Louisiana Anthology Podcast
The Louisiana Anthology Podcast is an part of the larger project of the Louisiana Anthology. We release new episodes every Saturday, and the podcasts last for around an hour. The purpose of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast is to discuss the literature and culture of Louisiana. We broadcast interviews with various authors, artists, and scholars about their contributions to Louisiana.
Episodes
July 18, 2025
635. Part 2
of our talk with Kyle Crosby about his project, Louisiana
Dread. "Louisiana Dread is a cultural project that shares
and preserves stories of Louisiana history, culture, and
folklore. Under the umbrella of Dreadful Productions, LLC,
"Louisiana Dread" aims to bring awareness to important cultural
aspects of Louisiana through several online series, such as LA
...
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July 12, 2025
634. Part 1 of our talk with Kyle Crosby about his project, Louisiana Dread. "Louisiana Dread is a cultural project that shares and
preserves stories of Louisiana history, culture, and folklore.
Under the umbrella of Dreadful Productions, LLC, "Louisiana
Dread" aims to bring awareness to important cultural aspects of
Louisiana through several online series, such as LA Quick
History,...
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July 6, 2025
633. We talk to Heidi Kim about her research into the novel, Vieux Salomon. "Set in Guadeloupe, New Orleans,
the surrounding Louisiana plantations, and briefly in other areas of the
South, this is a key text of the history of slavery in Louisiana and
the Deep South. There is obviously a difference between memoirs and
novels in terms of perception and claims to nonfiction. However, in U.S.
antislavery literature, both...
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June 28, 2025
632. Chip Lococo discusses his novel, The Devil’s Jazz:
A Gripping Historical Thriller of Murder, Music, and Madness in 1918 New Orleans, about the infamous Axman of New Orleans. “They have never caught me and they never will... I have been, am, and will be the worst spirit that ever existed either in fact or the realm of fancy.” — The Axman
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June 20, 2025
631. Part
2 of Thomas Patterson joining us to discuss his new book, American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana.
"Thomas E. Patterson’s monumental biography of Huey Long is a
profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as
an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical
influence on the New Deal. Long transformed the politics of
Louisiana by standi...
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June 14, 2025
630. Part 1 of Thomas Patterson joining us to discuss his new book, American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana. "Thomas E. Patterson’s monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on the New Deal. Long transformed the politics of Louisiana by standing for the interests of citizens whom state offi...
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June 7, 2025
629. Chad Adams returns to the podcast to discuss his new novella, Rapacity.
“A desolate young girl finds
herself trapped in rising floodwaters after her little brother
is tragically killed in a hit and run accident during a
catastrophic hurricane. As she and her mother fight to
overcome their grief and the wrath of the storm, her faceless
assailant sits out of harm's w...
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May 31, 2025
628. Anniversary episode. It's the 13th anniversary for the Anthology, and the 12th for the Podcast. Ed Branley visits again to discuss our accomplishments and his over the past year. Here are some new additions to our Anthology over recent months:
- The Axman. Letter to the Times Picayune from a serial killer who was never caught.
- James Fenimore Cooper. The Prairie. A novel se...
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May 24, 2025
627. We interview Kelly Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival. Natchitoches has a long and intimate history with American cinema. The Cane River film festival represents the latest chapter in that history. We are as diverse as the community that we represent. Our mission is to showcase, nurture, and support the emerging creative student and independent filmmaker...
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May 17, 2025
626. Part 2 of our interview with Gabrielle Perry. Gabrielle Angelique
Perry, MPH, B.S. is a public health specialist. She's also the
founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation,
an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally
with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by
incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of
thousan...
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May 9, 2025
625. Part 1 of our interview with Gabrielle Perry. Gabrielle Angelique
Perry, MPH, B.S., is a public health specialist. She's also the
founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation,
an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally
with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by
incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of
thousa...
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624. Part 2 of Ed Branley's return to the porch to talk about the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de
Lafayette's visit to America in 1825. Fifty years after the
Revolutionary War, Lafayette returned for a triumphant tour of the
United States. Nowhere was he more welcome than in his visit to
Louisiana. Ed is a volunteer docent at the Cabildo Museum in Jackson
Square, and the Museum has a fantastic eshibit...
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April 26, 2025
623. Part 1 of Ed Branley's return to the porch to talk about the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to America in 1825. Fifty years after the Revolutionary War, Lafayette returned for a triumphant tour of the United States. Nowhere was he more welcome than in his visit to Louisiana. Ed is a volunteer docent at the Cabildo Museum in Jackson Square, and the Museum has a fantastic eshibit commemorating ...
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April 18, 2025
622. Part 2 of our conversation with Elisa Speranza about her novel, The Italian Prisoner. "1943. New Orleans. Rose Marino lives with
her Sicilian immigrant parents and helps in the family grocery
store. Her older brother and sister both joined the Army, and
Rose prays for their safety as World War II rages overseas.When
the parish priest organizes a goodwill mission to visit Italian
pri...
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April 11, 2025
621. Part 1 of our interview with Elisa M. Speranza, author of The Italian Prisoner. "1943. New Orleans. Rose Marino lives with her Sicilian immigrant parents and helps in the family grocery store. Her older brother and sister both joined the Army, and Rose prays for their safety as World War II rages overseas.When the parish priest organizes a goodwill mission to visit Italian prisoners of war at a nearby military base, Rose ...
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April 4, 2025
620. Part 2 of our conversation with Rien Fertel. “I’m a Louisiana-born and based writer and teacher. My most recent book, out September 2022, is Brown Pelican, a human history of the very best bird. I’ve penned three earlier books. The Drive-By Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera, #133 in Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series, about a road trip based on a recent classic album about a road trip. The One True Barbecue: Fire, Smok...
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March 29, 2025
619. Part 1 of our interview with Rien Fertel. “I’m a Louisiana-born
and based writer and teacher. My most recent book, out September 2022, is
Brown Pelican, a human history of the very best bird. I’ve penned three
earlier books. The Drive-By Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera, #133 in
Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series, about a road trip based on a recent classic
album about a road trip. The One True Barbecue: Fi...
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March 21, 2025
Part 2 of our interview with Shannon Eaves. "Her book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South, was published by UNC Press in 2024. This study examines how the rape and sexual exploitation of enslaved women created a rape culture that was woven into the very fabric of antebellum society, influencing daily life for both the enslaved and enslavers....
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March 14, 2025
617. Part 1 of our interview with Shannon Eaves. "Her book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South, was published by UNC Press in 2024. This study examines how the rape and sexual exploitation of enslaved women created a rape culture that was woven into the very fabric of antebellum society, influencing daily life for both the enslaved and enslavers.... Shannon earned her Ph....
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March 7, 2025
616. Part 2 of Ed Branley's return to the podcast. This time the NOLA history guy talks to the most NOLA topic of them all
— Mardi Gras! Ed traces Carnival season and Mardi Gras from its humble beginnings to now Ed is a writer, teacher, historian, and computer nerd who lives in New Orleans. He graduated from the real Brother Martin High School. Edward dated several girls who attended the real St. Mary's Dominican High Schoo...
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