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Click Here to listen to Interview with Gaynell "Gus" Kinchen along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. Our Living Legend talks about family, LSU and football. A member of the LSU National Championship Football team playing on the Chinese Bandits squad, a politician and family patriarch.

Click Here to listen to Interview with the Voice Dan Borné along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos.  From football walk on in high school to working for Russell Long and Edwin Edwards  to the Voice of Tiger Stadium our Living Legend tells his story of a life well lived. He celebrates his 37th year as Public Address announcer for LSU football and men’s basketball games. His signature lin...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Sybil Haydel Morial Part II along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. Sybil Haydel Morial a Force of Nature Part II. The 89 year old mother, author matriarch of New Orleans most successful political family discusses the importance of family, Martin Luther King,  Andrew Young, Mahalia Jackson, Global Warming and more. Our Living Legend is our history...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Sybil Haydel Morial Part I along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. Sybil Haydel Morial a Force of Nature Part I. The 89 year old mother, author matriarch of New Orleans most successful political family discusses the importance of knowing your ancestry.  A first rate storyteller lets us in on a couple centuries of her family history woven into a re...

Click Here to listen to 75th Episode Celebration along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. Congratulations to LD Azobra! Count Time passed its one year anniversary and has been heard in 25 countries around the world. History Episode 37 Interview with Julia B Moore Nov 4, 2021 Episode 42 Interview with Freya Rivers Dec 9, 2021 Episode 62 Ronnie Moore May 12, 2022 Episode 60 Passing of Joh...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Tyler Lafauci along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos.  Entrepreneur and prominent physical therapist our living legend talks about a football, LSU and family. He was a first-team All-American football player his senior season in 1973 for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University (LSU). Mainly playing as an offensive guard, he was also a first-t...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Stanley Francis along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. Entrepreneur, artist our living legend talks about a mixture of history, inspiration, legacy and faith. His family run business established during Reconstruction (1875) has been passed down for generations. He describes the effort and drive needed to maintain a successful business from the re...

Nurses of 4South to be Honored on July 27, 2022. Click Here to listen to Honoring the Nurses of 4South see the event invitation and link to the October 2021 episode when our two Living Legends of Nursing told their story.  LD is excited and you should be too, because the Nurses of 4South of the Baton Rouge General Hospital, the segregated ward in the 50's and 60's, are being honored. A dedication...

Click Here to listen to A Personal 4th of July along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. A celebration of life and independence inspires LD to put out a call to the church, the mosque the temple and the synagogue. At the recent 4th of July celebration in Franklin, Louisiana LD's family also celebrated the life of his parents and his father who was murdered 40 years ago. This celebration...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Conan Louis along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. A pioneer, an entrepreneur, avid collector of African-American art conversant in Russian and French our Living Legend describes his journey from Trinidad to power and community activism. An experienced manager with a strong track record of success in diverse settings such as the Smithsonian, the...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Sheleen Jones along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. A renown New Orleans visual artist, our  Living Legend talks art, inspiration and the importance of following "your" path.  Several of her sculptures are displayed throughout the New Orleans Metropolitan area. Commissioned sculptures include, Armstrong National Park “Chief Allison Tootie Montan...

Click Here to listen to Interview with Pamela Whitley along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos.  A trailblazer in the aviation industry our Living Legend from Baton Rouge,  La., ran a $2 Billion a year federal agency and guided aviation into the digital age.  A retired FAA Administrator, Ms. Whitley is the recipient of several prestigious FAA awards. A graduate of Southern University in...

Part 2 Lyrics for the Soul interview with Kayin White, the son of LD Azobra. Kayin is a Hip-Hop/Rap Artist and performs under the name NWE Yeen. In this episode he discusses why he relates to and performs gangsta rap. He discusses what is behind the violent lyrics and offers a glimpse at what can be learned that can change communities. Listen to Interview with Kayin White Part 2 Lyrics for the Sou...

God the Devil and the Soul of Man. Kayin White, the son of LD Azobra is a local rapper and recording artist known as NWE Yeen currently living in Houston TX. In Part 1 of his interview, Kayin gives an interesting perspective on how Lucifer is jealous of God's greatest creation, man. This episode gives a young mans view on spirituality, conservation of energy and the afterlife. Did you know the dev...

The umbilical cord connects the baby to the mother's placenta. Does the church need to cut the "umbiblical" cord? Listen to LD Azobra thoughts about church and community along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos.

The ethnomusicologist on the Blues, origin stories and the mixture of colonizers that made Louisiana its likely birthplace. From the misery of the plantation to the classic blues decade of the women,  the Harlem Renaissance to Louisiana festivals and everything in between. The Blues is alive and well. Listen to Interview with Dr. Joyce Jackson along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos. In...

Picked cotton as a teenager and went back to school at the age of 65 to take over the family business in operation since 1958. A woman of destiny, matriarch, successful entrepreneur and Living Legend.   Demby and Son Funeral Home continues under the direction and management of LaBelle Demby. Known for her kind spirit she talks about life, business and the need for compassion. Listen to Interview w...

The Hundred Year Struggle to the Promise Land. Living Legend Ronnie Moore describes his role in the hundred year struggle that is the civil rights movement. He took on the klan and southern law enforcement in a battle against evil while surviving near miss assassination attempts. He provides a fresh take on what we do now. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interview with Ronnie Moore" see...

Happy Mothers Day from the Smart Brotha Media family! The Matriarch of the Family of the Blues a Louisiana Musical Dynasty, Mrs. Shirley Neal "The Mother of the Blues" talks about life growing up in Erwinville, Louisiana, her life with Blues legend Raful Neal and raising a family of world renown Blues musicians. An inspirational look at family, hardship and love. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast e...

Count Time Podcast honors the life and legacy of warrior, legend Dr. Johnnie A Jones, Sr. who passed away on April 23rd 2022. He was 102-years-old. He fought for the next generation and his legacy will inspire future generations as it has inspired all who know of him. A civil rights attorney, Dr. Jones was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame and earned the Purple Heart for fighting wh...

A builder, preservationist and founder of the first African American museum in Louisiana. Kathe Hambrick is the founder of the River Road African American Museum (RRAAM) and the African Burial Grounds Coalition. She contrasts her life growing up in Louisiana and California and the drive that led her to be a prominent museum professional and author. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Interv...

Happy Easter from the Smart Brotha Media family! Today is Throwback Thursday as LD discusses the resurrection of life and the importance of the light from the east. LISTEN to the Count Time Podcast episode: "Happy Easter 2022" see notes, transcript, pictures and videos here.

Living Legend Dr. Len Garrett discusses his book, the trauma of his early life, the odd journey to the NFL and his quest for enlightenment. Born poor in the segregated south Len Garrett learned to survive and plotted his way out of his hometown of Silsbee, Texas. He thought he'd hit the jackpot when he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and later played for the New Orleans Saints and the 49ers....

Living Legend Kathy Andre-Eames discusses her book and her life facing the racial divide in Jim Crow Louisiana with her husband George Eames, Jr. while fighting for civil equality. An educated, white, Catholic woman fell in love with and married a black paraplegic in the early 1970s. Her husband, George Washington Eames, Jr., was an activist for civil rights and racial equality. At her husband’s f...

This Women's History Month episode of Count Time Podcast celebrates the legacy of Annie Armstead Smart. Known as the Harriet Tubman of her time, Annie Smart was a general in the war on poverty and injustice. She founded local and national organizations to address hunger and poverty. Her tenacity and fearlessness was known to shake up the power brokers of the day. Governors, artist, her community a...