Bayoulands

We are gearing up for the premier of season 8 of Bayoulands which launches on April 28th, but in the meantime, we’re sharing my visit to Chosen Weeds Farm, a working and teaching homestead in Bridge City owned and operated by Stephanie Harren. This story originally aired on season 6 of the radio show.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between KVLU music director Joe Elwell and opera singer and Port Arthur native Richard Perkins from the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show.

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For this episode, we're sharing a profile of the McFaddin-Ward family and historic home from the most recent Bayoulands radio broadcast.

First up, you’ll hear our conversation with Sarah Parker about the history of the McFaddin and Ward families and how their legacy is still preserved today.

After that we're sharing an extended cut of an audio tour of all 3 floors of the McFaddin Ward House led by docent Brianna Cross.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between the Symphony of southeast Texas’s own Maestro Chelsea Tipton II and conductor and Port Arthur native Glenn Alexander II from the most recent Bayoulands radio broadcast.

For more information about Symphony of Southeast Texas performances go to sost.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing my conversation with Andy and Joyce Green from season 5 of Bayoulands in 2021.

Andy Green is a native of Port Arthur, Texas and an alum of Lamar University best known for developing composite technology and innovating its use in the design of aeronautics, automobiles, buildings, bridges, boats and more.

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For this episode, we're sharing a classic conversation from 2017 between Jason Miller and southeast Texas Santa, Clem Webb.

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For this episode,we’re sharing a conversation with Swamp Pop icon Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois recorded in the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas.

Bayoulands is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio broadcast every 4th Sunday at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we're sharing a conversation with Rachel Stiles, a fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University.

We spoke about her research into the origins and resurrection of Swamp Pop music, a genre homegrown in southeast Texas.

We're sharing a conversation from the latest episode of season 7 of Bayoulands. Jason Miller speaks with John Quigley about the history and legacy of The Orange Leader newspaper.

You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent episode of Bayoulands on Sunday, November 26th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The episode features this conversation with John Quigley as well as guest contributor Andy Coughlan’s interview with artist and illustrator Lynn Sweat and a story about the origins and resurrection of Swamp Pop music.

Thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible. Additional support provided by the Jefferson County Tourism Commission.

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We're sharing a conversation from the latest episode of Bayoulands season 7 between guest contributor Andy Coughlan and artist and illustrator Lynn Sweat.

You can find Lynn Sweat on Instagram @lynnsweat.illustrator.

You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent episode of Bayoulands on Sunday, November 26th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The episode features this conversation with Lynn Sweat as well as stories about the origins of Swamp Pop music and the history of The Orange Leader newspaper.

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For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation from 2021 with Dr. Terrie Looney, former education director for the Big Thicket Association, a support and advocacy group for The Big Thicket National Preserve.

The Big Thicket Association will host Big Thicket Day, a family friendly event celebrating 59 years of the Big Thicket Association and 49 years of the Big Thicket National Preserve this Saturday, October 7th from 11:30am to 3pm at Collier’s Ferry Park in Beaumont. For more information go to bigthicket.org.

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For this episode,we’re sharing a conversation from season 6 of Bayoulands with poet, actor and author hal evans, a southeast Texas native and Lamar University alum whose fascination with words has taken him to theater stages, classrooms and libraries across the nation and beyond. His  debut novel Come Day in Night was recently awarded the Nautilus Gold Medal and The Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal. For more information about his work visit: halevanspoet.com.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between Dishman Art Museum director and KVLU show host, Dennis Kiel and renowned photographer and Lamar University Walles Chair of Fine Arts, Keith Carter which aired on the most recent Bayoulands radio show.

Our thanks to both Keith Carter and Dennis Kiel. You can hear an encore broadcast of the entire radio episode on Sunday, September 24th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a behind the scenes visit to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange. Director Angie Mason shared about a conservation project that is currently underway at the gardens. To learn more go to their website at shangrilagardens.org.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio show every 4th Sunday at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

Thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible. Additional support provided by the Jefferson County Tourism Commission.

