Podcasts about North Louisiana

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024

562. This week we talk to Greta de Jong about civil rights in North Louisiana. "Civil rights in North LA. Examining African Americans' struggles for freedom and justice in rural Louisiana during the Jim Crow and civil rights eras, Greta de Jong illuminates the connections between the informal strategies of resistance that black people pursued in the early twentieth century and the mass protests that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. Using evidence drawn from oral histories and a wide range of other sources, she demonstrates that rural African Americans were politically aware and active long before civil rights organizers arrived in the region in the 1960s to encourage voter registration and demonstrations against segregation." "Greta de Jong is Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focuses on the connections between race and class and the ways that African Americans have fought for economic as well as political rights from the end of slavery through the twenty-first century. She is the author of A Different Day: African American Struggles for Justice in Rural Louisiana, 1900-1970 (2002)." This week in Louisiana history. February 24, 1843. Bossier Parish created out of Natchitoches District, named for Pierre E. Bossier. This week in New Orleans history. "Ernest Kador, Jr, known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe (the self proclaimed "Emperor of the World") was born at Charity Hospital on February 22, 1936. He recorded as a member of the group the Blue Diamonds in 1954 before making his first solo recordings the following year. "Mother-in-Law", his best known 1961 hit single, written by Allen Toussaint, was his first hit, and was #1 on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts." “I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive that all music came from New Orleans.” This week in Louisiana. 4th Annual Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie (Pork BBQ) March 02, 2024 Downtown Houma 8043 Main Street Houma, LA Website "Join us downtown on March 2, 2024, at the fourth Annual Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie for a day of food, festivity, and teamwork. In addition to mounds of pork, there will be live music and the now-famous Cajun Cup (a series of bayou-themed competitions). Whether spectating or participating, it'll be a day of good Cajun fun for the whole family. C'mon out, and let's have a good time! Proceeds will go towards quality-of-life projects in Terrebonne Parish, making our home a better place to live." Postcards from Louisiana. Boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers sing at Bamboulas. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.

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Get a Piece of the Chicken Legacy Now With Alex Fanning Tom Gerdes of Southern Classic Chicken

Eye On Franchising

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 41:18

Welcome back to Eye on Franchising where you learn how to become your own boss! Today's guests are Alex Fanning, Chief Development Officer and Tom Gerdes, VP of Brand Operations of Southern Classic Chicken! Tom Gerdes has been with Southern Classic Chicken since 2021 and has served as Vice President of Brand Operations since March 2022. Alex Fanning has been with Southern Classic Chicken since 1999 and is one of the brand's Founding Partners. Southern Classic Chicken has been a family institution in North Louisiana for over 35 years. In this episode, Tom and Alex talk about their involvement in the company and what makes their chicken so popular. They dive into the franchise process and the involvement that goes into running a Southern Classic Chicken!Check out the video podcast on my Youtube channel and don't forget to like and subscribe! Link to Website: eyeonfranchising.comLink to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20LI036w8THs6-Ahzw9vyg

Ep. 550 – Interview with Rick Milligan: Call and Decoy Collector

Ducks Unlimited Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 63:22

In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, host Katie Burke interviews guest Rick Milligan, a call and decoy collector. Rick shares his passion for collecting and discusses those who served as mentors to him in the field. They also talk about an upcoming exhibition in the museum and delve into Rick's introduction to the outdoors and hunting. Tune in to hear Rick's journey as an outdoorsman and call collector.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

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New CRAPPIE Trail in North Louisiana

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 34:07

Her vision is simple; be honest, be nice, and have fun. Brittney Naron is first time fishing tournament director in North Louisiana and if her vision and passion stay true, it will not be her last.

2023 Deer Season Recap

Deltaflauge Outdoors by Julius Craig

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 22:27

In this episode I give a run down of my 2023 deer season in Oklahoma, where I killed an 11pt. I also talk about my trip will be making to North Louisiana at end of January.

