Bayou And Bullshyt: A Louisiana History Podcast

Shika Denise
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Bayou and Bullshyt is a storytelling podcast uncovering Louisiana’s wildest history — from notorious crimes and voodoo queens to corrupt politicians and long-buried family secrets. Each episode blends deep research with bold commentary, humor, and zero filter. Hosted with Southern attitude and real talk, this show brings the past to life in a way school never did. Expect true crime, cultural deep dives, messy scandals, and unforgettable characters straight out of the bayou. If it’s Louisiana, legendary, and a little unhinged — we’re talking about it. New episodes drop regularly. Pull up a chair and sip the sweet tea. ☕🐊

  1. 6d ago

    EP. 17| BUDDY BOLDEN: THE KING WE CAN’T HEAR

    Before jazz had a name, Charles “Buddy” Bolden was already making New Orleans move. Known as King Bolden, he became one of the most important figures in the story of early jazz — yet there is no known surviving recording of him, no interview, and only one known photograph. In this episode of Bayou and Bullshyt, I’m digging into Buddy’s life in New Orleans: Central City, brass bands, parades, dance halls, Funky Butt Hall, the musicians around him, and the stories about a cornet so powerful people claimed it could be heard from blocks away. We also get into the darker part of his story — his decline beginning around 1906, his commitment to the state institution at Jackson in 1907, and the historical theory that pellagra, a severe niacin deficiency once common in the South, may have contributed to some of the symptoms attributed to mental illness. That theory is not presented as fact. I compare the historical record with what we now know about pellagra so you can see why historians have continued to debate it. And while Buddy remained in Jackson, jazz moved out into the world without him. No recording.No interview.One known photograph.An unmarked grave.And somehow, we still know his name. This is Buddy Bolden: The King We Can’t Hear. Follow me:Instagram & TikTok: @ShikaFromTheBayou Everything Bayou and Bullshyt:https://linktr.ee/shikadenise Support the show:Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/bayouandbullsht Like, follow, subscribe, comment, and share the episode with somebody who likes their Louisiana history with a little bullshyt mixed in. FULL SOURCE LIST • Donald M. Marquis — In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz• National Park Service — Charles “Buddy” Bolden• National Park Service — A New Orleans Jazz History• National Park Service — Jazz Neighborhoods• Library of Congress — The Elusive Buddy Bolden• The Historic New Orleans Collection — Rhythm of Storyville• 64 Parishes — Buddy Bolden• 64 Parishes — Buddy Bolden’s Blues• A Closer Walk NOLA — Buddy Bolden’s House• A Closer Walk NOLA — Fisk School• A Closer Walk NOLA — Lincoln and Johnson Parks• A Closer Walk NOLA — Holt Cemetery• Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans• NCBI / National Academies — Niacin and Pellagra medical background• Chronicling America / Library of Congress newspaper archives STAY CURIOUS. STAY A LITTLE RATCHET. KEEP CHECKING THE SOURCES. Louisiana history ain’t never just history. It is always somebody’s business, somebody’s secret, and somebody’s bullshyt. WELCOME TO THE BULLSHYT MAFIA.

    EP. 17| BUDDY BOLDEN: THE KING WE CAN’T HEAR

  2. Sep 4

    EP. 16| STORYVILLE: SEX, JAZZ, MONEY & THE CITY THAT PUT VICE ON A MAP

    New Orleans didn’t just have a red-light district — the city created one. From 1897 to 1917, Storyville became one of the most infamous neighborhoods in America. But behind the fancy brothels, Basin Street balconies, liquor, gambling, and jazz was a whole system built around money, race, politics, exploitation, and power. In this episode, we’re getting into the Blue Books that listed women by name, address, and racial classification, the rise of legendary madams Josie Arlington and Lulu White, the story of Black Storyville, and the musicians who worked in the saloons, dance halls, cabarets, and parlors while early New Orleans jazz was taking shape. We’re also talking about the politicians and businessmen who benefited from the district, the women whose names never became legendary, the federal pressure that helped shut Storyville down in 1917, and what happened to the neighborhood after the lights went out. Because Storyville was never just sex and jazz. It was business. Politics. Race. Survival. Music. Money. And a whole lotta bullshyt. 🎙️ Bayou & Bullshyt with Shika DeniseLouisiana history told like the neighborhood story time it really is. 📲 Follow: @shikafromthebayou☕ Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/bayouandbullsht Content note: This episode discusses prostitution, racial segregation, exploitation, and other mature historical topics.

