a snow/ice storm, so please forgive us for the quality of the audio!

Here's a stat that works: The last four out-of-state corners to begin their career at Ohio State and earn a starting spot have been picked in the NFL's first round: Brad Roby, Eli Apple, Damon Arnette and Jeffrey Okudah. Just for good measure, three Ohio native corners have also been taken in the first round during that stretch. It does appear Floridian cornerback Shaun Wade will be picked in the second round. Oh, the calamity. Still, it's an unbelievable recruiting arrow in Ohio State's quiver. It's likely a big reason why the Class of 2022 already boasts Floridian Jaheim Singletary and Louisianan by way of suburban Cincy in Jyaire Brown.  And know this: Ohio State is not done. Corners from Florida and Texas have made Buckeye-related news recently. 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong is here to address that and also hit on a wide receiver and quarterback headed elsewhere. Spend 5ish with us this a.m, 'Nutters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My lawwwwd...it's a brand new episode of Ho Yeah! Join us today as we journey to a murky, swampy, sexy land in this week's episode, "A Beer Can Named Desire". Listen along as we discuss Bill's amazing Louisianan kin, his lust for his cousins, Hank's ability to tackle an older man, Peggy's horniness, and Bobby's quickly found love for velvet, not velveteen (a gentleman always knows the difference).(Sorry if Jackie's audio is a little whacky - had audio issues!)We have t-shirts! Click here!CALL OUR HOTLINE AND LEAVE A VOICEMAIL!!! 386-530-3876JOIN OUR PATREON! For just $2 a month you have access to all of our additional audio AND each week's episode a day early!Don't forget to check out our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages - and leave a review on iTunes! 

Join us as we sit with Charles Larroque and discuss his career as a teacher, cultural activist and creator, the reclamining of the Louisianan identity culturally and linguistically, and the economic opportunities that French can help create in the state. Former executive director of CODOFIL, Charles Larroque has played several roles in the Louisiana Francophone. He has worked as a French teacher and social studies teacher notably in Lafayette. He is also an author of several different books and producer of several media productions in order to help reconnect Louisianans with their heritage languages. For his efforts, he has been nominated "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académique" and has received the prize from Louisiana. A special thank you to the West Baton Rouge Museum for their financial support of this episode. West Baton Rouge Museum is an educational resource committed to researching, collecting, preserving and presenting artifacts, documents, art objects, and the like that reflect the history and cultural heritage of West Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding areas for the benefit of the general public and future generations. Learn more here: https://westbatonrougemuseum.org/.If you would like to stay in the know about a new episode or project, you can follow our social media accounts down below:Instagram: lacreole_showTwitter: LACréole ShowFacebook: LACréole ShowIf you would like to view this episode and other episodes, you can check our website: www.creoleshow.com

Levi Petree is a fellow Louisianan, he is a musician and a Springsteen fan.  He joins Jesse to talk about his fandom & his own music Lpandtherp.bandcamp.com www.levipetree.com 

Hey guys! Welcome to episode 22, a more lite version this week as we covered a haunted Louisianan plantation and the cutest cryptid we have ever seen, the wolpertinger. Stay spooky my friends!

Today we'll be visiting a land that god forgot, Louisiana. And we're gonna be talking about uppity Louisianan rich person, Delphine LaLaurie. She was a member up the upper crust of society, and that should clue you in to the fact that she was also kind of an evil bitch. She gets into some shenanigans and boy do we have fun making jokes about it. Also pay no attention to that part in the beginning where we audibly forget how many episodes of this show we've done. Enjoy!

Selika Ducksworth-Lawton is Professor of History at UW-Eau Claire and an educator & activist, raising awareness and working for our civil rights. From a rural black Louisianan upbringing, Selika has an incisive perspective on race & cultural dynamics in the USA.

Late on October 2, a hurricane formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Holding its intensity, the storm system paralleled the Texas coastline, causing "many" deaths. A storm tide value of 7 feet was reported in Ludlum, and it is possible that Brownsville, Texas, was in the western eyewall of the hurricane at the storms closest approach. Turning toward Louisianan, the storm made landfall on the state with winds of 100 mph, a Category 2 storm. Moving to the east and weakening, the storm made landfall on the state of Florida during the day on October 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode Milena & Megan are back in the States with 101 year old African American folk artist Clementine Hunter & early American psychologist (and philosopher) Mary Whiton Calkins Clementine Hunter After spending the last few episodes abroad with our artists, we return back to the States to cover Louisianan folk artist Clementine Hunter. Born in 1886, Clementine […] The post Ep. 35 Chicken Not-So-Little & the Missing PhD appeared first on My Favorite Feminists.

