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Creole Explained

by Marc L.

This podcast will discuss genealogy, linguistics, and history within the Creolophone world. I’m a native New Yorker of Louisiana Creole descent. I have a B.A. in French Linguistics w/ a 'concentration' in Creole studies. I study genealogy on the side. Contact: [email protected] I have a French language Podcast: Rêve Américain. Go check it out; Maybe even subscribe.

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Episodes

  1. “You’re not Haitian; you’re a Caribbean American”

    In this episode I discuss a lot! ​ Minority Caribbean countries culturally get absorbed by larger Caribbean countries. Especially in the case of 1st gen Americans from these smaller countries. Many of these individuals might feel they are connected to their parents’ homeland, but they really…

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  2. Where I have Been & Whats to Come

    Hey guys. I never imagined that I would get burned out to the point where I’d stop recording for… 8 months almost. But here we are. I talk about some personal things as well as give a preview of some topics to come

  3. Which Indo-Caribbean group creolized the most?

    I made this Audio for my friends, but it got somewhat informative, so I decided to share it here. If you didn’t know, another complex layer of my identify is I was born & raised in Little Guyana, a Guyanese enclave of NYC, which has the largest indo caribbean diaspora in the United States. I hope...

  4. ‘ I can’t understand my mom, but at least I’m white now!’

    Here I explore and comment on the shared language erosion phenomenon. The children of immigrants often acquire English quickly, even if they themselves immigrant as young children. As they increase fluency in English, SOMETIMES this coincides with a decrease in home language fluency. While this…

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  5. Genealogy tips: Why I found my 2nd Cuz 3x Removed!

    Lightly edited, casually discussion. Here I talk explain the benefits of looking outward in your family tree. I used my 1C3R & 2C3R to help me confirm some genealogical theories. Although these individuals might seem Distant, they might offer insight into close people in your direct ancestral line.

  6. AncestryDNA: Men are No Longer Safe

    Here I present the phenomenon of mystery children and how direct-consumer ancestral dna test have been linking people to families in ways never seen prior

  7. Ancestry ‘25: Acadian? Are we indigenous?

    Here I discuss the controversy of placing Acadian and Quebec as ethnicities, as this population is largely white settlers. This directly erased the ingenious people who inhabit, and have for thousands of years inhabited, these regions

  8. Gullah Geechee TikTok: Do y’all even speak Gullah?

    In this episode, I discuss some comments I’ve heard on gg TikTok. I explain the difference between GG English and Gullah. I also explain whether GG are a subset of Black Americans or a separate ethnic group

  9. Creole-Creole Bilinguals 🤯

    In this episode, I first discuss my absence (sorry guys . Then, I discuss two phenomena 1. People who speak both English Creole & French Creole 2. People who speak 2+ French Creoles

  10. I found my enslaved 3rd great grandfather’s 1848 baptism!

    Here I talk about how I connected with Catholic archives to find the marriage record of my 3rd great grandfather, which I’ve been looking for …. For years. This lead me to find my 3rd ggf’s baptism, which confirmed he was born into slavery

  11. Pointe Coupee Creoles: The Most “Creole” LA Creoles?

    In this episode, I share some reflections and insight that I gained from reading another chapter of Thomas Klinger’s: If I can turn my tongue like that. The Pointe Coupee Creoles speak a unique, distinct dialect of Louisiana Creole. They are unique in that they had for many years a significant...

  12. Why Jamaicans Refuse to be Bilingual

    In this episode, I discuss neocolonialism and how this phenomenon leads Creole speakers to deny the value of-or even- the existence of their language. Jamaica is only one example of where this occurs. This was inspired after a student of mine who recently immigrated became upset when her peers…

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  13. Are Louisiana Creoles Latino?

    In this episode, I discuss South Louisiana's connection to the Latin world as well as my own personal connection to the Latin world, which has reinforced my Latin identity. Louisiana, particularly the southern portion, was once part of the Spanish empire. I explain how Louisiana and in particular...

  14. Bounce Music: A New Orleans-style Dancehall??

    BOP IT. Here, I contextualize Bounce music from New Orleans as an afro-creole genre that diverges quite a bit from its Rap predecessor... so much so that it bare a number of similarities with caribbean genres such as Dancehall (Jamaica), Dennery Segment Lucian Soca (Saint Lucia), and Bouyon...