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Duck Dynasty's Alan Robertson Reflects on the Power and Passion of ‘The Blind' Movie

Crossmap Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 37:48

Resilience and love are two emotions that can fuel a successful relationship. One cannot exist without the other. Love may be patient and kind but without resilience many marriages have faltered. Lack of patience with the other, inability to find common ground on a key issue, or just plain old stubbornness and selfishness, have wrecked even the most well-intentioned couples in their pursuit of “happily ever after”. But when a couple dedicates themselves to resilience and love no matter what the circumstance, a long-lasting and fruitful relationship usually ensues. Duck Dynasty's Phil and Kay Robertson are a testament to this. Despite a marriage that has lasted 47 years, they did not live happily ever after, at least for a long time. Instead, Phil's demons threatened to tear their lives apart. But their resilience and love for each other eventually prevailed. What the world sees today is a far cry from a relationship that nearly succumbed to alcohol and Phil's philandering. As the oldest of Phil and Kay's four children, Alan Robertson had a front row seat to those early years, a period of time that he now calls a miracle due to God's patience with and ultimate forgiveness of Phil. In the new movie, “The Blind” (now available on most streaming platforms as well as DVD), viewers get a glimpse of never-before-revealed moments in Phil and Miss Kay's lives as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past. Working through the turmoil that handcuffed him in his early adult years, the biopic demonstrates a love story that persevered through the darkest of turbulent moments and rose to create a strong foundation for generations to come. Alan joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to reflect on the success of the biopic and how the film has brought his family even closer together. Listen as he shares how his father went from being the biggest heathen in South Arkansas and North Louisiana to John the Baptist seemingly overnight. Links to Crossmap Crossmap Website Crossmap Facebook

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552. Doug Duffey

firstshreveport's podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023

552. Today we talk with Doug Duffey, North Louisiana blues musician. "Blues musician.Doug Duffey is a singer, songwriter, pianist, bandleader, music arranger, record producer, music publisher, poet, diarist, photographer and visual artist. From Monroe, Louisiana, Doug Duffey was inducted into the "Louisiana Hall of Fame" in April, 2001 and inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame in 2009" (Wikipedia). This week in Louisiana history. December 8, 1879. Citizens of Louisiana ratified a new state constitution. Simultaneously, the state capital was moved from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. This week in New Orleans history. The World Cotton Centennial (World's Fair) opened in New Orleans on December 16, 1884 and ran until June 2, 1885 in what is now Audubon Park. It featured displays with a great deal of electric light illumination, an observation tower with electric elevators, and several prototype designs of electric streetcars. This week in Louisiana. Celebration in the Oaks City Park, New Orleans, LA November 24 - January 1 Website This well-known light display in New Orleans beautifully highlights the lovely collection of Live Oak trees that are found in New Orleans. Perfect for a date night or an evening with the kids, this is one of of the most popular holiday light displays in Louisiana. From late November until early January, over a million dazzling lights illuminate 25 acres of City Park in what can only be described as pure magic. Postcards from Louisiana. Stephen Walker Band at the Frenchmen Hotel. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.

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First Methodist Shreveport Podcast: Episode 4 - Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 59:43

Lynn Stevens, Workforce Director for Goodwill NWLA joins us this week to discuss how Goodwill was founded as well as how the company impacts cities and regions across America by employing those in need. There are misconceptions about Goodwill that are cleared up and discovery of many things that they do that most aren't aware of! All of these mission partners and testimonies we share are the result of First Methodist Church Shreveport's loyal congregation. The commitment of our church to focus on stewardship of time, talents, gifts, and service is the force that drives life change in our community. Please continue to support your church through your stewardship pledge, or begin with your first pledge now. Our church thanks you, and our mission partners thank you! https://firstshreveport.com/give

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A Deep Dive into Historical Fiction with Marguerite Martin Gray

