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The Brackish Podcast
by Mix it up a little!
Mix it up a little! Comedic storytelling about South Louisiana's current and historical events.
Episodes
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Season 4 Ep 1 - Corrupt Politicians - Bribes, Gold Bars and a Benz
Bribes, Gold Bars and a Benz. See why the Louisiana Lottery went worldwide and who ran the show. Also find out it takes to get a new Benz if your name is Bobby Menz.
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Corrupt Politicians Part 1
The krewe is back down to two, but the stories keep mixing. This time Cliff and Naq highlight the best and brightest corrupt politicians the boot has ever offered, from funneling money from non-profits to their own pockets to blowing up the competition.
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TBP S. 2 Episode 8 - Big Easy Christmas Traditions
The Krewe sprinkles in some yule tide cheer with these stories of New Orleans' Christmas-culture and traditions. Hear how Mr. Bingle came to be, a Mardi Gras tradition started by Santa, Christmas dinners that'll make you "slap ya mama" and an 1889 Christmas Eve brawl that ended in a deathly quiver.
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TBP Season 2 Episode 7 ~ Ain't Der No More
The Krewe mixes it up with tales of Pancho's Mexican Buffet, K&B and Schwegmann's. Hear why these beloved establishments eventually became New Orleans' legends.
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TBP Season 2 Episode 6 ~ The Black Pearl neighborhood
The Krewe ventures to the Black Pearl neighborhood for this ride. Sip down stories about the first drive-thru daiquiri shop in Louisiana, sing the praises of the The First Queen of Gospel and par-ty with the first African American to design and build golf courses in Louisiana, possibly the South...
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TBP Season 2 Ep. 5 ~ The Garden District
The birth of the Po'Boy, a "Golden Rule" realty empire and The Mansion Magnolia haunt us in this episode of The Brackish Podcast. Listen to the Krewe serve it, sell it and scare it off ya.
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TBP S. 2 Episode 4 ~ Metairie
The Krewe jumps to Jefferson Parish and tells us how Metairie originated because of one little bayou, the nutria problem that only Sheriff Harry Lee knew how to solve, and how two friends tried to burn their buddy's remains at the Joshua Tree in California only to have his partial burned body end...
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TBP Season 2 Episode 3 ~ Algiers
Let's cheers to Old Algiers. Cliff, Lynn and Naq are sending all the right signals in this episode with bullfighting on the West Bank and a New Orleans rock and roll station that sent the Crescent City's message and music worldwide.
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TBP Season 2 Episode 2 - Boo-Kish is back
The krewe lightens and frightens up the Halloween season with a trio of spooky stories from New Orleans. Listen to find out about the Devilman, Julie the ghost and the notorious Grunch of New Orleans East.
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TBP S. 2 Episode 1 ~ The Marigny
Cliff, Lynn and Naq are back for season 2 and mixing it up this time in the Marigny. Each share a story of the Historic New Orleans neighborhood and the history and tales that make it one of the most unique places in the world. Discover the man who is credited with creating the Marigny, the…
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TBP Episode 20 ~ The Last of the Buccaneers, Jose Gaspar aka Gasparillo
The krewe mixes in the deep ocean waters in this episode as Will tells the tale of Jose Gaspar, an infamous pirate who plundered the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico for much of his life. This scoundrel was known for breaking hearts and taking treasure. Listen up for the New Orleans tie-in because...
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TBP Episode 19 ~ Fake News LaLaurie, Haunted Lakeview House & Most Hated Person in NOLA History
Cliff and Naq mix it up with stories about what really happened at Lalaurie Mansion, a haunted family in Lakeview and a look back at the most hated person in New Orleans history.
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TBP Episode 18 ~ The Brackish Goes Live
Mix it up with us as we share stories of a New Orleans Señorita, a magical stone in Vacherie and what's raining in Marksville that's fishy.
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TBP Episode 17 ~David Hennessy Sr., The Irish Brawler and Gunslinger
Social Distancing forces the crew to Zoom this episode where Cliff mixes up a nice hunk of manbeef named David Hennessy Sr. who terrorized New Orleans as a street hustler and police officer before being shot in a coffee house.
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TBP Episode 16 ~ Dr. John, The New Orleans Voodoo Priest
Naq conjures up a story about the mysterious Dr. John who practiced voodoo openly in New Orleans from about 1850 until his death in 1885. Though little is known about Dr. John, Cliff and Lynn quickly learn many historians say he is the likely mentor to Marie Laveau.
