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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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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572. We welcome comedian and oroducer Gloria McConnell to the podcast. Gloria has been in business since 2019 performing standup comedy and producing Mid City Live! comedy variety show across southeast Louisiana. She has opened for national touring comedians, Sean Patton, Caitlin Peluffo, and Susan Saiger." (Black Dress Productions). Now available:…
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571. This week we talk to Hans Rasmussen about the book he edited, A Girl’s Life in New Orleans: The Diary of Ella Grunewald, 1884–1886. “A Girl’s Life in New Orleans presents the diary of Ella Grunewald, an upper-middle-class teenager in New Orleans at the end of the nineteenth century. Grunewald, the daughter of one of the Crescent City’s leading…
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570. This week we talk to musician Jackson Skillingstad. Hailing from the heart of Ruston, Louisiana, Jackson Skillingstad is a genre-defying singer/songwriter whose music blends the soulful essence of deep South roots with a fusion of rock, country, and hip hop vibes. It's a musical gumbo that mirrors the eclectic sounds of Louisiana, creating a u…
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569. We welcome Jeroen Dewulf back to the podcast to discuss his new book, Afro-Atlantic Catholics: America’s First Black Christians. "This volume examines the influence of African Catholics on the historical development of Black Christianity in America during the seventeenth century. Dewulf’s analysis focuses on the historical documentation of Afr…
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568. We welcome author Lisa Wingate to the podcast to discuss her novel, Book of Lost Friends. “From the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connecti…
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567. This week we talk to novelist Diane McPhail, author of The Seamstress of New Orleans: A Fascinating Novel of Southern Historical Fiction. Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the acclaimed author’s mesmerizing historical novel tells of two strangers separated by background but bound by a…
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566. This week we talk to rap artist Mimzy MC. Rapper. Mimzy MC, born and raised Mim McCoy in Shreveport, LA, has been influenced by artists such as ICP, Korn, Eminem, Timbaland, and Cindi Lauper. She wishes to accomplish visual and listening pleasure with her unique style for all others to enjoy! Her philosophy regarding her visual art is, “My inw…
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565. Catharine Cole, Louisiana journalist. Louisiana Studies Conference presentation. Stephen & Bruce give their presentation about Catharine Cole, one of Louisiana's first women journalists. Catharine was best known from visiting every parish in the state at that time, writing articles on each one that reached every corner of Louisiana and beyond.…
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564. Candidate Richard Anderson talks to us about his campaign to be elected to the Louisiana DSCC. The Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) is the governing body for the Democratic Party of Louisiana and has sole responsibility for the affairs of the Louisiana Democratic Party. This is Richard's call for support: "For a NEW DAY, VOTE # 3 for …
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563. Cordelia Frances Biddle visits with us this week. She has written a biography of Saint Katharine Drexel, the founder of Xavier University. Saint Katharine: The Life of Katharine Drexel. "Katharine Drexel devoted her life to social justice, creating schools for those whom racism marginalized and persecuted. Born in 1858, she died in 1955; her l…
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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 th…
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561. Part 2 of our friend Kelly Jackson's return to the podcast to discuss her Metoyer documentary. “Kelly is the creator of the Cane River Film Festival. The film festival is sponsored by her historical preservation nonprofit – the Resurrection Fern Foundation. Resurrection Fern serves as a way for Kelly to support her community events and histori…
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560. Part 1 of our friend Kelly Jackson's return to the podcast to discuss her Metoyer documentary. “Kelly is the creator of the Cane River Film Festival. The film festival is sponsored by her historical preservation nonprofit – the Resurrection Fern Foundation. Resurrection Fern serves as a way for Kelly to support her community events and histori…
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 5A. Reid, Whitman, Reizenstein.By 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.By Bruce R. Magee
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English 475/575. Louisiana Literature Louisiana Tech University English Deptarment Bruce R. Magee Lecture Notes 1B. Tribal StoriesBy 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 CorrespondenceBy 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 LouisianaBy 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 LapinBy 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.By 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.By 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.By 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 StitcherBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.htmlBy 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.By Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. Lecture 4B. Isaiah Lecture mp3 is posted here. Notes are posted here.By Bruce R. Magee
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English 452. Bible as Literature Week 3A. Proverbs Lecture. Notes are posted here.By 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.htmlBy Bruce R. Magee
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