This episode is a discussion on which lives matter and what does it mean to the Christian body of believers. Although this episode is opinionated beliefs, it still follows the Christian teachings based on biblical ideology and principals that have worked or centuries. #blacklivesmatter can be a group that just as guilty as perpetuating just at the KKK. We must learn to live amongst one another without using #adjectives to describe who or what we look like on the outside. As a reminder, my pastor once said "The man on the cross is better than the person in the mirror, always." When we learn to sit at the table with Judas, we will learn the love of Jesus Christ. This country has its faults, two black eyes and a busted lip, but the healing begins when we all learn to love one another, and forgive their sins. We are all sinners and we all fall short of God's glory and we are all in need of a savior. To my Christian brothers and sisters of a darker hue, please receive this message/discussion as way to orient you to a Christian thinking. I personally believe that BLM does not have the interest of all BLACK people at the front of their agenda. Don't you forget that Satan and hide behind an organization that appears to be good, however, it is pure evil manifested. Luke Negron and I met on TicTok. Together the Pennsylvanian and Louisianan come up with this discussion as two different people, of two different ethos and of two different cultures. The one thing they have in common is the Love of Jesus Christ. Thats right, they are both Christians. For more content from the E.A.R., check out our podcast at www.anchor.fm/elderqueen or simply hit the subscribe button for more Youtube Videos. Thank you for listening to our perspective, and let's be classy and respectful in our comments. God bless you All. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/elderqueen/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elderqueen/support

Tune in as host Claire-Marie Brisson interviews Jonathan Olivier, founder of Le Potager d'Acadiana, a #sustainable #farm that services in the #French language in #Arnaudville, #Louisiana!Support the show (http://patreon.com/northamericanfrancophone)

Join host Claire-Marie Brisson as she interviews Joseph Dunn - the former director from 2011-2014 of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL), as well as in other administrative and advocacy roles In the Consulate General of France in Louisiana and in the Louisiana government. His current projects are with the Laura Plantation, a historic house museum just outside of New Orleans, which has become a model for Francophone tourism. Join us as we discuss his Franco-American experience, language, and identity in Louisiana.Support the show (http://patreon.com/northamericanfrancophone)

R.L., Kiley and Dennis discuses how agents in Louisianan are continue to work remotely as a results of the Covid-19.  Also Kiley has an interview with Dr. Trey Price on corn diseases during this wet spring. 

New Orleans’ cuisines developed over centuries as new peoples made the city their home. We chat with Louisianan chef Amy Sins about growing up with Cajun and Creole foods, preserving the traditions of the past, and creating new traditions for the future. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

UFC 242 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3 On Episode 3 of UFC 242 Embedded, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov joins teammates and UFC 242 athletes Islam Makhachev and Zubaira Tukhugov to train under their coaches from two countries. Lightweight Paul Felder enjoys his time with perfect abs, as opponent Edson Barboza does interviews ahead of their rematch. Interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier chats with a fellow Louisianan, UFC 242 flyweight Andrea Lee. UFC 242 Embedded is an all access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the lightweight unification bout taking place Saturday, September 7th at a special time of 2 pm ET/11 am PT. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV

UFC 242 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2 On Episode 2 of UFC 242 Embedded, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s California-based coach Javier Mendez arrives and joins forces with Khabib’s father. Lightweight Paul Felder trains alongside UFC 242 welterweight Belal Muhammad, UFC athlete Jared Gordon, and a live cobra. Interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier adds Louisiana spice to his fight week food. After a training session, lightweight Edson Barboza has a friendly run-in with Felder, his past and future opponent. UFC 242 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the lightweight unification bout taking place Saturday, September 7th at a special time of 2 pm ET/11 am PT. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV UFC 242 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3 On Episode 3 of UFC 242 Embedded, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov joins teammates and UFC 242 athletes Islam Makhachev and Zubaira Tukhugov to train under their coaches from two countries. Lightweight Paul Felder enjoys his time with perfect abs, as opponent Edson Barboza does interviews ahead of their rematch. Interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier chats with a fellow Louisianan, UFC 242 flyweight Andrea Lee. UFC 242 Embedded is an all access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the lightweight unification bout taking place Saturday, September 7th at a special time of 2 pm ET/11 am PT. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV

