Bayoulands

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...

For this Back to Bayoulands BONUS episode, we're sharing Micah Leigh's conversation with Janis Joplin biographer Holly George-Warren, including a special introductory conversation with Tom Neal, director of the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas. Back to Bayoulands episodes will drop every 3rd Friday this year. Thanks for listening!

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation from the latest episode of the Bayoulands radio show… between Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Lamar University Stephanie Chadwick and acclaimed artist and native Southeast Texan Evita Tezeno whose exhibition titled Piece of My Heart is on view at the Dishman Art Museum through March 8th of 2025. You can hear the full most recent episode on...

For this episode we’re sharing Jesse Doiron’s conversation with Southeast Texas author and memoirist Gary Brice from the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. Thanks for listening.

We are introducing a NEW bonus episode to the podcast to revisit early conversations from the podcast series. "Back to Bayoulands" episodes will drop every 3rd Friday in 2025. This Back to Bayoulands episode features the very first episode from the podcast: Jason Miller's conversation with animator and illustrator Kelly Asbury. Thanks for listening!

For this episode we’re sharing our conversation with Ramona Young about her research into the Redbone community of Southwest Louisiana for the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we're sharing a conversation from earlier in season 8 between guest contributor Jesse Doiron shares and poet and author John Rutherford. Thanks for listening and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation with Katherine Leister from the Stark Cultural Venues about the Stark Family’s legacy at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information about the venues of the Stark Foundation in Orange, Texas, go to starkculturalvenues.org.