Bayoulands

For this episode, we're sharing a classic conversation from 2017 between Jason Miller and southeast Texas Santa, Clem Webb. Thanks for listening and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

For this episode,we’re sharing a conversation with Swamp Pop icon Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois recorded in the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas. Bayoulands is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio broadcast every 4th Sunday at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. Join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and @bayoulands on Instagram. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we're sharing a conversation with Rachel Stiles, a fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University. We spoke about her research into the origins and resurrection of Swamp Pop music, a genre homegrown in southeast Texas.

We're sharing a conversation from the latest episode of season 7 of Bayoulands. Jason Miller speaks with John Quigley about the history and legacy of The Orange Leader newspaper. You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent episode of Bayoulands on Sunday, November 26th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The episode features this conversation with John Quigley as well as guest contributor Andy Coughlan’s interview with artist and illustrator Lynn Sweat and a story about the origins and resurrection of Swamp Pop music. Thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible. Additional support provided by the Jefferson County Tourism Commission. Thanks for listening!

We're sharing a conversation from the latest episode of Bayoulands season 7 between guest contributor Andy Coughlan and artist and illustrator Lynn Sweat. You can find Lynn Sweat on Instagram @lynnsweat.illustrator. You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent episode of Bayoulands on Sunday, November 26th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The episode features this conversation with Lynn Sweat as well as stories about the origins of Swamp Pop music and the history of The Orange Leader newspaper. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation from 2021 with Dr. Terrie Looney, former education director for the Big Thicket Association, a support and advocacy group for The Big Thicket National Preserve. The Big Thicket Association will host Big Thicket Day, a family friendly event celebrating 59 years of the Big Thicket Association and 49 years of the Big Thicket National Preserve this Saturday, October 7th from 11:30am to 3pm at Collier’s Ferry Park in Beaumont. For more information go to bigthicket.org. Thanks for listening!

For this episode,we’re sharing a conversation from season 6 of Bayoulands with poet, actor and author hal evans, a southeast Texas native and Lamar University alum whose fascination with words has taken him to theater stages, classrooms and libraries across the nation and beyond. His  debut novel Come Day in Night was recently awarded the Nautilus Gold Medal and The Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal. For more information about his work visit: halevanspoet.com. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between Dishman Art Museum director and KVLU show host, Dennis Kiel and renowned photographer and Lamar University Walles Chair of Fine Arts, Keith Carter which aired on the most recent Bayoulands radio show. Our thanks to both Keith Carter and Dennis Kiel. You can hear an encore broadcast of the entire radio episode on Sunday, September 24th at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. We hope you enjoy.  

For this episode, we’re sharing a behind the scenes visit to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange. Director Angie Mason shared about a conservation project that is currently underway at the gardens. To learn more go to their website at shangrilagardens.org. Bayoulands TALKS is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio show every 4th Sunday at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. Thanks to the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust for making this program possible. Additional support provided by the Jefferson County Tourism Commission. If you enjoy the conversations shared in Bayoulands TALKS, please remember to share and follow wherever you find your podcasts. And join us on social media at 91.3 KVLU Public Radio on Facebook and bayoulands on Instagram.  Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we're sharing a recent conversation with Katharine Leister, archivist for the Tyrrell Historical Library in Beaumont. The interview was part of a larger story on the Bayoulands radio show about Port Arthur's Pleasure Island. Katharine shares about the many resources of the Tyrrell Historical Library and her research findings about the history of Pleasure Island. Our thanks to Katharine Leister. You can learn more about the library on the beaumonttexas.gov website. You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent Bayoulands radio show on Sunday, July 23rd at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org. The show includes the conversation with Katharine Leister as well as George Davis, the current director of Pleasure Island. For more information about Pleasure Island go to the Parks and Recreation link on the portarthurtx.gov website. Thanks for listening!