Welcome to Episode One of Season Six, my U.S. Road Trip Part II. In this season I kick things off with two weeks in New Orleans where I head to a couple of competitions and spend some time hanging out with the who's who of Southern BBQ. From there it's up to Kansas City for four days of BBQ Nirvana at the NBBQA's Annual Conference and Excellence Awards. The final two weeks of the journey see us head into Arkansas for some R&R, including bass fishing; monster trucks, a Steak Cookoff Association competition, an AK-47 and a brush with a tornado! And of course, you're all coming with me! This episode sees me head out to Hammond, an hour outside of New Orleans. We'd arrived in New Orleans from Australia at 4pm on Friday, and by 8am Saturday I was meeting some absolute legends of the game. What impressed me about this competition was the complete community backing of the event. Hammond is a small town. There is one main street in and out, split right down the middle by a parallel train line. Both sides of the road are shut down and filled with BBQ teams. This year, there were 47 professional teams, 45 amateur teams, and 4 kids' teams. The town was packed as the whole community came out to support the event and raise money for the local community which was heartwarming to see. And in true Louisianan style, the trophies were pyrographed Crawfish Pot Paddles! Before we get into it, I'd like to let you know about our awesome merch shop. We've got our incredible Smoking Hot Confessions Tumbler as well as hats, t-shirts and stickers. There's also two amazing ebooks - 27 Lessons Learned from Competition BBQ and the delicious Bacon Manifesto. I'd also like to invite you to join us at the Smoking Hot Confessions Community on Facebook. If you're looking for a BBQ group full of open-minded people who just love to help each other out, the Smoking Hot Confessions Community is a great place to continue the conversation.  Finally, however you're listening to this episode, please subscribe, rate and review the show. It really helps me spread that BBQ love.  So without further ado, grab yourself a crawfish po-boy, and join me as I hit the pavement and chat with the champs at the Hammond BBQ Challenge! Please support the sponsors that support the show: Fired Up BBQ - For all your catering needs, AND a BBQ school! Clean Heat Charcoal - Burns Hot, and Burns long. Available nationally! JAGRD Woodfired - Smokers, Asado Grills, and custom builds!

This is episode three of Season Five. This season covers the 2019 Australian Competitive BBQ Circuit and includes recordings from some of the biggest and best festivals from all over this beautiful wide brown land of ours. In short, I'm going to be spending the year flying, driving, eating, walking and talking my way around Australia and I'm bringing you along for the ride! In this episode I jump in a car, then a plane, then another plane and then another car to get down to Hobart Brewing Company for the Hobart Blues, Brews and Barbecues Festival. It was my first time on the Apple Isle and I fell in love with the beauty of the land and warmness of the people. And what a spot for a BBQ Festival! Folks, it was literally a waterfront brewery! Add some smoked meats, icy cold beers, warm summer sunshine and beautiful blue skies and well, that's my kind of heaven! The Tassie BBQ scene is obviously alive and well and it was great to see such camaraderie and mateship between competitors. I can't wait to get back down there again next year! Now, this will be the last episode for a little while. Season Five is the 2019 Australian Festival Series and it's going to be a little while before I head to another competition in Australia. However, in three weeks time I'm heading to the States for a month. I'm going to the Hammond BBQ Challenge, which you would have heard about when I interviewed the promoter Eric Phares in Episode 7 of Season 3. It's been the biggest competition in the state of Louisiana for the last 18 years so that's going to be awesome. I'm then going to be interviewing several Louisianan pitmasters over the following week before partnering up with The BBQ Ninja at Hogs for the Cause, a huge charity BBQ Festival in New Orleans. You'll remember Craig from Episode 6 of Season 3. We're then road tripping up through Memphis and St Louis before hitting up Kansas City for the National BBQ & Grilling Association's Annual Conference and Festival. There's four days of BBQ Nirvana going on there including a tour of the most famous BBQ joint in KC, the Conference, the Awards night, a live recording of TV cooking show ‘Culinary Food Fight', and a Festival which includes an SCA competition. From there, we're having a few days R&R, white-water rafting in the Ozark Mountains and then I'm competing in an SCA competition in Conway, Arkansas and checking out the headquarters of PK Grills in their hometown of Little Rock. Then it's back to Australia and back to my day job for a rest! Naturally, I'm taking my recording gear with me and will be sharing the entire trip with you. So Season 6 will be my U.S. Road Trip Part 2! Before we get started, I'd like to let you know that my new ebooks are now available on the website. There is the second edition of my well-loved ‘27 Lessons Learned from Competition BBQ' and also the deliciously new ‘Bacon Manifesto'. The ‘Bacon Manifesto' includes what you need to know about making bacon at home and then some incredible recipes to give you an idea of what to do with it. I'd also like to invite you to join us at the Smoking Hot Confessions Community on Facebook. If you're looking for a BBQ group full of open-minded people who just love to help each other out, the Smoking Hot Confessions Community is a great place to continue the conversation. Finally, however you're listening to this episode, please subscribe, rate and review the show. It really helps me spread that BBQ love. So without further ado, grab yourself a brisket pie, some microbrewed beer, and join me as I soak up the sunshine and good vibes of the Hobart Blues, Brews and Barbecues Festival 2019!

