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189 episodes
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Louisiana Insider Louisiana Life Magazine
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- Society & Culture
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4.7 • 27 Ratings
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A superlative guide to a great state’s destinations, hosted by Errol Laborde, Executive Editor of Louisiana Life Magazine.
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Episode 189: Food, Recipes and SoFab with Liz Williams
Liz Williams dishes out information about food in several different servings. She is the founder of New Orleans’ Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFab). She has written books about food, the latest being “So Fab Cookbook: Recipes from the Modern South,” and she writes a column about food for Louisiana Life magazine. She also has a podcast called “Tip of the Tongue," and she’s a magician in the kitchen. Williams joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with Producer Kelly Massicot, to talk about Southern food and what that term means today and answers questions such as: for gumbo –file or okra? What’s the difference Creole vs. Cajun?
She also reveals what her menu would be if pressed to prepare the ultimate Louisiana meal and what is her favorite comfort food dish. Hint: It’s served with rice. -
Episode 188: Robert Mann - Political Expert Analyses on Landry-Era Louisiana
Few people understand Louisiana, especially its politics, history and issues, better than Robert Mann. He is an author of several books about Louisiana politics, none so close to the topic as his most recent publication, "Kingfish U," a rollicking history of Huey Long and his championing of LSU. Mann has been an insider working for prominent elected officials including Russell Long, John Breaux and Kathleen Blanco, and he has had bylines in newspapers for covering the political beat. Mann joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with Producer Kelly Massicot, to talk about the condition of the state in the Jeff Landry era. It is a compelling discussion, especially when he analyzes the most serious issue facing the state. He also pronounces his pick of the worst governor ever. And it wasn’t that long ago.
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Episode 187: Feeling Pains? There Might Be a Solution
We know, sometimes back pains can be a real pain in the neck, or something like that. Between our extremities and our shoulders muscles get tight, tensions increase. Beth Winkler is a physical therapist who worked at a hospital where she specialized in outpatient care and developed her own ideas about how to make therapy more compassionate. She now operates her own business, Magnolia Physical Therapy, and has stories to tell. Winkler joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with producer Kelly Massicot, to talk about the healing power of the mind and techniques such as visualization. She knows the issues from first experience. She even learned to cure herself from a concussion. Therapy, of course, frequently involves using your head, even for a neck ache.
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Episode 186: Tujaque's, The Grasshopper and Palm Royale
This week, producer Kelly Massicot is taking on the role as host to talk to New Orleans culinary icon Poppy Tooker about a special cocktail that got its start in the Crescent City.
Thanks to her obsession with the Apple TV+ show "Palm Royale," where The Grasshopper acts as one of the stars, Massicot enlists Tooker to share her knowledge into the history of both one of the city's oldest restaurants and a cocktail that has been a crowd pleaser since 1918.
What other drink was Tooker surprised to find the recipe for hidden in the back of a picture frame? Listen to find out! -
Episode 185: Understanding The Insurance Crisis with Former Commissioner Jim Brown
Insurance is supposed to provide security; in Louisiana it has become a crisis. We hear stories of homeowners being challenged to pay house notes because of the growing costs of home insurance. Automobile rates have increased, too, and what about health costs? Jim Brown who served as a Louisiana state senator, Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner (1991- 2000) joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with producer Kelly Massicot, to talk about a volatile industry. He also explains why rates tend to be less in neighboring Mississippi and offers his suggestion of an important change for the Insurance Commissioner’s office. Rate payers should be aware.
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Episode 184: Mavis Fruge et Le Renouveau Français de la Louisiane
Imagine Louisiana without French. Even if you don’t hear it often, you know that it is there and part of the state’s history, culture and even its music and food. Well, it could have happened. In 1925 a state law was passed which, in effect, forbade the teaching of the French language in Louisiana. Perhaps the language was seen as being a stigma, but the law was certainly a mistake. In the years to follow, an effort was started to rescind the law and, to the contrary, embrace the language with its variations including Cajun and Creole. Mavis Arnaud Fruge, who is credited with starting the state’s French revival movement, joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with producer Kelly Massicot, to tell her story. Joining her are filmmakers Bill Rodman and Flo Rodman whose documentary about the revival, “Mavis: One Simple Sentence,” has recently been released by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
With efforts such as CODIFIL and French immersion schooling the drive to save the language has gotten stronger. Why is French Important? The producers and Fruge make their case. To that we say, ”Merci.”
Customer Reviews
Looking forward and backward
I am fascinated by Louisiana history and I also like to know what our state and citizens are doing to build the future of our communities. This podcast covers both and with the most interesting people!
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Host has severe stuttering problem
This show could have been good based on the variety of subject matter, but the host has no business running a podcast. He has a stuttering problem that is so off-putting that I don’t feel like listening. The stuttering feels contagious.
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