    EP. 16| STORYVILLE: SEX, JAZZ, MONEY & THE CITY THAT PUT VICE ON A MAP

  3. Jun 2

    EP. 15| EDWIN EDWARDS: CROOKED, CHARMING, AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY LOUISIANA

    EDWIN EDWARDS WASN’T JUST A GOVERNOR — HE WAS A WHOLE LOUISIANA PERFORMANCE. IN THIS EPISODE OF BAYOU AND BULLSHYT, WE’RE GETTING INTO EDWIN WASHINGTON EDWARDS: FOUR-TIME GOVERNOR, CAJUN POLITICAL GENIUS, CONVICTED FELON, SMOOTH-TALKING LAWYER, AND ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING, CROOKED, UNAPOLOGETICALLY LOUISIANA FIGURES TO EVER WALK INTO A PRESS CONFERENCE SMILING. EDWIN EDWARDS ROSE FROM AVOYELLES PARISH TO THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION AND BUILT A POLITICAL CAREER THAT LOUISIANA STILL ARGUES ABOUT. HE WAS SMART, FUNNY, EFFECTIVE, SHAMELESS, AND SOMEHOW ABLE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH RIGHT WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASKING HARDER QUESTIONS. IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET INTO HIS CAJUN ROOTS, HIS LAW CAREER IN CROWLEY, HIS MARRIAGES, HIS CHILDREN, HIS PERSONAL LIFE, HIS FIRST GOVERNOR WIN, THE 1974 LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION, THE JUNGLE PRIMARY, HIS COMEBACKS, THE 1991 RACE AGAINST DAVID DUKE, THE INFAMOUS “VOTE FOR THE CROOK” ERA, THE RIVERBOAT CASINO CORRUPTION CASE, FEDERAL PRISON, TRINA EDWARDS, REALITY TV, HIS LATE-LIFE BABY, AND HIS FINAL ATTEMPT TO GET BACK INTO POLITICS. BECAUSE EDWIN EDWARDS WAS NOT JUST GOOD OR BAD.HE WAS BOTH.AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES HIM SO DAMN LOUISIANA. AND YES — WE’RE TELLING IT THE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT WAY: RAW, REAL, DRAMATIC, FUNNY, AND RESEARCHED. BECAUSE AROUND HERE, WE DON’T JUST DO GOSSIP.WE DO HISTORY WITH RECEIPTS. FOLLOW ME FOR MORE LOUISIANA STORIES, HISTORY, CULTURE, CRIME, FOLKLORE, AND A LITTLE RATCHET WITH THE RESEARCH: INSTAGRAM: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOUTIKTOK: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOUTHREADS: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOULINKTREE: LINKTR.EE/SHIKADENISE ALL SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE ARE LISTED BELOW SO YOU CAN READ BEHIND ME, FACT-CHECK ME, OR GO BE NOSY WITH PURPOSE. 