  15. My missing 2nd ggf & Fake Thrulines via Ancestry

    I'm sorry for the long absence. My studies were getting intense, but I have returned with a new episode where I discuss 1. My mysterious 2nd great grandfather 2. Some genealogy tips, especially with dealing with endogamy.

  16. Creoles of Color Vs Afro-Creoles

    This is an update to creoles of color vs black Francophones. I’m now realizing a better moniker for Louisiana’s “ black Francophones” really would have been Afro creoles. These are individuals who descended from recently freed enslaved people in Louisiana. Haitians are example of another...

  17. Is New Orleans Mardi Gras a fake Carnival?

    Here I discuss the Catholic and French connections to Carnival. I compare the carnivals throughout the Creole world.

  18. Your family’s from Louisiana, but they ain’t Creole

    Here I discuss the complex Creole designation and go into our some people who were in the south Louisiana descended from non Creole families … even one of my ancestors!

  19. Without French, There's NO Creole

    Here I discuss learning French first vs learning Creole first. I also talk about anti-white agendas becoming anti-French at the expense of Creole heritage.

  20. Jamaica is Creole ( Intro)

    What do we think of when we hear Creole? France? French? Well, Creole is often not into expanded to English-based Creoles but to Anglo-derived cultures such as that of Jamaica

  21. Where Have I been?? (Updates)

    New Podcast? New Pet? New Content?

  22. I found my 4th great grandfather's baptism! 😦

    After over 3 years of searching, I finally found my 4th great grandfather baptism from nearly 200 years ago!

  23. The Creole Princess & The White Bum (Reaction)

    In this video, I react to Dr. Shirley Thompson's 2017 "Mon Cher Dupré" The articles illuminates the complicated "love" story between the Louisiana Creole FWOC Marie Boulard and her husband John Dupré. After Boulard dies, Dupré tries to tarnish her name and scam her kids using her "love" letters...

  24. The Gullah Geechee are not just Southern Blacks!

    In this episode, I discuss the GG and where they are located. I also discuss the process of decreolization that the Gullah language has been experiencing for decades now. Because of decreolization, many GG people, even the in the rural islands, will not be found speaking a Creole that approaches...

  25. Louisiana Creole: Dying by Idealism & Natural Causes

    In this episode, I discuss how I take a realistic approach to my work, which can sometimes put me at odds with colleagues who take a more "idealistic," romanticized approach. Realism attracts me as a scientist because of its objectivity. I go by the evidence, not the feelings. One unfortunate...

  26. Creole aka “Broken N*gger French”😶

    In this episode, I discuss the stigma that has long, and continues to, surround Creole languages. I cite some quotes from my own piece on the Black Francophone experience. I also share some of Edward L. Tinker's harsh remarks on Creole. He describes it as the negro best attempt to master French…

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  27. Why Do People From Charleston & New Orleans sound so Caribbean?

    I was going to make this just a trailer but...yeah lol PICS: TOP Left: The Gullah Woman cooking Rice (traditional staple) (Black Southern Bell @Pintrest) Right: Mulatto woman(FWOC) with her enslaved person and her child in Barbados in 1770s (Agostino Brunias) BOTTOM: Left: Creole girls in likely...

  28. Louisiana's Creoles of Color & Black Francophones (Full)

    We often hear a lot of comparisons between Creoles and Cajuns. However, this discussion can get further complicated when we explore that the Creoles can be further divided by historical ethnic separations. At first, it was the Free People of Color vs the enslaved Black Francophones. After the…

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  29. Can We Choose who are “ Our ancestors“ ?