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For this episode, we're sharing a recent conversation with Katharine Leister, archivist for the Tyrrell Historical Library in Beaumont. The interview was part of a larger story on the Bayoulands radio show about Port Arthur's Pleasure Island. Katharine shares about the many resources of the Tyrrell Historical Library and her research findings about the history of Pleasure Island.

Our thanks to Katharine Leister. You can learn more about the library on the beaumonttexas.gov website.

You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent Bayoulands radio show on Sunday, July 23rd at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The show includes the conversation with Katharine Leister as well as George Davis, the current director of Pleasure Island. For more information about Pleasure Island go to the Parks and Recreation link on the portarthurtx.gov website.

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For this episode we're sharing a conversation with Judith Linsley about the leaders of Lamar University over the past century.

This interview aired on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. You can hear an encore of the show on Sunday, July 23rd at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation from season 2 of Bayoulands in 2017. Contributor Jared Webb spoke with LUTV News Operations Manager Gordon Williams, upon the release of the award-winning short film The Example. Six years later, on Friday, June 16th, 2023 Williams will receive a Special Congressional Recognition from the Office of U.S. Representative Brian Babin for outstanding achievement in producing media that presents the region's Black history and experiences. We hope you enjoy this conversation which includes discussion of the origins and inspiration for The Example and stay tuned after the interview for details about the June 16th event.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Radio Episodes can be heard on 91.3 FM and kvlu.org every 4th Sunday at 5pm.

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The City of Port Arthur is celebrating 125 years this year. For this episode, we're sharing our recent conversation with Port Arthur Quasquicentennial Steering Committee members, Verna Rutherford and Dr Albert Thigpen, to learn more about the City’s plans to recognize this momentous occasion.

This conversation aired on the premiere episode of Bayoulands season 7. You can hear an encore of the radio broadcast on Sunday, May 28 at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing more of Willie Carrierre's conversation with jazz guitarist Jeff Simon.  Jeff talks about his personal journey as a jazz musician, inspired by his musical family and the formation of the long-time southeast Texas group The Jazz Innovators, co-founded by his father, Lynn Simon.

You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent radio episode of Bayoulands on Sunday, May 28th at 5pm on 91.3 FM CST and online at kvlu.org.

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As one of several stories we plan to bring you this year recognizing Lamar University's Centennial, we're sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Dr. Kevin Richardson from the season 7 premiere of Bayoulands. Richardson shares his remembrances of his grandparents, Dr. John and Mary Gray.

You can hear an encore broadcast of the premiere episode of season 7 of Bayoulands on Sunday, May 28th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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We’d like to recommend another podcast from KVLU public radio that may be of interest to you. Hosted by Lamar University Professor, Judith Linsley, "2 Minutes of History" shares a new aspect of southeast Texas history in a bite size morsel each week.

New episodes drop every Friday at noon. You can find 2 Minutes of History on the NPR One app or wherever you find your podcasts.

 

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation with Margaret Toal, Chair of the Orange County Historical Commission, about her remembrances of Henry Lowe. Prior to his passing in November of 2022, Mr. Lowe was well known for his efforts to preserve and share the heritage and contributions of the African American community. Most notably, he set about to create the Orange African American Museum, a project that continues today.

Our thanks to our guest for this episode: Margaret Toal and the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible. Additional support provided by the Jefferson County Historical Commission.  

If you enjoy the conversations shared in Bayoulands TALKS, please remember to share and follow wherever you find your podcasts. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram. 

You can hear the radio episodes every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. 

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With the annual Cajun Heritage Festival coming up this weekend, we wanted to share a conversation from early on in the series that celebrates an essential part of Cajun culture, the music. This is Jonathan Tippet’s interview with Gloria Roy, founder of Cajun Sounds Internet Radio.

We hope you enjoy and stay tuned after the interview for more details about the Cajun Heritage Festival and associated events.

Thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in Bayoulands TALKS, please remember to share and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio episodes every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing guest contributor Willie Carrierre’s conversation with Frederica Breaux, widow of the late jazz musician Zachary Breaux. This interview was featured on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show as part of a larger profile of the jazz guitarist and Port Arthur native. 

