Outlandish Parish

Outlandish Parish

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Outlandish Parish episodes

  • The God of Destruction

    Resources:

    Hurricanes in Louisiana - 64 Parishes

    Cheniere Caminada

    Cheniere Caminada's "Great October Storm"

    History of Hurricanes from European Perspective

    Matthew Mulcahy, Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783. Early America: History, Context, Culture. Baltimore

    Hurricane Hilda Iberian

    Taino Culture Quick Look

    https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/pdf/Taino-Gallery-Guide-English.pdf

    John Doucet on the Caminada Hurricane and Bell:

    More on Caminada:

    https://www.townofgrandisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HistoricJeffersonParishFromShoretoShore-Betsy-Swanson1975Grand-Isle-pages-160-168.pdf

    Video Memories from Grand Isle

    1 hr 38 min
  • Respect Your Elder!

    Traiteurze or Traiteuse? Today we are talking about Cajun Faith healers. Jonas and Alexis talk about the ones you call when the Doctors need a little help from above. Divine intervention is good for what ails ya, down here in Outlandish Parish.

    Sources:

    The Much Acclaimed: Healing Traditions of South Louisiana:

    https://www.af-neworleans.org/products/af-healing-traditions-of-south-louisiana/

    The Louisiana Folklife Programs

    https://www.louisianafolklife.org/lt/articles_essays/lfmtraiteurs.html

    Good for what Ails You, Film by Glen Pitre https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415826/

    And a special thanks to all our Mawmaws, Nannies, and Grandperes who shared their stories with us. We're trying to keep this torch lit. Merci!

    Music By T’Canaille on behalf of Louisiana Cajun Music Preservation Society. More about them in the next episode.

    55 min
  • High Quality H2O

    We're gonna say a LOT of the quiet parts out loud for this one! Two bayou Cajuns talking about Adam Sandler's The Water Boy. Big thanks to Nonc Nu and the Wild Matous for the music for this week. Check them out here: Resources this week were pretty light, but here are some links to Adam Sandler's thoughts on the movie. Remember to reach out at www.outlandishparish.com or email at [email protected] Merci!

    23 min
  • The Coullion

    Join us as we talk about everybody's favorite Cajun, the Coullion. From Boudreaux and Thibodaux jokes to the historical Jean Sotte. We get a little Fon Chock with out look at this essential Cajun character.

    47 min
  • Rites of Spring

    A Look at the Catholic faith from another angle. In the second interview of the series, we talk to Angelique Gibson about her path from the Catholic Church to the Heathen Path of Norse Paganism. Cajun Pagans? Yup, and the food is awesome.

    50 min
  • Mardi Gras Extravaganza

    Resources:

    Podcast Interview with Ancelet

    , Story collections, articles,

    Historic New Orleans Foundation https://www.hnoc.org/

    Work by Barry Jean Ancelet

    https://www.history.com/news/first-mardi-gras-mobile-alabama-new-orleans

    NOLA Mardi Gras History

    https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/

    Mobile Mardi Gras History

    https://alabamashortstories.com/joe-cain-and-the-mobile-mardi-gras/

    Podcast Mardi Gras Beyond the Beads

    https://open.spotify.com/show/7FDOXSTV9HTQtURhFe0qxo

    https://books.google.com/books/about/Carnivals_of_the_World.html?id=mFLpRwAACAAJ

    Trinidad Customs

    https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html

    https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html

    The whole Ash Thing

    https://www.shcathedral.org/03/why-does-lent-begin-on-a-wednesday-and-what-do-the-ashes-signify/

    http://ww1.antiochian.org/content/orthodox-ash-wednesday

    1 hr 6 min
  • Christmas Season Special!

    Sources:

    https://countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/people-places/cajun-new-year-characters/

    https://www.whereyat.com/louisiana-holiday-traditions-around-the-state

    https://lsupress.org/9780807174814/

    https://www.southernliving.com/food/holidays-occasions/reveillon-dinner

    https://lariverparishes.com/bonfirecountry/

    https://www.lacajunbayou.com/calendar-of-events/festivals-and-events/christmasboatparade

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_No%C3%ABl

    REvellion Dinner List NOLA

    https://holiday.neworleans.com/food-and-drink/

    https://www.societyofmaryusa.org/about/history/

    38 min
  • Feu Follet

    Resources:

    Nathan J. Rabalais,Folklore Figures of French and Creole, Louisiana

    Ghost lights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_ghost_lights

    Abenaki Wetlands https://indigenousnh.com/2021/09/10/indigenous-wetlands-bogs-swamps-marshes/

    Louisiana Dread

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA9QJjHWUII

    Southern Gothic

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Ia1hJWLS4

    Crosset Lights:

    https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crossett-light-5900/

    48 min

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