Blood and Oil

Lauren Kenny & Travers of South by Northeast Prod

Blood and Oil is the New Orleans history podcast that starts after the tourist booklets end. Join hosts Lauren Whitley-Haney & Kenny Haney as they detail the story of industry & violence in 1900s South Louisiana plantation country.

Episodes

  1. 11/28/2022

    The Oil Boom in Plantation Country: The Company Town

    Part 2 of our Oil Boom episode series is all about the company town! Were refinery company towns really that different from the old sugar plantations they sprouted up around? In this episode, Kenny & Lauren focus on St. Charles Parish - home to two refinery company towns, one of which is still around today. Contributor Travers LaVille joins to watch and comment on the corporate propaganda needed to sustain company towns and the refineries they served.  Join our Patreon for hours of extra content & to support independent research: www.Patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast  Episode 5 Show Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-5  Shell Norco 1997 video on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/328540723  1916-1917 Pan American Record at Google Books: https://books.google.com/books/about/Pan_American_Record.html?id=jYQwAQAAMAAJ  Music: Blood & Oil Theme - Travers LaVille: www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav  Wilderness Mindset - Humans Win Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com

    39 min
  2. 11/21/2022

    The Oil Boom in Plantation Country: Why Louisiana?

    Here it is, folks! The stage is set and the main act of “Blood and Oil” has arrived.  In this episode, hosts Kenny and Lauren talk about what led to the creation of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” as we know it today. Why did global oil companies choose Louisiana back in the 1910s, and what was it like for the generation who experienced Louisiana’s Petrochemical Revolution? Contributor Travers LaVille joins to discuss the “Louisiana paradox” - high concentration of industry and high levels of poverty.  The story of Alex Royal is based upon census data and historical newspapers, and is inspired by Saidiya Hartman’s style of “critical fabulation,” filling in gaps of the cold historical record with warmth and life.  Part 1 of 3. Listen next week for Part 2: The Company Town.  Episode 4 Show Notes Page: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com/episode-4 Together Louisiana’s “Why Louisiana Stays Poor.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWTic9btP38  Music:  Blood & Oil Theme, Travers LaVille: www.instagram.com/BrothaTrav Support Blood & Oil on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bloodandoilpodcast Visit our website for more information: www.bloodandoilpodcast.com Follow us! Instagram: www.instagram.com/bloodoilpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/bloodoilpod The opinions voiced within this podcast’s conversations are just that - opinions. When facts and research are given, the sources are cited within our Show Notes page on our website and/or within the episode. Questions, comments and corrections: bloodandoilpodcast@gmail.com

    37 min

Ratings & Reviews

4.1
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

Blood and Oil is the New Orleans history podcast that starts after the tourist booklets end. Join hosts Lauren Whitley-Haney & Kenny Haney as they detail the story of industry & violence in 1900s South Louisiana plantation country.