Our thanks to Frederica Breaux for sharing her story. To hear the full episode which includes this conversation as well as Willie Carriere’s conversation with jazz contemporary Jeff Simon and a jazz soundtrack that features the music of Zachary Breaux, Ted Dunbar and Roy Ayers, tune in to 91.3 FM or stream online at kvlu.org on Sunday, March 26th at 5pm.

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We’re previewing the upcoming Bayoulands radio episode with a remembrance of jazz guitarist and native Port Arthuran Zachary Breaux who tragically died at the age of 36 while trying to save a swimmer on February 20th, 1997, 26 years ago today.

The next Bayoulands radio show will air this Sunday, February 26th at 5pm and will include musical selections, an interview with Zachary Breaux’s widow and a conversation we’re sharing with you today from guest contributor Willie Carrierre with local jazz guitarist, Jeff Simon, a friend and contemporary of Zachary Breaux and a member of the Jazz Innovators who shared the stage with many great jazz musicians from southeast Texas and beyond.

You can view an exhibit highlighting the career of Zachary Breaux in the Music Hall of Fame at the Museum of the Gulf Coast located at 700 Procter Street in Port Arthur.

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For this episode we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation with KOGT radio station owner Gary Stelly who purchased the AM station in 1992 and was known as the Voice of Orange for 30 years until the station’s closing in 2022.

The interview was featured on the premiere season of Bayoulands in 2016 and includes discussion of the history of KOGT and its role in the Orange County community and the origins of the kitschy jingle “Orange, My Home Town.” Stick around after their conversation to hear the song.

Our thanks to Gary Stelly. Orange Mayor, Larry Spears Jr. will present Gary with a key to the City in honor of his contribution to the community on February 10th,  2023 at Riverside Pavilion in Orange.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio show every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. 

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For this episode we’re sharing a profile of the French Family, nineteenth century pioneers in early Beaumont, from the most recent broadcast of Bayoulands. First, Jason Miller speaks with Karli Stansbury, Assistant Director of the Beaumont Heritage Society about the family patriarch himself, John Jay French and then docent Matthew Sorrells leads an audio tour of the John Jay French Home.

Thanks to our guests from the John Jay French Museum. We’d also like to thank Joel Grothe, Interim Chair of the Department of Theater and Dance at Lamar University for contributing the voice of John Jay French for the Charlie Yank story. And finally, thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in Bayoulands TALKS, please remember to share and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio broadcast every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. Thanks for listening.

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Shilo Carr from 2016 to discuss her ministry to the homeless and needy in southeast Texas.

Our thanks to Shilo Carr. The 9th annual Christmas in the Park will be held at Weiss Park in Beaumont on Saturday, December 17th from 4 to 8pm. If you would like to assist you can contact Shilo on the Love Lunchsack facebook page or at lovelikehimministries.org.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for listening.

For this episode, we're sharing Jason Miller's recent conversation with screenwriter and filmmaker J.D. Feigelson, a Beaumont native and Lamar University alum known for his work in the supernatural thriller genre, including the cult classic "Dark Night of the Scarecrow."

You can view an exhibit on J.D. Feigelson's career in the Notable People Gallery at the Museum of the Gulf Coast located at 700 Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas.

Bayoulands  TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont,  Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio  series every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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Happy International Coffee Day! For this episode, we’re sharing a behind the scenes tour of the Texas Coffee Company, a Beaumont institution since 1921. Our visit included conversations with vice president Donald Fertitta, master roaster Greg Busceme and president Joseph Fertitta. This story originally aired in 2021 during season 5 of the Bayoulands radio series as the company celebrated 100 years of business.

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For this episode, we’re sharing Shannon Harris' recent visit to the Heritage House Museum in Orange which first aired on the August 2022 episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series.

Thanks to our guests Executive Director Charlotte Alford and Board Secretary Kimberly Manning for the behind the scenes tour. For more information visit: heritagehouseoforangecounty.com.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio series every 4th Sunday at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation Karankawa descendant Alexander Perez about his personal journey to reclaim and preserve the language, culture and music of the Karankawa people. This is an extended cut of the interview which aired on the most recent episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series. The radio episode will re-air on KVLU on September 25th at 5pm. Jason’s interview with Tim Seiter, a scholar researching the history of the Karankawa peoples is also available on this podcast.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Al and Larry Judice that took place in 2016 for the first season of the Bayoulands radio series. The brothers spoke about the Cajun roots and legacy of the Judice family in southeast Texas.