Inspirational Journeys

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 29:36

I love to celebrate new book launches and champion the Celebrate Lit Publishing authors who's work I've edited. Today's episode is no exception! Join my special guest and me as we talk about her writing journey and celebrate her brand new novella. Marguerite Martin Gray is the author of the Revolutionary Faith series, Gardens in Time series, and Room for Love in the Suamalie Islands series. She enjoys researching and studying history. An avid traveler and reader, she teaches French and Spanish. She currently lives in North Louisiana with her husband and rescue pets. Her two adult children and two grandsons keep her up to date and young. Promise Me Christmas is a Christmas novella, companion to Revolutionary Faith Series, 1784 Charleston, SC Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBD4524R?crid=13Z6KSZ1AHDWG&keywords=promise+me+christmas&qid=1688802633&sprefix=promise+me+christma,aps,1631&sr=8-9&linkCode=sl1&tag=celelit-20&linkId=d1389c405b2ed09385eacf7f2deed398&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Connect with Marguerite at the following links: Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/gF-3I1 Website/Blog: https://www.margueritemartingray.com BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marguerite-martin-gray Facebook Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1408197086342364 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margueritemgray Visit www.everyday-excellence.com and use promo code Inspirational Journeys to get 10% off any product on the site. Subscribe to the 540 Writers Community for free, if you need some writing accountability, and you want to participate inwriting workshops. Visit: https://540writerscommunity.com/ to sign up for the newsletter and search for 540 writers community on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inspirational-journeys/message

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Uncle Si Remembers the Forgotten Robertson Brother

Duck Call Room

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 58:59

Uncle Si returns from the infamous Hazard Fest with Martin, Godwin, and Jay, along with fresh stories of the world's most interesting lineup of guests and fans. Godwin wistfully remembers a time before diabetes when he could eat a dozen of the best donuts in North Louisiana. Martin and Jay are confused when Si calls himself an "active" person and the boys remember the other truly active Robertson brother, Tommy. Si claims he doesn't believe in Bigfoot, but he does agree with Jay about the existence of the Rougarou from cajun Louisiana folklore. https://www.factormeals.com/duck50 — Get 50% off right now when you use code duck50! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/duck https://rocketmoney.com/duck — Cancel unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. The average person saves up to $720 a year! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Biz: Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis

Deep Dive: A LABI Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 28:09

The Biz is back. We were joined a few weeks ago by Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis to discuss the many initiatives and economic development projects currently in the works in North Louisiana. Don't miss this insightful interview where Mayor Ellis shares what his administration has accomplished thus far and how we can put Louisiana, like Monroe, on the path to success.

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540. Candice Battiste.

Polk and Kush: A Not-So-Serious New Orleans Sports Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023

540. We talk to Candice Battiste about redistricting in Louisiana. “Candice Battiste is the North Louisiana Organizer for the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice where she is committed to building voices and power in traditionally disenfranchised communities and bringing together groups across North Louisiana.” “The Power Coalition is a coalition of community-based organizations who work together to educate and empower voters across Louisiana. Through our voter engagement and community organizing work, we seek to unify our collective voices into a stronger, more cohesive force that can successfully advocate for an agenda of shared values and issues.” This week in Louisiana history.September 15, 1978. Ali defeats Spinks to regain boxing title. This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on September 23, 1883, jazzman Wooden Joe Nicholas was an active member of the early New Orleans jazz scene. He knew Buddy Bolden and said Bolden was the main influence on his cornet style. In 1915 he was playing clarinet with King Oliver. In addition to forming the Camelia Brass Band in 1918, he was famous for his volume and endurance. Nicholas did not record until 1945 when he was 62 years old and again in 1949. He died in New Orleans on November 17, 1957. This week in Louisiana. Red River Revel Arts Festival Festival Plaza 101 Crockett St. Shreveport, LA 71101 September 30, 2023 - October 8, 2023 Website Phone: (318) 424-4000 The Red River Revel is an annual festival of food, culture, art and music. This year's festival will be held at Festival Plaza in Shreveport. Over 80 artists specializing in oils, acrylics, sculpture, jewelry, woodwork, glass, metal and much more! Vendors serve everything from funnel cakes and seafood macaroni to favorites like Natchitoches meat pies and chicken & waffles! Postcards from Louisiana. Single Malt Please with Maude Caillat at the BMC Bar on Decatur St. in New Orleans. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Google Podcasts. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.