64 PARISHES — “EDWIN EDWARDS”USED FOR EDWIN EDWARDS’ LOUISIANA POLITICAL CAREER, FOUR GOVERNOR TERMS, CAJUN IDENTITY, CORRUPTION LEGACY, AND PLACE IN LATE TWENTIETH-CENTURY LOUISIANA HISTORY.NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION — “GOV. EDWIN WASHINGTON EDWARDS”USED TO CONFIRM EDWARDS’ BIRTHPLACE, MILITARY SERVICE, LSU LAW DEGREE, LAW PRACTICE IN CROWLEY, EARLY PUBLIC OFFICE, AND GOVERNORSHIP BACKGROUND.LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE — “EDWIN W. EDWARDS”USED TO VERIFY EDWARDS’ BIRTH DATE, EDUCATION, RELIGION, PARTY AFFILIATION, CAREER BEFORE OFFICE, AND GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION YEARS.64 PARISHES — “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE”USED FOR CONTEXT ON LOUISIANA’S NONPARTISAN BLANKET PRIMARY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE JUNGLE PRIMARY, AND EDWIN EDWARDS’ ROLE IN SHAPING THAT SYSTEM.UNITED STATES V. STEPHEN EDWARDS / FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT RECORDSUSED FOR THE 2000 FEDERAL CONVICTION DETAILS, INCLUDING RICO, EXTORTION, FRAUD, CONSPIRACY, AND MONEY-LAUNDERING-RELATED CHARGES CONNECTED TO RIVERBOAT CASINO LICENSING.REUTERS — “FORMER LOUISIANA GOVERNOR EDWIN EDWARDS IS DEAD AT 93”USED FOR EDWARDS’ DEATH, LATER-LIFE CONTEXT, FAMILY DETAILS, AND PUBLIC LEGACY.REUTERS — “EIGHT QUOTES BY AND ABOUT FORMER LOUISIANA GOV. EDWIN EDWARDS”USED FOR CONTEXT ON EDWARDS’ PUBLIC IMAGE AS A QUICK-WITTED, CORRUPTION-TAINTED POLITICAL FIGURE.JURIST — “FORMER LOUISIANA GOVERNOR RELEASED FROM PRISON”USED FOR CONTEXT ON EDWARDS’ 2002 PRISON SENTENCE, FEDERAL RELEASE, AND HOME DETENTION.BALLOTPEDIA — “EDWIN EDWARDS”USED FOR CONTEXT ON EDWARDS’ 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RUN AND LATER POLITICAL ACTIVITY.A&E / THE GOVERNOR’S WIFE MATERIALS AND REPORTING ON EDWIN AND TRINA EDWARDSUSED FOR CONTEXT ON EDWARDS’ POST-PRISON PUBLIC LIFE, THIRD MARRIAGE, REALITY TV APPEARANCE, AND LATE-LIFE FAMILY STORY.LOCAL LOUISIANA REPORTING ON ELI WALLACE EDWARDS’ BIRTHUSED FOR CONTEXT ON EDWIN AND TRINA EDWARDS’ SON AND EDWIN’S LATE-LIFE FATHERHOOD.BAYOU AND BULLSHYT IS A STORYTELLING PODCAST, BUT THE RESEARCH IS REAL. SOURCES ARE INCLUDED SO LISTENERS CAN READ MORE, VERIFY DETAILS, AND FOLLOW THE RECEIPTS FOR THEMSELVES.