Food and dining editor Jennifer Biggs is joined by Nathan Tipton, a native Louisianan who takes king cake season seriously.

We were busy preparing our live show this past weekend, so we took a brief hiatus from making new main episodes. However, to ensure your Current Affairs fix was satisfied, we wanted to unlock one bonus episode each week. We will be back with regularly scheduled main episodes next week! This week, unlocked from the patreon bird feed, to the main feed: Amusements editor Lyta Gold and senior editor Brianna Rennix discuss myths with Classics scholar Daniel Walden, who recently wrote in the magazine about how the whole concept of “Western civilization" is a myth. Tune in to learn about why the myth of dragons may be a lefty one, why Jordan Peterson is confused about myths, what an anti-pope is, what myths can teach us about national origin stories, the purpose of trickster gods, and more. Also, read Brianna's recent essay on the myth of the death of Europe. Many thanks to Harrison Montgomery (@AugmentFourth) for help with edits and audio gags. Factual correction from early point in the conversation, according to Nathan, our resident Louisianan: "Louisiana law is not actually based on the Napoleonic Code! This itself is a myth. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Napoleonic Code doesn't come into effect in 1804. We are still based on weird old French civil law. Even though every single local says Louisiana's based on the Napoleonic Code, technically we are based on whatever it was that existed in France before Napoleon fixed it." To listen to interviews when they first come out — and gain access to our patrons' "Bird Feed" — consider becoming a monthly patron at our Patreon page. Call into Current Affairs anytime at (504) 867-8851.

Members of the band Radiokeys, Emily and Stewart, polish off a few pints and get to discussing the honky tonkin' infused soul-stylings of Charley Crockett's rhythm and blues! They discuss the Native Texan and adopted Louisianan's life as a street performer, his almost unmatched arsenal of cover tunes, his chameleon-like ability to perform different genres, and his impossible work ethic and output. As always, they play some of their favorite tracks! They also pontificate on the true meaning of Rotten Tomatoes, Roy Acuff getting his start in a Medicine Show circuit, Hank Williams' short life and the enormous music library he left behind, how obnoxious over-enthusiastic fans can become, Stewart's high school band getting kicked off stage by the Lafayette Police Department, and our hero - Steph Curry - being eviscerated for thinking that we didn't go to the Moon. Please check out Charley Crockett on streaming sites everywhere and at CharleyCrockett.com. If you like the podcast, please lend us a 5 Star Review on iTunes or the Apple Podcast App (the algorithms like that), tell a friend, and please subscribe, it'd mean the world to us!  Radiokeys' Information: Instagram: @RadiokeysMusic Twitter: @Radiokeys Facebook: Facebook.com/radiokeysmusic Download our music for free at reverbnation.com/Radiokeys Check out Radiokeys on Spotify or a show near you!

During this episode, Jeff and Andy, are joined by special guest, Randy Gary. Randy has been in and around the waterfowl industry for the past 30 years. He has hunted all across the United States and Canada during that time. Randy is a native Louisianan and all around outdoorsman so for him there is no offseason... if he's not hunting then he's fishing.

This week, Libby speaks with Nanine McCool, a Louisianan who stood up to Tony Robbins when he tried to discredit the power of the #MeToo movement. Our calls to action focus on protecting the integrity of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and keeping pressure on lawmakers to pass common sense gun reform. And the Golden Pantsuit goes to the winner of the Boston Marathon! Listen and subscribe today.

This week, Libby speaks with Nanine McCool, a Louisianan who stood up to Tony Robbins when he tried to discredit the power of the #MeToo movement. Our calls to action focus on protecting the integrity of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and keeping pressure on lawmakers to pass common sense gun reform. And the Golden Pantsuit goes to the winner of the Boston Marathon! Listen and subscribe today.

