The Hidden South Brent Walker

This episode is part of a series of written and audio stories called True Romance that will take an honest look at romantic relationships. Go to thehiddensouth.com for more stories from this series.

I met Gail in an art market while she was visiting New Orleans on vacation. She told me a little about a recent event in her life that impacted her greatly, so I asked her if she would be willing to share her story with us.

She agreed and the interview took place on August 13th, 2019. Gail's story focuses primarily on love, infidelity, suicide, and the grieving process.


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Welcome to the Hidden South - a collection of conversations between myself, Brent Walker, and the people I meet throughout the Southeast U.S.

This is episode number 8.

This episode is part of a series of written and audio stories called True Romance that will take an honest, in-depth look at romantic relationships. Go to thehiddensouth.com for more stories from this series.

I met Wali, a 32-year-old teacher, while he was visiting a friend in New Orleans following a breakup with his girlfriend and his second hospitalization for bipolar disorder. We stayed in touch and when he returned a few months later, he agreed to share his story with me.

This interview took place on August 17th, 2019, a few days prior to Wali’s new podcast going live. It’s called the 730 Podcast. It explores how mental health issues intersect with the African American experience. Have a listen. It’s definitely worth checking out.


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 Welcome to the Hidden South - a collection of conversations between myself, Brent Walker, and the people I meet throughout the Southeast U.S. 

This is episode number 7. This episode contains graphic descriptions of heroin use. 

I met Paul in an art market just outside the French Quarter where he was selling multi-colored, one of a kind, painted sports coats to tourists. I immediately recognized Paul as someone who had a story to tell. 

This interview was recorded at Washington Square Park in the Marigny. Paul told me about his many struggles and his recent victory after finding The Moth in New Orleans. This is Paul’s story.


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Welcome to the Hidden South - a collection of conversations between myself, Brent Walker, and people I meet throughout the Southeast U.S. This is episode number 6.

I met with Ember on her fortieth birthday. Our conversation took place on the hood of her bus in the Upper Ninth Ward in New Orleans, LA and focuses predominantly on love addiction and borderline personality disorder. 

Show Notes


Hearing Voices is an organization, with groups in 25 countries, that provides community support, and refuge for those who hear voices, see visions, and experience other forms of extraordinary perception. I found this short video very helpful in explaining the importance of the Hearing Voices Network. 
Earlier this week, I posted Dawn’s story about borderline personality disorder. Her story sheds additional light on BPD. I recommend checking it out. 

Ember's story amd hundreds of others can be viewed on The Hidden South


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I met Yemoja Oshun  at an art market in New Orleans and I was immediately intrigued by her career path so I asked if she would share her story with me. Our conversation focuses largely on healing her own sexual abuse through BDSM and her role in helping others heal through sensual bodywork. 

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Thanks to Yemoja Oshun for sharing her story. Find out more about her work on her website, Patreon, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube 
SESTA and FOSTA - The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) are the U.S. Senate and House bills that as the FOSTA-SESTA package became law on April 11, 2018. They clarify the country's sex trafficking law to make it illegal to knowingly assist, facilitate, or support sex trafficking, and amend the Section 230 safe harbors of the Communications Decency Act (which make online services immune from civil liability for the actions of their users) to exclude enforcement of federal or state sex trafficking laws from its immunity.

SESTA has been criticized by pro-free speech and pro-Internet groups including the Center for Democracy and Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, the ACLU, Engine Advocacy, the Sex Workers Outreach Project (which described SESTA as a "disguised internet censorship bill"), and the Wikimedia Foundation, who argue that the bill weakens the section 230 safe harbors, and places an unnecessary burden on internet companies and intermediaries that handle user-generated content or communications. Excerpts from Wikipedia.

Learn more about SESTA/FOSTA


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Kelly and I met to talk by the Banksy at the old drop-in center just outside the French Quarter. His story focuses on growing up in foster care and the powerful events in his life that centered around New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.  


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