  4. Jun 2

    EP. 14| EARL K. LONG: THE THUNDER AFTER THE STORM

    IF YOU THOUGHT HUEY P. LONG WAS A LOT, BABY, HIS LITTLE BROTHER EARL SAID, “HOLD MY CIGARETTE.” IN THIS EPISODE OF BAYOU AND BULLSHYT, WE’RE GETTING INTO EARL KEMP LONG, ALSO KNOWN AS UNCLE EARL — THREE-TIME GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, HUEY LONG’S YOUNGER BROTHER, A POLITICAL GENIUS, A HUMAN TORNADO, AND ONE OF THE MESSIEST, LOUDEST, MOST UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS IN LOUISIANA POLITICAL HISTORY. EARL SERVED AS GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA THREE DIFFERENT TIMES: 1939–1940, 1948–1952, AND 1956–1960. BUT HE WAS NOT JUST “HUEY’S BROTHER.” EARL HAD HIS OWN FLAVOR OF CHAOS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD IN WINNFIELD, HIS LIFE IN THE LONG FAMILY SHADOW, HIS MARRIAGE TO BLANCHE REVERE LONG, HIS RISE THROUGH LOUISIANA POLITICS, HIS FOLKSY “UNCLE EARL” IMAGE, HIS PUBLIC MELTDOWNS, HIS 1959 HOSPITALIZATION, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH BLAZE STARR, AND HOW THIS MAN STILL KEPT TRYING TO WIN ELECTIONS EVEN WHEN HIS WHOLE LIFE LOOKED LIKE A POLITICAL SEASON FINALE. AND YES — WE’RE TELLING IT THE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT WAY: RAW, REAL, DRAMATIC, FUNNY, AND RESEARCHED. BECAUSE AROUND HERE, WE DON’T JUST DO GOSSIP. WE DO HISTORY WITH RECEIPTS. FOLLOW ME FOR MORE LOUISIANA STORIES, HISTORY, CULTURE, CRIME, FOLKLORE, AND A LITTLE RATCHET WITH THE RESEARCH: INSTAGRAM: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOU TIKTOK: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOU THREADS: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOU LINKTREE: LINKTR.EE/SHIKADENISE ALL SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE ARE LISTED BELOW SO YOU CAN READ BEHIND ME, FACT-CHECK ME, OR GO BE NOSY WITH PURPOSE. SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE INCLUDE: 64 PARISHES — “EARL LONG” USED FOR EARL LONG’S POLITICAL CAREER, THREE GOVERNOR TERMS, “UNCLE EARL” IMAGE, RELATIONSHIP TO HUEY LONG, 1959 HOSPITALIZATION, BLAZE STARR CONTROVERSY, AND OVERALL LOUISIANA HISTORICAL CONTEXT. NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION — “GOV. EARL KEMP LONG” USED TO CONFIRM EARL LONG’S BIRTHPLACE, EDUCATION, EARLY PUBLIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ROLE, AND GOVERNORSHIP TIMELINE. LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE — “EARL KEMP LONG 1939–1940, 1948–1952, 1956–1960” USED TO VERIFY EARL LONG’S TERMS AS GOVERNOR, BIRTH DATE, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, EDUCATION, CAREER BEFORE AND AFTER OFFICE, AND DEATH DATE. LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE — FORMER GOVERNOR RECORDS USED TO CROSS-CHECK EARL LONG’S GOVERNORSHIP TERMS AND PLACE HIM WITHIN THE LINE OF LOUISIANA GOVERNORS. LOS ANGELES TIMES — “BLAZE STARR DIES AT 83; STRIPPER KNOWN FOR AFFAIR WITH GOV. EARL LONG” USED FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON BLAZE STARR’S PUBLIC IMAGE, HER BURLESQUE CAREER, AND HER CONNECTION TO EARL LONG. AMERICAN HERITAGE — “THE LONG, LONG TRAIL” USED FOR ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL CONTEXT ON THE LONG FAMILY POLITICAL DYNASTY AND EARL LONG’S PLACE INSIDE THAT LEGACY. JSTOR — “EARL KEMP LONG: THE MAN FROM PEA PATCH FARM” USED FOR SCHOLARLY CONTEXT ON EARL LONG’S 1959 POLITICAL AND HEALTH CRISIS. BAYOU AND BULLSHYT IS A STORYTELLING PODCAST, BUT THE RESEARCH IS REAL. SOURCES ARE INCLUDED SO LISTENERS CAN READ MORE, VERIFY DETAILS, AND FOLLOW THE RECEIPTS FOR THEMSELVES.