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Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for listening.

For this episode, we're sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Tim Seiter, a 2022 fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University. They spoke about Tim's research project to uncover the hidden history of the Karankawa peoples. 

This interview originally aired on the June episode of the Bayoulands radio series. You can hear the repeat episode on Sunday,  July 24th at 5pm on 91.3 FM, kvlu.org and on 91.3 KVLU on your smart speaker.

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with members of the team responsible for the restoration of the Apollo Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center. Led by the Historic Preservation Officer, Sandra Tetley, the team spoke with Shannon Harris following a session at the Real Places conference hosted by the Texas Historical Commission in early 2019. At the time, the team was working to complete restoration in time for the 50th Anniversary of the first lunar landing.

More information about this project including photographs detailing the painstaking restoration process is available online at https://spacecenter.org/restoring-apollo-mission-control-center/.

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with southeast Texas native and Lamar University alum, Patrick Patterson, a documentary photographer who recently traveled to the Ukrainian border to document refugees fleeing to Poland. The interview aired on the premier episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series on April 24,  2022.

Our thanks to Patrick Patterson. His photographs are currently on display in an exhibit titled "Dispatches from the Border" at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire through May 29th. You can learn more online at williampatrickphotography.com and his Facebook page.  And you can hear the full Bayoulands radio episode featuring Patrick’s interview as well as Jason’s conversation with Ukrainian-American Uliana Trylowsky this Sunday, May 22nd at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

The radio episode also features music performed and inspired by Ukrainians including music by American musician, Calvin Jones, who fled Kyiv with his Ukrainian wife and released a version of the Ukrainian national song, “Shchedryk” known popularly as “Carol of the Bells”. The proceeds from the song and forthcoming album will be used to support Ukrainian refugees and those who stayed behind. To hear a conversation with Calvin Jones, we recommend another KVLU podcast… Tones & Drones…, in which host Jason Miller interviews musicians in the realm of acoustic, instrumental, and ambient music. You can find Tones & Drones on the NPR One app, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Lamar University colleague Uliana Trylowsky, to discuss her Ukrainian-American perspective on the crisis in Ukraine. The interview aired on the premier episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series on April 24, 2022.

Our thanks to Uliana. You can hear the full Bayoulands radio episode featuring her interview on Sunday, May 22nd at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The episode also includes a conversation with photographer Patrick Patterson to discuss his recent trip to the border of Ukraine to document refugees in Poland…as well as music performed by Ukrainians or inspired by the music of Ukraine.

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Kyle Hood, a docent for the First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas, a historic place of worship since 1912. Our conversation first aired in 2016 during the premier season of the Bayoulands series.

The First Presbyterian Church is located at 902 Green Ave in Orange, Texas. For more information go to firstpresorange.com or call (409) 883-2097.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on the NPR One app along with other podcast offerings from KVLU. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for listening.

In honor of Women's History Month, we’re sharing Jason Miller's conversation with Rabbi Chava Koster, who became spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel in Beaumont on July 1st of 2021 and will be formally installed at Temple Emanuel this April 8th. The interview first aired on season 5, episode 4 of the Bayoulands radio series in 2021. Our thanks to Rabbi Koster. 

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on the NPR One app along with other podcast offerings from KVLU. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU  Public Radio on Facebook and @bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio   in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for listening.

On this final day of Black History Month, we’re sharing a conversation which aired on the most recent episode of Bayoulands, season 5. An interview from guest contributor Gordon Scott Williams with Willie Knighton, a pioneer in Southeast Texas radio. Known by radio listeners as “Willie K,” Knighton was a disc jockey on KJET, a “sunrise to sunset” station that catered to the African American community in the Golden Triangle for more than 20 years. Knighton was also featured in the recent documentary, “They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story.” Produced by LUTV Productions, the documentary chronicles the origins of the oldest Black neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please  remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find  your podcasts. You can also listen on the NPR One app along with other  podcast offerings from KVLU. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and @bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio  in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for  listening.

