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
May 2, 2026
676. Part 2 of our conversation with Frances Kolb Turnbell about Spanish Colonial Louisiana. Frances recently published an important history entitled, Spanish Louisiana: Contest for Borderlands, 1763–1803. What happens when a fading French colony is handed over to a Spanish Empire determined to impose order? In this episode, we dive into Frances Kolb Turnbell’s landmark book, Spanish Louisiana. We explore a Mississippi Valley...
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April 25, 2026
675. Part 1 of our conversation with Frances Kolb Turnbell about Spanish Louisiana. Turnbell has written the first history of the Spanish period of colonial Louisiana: Spanish Louisiana. Part 1. Contest for the Borderlands: 1763-1803.
What happens when a fading French colony is handed over to a Spanish
Empire determined to impose order? In this episode, we dive into Frances
Kolb Turnbell’s landmark book, Spanish Louisi...
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April 18, 2026
674. Part 2 of our conversation about prison reform with returning guest Leslie Bary. In this episode, we discuss Leslie Bary’s recent article, “From Angola with Love: Activism, Academics, and the Abolitionist Future,” which chronicles her thirty-year journey providing post-conviction relief and solidarity for death row and maximum-security prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Leslie examines the intersecti...
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April 11, 2026
673. Part 1 of our conversation about prison reform with returning guest Leslie Bary. In this episode, we discuss Leslie Bary’s recent article, “From Angola with Love: Activism, Academics, and the Abolitionist Future,” which chronicles her thirty-year journey providing post-conviction relief and solidarity for death row and maximum-security prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Leslie examines the intersection of prax...
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672. Bruce and Stephen give a new presentation about Liberty in Louisiana. This was a Friends of the Cabildo event. The Louisiana State Museum and Friends of the Cabildo’s Second Thursday Lecture Series is held on the second Thursday of each month, beginning at 6 p.m. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint or on Zoom. Every month a different topic is explored from Louisiana’s unique history. Programs are free...
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March 28, 2026
671. On
this episode of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast, we are joined
by Kayla Hardy to discuss her new novel, Quarter Queen.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century New Orleans, the story
follows a young woman’s journey through the mystique and social
complexities of the French Quarter. Kayla shares how she blended
historical research with rich storytelling to capture the spir...
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March 21, 2026
670. Sophie White joins us to discuss her book, Voices of the Enslaved: Love, Labor, and Longing in French Louisiana. Sophie also has a companion website, "Voices of the Enslaved: A Digital Humanities
Approach to Encountering the Archive." This website is well worth your time. It has an article on the earliest reference to voudou, for example, with primary documents and detailed analysis. In
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March 14, 2026
669. Part 2. We continue Women's History Month by concluding our conversation with Marcelle Bienvenu. Whe is an author working on the history of Creole cooking. Marcelle Bienvenu's highly
anticipated new release of her timeless classic, Who's Your
Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux? is a
treasure trove of over two hundred recipes, revised with a
Foreword by Emeril Lagasse and sump...
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March 7, 2026
668. We begin women's history month by talking to Marcelle Bienvenu about the history of Creole
cooking. In a city known worldwide for its food, the women of New Orleans have led the way. Marcelle Bienvenu's highly anticipated new release of her timeless classic, Who's Your Mama, Are You Catholic, and Can You Make A Roux?
is a treasure trove of over two hundred recipes, revised with a
Foreword by Emeril Lagasse and s...
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February 27, 2026
667. Part 2 of our conversation with Kathleen Kass Byrd about her book on the history of
Natchitoches. "Kathleen M. Byrd’s Natchitoches,
Louisiana, 1803–1840 is an examination of one French
Creole community as it transitioned from a fur-trading and
agricultural settlement under the control of Spain to a critical
American outpost on the Spanish/American frontier and finally to
a...
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February 21, 2026
666. Kathleen Kass Byrd, part 1, joins us to discuss her book on the history of
Natchitoches. "Kathleen M. Byrd’s Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1803–1840 is
an examination of one French Creole community as it transitioned from a
fur-trading and agricultural settlement under the control of Spain to a
critical American outpost on the Spanish/American frontier and finally
to a commercial hub and jumping-off point for those ...
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February 13, 2026
665. Part 2 of our interview of Zella Palmer, expert on Creole and African cooking. She released a documentary, The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black
Hand in the Pot. She is also the author of Recipes and
Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869-2019.Zella, educator, food historian,
author, and filmmaker, serves as the Chair and Director of the
Dillard University Ray Charles ...
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February 6, 2026
664. Part 1 of our interview with Zella Palmer about the influence of African cooking on creole cuisine. The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot. She is also the author of Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869-2019. Zella, educator, food historian, author, and filmmaker, serves as the Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture. Palme...
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January 30, 2026
663. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew
and Melissa, hosts of the the "This Ain't It" podcast, covering
their response to MAGA religion. Hosted by Matthew Teutsch,
a scholar of African American literature and Director of the
Lillian E. Smith Center, and his wife Melissa Teutsch,
the s...
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January 23, 2026
662. Part 1 of our conversation with Matthew and Melissa, hosts of the the "This Ain't It" podcast, covering
their response to MAGA religion.
Hosted by Matthew
Teutsch, a scholar of African American literature and
Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center, and his wife Melissa Teutsch,
the...
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January 17, 2026
661. Today we talk to Rachel L. Doherty about Louisiana folklore and folklife. Rachel is the Assistant Director for Programming and Special Projects at the Center for Louisiana Studies. Dr. Rachel Doherty is a scholar of contemporary Francophone art, literature, and creolized identities in Louisiana and Canada. She is an alumna of UL Lafayette's Francophone Studies program, a former lecturer at UL and Université Sainte-Anne, a...
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January 10, 2026
660. Today we’re joined by writer and cultural historian Brian Fairbanks,
author of “Wizards: David Duke, America’s Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right.”
In this book, Fairbanks delivers a vivid account of David Duke’s 1991
run for governor of Louisiana — a campaign that shocked the country and
revealed how extremist politics could slip into the mainstream. Through
sharp reporting and a storyteller’s eye, he r...
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January 2, 2026
659. John C. Rodrigue joins us to discuss his research on the Civil War and Reconstruction. John is a prominent historian
specializing in the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, known for his
deep focus on slavery, emancipation, and the Lower Mississippi Valley,
with key books like Reconstruction in the Cane Fields and Freedom's
Crescent, exploring how the war transformed Southern society and
Lincoln's evolving views on Re...
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December 26, 2025
658. Part 2 of our conversation with Scott Tilton. Scott is
the Co-Founder and Director of the Nous Foundation, a platform
for exchange between Louisiana and the French-speaking world. He
lived the past several years in Paris where he worked as a
consultant at Ernst & Young France on projects for the
European Union, the UN, and the French Government. While in
Paris, Scott lau...
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December 20, 2025
657. Part 1 of our conversation with Scott Tilton. Scott is
the Co-Founder and Director of the Nous Foundation, a platform
for exchange between Louisiana and the French-speaking world. He
lived the past several years in Paris where he worked as a
consultant at Ernst & Young France on projects for the
European Union, the UN, and the French Government. While in
Paris, Scott lau...
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