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Healing in the Bayou

by Guilbeau Center

This podcast series looks at the history of health and healing in Louisiana. We examine many different types of health, from physical and mental well-being to social and economic insecurities. In our first season: each episode includes interviews with community members to learn about different experiences with mainstream medicine or alternative healing practices, including midwives, traiteurs, and traditional Indigenous healers. In season two, we look at the experiences of and responses to the COVID19 pandemic and the movement for Black lives in southwest Louisiana.Created by Marissa Petrou

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Episodes

  1. S3E4 Different Generations and Ethnicities share their take on this long year of Pandemics

    By Clyde Mclaughlin A first-year college student, a lawyer, and a Federal Agent give their two cents on 2020, COVID19, and the protests for Black lives.

  2. S3E3 Public Health Threat as Stress Test

    By Michelle Lam This episode of Healing in the Bayou will share the impacts of COVID-19 as a public health threat that served as a stress test at the individual and governmental levels. This has, in turn, demonstrated social and infrastructural weakness of society and its government.

  3. S3E1 The Movement for Black Lives and the Struggles of Social Distancing during COVID-19

    By Jullian Bui Season 3 continues our focus on Shared Histories: Documenting COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in Southwest Louisiana

  4. Season 2 Ep. 5 Armchair Anthropology - Social and Cultural Consciousness in 2020

    By Zoe Huval, with contributions by Megan Ledet Season 2 of Healing in the Bayou is part of Shared Histories: Documenting the experiences of and responses to COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in southwest Louisiana.

  5. Season 2 Ep. 4: Family and Sanity

    By Theresa Slovacek-Herrera and Kerri Sullivan Leger Season 2 of Healing in the Bayou is part of Shared Histories: Documenting the experiences of and responses to COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in southwest Louisiana.

  6. Season 2 Ep. 3: All for One: Surviving 2020

    By Kameron Leblanc and Paetyn Wyble Season 2 of Healing in the Bayou is part of Shared Histories: Documenting the experiences of and responses to COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in southwest Louisiana.

  7. Season 2 Ep. 2: Mental Health Disparities during Covid-19 and the Movement for Black Lives Matter

    By Shydee Johnson and Kaci Breaux Season 2 of Healing in the Bayou is part of Shared Histories: Documenting the experiences of and responses to COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in southwest Louisiana.

  8. Season 2 Ep. 1: "Look what's going on and dig a little bit deeper."

    By Harrison Meyers and Evan Taylor Season 2 of Healing in the Bayou is part of Shared Histories: Documenting the experiences of and responses to COVID19 and the Movement for Black Lives in southwest Louisiana.

  9. Season 1, Ep. 5 Traiteurs and Curanderas: Traditional Faith Healing Across Cultures

    This episode of Healing in the Bayou focuses on traditional faith healing practices of two different cultures: Creole and Cajun traiteurs and Mexican and Mexican American curanderas. Both of these traditions incorporate Catholicism and prayers to heal people as well as medicinal herbs and plants....

  10. Season 1, Ep. 4: Alternative Approaches to Pregnancy

    This podcast episode explores alternative approaches to pregnancy and childbirth in both the past and present. The correlation between modern stress and alternative medicine is also explored, as with the increase in social stressors, more and more individuals are seeking both more affordable and...

  11. Season 1 Ep. 3: Exclusion of Marginalized Communities in Western Medicine

    This podcast examines how marginalized communities have been excluded from Western Medicine and how some of these communities' medicinal practices have been pushed aside or viewed as "inferior." I examine the ways in which segregated hospitals prevented African Americans from visiting them in the...

  12. Season 1, Ep 2: Cajun Healing

    Explore the Cajun healers in Southern Louisiana Bayous. We will examine who Cajun healers are as well as who and how they heal those who come to them. This podcast encourages those listening to challenge who they see as healers. We travel along the bayou across southern Louisiana to meet with...

  13. Season 1, ep1: Community Health

    This episode of the Healing in the Bayou Podcast discusses the concept of community health, what that looks like in different communities, and exploring what it means to you. - Ian Gregory-Graff

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast series looks at the history of health and healing in Louisiana. We examine many different types of health, from physical and mental well-being to social and economic insecurities. In our first season: each episode includes interviews with community members to learn about different experiences with mainstream medicine or alternative healing practices, including midwives, traiteurs, and traditional Indigenous healers. In season two, we look at the experiences of and responses to the COVID19 pandemic and the movement for Black lives in southwest Louisiana.Created by Marissa Petrou

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This podcast series looks at the history of health and healing in Louisiana. We examine many different types of health, from physical and mental well-being to social and economic insecurities. In our first season: each episode includes interviews with community members to learn about different...

How often does Healing in the Bayou release new episodes?

Healing in the Bayou has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Healing in the Bayou is created and hosted by Guilbeau Center.
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