Which came first the baby or the baby? A lengthy discussion about the Baby Dolls, a Mardi Gras tradition started by black sex workers in the Storyville Era with special guest Camille Roane, New Orleans based Comedian and woman about town (@camiloren).

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Music for this week’s episode was Taste of New Orleans by Golden Age Radio provided through Epidemic Sound.

Sources for this episode include but were not limited to:

The “Baby Dolls” Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition by Kim Marie Vaz

https://www.npr.org/2013/02/16/172165237/the-baby-dolls-of-mardi-gras-a-fun-tradition-with-a-serious-side