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Going Camping with The Saints

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 58:43

The New Orleans Saints are in the midst of training camp and we give our predictions for the season. Nothing could be easier than winning the worst division in the NFL, but will typical Saints luck stand in their way, or will injuries and a slow and aging defense be their undoing? We discuss this, a trip to North Louisiana, a visit to Galatoire's, and much much more.

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James Wayne - Memorial Day

Count Time

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 82:15

Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance to honor all those who have died in service to the United States during peace and war. Our Living Legend is an attorney and decorated soldier who served in the Army during the Vietnam War. This episode is full of history and colorful stories about the military and growing up in North Louisiana. There will be more to come from Attorney Wayne.Click Here to listen to Interview with James Wayne - Memorial Day Edition along with notes, transcript, pictures and videos.

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2023 Bass Fishing & Trusting Your Instincts with Allen Anders

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 28:32

President Theordore Roosevelt once said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far". I can't help but think of that statement when I think about Allen Anders. He doesn't speak much, he's not flashy, but when he goes fishing, he's a big stick. He and his dad Richard fish the local bass tournaments in North Louisiana and do quite well. They even beat Ben Millican at Caney in January. Millican just won the Bassmasters Open on Toledo Bend, so to me, that's a big deal. Allen came on this week to talk about his year and share some insight on how you can do better yourself. Hope you guys enjoy!

10. Dreamy home birth with a hemorrhage

The VBAC Junkie Podcast

Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 64:20

Having an empowered home birth even when things don't go as planned is possible! Even when you create the best plan for your birth, it can unfold unexpectedly. Having a plan in place can help you navigate something like a hemorrhage confidently.Bekah shares her hospital and home birth story, she talks about how each birth experience helped her plan differently for her next baby. Birth can be so unpredictable but how we plan and react to it matters!Bekah is a wife and mother of two, and she's building a business as a Birthworker in North Louisiana. She has a passion for mothers, families, and all things birth. She loves meeting families where they're at and empowering mothers to take control of their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey.Connect with BekahWebsite: nobleandgracehollow.comInstagram: @nobleandgracehollowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nobleandgracehollow------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's Connect!✨ The Birth Junkie Website: www.birthingcometrue.com/thebirthjunkiepodcast/10✨ Follow me on Instagram: @thebirthjunkiepodcast✨ Check out the transcript here! Dreamy home birth with a hemorrhage ✨ If you'd like to be a guest: Fill this out!✨ A topic you'd like for me to dive into: Fill this out

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74: Tapping Into Natural Curiosity to Develop Your Cybersecurity Career with Chris Sistrunk

Control System Cyber Security Association International: (CS)²AI

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 52:46

Today, Chris Sistrunk joins Derek Harp on the podcast. Chris is currently the Technical Manager at Mandiant, which is now part of Google Cloud.Chris is a Technical Manager in Mandiant's ICS/OT Consulting practice, focusing on cyber security for industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure. He focuses on helping secure ICS and critical infrastructure around the world.Chris grew up in the hills and hollows of North Louisiana, surrounded by swamps, red clay, and pine trees. He is a relied-on expert in the cybersecurity space. He is also a husband and father, one of the co-founders of the BEER-ISAC, musician, dad joke-teller, bourbon aficionado, and an aspiring BBQ pit-master. In this episode, Chris shares his backstory. He also discusses his education and career path and offers helpful advice for anyone interested in working with control systems and control systems security.Show highlights:Chris had an engineering mindset and was always curious about how things worked while growing up.How he got into working with SCADA systems early on in his career.How hurricanes taught Chris about instant response and disaster recovery, and prepared him for what he does today.Chris offers advice, encouragement, and assistance to anyone who wants to work with control systems and control systems security.What Chris learned while working for the power company. The kind of thinking he employs when working with cybersecurity.How Chris shifted from being an engineer to working with cybersecurity for control systems.The various roles Chris has played and the steps he has taken along his career path.How Chris got to work at Mandiant.The importance of building trust, respect, and working together, to solve difficult problems.Links and resources:(CS)²AI MandiantChris Sistrunk on LinkedInChris Sistrunk on Twitter