  5. Jun 2

    EP. 13| HUEY P. LONG (RE-RECORD): THE KINGFISH WHO RAN LOUISIANA LIKE IT OWED HIM MONEY

    WE’RE RUNNING IT BACK — BUT THIS TIME, WE’RE DOING IT RIGHT. THIS IS A RERECORDED AND EXPANDED EPISODE ON HUEY P. LONG, ONE OF THE LOUDEST, MESSIEST, SMARTEST, MOST CONTROVERSIAL MEN LOUISIANA EVER PRODUCED. IF YOU LISTENED TO THE ORIGINAL EPISODE, CONSIDER THIS THE UPGRADED VERSION — MORE STORY, MORE CONTEXT, MORE RECEIPTS, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT. HUEY LONG WASN’T JUST A GOVERNOR. HE WAS A POLITICAL MACHINE, A POOR MAN’S HERO, A RICH MAN’S NIGHTMARE, AND DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK, EITHER LOUISIANA’S GREATEST CHAMPION OR ONE OF ITS MOST DANGEROUS POWER PLAYERS. IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET INTO HIS CHILDHOOD IN WINNFIELD, HIS MARRIAGE TO ROSE MCCONNELL, HIS CHILDREN, HIS RISE THROUGH LOUISIANA POLITICS, HIS FIGHT WITH STANDARD OIL, HIS “EVERY MAN A KING” MOVEMENT, HIS BATTLES WITH FDR, THE POLITICAL MACHINE HE BUILT, THE ENEMIES HE MADE, AND THE ASSASSINATION THAT TURNED HIM FROM POLITICIAN INTO LEGEND. AND YES — WE’RE TELLING IT THE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT WAY: RAW, REAL, DRAMATIC, FUNNY, AND RESEARCHED. BECAUSE AROUND HERE, WE DON’T JUST DO GOSSIP. WE DO HISTORY WITH RECEIPTS. FOLLOW ME FOR MORE LOUISIANA STORIES, HISTORY, CULTURE, CRIME, FOLKLORE, AND A LITTLE RATCHET WITH THE RESEARCH: INSTAGRAM: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOUTIKTOK: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOUTHREADS: @SHIKAFROMTHEBAYOULINKTREE: LINKTR.EE/SHIKADENISE ALL SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE ARE LISTED BELOW SO YOU CAN READ BEHIND ME, FACT-CHECK ME, OR GO BE NOSY WITH PURPOSE. SOURCE NOTES SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE INCLUDE: U.S. SENATE HISTORICAL OFFICE — “HUEY LONG: A FEATURED BIOGRAPHY”USED FOR HUEY LONG’S POLITICAL CAREER, SENATE YEARS, SHARE OUR WEALTH MOVEMENT, AND NATIONAL INFLUENCE.64 PARISHES — “HUEY P. LONG JR.” BY EDWARD F. HAASUSED FOR HUEY’S LOUISIANA BACKGROUND, LEGAL CAREER, RISE TO GOVERNOR, POLITICAL MACHINE, AND OVERALL LOUISIANA CONTEXT.U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: HISTORY, ART & ARCHIVES — “ROSE MCCONNELL LONG”USED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ROSE MCCONNELL LONG, HUEY’S MARRIAGE, FAMILY LIFE, CHILDREN, AND ROSE’S LATER SENATE APPOINTMENT.BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS — “ROSE MCCONNELL LONG”USED TO VERIFY ROSE LONG’S OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE AND BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS.HUEY LONG OFFICIAL WEBSITE — BIOGRAPHY, PROGRAMS & LEGACYUSED FOR HUEY LONG’S CHILDHOOD, POLITICAL PROGRAMS, SHARE OUR WEALTH PLATFORM, PUBLIC IMAGE, AND LEGACY.HUEY LONG OFFICIAL WEBSITE — “HUEY LONG’S ASSASSINATION: SHOT & KILLED AT AGE 42”USED FOR THE ASSASSINATION TIMELINE, DEATH, FUNERAL, BURIAL, AND PUBLIC REACTION AFTER HIS SHOOTING.NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION — “GOV. HUEY PIERCE LONG”USED TO CONFIRM HUEY LONG’S GOVERNORSHIP DATES, BIRTHPLACE, EDUCATION, AND EARLY POLITICAL BACKGROUND.PBS / KEN BURNS — “HUEY LONG”USED FOR BROADER HISTORICAL CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S POLITICAL POWER, PUBLIC REPUTATION, AND LEGACY AS BOTH A CHAMPION OF THE POOR AND A CONTROVERSIAL POWER PLAYER.KEN BURNS — “HUEY LONG” FILM PAGEUSED FOR DOCUMENTARY CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S PERSONALITY, POLITICAL MACHINE, NATIONAL AMBITIONS, AND THE ERA SURROUNDING HIS RISE AND ASSASSINATION.SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HISTORY ARCHIVES — EXCERPTS FROM HUEY LONG’S AUTOBIOGRAPHYUSED FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S OWN WORDS, PUBLIC IMAGE, AND SHARE OUR WEALTH-ERA POLITICAL MESSAGING.THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY PROJECT — FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF SENATOR HUEY P. LONGUSED FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT ON THE NATIONAL REACTION AFTER HUEY LONG WAS SHOT.BAYOU AND BULLSHYT IS A STORYTELLING PODCAST, BUT THE RESEARCH IS REAL. SOURCES ARE INCLUDED SO LISTENERS CAN READ MORE, VERIFY DETAILS, AND FOLLOW THE RECEIPTS FOR THEMSELVES.

