The Louisiana Anthology Podcast is an part of the larger project of the Louisiana Anthology. We release new episodes every Saturday, and the podcasts last for around an hour. The purpose of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast is to discuss the literature and culture of Louisiana. We broadcast interviews with various authors, artists, and scholars about their contributions to Louisiana.
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Recordings of my English lectures
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Unofficial podcast, blog, & discussion forum for Fear the Walking Dead.
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595. Our old friend Derby Gisclair returns to talk about his research into Louisiana politician and snake oil salesman (to the degree they're different!) Dudley J. LeBlanc. "Coozan Dud" was a moderately successful Louisiana politician and a wildly successful salesman of Hadacol, the patent medicine. He hosted a traveling variety show to sell the el…
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594. Part 2 of our interview with Nick Douglas about New Orleans jazz and civil rights. “I am working with my filmmaking partner Doug Harris on a documentary called the Reconnect: The Untold History of Jazz. It is a true story about the actual formation of jazz in the only place it could have formed: New Orleans. But it is more it identifies for th…
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593. Part 1 of our conversation with Nick Douglas about the documentary he is working on about the relationship between jazz and civil rights, “I am working with my filmmaking partner Doug Harris on a documentary called The Reconnect: The Untold History of Jazz. It is a true story about the actual formation of jazz in the only place it could have f…
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592. Today we talk to author Carolyn Morrow Long about two of her books, one on Marie Laveau and the other on Madame LaLaurie. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau. "Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was…
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591. Part 2 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, a Democratic Candidate for Louisiana Congressional District 6. "As the Executive Chairman of The Justice Alliance, a Baton Rouge-based social justice nonprofit, and the founder & Creative Director of Anderson Creative, Quentin embodies a lifelong commitment to fostering equity and empow…
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590. Part 1 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, Candidate for District 6. "As the Executive Chairman of The Justice Alliance, a Baton Rouge-based social justice nonprofit, and the founder & Creative Director of Anderson Creative, Quentin embodies a lifelong commitment to fostering equity and empowerment.... A proud alumnus of McKinle…
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589. Dayne Sherman returns to the podcast to discuss the situation in Louisiana right now. Dayne is the author of the novels Zion and Welcome to the Fallen Paradise. Both are ebooks and audiobooks. Signed first editions are available from the author. And he does not speak for any of his employers. Please sign up for my newsletter and get the FREE D…
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588. Part 2 of our interview of Amanda Jones, library defender. Amanda served as an educator in Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against bo…
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587. The first part of our conversation with Library defender Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian. Amanda served as an educator in Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July…
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586. Part 2 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also known as the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar’s bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires…
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585. Part 2 of our conversation with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was a victim of Louisiana's abortion ban. She was excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. With…
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584. Part 1 of our talk with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was an early victim of Louisiana's abortion ban after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022. She had been excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first…
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584. Part 1 of our talk with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was an early victim of Louisiana's abortion ban after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022. She had been excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first…
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583. Part 1 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also known as the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar’s bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires…
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582. This week we talk to Phil Cross, a leading historian of the Kadohadacho (Caddo) Tribe. Phil grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water on his family’s Indian allotment land in western Oklahoma – out where that bright red dirt could both stain his clothes and, in some ways, stir that Okie pride. Phil is a historian, lecturer, Ca…
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581. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were…
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580. Part 1 of our interview with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were co…
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579. Part 2 of our interview with Chris Dier, who was recognized as the Teacher of the Year 2020. "Chris Dier is an American educator and author. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decade before transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teach…
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578. This week we welcome Chris Dier for part 1 of our interview interview. Chris was recognized as the Teacher of theYear in 2020. He also makes his history lessons public through his Tiktok videos. "Chris Dier is an American educator andauthor. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decadebefore transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High S…