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74: Tapping Into Natural Curiosity to Develop Your Cybersecurity Career with Chris Sistrunk

@BEERISAC: CPS/ICS Security Podcast Playlist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 53:51

Podcast: (CS)²AI Podcast Show: Control System Cyber SecurityEpisode: 74: Tapping Into Natural Curiosity to Develop Your Cybersecurity Career with Chris SistrunkPub date: 2023-03-21Today, Chris Sistrunk joins Derek Harp on the podcast. Chris is currently the Technical Manager at Mandiant, which is now part of Google Cloud.Chris is a Technical Manager in Mandiant's ICS/OT Consulting practice, focusing on cyber security for industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure. He focuses on helping secure ICS and critical infrastructure around the world.Chris grew up in the hills and hollows of North Louisiana, surrounded by swamps, red clay, and pine trees. He is a relied-on expert in the cybersecurity space. He is also a husband and father, one of the co-founders of the BEER-ISAC, musician, dad joke-teller, bourbon aficionado, and an aspiring BBQ pit-master. In this episode, Chris shares his backstory. He also discusses his education and career path and offers helpful advice for anyone interested in working with control systems and control systems security.Show highlights:Chris had an engineering mindset and was always curious about how things worked while growing up.How he got into working with SCADA systems early on in his career.How hurricanes taught Chris about instant response and disaster recovery, and prepared him for what he does today.Chris offers advice, encouragement, and assistance to anyone who wants to work with control systems and control systems security.What Chris learned while working for the power company. The kind of thinking he employs when working with cybersecurity.How Chris shifted from being an engineer to working with cybersecurity for control systems.The various roles Chris has played and the steps he has taken along his career path.How Chris got to work at Mandiant.The importance of building trust, respect, and working together, to solve difficult problems.Links and resources:(CS)²AI MandiantChris Sistrunk on LinkedInChris Sistrunk on TwitterMentioned in this episode:Our Sponsors:We'd like to thank our sponsors for their faithful support of this podcast. Without their support we would not be able to bring you this valuable content. We'd appreciate it if you would support these companies because they support us! Network Perception Waterfall Security Tripwire KPMG CyberJoin CS2AIJoin the largest organization for cybersecurity professionals. Membership has its benefits! We keep you up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and education. Preroll MembershipThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Derek Harp, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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The Future Names of Bass Fishing with Hagen Carter & Gage Struben

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 29:03

Baby faces but killer instincts. When I first saw these two, I overlooked their abilities because of their age. Needless to say, I was wrong, and crow doesn't taste very good. Hagen and Gage fish with the West Ouachita Fishing Team in in the High School Fishing world and are tops in their class. They've also been competing against some of the best bass anglers in North Louisiana in some of the biggest tournaments around and are definitely holding their own. This is a good one y'all.

The ARKLA Team Tournament Trail with Craig & Taylor Kolb

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 43:56

The ARKLA Team Tournament Trail is one of the fastest growing bass fishing trails in North Louisiana. Craig & Taylor Kolb are the AOY (Anglers of the Year) for the trail and chatted with me about their experience last year. Hope you guys enjoy.

