Eat, Drink, and Be Buried

From Graves to Glitter: Interview with Danielle Smith, Former Mortician Turned Glitter Mogul

From Graves to Glitter: Interview with Danielle Smith, Former Mortician Turned Glitter Mogul. We discuss Danielle's job as a mortician, her journey to New Orleans, how

Pulling the Strings: Musician, Writer, Composer, Producer, and Marionette Artist Harry Mayronne

Pulling the Strings: Musician, Writer, Composer, Producer, and Marionette Artist Harry Mayronne. I sat down at Café Envie with the legendary Harry Mayronne to discuss New

“Love That Chicken from Popeye’s: Interview with Donald Lacompte, Al Copeland’s first brother-in-law.”

“Love That Chicken from Popeye’s: Interview with Donald Lacompte, Al Copeland’s first brother-in-law.” Founder of Popeyes Chicken, Al Copeland was a larger-than-life char

Interview with an Embalmer: A Conversation with New Orleans Embalmer Olivia Hunt

“Interview with an Embalmer: A Conversation with New Orleans Embalmer Olivia Hunt.” There is no federal law in the United States requiring embalming; it varies state to s

Exploring the Myths of Marie Laveau and Delphine Lalaurie: Interview with Carolyn Morrow Long

No two women in New Orleans have had more misinformation spread about them then Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau and the sadistic socialite Delphine LaLaurie. For over a cen

“Scrim, A ‘Tail’ of Serendipity: Interview with Margaret Orr.”

Scrim, A ‘Tail’ of Serendipity: Interview with Margaret Orr.” Margaret Orr discusses her new children’s book “Scrim My Tail: As Told to Margaret Orr,” published by Susan

“New Orleans’ Haunted Restaurants: An Interview with Poppy Tooker.”

“New Orleans’ Haunted Restaurants: An Interview with Poppy Tooker.” Cookbook writer, radio host, and tv personality Poppy Tooker discusses some of New Orleans’ most haun

Secrets from the Skeleton House of St. Charles Ave: An Interview with the Skeleton Queen of New Orleans.

“Secrets from the Skeleton House of St. Charles Ave: An Interview with the Skeleton Queen of New Orleans.” For over twenty years, Louellen Berger has been transforming he

“The Calm After the Storm: The Labyrinths of New Orleans.”

“The Calm After the Storm: The Labyrinths of New Orleans.” An interview with Marty and Debi Kermeen, educators, presenters, facilitators, owners of Labyrinths in Stone,

Hatchets & Harlotry: When Carrie Nation Visited New Orleans’ Storyville

In this episode I take a deep dive into two very different women – controversial temperance advocate Carrie Nation and New Orleans madam Josie Arlington – and what happen

Interview with a Gravedigger Part 3

The final episode of the three-part series entitled “Interview with a Gravedigger” with city gravedigger, sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and owner of N

Interview with a Gravedigger Part 2

Part two of a three-part series entitled “Interview with a Gravedigger” with New Orleans' city gravedigger, sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries, and owner of

Interview with a Gravedigger Part 1

I sat down with New Orleans native Nick Black who is the contracted gravedigger for the city's cemeteries, as well as the sexton of Greenwood and Cypress Grove Cemeteries