DETOURS Podcast
1) Bonus Episode : The State of Louisiana's Crawfish Industry in 2024
In this episode of DETOURS, James and Jordan are joined by Baton Rouge Chef Yvette Bonanno to discuss the ins and outs of Louisiana's challenging 2024 crawfish season.
2) Where the Route Has Taken Nick Spitzer
In this episode of DETOURS, Jordan, Alex, and contributor John Wirt sit down with host of NPR's nationally-syndicated American Routes [http://americanroutes.wwno.org/] Nick Spitzer to discuss his care...Show More
3) Whooping Crane Love Stories
In this episode of DETOURS, Jordan and James are joined by Eva Szyszkoski, a wildlife technician with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries who specializes in the state's efforts to reint...Show More
4) "The Louisiana Folklife Lady"
In this episode of DETOURS, James [https://countryroadsmagazine.com/api/pv/12PvgjOLSPhPCBHElzE3JTeK9e8gm9UejPN4wE6u9wffyVi324VGwBAYVkLwjfrf/++/topics/james-fox-smith/] is joined by contributor Chris T...Show More
5) Well-Read: The Hitachi Rice Cooker
In this season's "Well-Read" special episode—in which contributors and local personalities read some of our favorite stories from recent issues—Managing Editor Jordan LaHaye Fontenot reads aloud her s...Show More
6) The Origins of Gumbo
In this episode, the DETOURS team is joined by Founder/Creator of Exit Strategy [https://www.youtube.com/@ExitStrategyTV/videos] Jody Ray to discuss his experience traveling to Benin, West Africa and ...Show More
7) Between the Lines: "Covering Country Roads" —What makes a great magazine cover?
In this episode, the DETOURS team is joined by Country Roads magazine's Creative Director, Kourtney Zimmerman, to discuss the less-than-precise process of choosing covers for our monthly print publica...Show More
Between the Lines: "Covering Country Roads" —What makes a great magazine cover?
1:09:00 | Oct 5th, 2023
8) "You live your culture, or you kill your culture. There is no in between."
For this episode, Jordan meets with three Lafayette-area creatives working in the realm of Louisiana French preservation : Jonathan Olivier, a writer ; Drake LeBlanc, a filmmaker and media artist ; an...Show More
"You live your culture, or you kill your culture. There is no in between."
48:21 | Sep 28th, 2023
9) "Strange True Stories of My Louisiana Ancestors"
Kicking off Season 2 of DETOURS, Jordan and Alex meet with Country Roads [https://countryroadsmagazine.com/] contributor Nina Flournoy—author of the series "Strange True Stories of My Louisiana Ancest...Show More
10) Well Read: "I Believe in the Delta"
Each season of DETOURS, we plan to include a "Well Read" episode—where we present a reading of one of our favorites stories from our recent issues. For our first, we present Charlotte Jones and Marsha...Show More