Freedom Fighter with Omari Ho-Sang

Louisiana Lefty

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 73:23

On this episode, Omari Ho-Sang, North Louisiana organizer with Black Voters Matter, talks to host Lynda Woolard about the 365-day-a-year work of movement building, the possibilities for big progress in the state, and the fact that there is a role for every person to play in moving us forward. Email Omari to find out more about partnering with Black Voters Matter: omari@blackvotersmatterfund.org Follow Omari on Facebook and Instagram. Listen to Omari's radio program What's Up Nation on KMJJ 99.7 FM Mondays at noon, or catch it syndicated on Sundays at noon at 997kmjj.com. Watch Omari's radio segment with Curtis Davis explaining Constitutional Amendment 7 (Slavery on the Ballot). Find out who your Louisiana legislators are (you have on state senator and one state representative) at: legis.la.gov/legis/findmylegislators Find more Louisiana Lefty content on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and at LouisianaLefty.Rocks. Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

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102. Ever More Nest

Middle Class Rock Star

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 56:50

A native of North Louisiana, Ever More Nest's Kelcy Wilburn (“Kelcy Mae”) is as equally influenced by the gospel, country, and blues of her Bible Belt hometown as she is by the emotional rawness of the artists that consumed her generation: Cranberries, Counting Crows, Tori Amos, Radiohead, et al. At 18, she moved to New Orleans, where open-mindedness and acceptance gave her the freedom to be herself and to find her voice. As a student of creative writing, she fostered a love of language evident across her early releases as Kelcy Mae and across Ever More Nest's debut and sophomore albums. (evermorenest.com) Kelcy and I met at FARM (Folk Alliance Region Midwest) near Chicago this past October. I immediately took a liking to her music and personality, and was excited to get to speak with her on my show. The two of us are also connected through our mutual friends, Louise Baker and Bruce Swan of Baker Booking. (Bruce was on episode 89 of MCRS) Our conversation delves into Kelcy's childhood and roots in music, her new album ("Out Here Now" - Aug 19, 2022), and her extraordinarily written website bio. EMN is also releasing a single, "Happy New Year" on December 2. If you enjoy the podcast, please let others know, subscribe or write a review. 5 star ratings and reviews on Apple Music as well as subscribing to my YouTube Channel help out the most! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST IN A MONETARY WAY, I'M NOW ON PATREON! www.patreon.com/andysydow Guest Links: Website: https://evermorenest.com Ever More Nest on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4SyLT21Hx2AptF6kdopLqL?si=wlxO-iwwRPG1UG0hrAfxZA Episode Music: Original music by Andy Sydow Sponsors: A huge thanks to our sponsors, PQ Mastering and Narrator RF. For any sponsorship inquiries, shoot me an email at middleclassrockstar@gmail.com pqmastering.com narratorrf.com

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Tech'd Up: LA Tech Football Recap, LA Tech Basketball Preview, Local High School Football Playoffs

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 52:31

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dirtybootsportsThe Dirty Boot boys discuss LA Tech's disappointing end to the 2022 Football season, preview the Bulldog and Lady Techster basketball teams, and finish it off with a look at the state of some North Louisiana high schools that are playing Semifinal football! Crew:Bill "UFC Bill" JonesHunter "Hoot" CarswellClay WilliamsIntro Music: Love Life - Ayo Beejay Outro Music: Nirvana - IamKvvngTuttSupport the showSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsLGbVyBOXgG-xCCqbnuWQFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirtyBootSportsFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirty_boot_sports/?hl=enFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtybootsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyBootSports/

Tech'd Up: LA Tech Week 7 Recap, Rice Homecoming Game Preview, Local High School Football

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 33:39

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dirtybootsportsThe Dirty Boot boys discuss LA Tech's Week 7 loss to North Texas, preview the Homecoming matchup against Rice, and finish it off with a look at the state of some North Louisiana high schools! Crew:Bill "UFC Bill" JonesHunter "Hoot" CarswellBustin' Chops & Callin' ShotsEach week Josh and Jon sit down to give their take on travel sports and everything in...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyIntro Music: Love Life - Ayo Beejay Outro Music: Nirvana - IamKvvngTuttSupport the showSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsLGbVyBOXgG-xCCqbnuWQFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirtyBootSportsFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirty_boot_sports/?hl=enFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtybootsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyBootSports/