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577. We talk to Brooke Champagne about her book, Nola Face: A Latina’s Life in the Big Easy. "A memoir-in-essays of a New Orleanian author’s search for identity in an upbringing complicated by competing languages, ethnicities, classes, and educations . . . . The hilarious, heartbreaking essays in this collection trace the evolutions of this girlhoo…
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576. This week we welcome Givonna Joseph to the podcast to discuss 19th-Century classical music among New Orleans' gens de couleur libres (Free People of Color). "Ms. Joseph is committed to the culture of New Orleans, the city of her birth. This is most evident in her research on 19th-century classical music of New Orleans's Free People of Color. A…
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575.We're celebrating the 12th Anniversary of the Louisiana Anthology. We welcome Lamar White, Jr. back to update our projects. The Louisiana Anthology now has 9,900,000 words by 245 authors. Our biggest accomplishment this year is the publication of our first book, Liberty in Louisiana by James Workman. Our edition is its first publication in 220 …
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574. We talk to Lynette Mejia about her defense of the Lafayette Library system. Louisiana born and raised, Lynette has become one of the faces of the anti-censorship movement in Lafayette, co-founding Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship and Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship. "The board," Mejia said, "has a very specific far-right Christian n…
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574. We talk to Lynette Mejia about her defense of the Lafayette Library system. Louisiana born and raised, Lynette has become one of the faces of the anti-censorship movement in Lafayette, co-founding Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship and Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship. "The board," Mejia said, "has a very specific far-right Christian n…
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573. Today, Robert Caldwell returns to discuss the history of the Choctaw Tribe. He has written a recent article on the subject: “Choctaw Frontier: Incursions and settlement in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, 1760-1836,” North Louisiana History Fall 2020. Robert is a Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University and Nativ…
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 5A. Reid, Whitman, Reizenstein.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 9A. The Havirds.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 1B. Tribal StoriesOleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 2A. The Ursuline CorrespondenceOleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Louisiana Literature Lecture Notes 2B. Liberty in LouisianaOleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 475. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 475 Louisiana Literature Lecture Notes 6B. Compair LapinOleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 210. British Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptartment Bruce R. Magee English 210 Louisiana Literature Chaucer. Nun's Priest Tale Lecture. This is the lecture for the notes posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 424. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 424 Louisiana Literature Lecture 0A2 Bring Me the Heads of My Enemies This is the lecture for the notes posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Department Bruce R. Magee English 424 Louisiana Literature Lecture 0A Introduction This is the lecture for the notes posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 303 Technical Writing Class meet-up June 7, 2019 Listen in iTunes Listen on StitcherOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 101 English Composition I Lecture 6B Proposal Essay Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/303/lectures/Week_01a--proposal--veal_calf.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 101 English Composition I Lecture 5B Grading the rough draft for Classification Task 1 Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/101/lectures/05B--Classification--rough_draft/05B--Classification--rough_draft.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 9B Hebrews Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/09b--Hebrews/09b--hebrews.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 9A Romans Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/09a--Romans/09a--romans.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 8A Acts Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/08a--Acts/08a--acts.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 7B Luke Notes are posted here:http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/07b--Luke/07b--luke.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 7A John Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/07a--John/07a--john.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 6B Matthew Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/06a--Mark/06a--mark.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 5B New Testament timeline 1 Maccabees Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/06a--Mark/06a--mark.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee English 452 Bible as Literature Lecture 5B New Testament timeline 1 Maccabees Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/05b--NT_canon/05B--timeline.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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Louisiana Tech University English Department English 452. Bible as Literature. Lecture 5B. NT Canon Lecture for the notes posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/05b--NT_canon/05B--canon.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. Lecture 5A. 1 Esdras Baruch Epistle of Jeremiah Daniel Daniel Apocrapha This is the lecture for the notes posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. Lecture 4B. Isaiah Lecture mp3 is posted here. Notes are posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. Bible as Literature Week 3A. Proverbs Lecture. Notes are posted here.Oleh Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. 2A - Lecture on versions of the Bible. Notes are posted here: http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/452/lectures/02A--Exodus/02A--bible_versions.htmlOleh Bruce R. Magee
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