As relentless and inescapable as the river that flows past it, a decidedly dark history courses through the streets of New Orleans, a city haunted by 300 years of accumulated legends and myths. Some of it is rooted in fact. Some is rooted in folklore. All of it is fascinating. Welcome to Voodoo City.
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Whether it's Saints, Pelicans, Tulane or preps, if it's happening in New Orleans and region, Dat Chat is covering it. With host Jeff Duncan, the stable of writers at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and our friends from Fox 8, the "Smart Sports Talk for Serious Fans" finds a new home with Dat Chat.
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When is an urban legend not really an urban legend? When it's 100 percent true. That's the case with the so-called Devil Man, a horned figure who, according to legend, terrorized New Orleans in the late 1930s. As it turns out, it's not legend at all. It all really happened, in a bizarre, only-in-New-Orleans occurrence that saw the "devil" land in a…
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Mona Lisa isn't the only spirit wandering City Park. In fact, she may be one of at least three. We'll talk to City Park personnel about the park's dark history -- and we'll interview one person who says he has had first-hand encounters with the ghosts of City Park. Many thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs in this episode: A…
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In the first of three loosely connected episodes, we'll look into a handful of New Orleans' urban legends and find out if there's any truth to them.NolaNews による
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We retrace the steps of the New Orleans-born presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, visiting the places he was known to inhabit, retracing his local history and looking into what role the city played in his life. Many thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs in this episode: Aakash Gandhi, "Forest of Fear" Noir et Blanc vie, "…
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In 2011, French Quarter resident Vincent Marcello decided he wanted a swimming pool. He was in for a surprise. Turns out, his property -- at North Rampart and Toulouse -- was built on the former site of St. Peter Cemetery, the city's very first cemetery, which was closed when St. Louis No. 1 was opened. And, as he learned, however, the bodies were …
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Many New Orleanians grew up hearing fragments of rumors that German U-boats patrolled the waters off Louisiana's coast during World War II. Many of them discounted those rumors as mere myth. As it turns out, though, they're not a myth at all. New Orleans did, indeed, have a Nazi problem during the war. Sonny Downs knows. He had a first-hand encount…
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Also known as "Keelboat Annie," she is New Orleans' answer to Paul Bunyan and Mike Fink, a brawling keelboat captain from back in the days when people were named Huckleberry and Injun Joe. But was there really an Annie Christmas? We dig into the endlessly entertaining legend and trace it to its little-known origin. Many thanks to the following musi…
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Ep. 35: New Orleans Saints post-draft analysis
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NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune sports columnist Jeff Duncan and senior Saints writer Josh Katzenstein break down the New Orleans Saints' new class of draft picks and undrafted free agents.NolaNews による
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Ep.34: Analyzing the Saints' 2019 schedule and looking ahead to the NFL Draft
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Columnist Jeff Duncan and Saints beat writer Josh Katzenstein break down the Saints' 2019 schedule and look ahead to the upcoming NFL Draft on the Dat Chat Facebook Live podcast.NolaNews による
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Ep.33: Saints fans should think playmaker not position in the upcoming NFL Draft
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Columnist Jeff Duncan and Saints beat writer Josh Katzenstein discuss the Saints' game plan as the prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft and take reader questions on this week's Dat Chat Facebook Live episode.NolaNews による
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