Bayoulands

For this episode, we’re sharing contributor Jesse Doiron’s conversation with victim’s advocate Misty Craver from the mostrecent radio show. A brand new episode airs Sunday, October 26th at 5pm on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. Thanks for listening!

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples Month, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s interview with Tim Seiter from Season 6 of the radio show. A 2022 Fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast, Tim speaks about his research to uncover the hidden history of the Karankawa people along the Texas Gulf Coast. This interview is Part 1 of a larger exploration into the...

In anticipation of the Lutcher Theater's upcoming season, we're sharing Jason Miller’s interview with Jim Clark who served as director for the Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts for 28 years before retiring in 2017. This conversation was featured in the debut season of Bayoulands in 2016. The Lutcher Theater will launch its 46th season on Thursday October 23rd with the hit Broadway musical, "...

For this episode, we’re sharing a feature from the most recent radio show about Aimed Dance, an organization focused on fostering awareness of and value for dance in Southeast Texas which includes conversations with Dance instructor and Aimed Dance alum Jesus Acosta and Aimed Dance founder Amy Elizabeth. Thanks for listening!

For this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode we are re-sharing Jason Miller’s conversation with historian Charlotte Chiasson about the history of the iconic Rainbow Bridge which has been a fixture in SETX for 87 years, celebrating its birthday on September 8th. Earlier this year, the bridge was shut down as the Texas Department of Transportation embarked on a months-long improvement project. So, we a...

In anticipation of local Hispanic heritage celebrations in Southeast Texas, we’re sharing a conversation with Tony Ramirez from the Mexican Heritage Society of Port Arthur from season 7 of Bayoulands. The 57th annual FIESTA hosted by the Mexican Heritage Society will be held Saturday, September 13th from 9am to 11pm at the Bob Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur. The City of Beaumont will host thei...

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation from the most recent radio show, between guest contributor Dennis Kiel and Cathy Spence, a fine art photographer living and working in Beaumont, Texas. An exhibition of Cathy Spence's most recent work titled "Liminal" will be on view at the Redbud Arts Center September 6-27, 2025. An Opening Reception will be held Saturday, September 6th...

For this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode, we are sharing a conversation between guest contributor Will Stark and the late artist and visionary architect Charlie Stagg. Best known for his 'Glass Bottle House' in Vidor, Texas, a domed cathedral built from repurposed bottles, cans, andcement, Stagg was also a drawer, painter, and sculptor who's spiraling DNA-Helix-like works have been di...

In honor of the recent passing of the legendary singer-songwriter and accordionist Flaco Jiménez, we’re sharing a story from 2022 about The Big Squeeze, an annual competition that focuses on nurturing young talent in the various forms of traditional Texas accordion music. Thanks for listening!

Prompted by the recent death of artist and sculptor David Cargill, whose work can be seen across Southeast Texas and far beyond, including the campus of Lamar University, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation from 2021 with Kim Steinhagen, a Major Gifts Officer at Lamar University who also oversees LU’s public art collection. Thanks for listening!

In recognition of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20th, we’re re-visiting a conversation with Sandra Tetley, the historic preservation officer for Johnson Space Center and members of her team about the restoration of Mission Control. At the time, Sandra, along with David Buchec and Adam Graves and an entire team of preservationists were working diligently to finish the restor...

For this episode, guest contributor Jesse Doiron talks hometown journalism with managing editor forThe Examiner, Jennifer Johnson, from the most recent radio show. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation with Lamar University history professor and fellow with LU’s Center for History and Culture, Cassandra Broussard, about her ongoing research into the history of the LGBTQ+community in Southeast Texas from the most recent radio show. Thanks for listening!

June is Great Outdoors Month, so for this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode we're revisiting our nature hike at Cattail Marsh in Beaumont led by Chris Draths from the Magnolia Garden Club. For more information about Cattail Marsh visit beaumontcvb.com. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Katherine Leister about the history of the woodwork in the W.H. Stark House in Orange. This is just one of the featured stories in the next radio episode which airs Sunday, June 22nd at 5pm. Fore more information about the Stark House and the other venues of the Stark Foundation visit starkculturalvenues.org. Thanks for listening!  

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between guestcontributor Jesse Doiron and poet R.S. Gwynn from the season 9 premiere of Bayoulands. An encore of the radio episode featuring this conversation and much more will air Sunday, May 25th at 5pm. Thanks for listening!

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're revisiting our conversation with author Oanh Ngo Usadi from 2021 for this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode. We spoke by zoom from her home in Singapore about her memoir "Of Monkey Bridges and Banh Mi Sandwiches: from Saigon to Texas," which details her experience as a Vietnamese refugee and immigrant in South...

For this episode we’re sharing my conversation with Byron Balentine about his remembrances of the late KVLU show host Tanner Hunt, better known to KVLU listeners as Corndodger Snopes, host of the long-running program "Saturday Night with the Folks," who passed away on April 6th of this year. Thanks for listening!

For this episode we’re sharing a story from early in the Bayoulands series. Jason Miller and JonathanTippet visited Claiborne Park in Vidor to learn about Rainbow Trout stocking and fishing. Thanks for listening!

For this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode we're revisiting our conversation with author Roger Wood about the legendary Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown plus a special introduction with KVLU music director Joe Elwell. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we're digging deep into the Bayoulands series with a story from the first season. Back in 2017, we visited the apiary at Pinehurst Gardens in Orange County to learn about beekeeping from Brian Muldrow of Muldrow Bee Farm in Beaumont. For more info visit muldrowbeefarm.com. Thanks for listening!

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation between guest contributor Willie Carriere and longtime Southeast Texas news videographer L.D. Ray from earlier this season. Thanks for listening!

In honor of Texas Independence and Texas History Month, we are re-sharing a tour of the Sam Houston Regional Library in Liberty, Texas for this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode. Alana Inman leads Shannon Harris through the exhibits at the Library that tell the story of this region of Texas from pre-history to the present. Thanks for listening!

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation between guestcontributor Jesse Doiron and architect and art caretaker Rob Clark from the latest episode of the Bayoulands radio show. Rob is a contributor of public art in Southeast Texas where he and his partner Jerry Thacker have been instrumental in growing Lamar University’s public art program through gifts of artwork by nationally acclaimed artist...

For this episode we're sharing our conversation with Lareatha Clay, a direct descendent from the Shankleville Freedom Colony located in Newton County, one of more than 500 freedmen’s towns in Texas founded by formerly enslaved people who were emancipated after the Civil War. This conversation appeared on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. News and information from the Shankl...