Tech'd Up: LA Tech Week 6 Recap, North Texas Preview, Local High School Football

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 31:21

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dirtybootsportsThe Dirty Boot boys discuss LA Tech's Week 6 win over UTEP, preview the matchup against North Texas, and finish it off with a look at the state of some North Louisiana high schools! Crew:Bill "UFC Bill" JonesHunter "Hoot" CarswellClay WilliamsIntro Music: Love Life - Ayo Beejay Outro Music: Nirvana - IamKvvngTuttSupport the showSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsLGbVyBOXgG-xCCqbnuWQFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirtyBootSportsFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirty_boot_sports/?hl=enFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtybootsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyBootSports/

Tech'd Up: LA Tech Week 3 & 4 Recap, UTEP Preview, Local High School Football

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 37:38

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dirtybootsportsThe Dirty Boot boys discuss LA Tech's Week 3 & 4 losses, preview the homecoming game against UTEP, and finish it off with a look at the state of some North Louisiana high schools! Crew:Bill "UFC Bill" JonesHunter "Hoot" CarswellSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsLGbVyBOXgG-xCCqbnuWQFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DirtyBootSportsFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirty_boot_sports/?hl=enFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtybootsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DirtyBootSports/Intro Music: Love Life - Ayo Beejay Outro Music: Nirvana - IamKvvngTuttSupport the show

Early Season North Louisiana Archery Success with Dan Preaus

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 47:22

Dan Preaus is as good as it comes at getting on mature bucks early in the Louisiana season. In this episode we talked about how those hunts went down and what made him successful. Hope you enjoy.

Wesley Miller

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 39:10

In this episode I talked with Wesley "Big Sasquatch" Miller of Dubberly LA. Wesley is an accomplished crappie fisherman and crappie guide in North Louisiana (as well as a Registered Nurse). He's getting ready for the Crappie Masters National Championship in Grenada MS.

5 Enemies of Unity - Pastor Nathan Thompson

The Destiny Leaders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 31:36

Pastor Nathan Thompson is the small groups pastor at Christ Church in North Louisiana. Drawing from his experience at Chick-fil-a and as a Small Groups Pastor, He explains how there are 5 Enemies of Unity as we grow a healthy leadership culture in our organizations. This Episode is a re-air from November 2020.

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SC EP:873 I Thought I Shot A Man

Sasquatch Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 63:26 Very Popular

David said "In 1981 I was in North Louisiana and I came across this creature. He came from around a tree that was about 6 feet from me and we stared at each other. I wasn't sure what it was but I could tell by his facial expressions he was mad and working himself up to attack me. I shot it and I know it was a lung shot. I could describe every detail about him. This has weighed on me for the last 40 years, I have only told one person about it. It bothers me that I shot but from the way it was acting I thought it was him or me.”

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Shake Off Insecurity and Find Your Voice with Steven Keirsey

Reflecting Light with April Rodgers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 28:41

Steven Keirsey is passionate about helping the next generation find their voice by pointing them to the Voice of Truth. After a long season of timidity, Steven was able to step into the light and fulfill his calling as a student minister. No matter if you are the parent of a teenager or a teenager yourself, you will be encouraged by Steven's insight on how to connect with and pray for America's youth. Below are some of our favorite takeaways from today's show: ️ Sharing our stories is a powerful and unique way to promote the gospel. If we are willing to testify to God's faithfulness, then we can reach others for the sake of Christ. ️ Timidity can lead to insecurity and self-depreciation, which is actually a form of selfishness. Light defeats the darkness and can allow us to find our voice and let go of our fear. ️ Moments of submission can lead to our greatest rescue…if we are willing to follow the voice of truth. ️ For today's youth, most of their communication is done digitally. We are wise to learn how to connect to their world, finding creative ways to use technology to promote the truth of God's Word. ️ Living authentic lives in front of our teenagers is the best thing that we can do to point them to Jesus. We need to let them see us having a real and raw relationship with Christ. About Our Guest: Steven Keirsey is the North Monroe Student Pastor. He is a North Louisiana native having been born in Monroe, raised in West Monroe, and attaining his B.L.A at Louisiana Tech in Ruston. He brings 7 years of camp/ministry experience to the table as well as 7 years of staff experience at North Monroe. Formerly, he worked as the Associate Summer Camp Director at Seeker Springs as well as holding many other positions there. Now a part of the North Monroe family, he serves the student ministry to help develop a sense of belonging and leading bible studies to help them become more like Christ. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Modern Day Miracles: Raising a Child with Autism with Jan Strickland