  6. Apr 10

    EP. 13| HUEY P. LONG: THE PRICE OF POWER

    IN THIS EPISODE OF BAYOU AND BULLSHYT, I’M TAKING Y’ALL THROUGH THE LIFE OF HUEY P. LONG, THE KINGFISH HIMSELF — AND I’VE GOT MY SON AND MY COUSIN JOINING ME FOR THIS ONE. TOGETHER, WE’RE BREAKING DOWN THE STORY OF A MAN WHO CHANGED LOUISIANA FOREVER WITH BIG PROMISES, BIG POWER, AND AN EVEN BIGGER PERSONALITY. FROM WINN PARISH TO THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION TO THE U.S. SENATE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HUEY’S RISE, HIS POLITICAL MACHINE, HIS IMPACT ON POOR AND WORKING PEOPLE, AND THE DANGEROUS SIDE OF A MAN WHO NEVER DID ANYTHING SMALL. THIS EPISODE IS INFORMATIVE, DEEP, AND FULL OF THE KIND OF LOUISIANA POLITICAL DRAMA ONLY THE KINGFISH COULD DELIVER. FOLLOW + SUPPORT BAYOU AND BULLSHYT: • INSTAGRAM: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPOD • THREADS: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPOD • TIKTOK: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYT • EMAIL: BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPODCAST@GMAIL.COM • SUPPORT THE SHOW: BUYMEACOFFEE.COM/BAYOUANDBULLSHYT • LINKTREE: LINKTR.EE/SHIKADENISE

  7. Apr 9

    EP. 12| ONE SHOT, TWO TRAGEDIES: FROM SOUTHERN TO NEW ORLEANS

    IN THIS EPISODE OF BAYOU AND BULLSHYT, SHIKA DENISE IS JOINED BY TWO OF HER KIDS AS SHE TELLS THE STORY OF ONE SHOT AND TWO TRAGEDIES. FROM THE 1972 SHOOTING AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF LEONARD BROWN AND DENVER SMITH TO THE MARK ESSEX SIEGE THAT SHOOK NEW ORLEANS WEEKS LATER, THIS EPISODE DIVES INTO ONE OF THE HEAVIEST AND MOST HAUNTING CHAPTERS IN LOUISIANA HISTORY. RAW, REAL, AND RECKLESS — NO FILTER, JUST FACTS. FOLLOW BAYOU AND BULLSHYT PODCAST: INSTAGRAM: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPOD TIKTOK: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYT THREADS: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPOD X: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYT SUPPORT THE SHOW: BUY ME A COFFEE: HTTPS://BUYMEACOFFEE.COM/BAYOUANDBULLSHT LINKTREE: LINKTR.EE/SHIKADENISE FOR QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, OR STORY IDEAS, EMAIL: BAYOUANDBULLSHTPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

  8. Feb 4 ·  Bonus

    BLACK HISTORY MONTH| DON'T WORRY, WE'LL WALK

    IN THIS EPISODE OF Bayou & Bullshyt, SHIKA DENISE TAKES YOU BACK TO Baton Rouge, 1953 — WHEN BLACK RIDERS SAID “ENOUGH” AND TURNED A 5-CENT FARE INCREASE INTO A FULL-BLOWN MOVEMENT. BEFORE THE Montgomery Bus Boycott EVER HIT NATIONAL HEADLINES, BATON ROUGE WAS ALREADY OUT HERE ORGANIZING, CARPOOLING, AND APPLYING PRESSURE — QUIETLY, STRATEGICALLY, AND WITH NO INTENTION OF BACKING DOWN. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE BOYCOTT STARTED, WHO HELPED LEAD IT, HOW THE CARPOOL SYSTEM KEPT PEOPLE MOVING, AND WHY THIS MOMENT DESERVES WAY MORE CREDIT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE. FOLLOW, RATE, AND REVIEW IF YOU ROCKIN’ WITH ME. 📲 STAY CONNECTED:INSTAGRAM: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPODTIKTOK: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTTHREADS: @BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPODX (FORMERLY TWITTER): BAYOUNBULLSHYTEMAIL: BAYOUANDBULLSHYTPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

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Bayou and Bullshyt is a storytelling podcast uncovering Louisiana’s wildest history — from notorious crimes and voodoo queens to corrupt politicians and long-buried family secrets. Each episode blends deep research with bold commentary, humor, and zero filter. Hosted with Southern attitude and real talk, this show brings the past to life in a way school never did. Expect true crime, cultural deep dives, messy scandals, and unforgettable characters straight out of the bayou. If it’s Louisiana, legendary, and a little unhinged — we’re talking about it. New episodes drop regularly. Pull up a chair and sip the sweet tea. ☕🐊

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