On this day of love, we’re bringing you a conversation from season 4 to warm your heart. It’s an interview with Katie Durio, executive director of Stable-Spirit, a non-profit organization providing a very special kind of therapy in southeast Texas.

Our thanks to Katie Durio and all of the horses we met at Stable-Spirit. You can follow them on Facebook and you can also find them online at stable-spirit.org.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on the NPR One app along with other podcast offerings from KVLU. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. Thanks for listening.

Happy 2022! We took a little break in December but we are back and ready to kick off a new year of conversations. In celebration of the 121st anniversary of Spindletop, we’re sharing a conversation which aired on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio series (Season 5, Episode 5): An interview with Troy Gray, Executive Director of the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum about the fascinating true story of photographer Frank Trost, the first person to photograph the Lucas Gusher.

Our thanks to Troy Gray. For more information including a full list of upcoming events for adults and families, go to their website at lamar.edu/spindletop-gladys-city or call 409.880.1750.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please  remember to  share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find  your podcasts.  You can also listen on the NPRone app along with other  podcast  offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media  at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio  in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. For more  information and to stream KVLU online, go to kvlu.org.

Happy Hanukkah! For this episode, we’re sharing a recent interview with Dr. Laura Cochrane, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Art History and Visual Artsat Middle Tennessee State University in Murphreesboro, Tennessee. We spoke about her work to research and document the art and architectural significance of Temple Emanuel, a place of worship for the Jewish community of southeast Texas since 1923. Our conversation was originally broadcast on the October 2021 episode of the Bayoulands radio series. 

Thanks to our guest Laura Cochrane. For more information on Temple Emanuel, visit their website at: emanuelbeaumont.org.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to  share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts.  You can also listen on the NPRone app along with other podcast  offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media at 91.3  KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. For more information and to stream KVLU online, go to kvlu.org.

For this episode, we’re celebrating National “Take a Hike Day” with a guided audio hike along the trails of Cattail Marsh in Beaumont, which originally aired on Bayoulands in 2017. The tour was led by Chris Draths from the Magnolia Garden Club. 

Thanks to our guest and tour guide, Chris Draths. Cattail Marsh is located where Babe Zaharias Drive dead ends at the back of Tyrell Park in Beaumont. It is open to the public every day of the year during daylight hours.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on the NPRone app along with other podcast offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio   in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. All advertising requests should be directed to Shannon Harris at 409-880-8165 or by email at Shannon.harris@lamar.edu.

For this episode, we’re sharing an extended cut of Jason Miller’s interview with author and archivist Penny Clark, who’s new book tells the story of Beaumont’s Civil Air Patrol during WWII. 

Their conversation was featured on the most recent episode the Bayoulands radio series. You can hear the repeat broadcast of that episode featuring the Penny Clark interview plus much more on Sunday, November 28th at 5pm on 91.3 FM and kvlu.org. 

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please  remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find  your podcasts. You can also listen on NPR One along with other podcast offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media at 91.3  KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio  in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. All  advertising requests should be directed to me, Shannon Harris at  409-880-8165 or by email at Shannon.harris@lamar.edu.

For this episode, we’re sharing an interview with Alana Inman, manager of the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, Texas. The interview was conducted on-site in 2018 as the Library prepared for the opening of its newly updated museum. 

Our thanks to Alana Inman. The Sam Houston Regional Library is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 8am to 5pm. For more info visit: www.tsl.texas.gov.

Be sure to tune in to 91.3 FM or you can also listen via our livestream from the KVLU website kvlu.org on Sunday, October 24th at 5pm CST for the next episode in this season of the Bayoulands radio series.

If you enjoy the conversations shared in this podcast, please remember to share and subscribe to Bayoulands TALKS wherever you find your podcasts. You can also listen on NPR One along with other podcast offerings from KVLU public radio. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.

Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. All advertising requests should be directed to me, Shannon Harris at 409-880-8165 or by email at Shannon.harris@lamar.edu.