Reflecting Light with April Rodgers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 34:14

After receiving the diagnosis that her son, Jey, was autistic, Jan never gave up praying that she would one day hear her son speak. After years of consistent and desperate prayer, Jan and her husband experienced a modern day miracle when Jey spoke his first full sentence at 4 1/2 years old. You will be encouraged by this touching story of a mother's faithfulness to pray until the Light broke through! Below are some of our favorite takeaways from today's show: ️ God has an interesting way of preparing us for what is to come. He gives us confirmations that allow us to prepare our hearts and minds for the future. ️ Comparison is a trap that every new mom must overcome, regardless of developmental delays. ️ God places friendships in our lives to give us the courage to seek help/diagnosis when the time is right. ️ When we pray without ceasing for our children, we can have the confidence that God hears our prayers. ️ We can be a blessing to others who are walking a similar path as us and shine the light that God has given us. That is what community is all about! About Our Guest: Jan is from Rayville, Louisiana. She is married to Josh and they have 2 children – Jey (7 years old) and Evy (4 years old) and an American Brittany dog named Belle. Jan owns an Interior Decorating / Home Design Company- Strickland Interiors where she decorates, remodels, and makes selections for new construction homes in Northeast Louisiana. She has been the lead designer for the Monroe, Louisiana St. Jude Dream Homes for the past 5 years and is now about to start on her 6th home as lead designer. On a personal level, Jan and Josh became very involved in the local Autism Society of North Louisiana and helped to get a bill passed a couple years back HB 317 to have an Autism designation printed on learner's permits and driver's licenses.

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Kate Chopin - The Awakening - Episode 1 - Meet The Author, Discover Local Color And Feminism!

How To Love Lit Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 45:43

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. 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465. Wesley Harris, Part 2.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022

465. Part 2 of our interview with Wesley Harris. Our friend Wesley has not only been in local law enforcement for decades, he has also become a local historian investigating Lincoln Parish and North Louisiana. His books include Ruston, Neither Fear Nor Favor, Fish out of Water, Burglary for the Patrol Officer, The Roundup: The Military, the Marshals, and Political Shenanigans in Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes, 1874, William R. Meadows: Slave, Soldier, Symbol. Join us as we discuss that local history with Wesley. This week in Louisiana history. April 16, 1718. Official date of founding of New Orleans. This week in New Orleans history. Acclaimed author Mary Alice Fontenot was born on April 17, 1910. She wrote the "Clovis Crawfish" series, in which the title character and his animal friends experienced a host of adventures. The goal of the series, for which she penned 18 different books, was to teach life lessons to children while helping them learn a little of the Cajun French language; Clovis and his pals spoke mostly English with Cajun sayings and songs thrown in. She also wrote other books, including "The Star Seed" and "The Louisiana Experience." Ms. Fontenot passed away on May 12, 2003. This week in Louisiana. Festival International de Louisiane April 27-May 1, 2022 315 Lee Ave Lafayette, LA (337) 232-8086 info@festivalinternational.org Welcome to Festival! Our cultural celebration is known around the globe for its bold and diverse music, food, art & unforgettable experiences. We can't wait to take over Lafayette again next year as we celebrate our 36th annual event with you all. Stay tuned for updates & remember we are all in this together! Transforming downtown Lafayette into an entertainment mecca every April, Festival International boasts top-notch music performances, gourmet food, and handcrafted artworks from all over the place! See you April 27-May 1, 2022. Bon Festival! There's still time to grab your 2021 Official Pin & Poster! Postcards from Louisiana. Alicia Renee — Blue Eyes.Listen on iTunes.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.

465. Wesley Harris, Part 1