Director of Technology and Mission Pastor Roland was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana of half Louisianan and half East Texas parents. At the age of three, he moved with parents and younger brother to Argentina where his Dad worked for Petro-Chemical Company. .They lived in Argentina just over 7.5 years where he learned to speak Spanish. contact Heddins.com

This week, we bring you two stories from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, one from a native Louisianian scientist and the other from a fourth-generation Louisiana fisherman.  Part 1: Louisianan scientist Estelle Robichaux struggles to deal with the massive oil spill affecting her state while also balancing personal problems. Part 2: When Lousiana fisherman Robert Campo receives news of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, he knows his life is about to change. Estelle Robichaux, a native Louisianian, is a senior restoration project analyst at Environmental Defense Fund. A broadly-trained scientist with a passion for wetlands conservation and restoration, Estelle has a background in natural and social sciences as well as extensive experience in science education. Her field and research background spans wetlands, marine environments and wildlife, from Costa Rica to South Africa to South Caicos. Estelle advocates for the implementation of science-based restoration projects and leads project-related efforts for Restore the Mississippi River Delta. Estelle also works on science communication and tracking the development of scientific and research programs in the wake of the Gulf oil disaster. Robert Campo is the owner of Campo's Marina located in Shell Beach, Louisiana.  He's a fourth generation commercial fisherman and the great-grandson of the late Celestino Campo, the founder of Campo's Marina started in 1903.  He's the grandson of the late Frank Blackie Campo (a true legend) and the son of Frank J. Campo Jr.  Campo's Marina is the oldest family-owned business in St.Bernard parish and it's one of the top ten oldest family owned businesses that still exists today in Louisiana.  He owns and operates his oyster business with two oyster boats and a farm of nearly 1500 acres of oyster grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He’s landed hammer trout, won redfish tournaments and even makes his own specialized lure. It’s time you met Josh Hall. Josh Hall is a native Louisianan, having been born and raised in Metairie. His family has a history of being avid anglers, enabling the for him opportunity to fish everywhere from Lake Pontchartrain to Grand […] The post E47 – Josh Hall, Heavy Duty Spinnerbaits and Sight Fishing Reds appeared first on Louisiana Fishing Blog.

This week, Herbert West will reanimate the dead (if he can find a fresh enough body), encounter a great old one, and Stephen and Matthew will review the first issue of ReAnimator, chronicling the ongoing adventures of Dr. West. Reanimator #1 Keith Davidsen (w) Randy Valiente (a) Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum (c) SHIPS WITH 4 COVERS IN EQUAL RATIOS FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE: Tim Seeley B/W Art retailer incentive cover Andrew Mangum B/W Art retailer incentive cover Jae Lee B/W Art retailer incentive cover Dr. Herbert West, The Reanimator, returns! Setting up shop in New Orleans, the brilliant Dr. West continues his life’s work: the revival of the dead by purely chemical means. To accomplish this task, he recruits Susan Greene, a young and wide-eyed pharmacologist fascinated by his macabre experiments. Initially unfazed by West’s unorthodox practices (including how he funds his research – by selling zombie brain fluid as a narcotic), Susan may regret her scientific curiosity as sinister forces – those aligned with Elder Gods and Haitian Voodoo – begin to align against the Reanimator! Dynamite Entertainment proudly resurrects The Reanimator, H.P Lovecraft’s notorious mad scientist, in a fear-fraught four-issue mini-series! Take what you love best about the television shows “Breaking Bad” and “Walking Dead”, throw in Cthulhu tentacle terror and backwater Louisianan superstition, and you have the all-new horror comic hit of 2015! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Herbert West will reanimate the dead (if he can find a fresh enough body), encounter a great old one, and Stephen and Matthew will review the first issue of ReAnimator, chronicling the ongoing adventures of Dr. West. Reanimator #1 Keith Davidsen (w) Randy Valiente (a) Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum (c) SHIPS WITH 4 COVERS IN EQUAL RATIOS FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE: Tim Seeley B/W Art retailer incentive cover Andrew Mangum B/W Art retailer incentive cover Jae Lee B/W Art retailer incentive cover Dr. Herbert West, The Reanimator, returns! Setting up shop in New Orleans, the brilliant Dr. West continues his life’s work: the revival of the dead by purely chemical means. To accomplish this task, he recruits Susan Greene, a young and wide-eyed pharmacologist fascinated by his macabre experiments. Initially unfazed by West’s unorthodox practices (including how he funds his research – by selling zombie brain fluid as a narcotic), Susan may regret her scientific curiosity as sinister forces – those aligned with Elder Gods and Haitian Voodoo – begin to align against the Reanimator! Dynamite Entertainment proudly resurrects The Reanimator, H.P Lovecraft’s notorious mad scientist, in a fear-fraught four-issue mini-series! Take what you love best about the television shows “Breaking Bad” and “Walking Dead”, throw in Cthulhu tentacle terror and backwater Louisianan superstition, and you have the all-new horror comic hit of 2015! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Professor Longhair, born Henry Roeland Byrd in Louisianan in 1918 was a piano player who shaped the sound of New Orleans’ jazz in the early 20th Century. Much of how we imagine New Orleans, and especially Marti Gras, is flavored and textured by the rhythm created by Professor Longhair. In this edition of Liner Notes...

