The Brackish Podcast

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 Gasparillo may have left some of his men hanging in the Big Easy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?".

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 and cuisine it is today. 

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 putting a British general in good spirits. TBP = The Best Podcast!