Locally Hated

The crew sits down with Will Anderson, candidate for Leesville City Council, District 3.

The crew sits down with Leesville mayoral candidate Jim Shapkoff.

Stepping in at the last minute, local broadcasting legend Rick Barnickel, famously known as the "Voice of Vernon Parish," drops by to share decades of wild stories and give the ultimate preview of the upcoming Mayfest. Rick brings his unmatched expertise to break down the festival's evolution from its humble beginnings on a haybale trailer to this year's massive lineup, which features acts like Stereo Drive, Bad Moon Rising, and The Voice winner Craig Wayne Boyd.The conversation goes completely off the rails in the best way possible, diving into his starstruck encounters with music royalty like Marty Stuart and Estelle Brown, the chaotic saga of a hyperactive radio station mouser cat named Radio, and an unbelievable tale of hitchhiking to a New Orleans Mardi Gras at just sixteen years old. Packed with incredible music history, local lore, and a legendary insider tip for a $9 Mississippi fried chicken combo, this episode is everything you need to gear up for Mayfest madness.

The crew sits down with Leesville mayoral candidate Andrey Sandanski.

The crew sits down with Leesville mayoral candidate Lafonda Stelly.

This week on the Locally Hated Podcast, we’re bridging the generational gap and comparing the wild, unsupervised days of our childhoods to the hyper-connected reality of Gen Z.From the absolute lawlessness of AOL chatrooms and Omegle to the days of drinking from the water hose and fixing busted go-karts before the adults found out, we're laying it all on the table. We debate whether kids today are too sheltered, the reality of having a GPS tracker on your car, and how the uncensored early internet permanently shaped our generation.Plus, we tackle modern issues like the rise of AI in the classroom, the loss of true problem-solving skills, and why "gentle parenting" doesn't always work at Raising Cane's.

The crew sits down with Leesville mayoral candidate Louis Hopkins.

Jessica, Brandon, Cherish, and the IT Lord himself tackle unpopular opinions that absolutely nobody asked for. From the great shrimp vs. crawfish war to why your local Facebook group is 40% misinformation, no topic is safe. They break down ranch as a personality trait, why "do your research" people have never done research, joint Facebook accounts as a red flag, gender reveal parties that burn down California, and why the same five people comment on everything. Plus — supporting local businesses, small town gossip culture, and why your blurry security camera footage isn't helping anyone. If the shoe fits, lace it up.

The News Lady sits down with Amber Jackson, candidate for Leesville City Council, District 3.

Cartels in Vernon Parish, "Because I Said So" debates, and the truth about the deer heart ritual. This week on Locally Hated, Jessica recaps a chaotic week that started with a press conference involving the Feds and the Gulf Cartel operating right here in town.After surviving a nerve-wracking qualifying week for local elections and debating if "cancel culture" has gone too far, the crew—Jessica, Galen, Brandon, and Cherish—dives into a heated discussion on generational parenting. Are we raising a generation that's too soft, or was the "old school" way actually just trauma? From participation trophies and switch-picking to Galen changing the locks on his own family, nothing is off-limits.

The News Lady sits down with Phillip Hunt, candidate for Councilman at Large, in the first episode of our new Civic Focus series: conversations with local political candidates and community leaders.

Love, life, and a room full of couples. Jessica sits down with Galen, Brandon, and Cherish for a candid Valentine’s Day conversation about doing life together.

Listen at your own risks! We have a room full of guests and will possibly get cancelled. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady complete "13 Ways to Kill Your Community."

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The New Lady go through chapters 9 and 10 of "13 ways to Kill Your Community." And some of the words are ringing true locally.

Capt. Dan the Lawn the Man and The News Lady and guests talk about Chapters 7 & 8 of "13 Ways to Kill Your Community."

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady talk about Chapters 5 and 6 of "13 Ways to Kill Your Community" along with multiple other topics along the way.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady continue into their adventure with the "13 Ways to Kill the Community" covering more ways we can improve the community we live in.

Chapter 3 of 13 ways to kill your community. Don't ignore the youth of your community.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady discuss chapter two of 13 Ways to Kill Your Community and as usual a few other things in between.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady are going through a book called "13 Ways to Kill Your Community" and dissecting the information that is provided in the book. Read along with us so we can all learn to be a better community!

Irony is ironic....

Capt Dan and The News Lady discuss the tragic events that have unfolded in the last week and the effect that social media plays in creating hate and division.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady discuss some of the most ridiculous laws on the books.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady spend an entire hour rambling about Facebook drama, having an open mind and hearing both sides of the story

Capt. Dan reverses the roles and hits The News Lady with 21 preposterous questions!

The News Lady Came up with a brand new list of weird questions to ask Capt. Dan.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady spend an entire episode of nothing.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady sit down and talk about a controversial opinion on the misinformation surrounding CCS in Louisiana. We do know that this is a touchy subject and not everyone will agree with us, but we still love you and appreciate your support.

The News Lady prepared an extensive list of Gen Z slang and Capt. Dan attempts to guess what they mean.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady talk about random national topics and touch on local news as well. Jackie lost his porkchops and Kevin got mud all over two state troopers!

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and the News Lady talk about the melon debate of the century, vetoed balloon laws, F bombs from the President and finally.....they talk trash.

Capt Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady discuss the laws surrounding protesting, breaking and entering and self defense. They also touch on a little humor here and there and in between.

Capt. Dan and The News Lady go for another round of curious, off the wall questions. Kevin tells us about his craziest injury and what color mermaid tail he would like to have. No question goes unasked with these two on the mic!

Kevin and Jessica talk about the new Louisiana law that bans chemtrails across the state. They touch on the way bread just doesn't bread the way it used to. They touch on bigfoot and new tint laws.

Kevin and Jessica discuss more conspiracy theories, Louisiana insurance rates, and a little bit in between as usual. What actually happened on 9/11 and is Nabisco shorting us on Oreo filling?!

The dynamic duo answer a list of bizarre questions ranging from pop tart flavors to internal monologues. The episode goes completely off the rails and you find out way more than you want to know about the hosts.

Capt Dan the Lawn Man and the News Lady take a depressing dive into the Menendez brothers documentary. The both unanimously agree to never cover such an awful topic again.

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady talk about Mayfest success, negative Nancys and more!

Talking about upcoming votes, Mayfest, sports complexes and more! Catch up on all the news that isn't news, some opinions and most of all fun!

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man broke the microwave at home and can't figure out the childproof new one. Somehow that landing us on trading chickens for an 8 ball and we remind our listeners of millage tax renewals! Happy Easter!

Capt. Dan the Lawn Man and The News Lady touch on hot topics in Vernon Parish and a quick civics lesson.

Captain the Lawn Man and The News Lady talk about the zipper merge AND have side quests along the way.

Kevin and Jessica take a stroll down the rabbit hole and visit new conspiracy theories they found on the internet.

Kevin and Jessica start with plausible conspiracy theories and touch on 74 other subjects along the way.