Professor Longhair, born Henry Roeland Byrd in Louisianan in 1918 was a piano player who shaped the sound of New Orleans’ jazz in the early 20th Century. Much of how we imagine New Orleans, and especially Marti Gras, is flavored and textured by the rhythm created by Professor Longhair. In this edition of Liner Notes...

Professor Longhair, born Henry Roeland Byrd in Louisianan in 1918 was a piano player who shaped the sound of New Orleans’ jazz in the early 20th Century. Much of how we imagine New Orleans, and especially Marti Gras, is flavored and textured by the rhythm created by Professor Longhair. In this edition of Liner Notes […]

[This episode first aired October 4, 2008.]Proverbs pack great truths into a few well-chosen words, no matter which language you speak. Check out this one from Belize: 'Don't call the alligator a big-mouth till you have crossed the river.' And this truism from Zanzibar: 'When two elephants tussle, it's the grass that suffers.' Martha and Grant discuss a new paremiography--a collection of proverbs--from around the world. A woman from Cape Cod is looking for a polite word that means the current wife of my ex-husband. She's thinking about 'cur-wife,' but somehow that doesn't quite work. Neither does the phrase 'that poor woman.' The hosts try to help her come up with other possibilities.'It's raining, it's pouring.' But what exactly is the 'it' that's doing all that raining and pouring? This question from a caller prompts Grant to explain what linguists mean when they talk about the 'weather it.' Hint: It depends on what the meaning of 'it' is.Your eyetooth is located directly beneath your eye. But is that why they're called eyeteeth? A Boston caller would give her eyeteeth to know. Okay, not really, but she did want an answer to this question.Quiz Guy John Chaneski invites Grant and Martha to busta rhyme with a word puzzle called Rhyme Groups.You've seen people indicate emphasis by putting a period after each of several words, and capitalizing the first letter of each word. A Michigan listener wonders how this stylistic trick arose. Her question was prompted by this description of French model-turned-presidential-spouse Carla Bruni: 'She's got a cashmere voice and a killer body. Plays decent guitar and writes her own lyrics. Can hold her own with queens and statesmen. She. Must. Be. Stopped.' Jealous much?Do you want to get down? Ask that in parts of Louisiana, and people know you're not inquiring whether they care to dance, you're asking if they want to get out of a car. A former Louisianan who grew up using the expression that way wonders if it's French-inspired. The hosts proceed to use the phrase 'get down' so much they end up with a dreadful K.C. and the Sunshine Band earworm.Which is correct for describing a close family resemblance: spittin' image or spit and image? Grant and Martha discuss the possible origins of these expressions, including a recent hypothesis that's sure to surprise.In this week's episode of Slang This!, Dave Dickerson from the National Puzzlers' League tries to guess the meaning of the terms cowboy up and money bomb.If you've used the word sickly too many times in a paragraph and need a synonym, there's always dauncy, also spelled donsie and dauncy. Grant explains the origin of this queasy-sounding word.A Navy man stationed in Hawaii phones to settle a dispute over the difference between acronyms and initialisms. Here's hoping he didn't go AWOL to make the call.Is English is going to hell in the proverbial handbasket? A Wisconsin grandmother thinks so, particularly because of all the ums and you knows she hears in everyday speech. The hosts discuss these so-called disfluencies, including how to avoid them and how to keep other people's disfluencies from grating on your nerves.We leave you with a couple other proverbs translated into English. They're from David Crystal's paremiography, As They Say in Zanzibar:Proverbs are like butterflies; some are caught and some fly away. (Germany)Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself. (China)--Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Site: http://waywordradio.org.Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2009, Wayword LLC.