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TBP Episode 15 ~ The Bobby Boucher effect & The Acadian Diaspora
Lynn adds to her Justin Wilson boil and throws in a pinch of why New Orleanians earned a reputation due to popular movies and tv shows. Then, she hits you with the facts on how Acadians were thrown out of Nova Scotia and made their way down to Louisiana.
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TBP Episode 14 ~ Justin Wilson aaaaayyyeeee "The Original Cajun Celebrity Chef"
Lynn slices up the Cajun culture and fries up the many lives of Justin Wilson. Hear how Will Rogers and Huey P. Long impacted Justin and how the cajun chef nearly never was.
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TBP Episode 13 ~ Who Killa da Chief?
After the New Orleans Police Chief was murdered in the street, the largest lynch mob in American history stormed the Parish Prison and killed more than a dozen Sicilians suspected of the killing. Listen to find out if there's really an answer to "Who killa da chief?".
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TBP Episode 12 ~ The First Wives of New Orleans
Big Easy you said? Living in Nouvelle-Orléans was hard. The city wasn't prepared to survive, and leaders didn't see the heat coming from these women. Lynn stirs up hookers, vampires and Petticoat Rebels to show us how gumbo was named and creole cooking was ignited into the melting polt of culture...
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TBP Episode 11 ~ A Sultan, a Nazi and a Pickled Packenham
The team greets you and treats you to three of the best New Orleans stories ever told. A mysterious sultan makes his way to New Orleans right after the Civil War, one of the meanest Nazis breeds hundreds of offspring across South Louisiana, and nuns save the city from the English, all the while...
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TBP Episode 10.1 ~ 10 X
The duo becomes the trio.
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TBP Episode 10 ~ Boo-kish Podcast
Cliff and Naq welcome Lynn into the spin. Cliff's scaring and sharing so you know Lynn will be swearing. Big Easy folklore to the max. Buckle your seatbelts and sit on back.
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TBP Episode 9 ~ The German Coast Slave Uprising & more
New Orleans was their destination and starting a new free black state was their goal. It was the largest slave revolt in U.S. history that had the numbers to succeed, but its brutal end kept others from rising up.
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TBP Episode 8 ~ Crazy 8's
Cliff and Naq mix it up a little bit and tell you about current events happening in Louisiana and New Orleans. They also get a little nostalgic and talk about a time past. It's a bit crazy 😜
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TBP Episode 7 ~ Sam Zemurray
THIS STORY IS BANANAS! Sam Zemurray and the Port of New Orleans turned bananas to big bucks in the Big Easy. Mix it up a little while celebrity guest host Lynn peels back this episode, while Cliff and Naq try to interupt her.
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TBP Episode 6 ~ Carlos Marcello
"If you cut off a dogs tail, it will continue to bother you. If you cut of it's head, it will cease to cause you any problems." ~ Carlos Marcello. The head of the New Orleans mafia from 1947 to the 1980s pulled strings in all direction but his name stayed clear of any fault when it came to the...
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TBP Episode 5 ~ Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, fought against discrimination from her own French king and many others in order to save France from English rule during the 100 Years War. She may have died at a young age, but her legend lives in on the Big Easy where a life sized statue of her on horseback sits...
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TBP Episode 4 ~ The New Orleans Executioner Louis Congo
Louis Congo took the opportunity given to very few slaves and bargained for his freedom to become The Executioner of New Orleans, carrying out the will of the counsel against criminals and those who opposed order in the French colony from 1725-1737.
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TBP Episode 3 ~ The Axeman
Cliff spills the guts of The Axeman and how the mysterious murderer terrorized New Orleans for more than a year.
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The Brackish Podcast Ep. 2 ~ The New Orleans legend Jacques St. Germain
Take that vampire Lestat. We've got a true New Orleans legend so mysterious people thought he was immortal. Jacques St. Germain's story will make you rethink immortality and if vampires exists.
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New Orleans Legend Pepe Llulla and The Dueling Oaks
Comedic storytelling NOLA's pastime of dueling for honor and the Master Dueler, Don Jose Pepe Llulla. The swordsmen also owned and maintained a cemetery said to be the place where his competitors were buried.
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