Southern Discomfort

Deepwater Horizon

On April 20, 2010, 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the unthinkable happened when a surge of methane gas known as a “kick” sparked an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig and caused the largest marine oil spill in history killing 11 men.

Drink du jour:

Guava Jelly

Sour Ale

Gulf Sour Series

Chandeleur Island Brewing

Gulfport, Mississippi

Konrad, John and Shroder, Tom. Fire on the Horizon:  The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disaster. HarperCollins, 2011.

Slat, Boyan. “Whales Likely Impacted by Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” The Ocean Cleanup, 10 Apr. 2019, www.theoceancleanup.com/updates/whales-likely-impacted-by-great-pacific-garbage-patch.

Barstow, David, Rohde, David and Saul, Stephanie. “Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours.” 25 Dec. 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/us/26spill.html.

Finn, Kathy, “BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial.” 30 Sept. 2013, www.reuters.com/article/us-bp-trial/bp-lied-about-size-of-u-s-gulf-oil-spill-lawyers-tell-trial

Podcast Switcheroo

Mike Burton of Genuine Chit-Chat has a different guest on his show each episode and on this one, he speaks with Janine Mercer; host of the ODDentity podcast, creator of Corvus review, founder of PodMoth Media and friend of the show!

In brief, this was recorded in September 2020 and Mike & Janine’s conversation starts with a small amount of COVID/lockdown talk, before discussing Janine’s hearing issues and the weirdness of 2020 before they talk the fun of collecting. The chat then changes gear into a discussion on cryptids, vampires, legends, werewolves and aliens, before talking about where Janine’s intrigue into the weird & wonderful came from, plus they discuss “hung jesus”, religion & legends/monsters, and the conversation ends with a small discussion on politics.

Mike’s details: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3mg1pCx

IG: @Genuine_ChitChat - Twitter: @GenuineChitChat - https://facebook.com/GenuineChitChat/ 

You can listen to Genuine Chit-Chat on Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3mg1pCx), Apple (https://apple.co/3cxPFaX) & Google Podcasts (http://bit.ly/GoogleGCC), YouTube, Stitcher, Podbean & the usual podcast apps!

Mike also has other show, called Star Wars: Comics In Canon and it can be found on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion. Episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Count Dooku, Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, how C-3PO got his red arm & more! https://spoti.fi/3kPcyJH

Miracle on the Mississippi

Leprosy in Louisiana

The history of Louisiana’s Leper colony.

Drink du jour:

Snoball juice

Tangerine Sour Pop

Triumph at Carville a tale of leprosy in America

WTF Franklin?

Hop in and hold on this one is a wild, winding whirlwind of a ride.  The story of Franklin Delano Floyd.  An American murder and rapist on death row.

Drink du jour:

 The Floor Is Lava

Pontoon Brewing

IPA - New England

7.5% ABV

40 IBU

This New England style Milkshake IPA is erupting with 2lbs of real strawberries, guava and kiwi, then aged on vanilla and lactose to create a fruity, creamy IPA. Our latest Serious Series release is packed full of flavor, making it dangerously good for those who dare to drink. No Touchy!

https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/floyd-franklin-delano.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Floyd/

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/cold-case-investigation/

https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5491091/after-20-years-of-lies-kidnapper-admits-killing-oklahoma-boy/

https://tulsaworld.com/archive/ex-fugitive-gives-name-of-late-dancer/article_e0553c3c-77da-5a47-89a3-c325831a7d57.html/

What happened to Bobby Dunbar?

In rural Louisiana, in 1912, a four year old boy vanishes during a family fishing trip.  

Drink du jour:

Ragin' Cajun IPA

Bayou Teche Brewing

Arnaudville, Louisiana

Ragin’ Cajun's Genuine Louisiana Ale embraces locally grown grain in its recipe for a flavorful lighter-bodied, dry, crisp, and snappy craft ale. It’s fermented and then aged at low temperatures for several weeks to help you quench the heat and humidity of South Louisiana.

Made with Louisiana rice

A Case for Solomon : Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping That Haunted a Nation 

Margaret Dunbar Cutright

Tal McThenia

The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar-

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/352/the-ghost-of-bobby-dunbar

Join your hosts April & Christi as they cover the Louisiana deaths of the famous outlaw couple Bonnie & Clyde and the beautiful blonde bombshell: Jayne Mansfield.

Drink DuJour:

Blood & Honey American Ale

Grandbury, Texas

Guinn, Jeff. Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie & Clyde. Simon & Schuster, 2009.

Carlton, Genevieve. “A Blonde Bombshell, A Satanic Curse, and Rumors of Decapitation: The Tragic Story of Jane Mansfield’s Death.” June 2020, www.allthatsinteresting.com/jayne-mansfield-death.

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell. My Life with Bonnie and Clyde. University of Oklahoma Press, 2005

The Highwaymen. John Lee Hancock. Netflix, 2019. Film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield

Louisiana is so mysterious and wonderful from ghosts and voodoo to the haunted French Quarter, from monsters in the swamp to pirates. We have a few stories for you tonight in the spirit of Halloween. So sit back and get uncomfortable.

Drink du jour:

French 75

• Ice

https://books.google.com/books?id=FSv91k3raZUC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=alice+the+witch+grave+zachary+louisiana&source=bl&ots=O6TWyJJ7y0&sig=EtN6DQmcLnD3ezKfKIZlhK4K4Pw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju5OTHhefPAhVI5iYKHWjTCG0Q6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=alice%20the%20witch%20grave%20zachary%20louisiana&f=false

http://americashauntedroadtrip.com/tag/arnauds/

https://books.google.com/books?id=FSv91k3raZUC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=alice+the+witch+grave+zachary+louisiana&source=bl&ots=O6TWyJJ7y0&sig=EtN6DQmcLnD3ezKfKIZlhK4K4Pw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju5OTHhefPAhVI5iYKHWjTCG0Q6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=alice%20the%20witch%20grave%20zachary%20louisiana&f=false

http://americashauntedroadtrip.com/tag/arnauds/

Wikipedia › wiki › USS_Kidd_(DD...USS Kidd (DD-661) - Wikipedia

Atlas Obscura

https://prcno.org/lafittes-blacksmith-shop-oldest-bar-country-new-orleans-truths-vs-tales

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/October-2016/The-6-Best-Oktoberfest-Celebrations-in-America-(2)

When a beautiful, young Mississippi mother is found dead with her shoestrings tied around her neck and a mailbox, authorities rule it a suicide. Tonight hosts April and Christi take you through the strange details of Jessica Johnson's death. Suicide? Homicide? You decide.

Drink du jour:

Mississippi Sweet Tea

• 3/4 oz Vodka (I used Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka)

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/35958382/tuesday-10-how-did-jessica-really-die/

https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/clip/13527122/wmc5-investigates-how-did-jessica-die-part-1/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiGmLLMV1yI&t=291s

Two porn star lovers, one a former U.S. Marine and the other a wife and mom turned porn star hook up to kill just for the fuck of it...Literally. 

https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/logue-amanda.htm

https://youtu.be/A90G9LGQwHo