    In this episode, I explain the flaw ways in which some people selective who are there ancestors and who aren’t. ( little quiet at the beginning but it gets louder and more exciting as it goes on lol)

  30. Why you're NOT going to DNA match with an African cousin

    Here I review some statistics and research limitations. I explain how AncestryDNA and company work to determine your ethnicity update. I also review the history to explore why matching with a cousin in Africa is very slim for the vast majority of Black Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, and…

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  31. Madagascar: Creole or Neighboring Creoles? w/ SPECIAL GUEST MALALA 🇲🇬 (PART 1)

    In this episode, Marc and Malala explore identity, race, and culture on the island nation of Madagascar. Madagascar, like most Creole nations, is a former French colony. Yet, we see that the Malagasy a proximal relationship to "Creole" but maybe most do not identity as such. ART: USC…

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  32. Who are your people? Were they French or just black slaves who spoke French? (Trailer)

    In Louisiana, the Creoles of Color tried hard to keep themselves isolated and distinct from a group that looked like them and sounded like them: The Black Francophone Freedman. Were the latter Creoles? Does this distinction even matter? Here I will explore a distinction included by the Creoles of...

  33. Lucia and Domi are living their best Creole Anglo lives , while Louisiana is in a closet talking to herself

    Here I address the concept of Linguistic Reinforcement. Saint Lucia, a creole nation just south of Martinique, appears to be retaining its creole identity, especially from interactions with the French Creole island Martinique. Saint Lucia's sister island, Dominica, is just south of Guadeloupe....

  34. Is Madagascar Creole?

    Here’s a sneak peak of my convo with my former colleague and friend Malala, a native Malagasy who has been living in the US.

  35. La Louisiane est-elle francophone? Créolophone? Aucun des deux? (Fr)

    Coucouuuu. Je voulais faire mon tout premier épisode en français depuis un moment. Je vous explique le mouvement de revitalisation des langues... mourantes dans la Louisiane. Malheureusement, c'est ça. Que de 2% de la population parlent français en Louisiane selon une étude 2022, ce qui…

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  36. Reaction: Josephine secured the bag... I would have to!

    Hey guys. So, I am starting a new part of my podcast where I make reaction episodes. These are meant to be funny and informal af. Please do not listen if you are gonna be sensitive.... Anyway, my 4th great grandmother really set herself up financially. It reminds me of a lot of the plaçage....

  37. My 4th great grandmother, a freed slave, married an enslaver ! 🤨

    In this episode, I discuss my 4th great grandmother, Joséphine DeGruy. She was born into slavery in Louisiana in 1814. She and her family were freed in 1818 when she was just 4 years old. Around 1840, she "married" a white man by the name of Jean Felix Breaux. They are seen together in the 1850...

  38. Why I am so French.. (Might be a surprise at the end :D)

    Here I explained how I inadvertently obtained native-like fluency in French. I am so happy It happened though. My great grandmother's native tongue.

  39. Updated Analysis of White Creolophones & Louisiana's Odd Linguistic Continuum

    Here I explore the unique white identifying Creole-speakers. Whites could have acquired some of the creole language while working along blacks during the reconstructive and post-reconstructive era. They also could have learned Creole from black caretakers (both enslaved and free). Yet, we also…

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  40. Cajuns are NOT simply Acadians

    In this podcast, I describe how the cajun ethnicity formed when Acadains migrated to Louisiana and intermarried with the, already-present, Creole populations that were in the South Central Regions of Louisiana where they settled.

  41. Did Your Family Really Speak French? Or Did They Just Think They Spoke French?

    In this episode: I discuss the complex linguistic context of Louisiana. In Louisiana, there are two languages that currently exist: Louisiana Regional French and Louisiana Creole. The lines are often blurred between the two languages. To further complicate things, many Creoles actually do not…

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  42. Louisiana Creole: a baby or brother to Haitian Creole?

    In this episode, I debunk the myth that Louisiana Creole derives from Haitian Creole. I cite excerpts from experience Creole scholars such as Sybil Kein. I also explain why Haitian Creole and Louisiana Creole have so many similarities. Enjoy!

  43. Introductions

    Hi, everyone! This is Marc of Creole Explained on Youtube. I figured I wanted to do the podcast-style a bit more, because it is easier for me and perhaps for you all as listeners. Here I discuss some of the goals of this podcast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast will discuss genealogy, linguistics, and history within the Creolophone world. I’m a native New Yorker of Louisiana Creole descent. I have a B.A. in French Linguistics w/ a 'concentration' in Creole studies. I study genealogy on the side. Contact: [email protected] I have a French language Podcast: Rêve Américain. Go check it out; Maybe even subscribe.

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