EP. 13| HUEY P. LONG (RE-RECORD): THE KINGFISH WHO RAN LOUISIANA LIKE IT OWED HIM MONEY
WE’RE RUNNING IT BACK — BUT THIS TIME, WE’RE DOING IT RIGHT.
THIS IS A RERECORDED AND EXPANDED EPISODE ON HUEY P. LONG, ONE OF THE LOUDEST, MESSIEST, SMARTEST, MOST CONTROVERSIAL MEN LOUISIANA EVER PRODUCED.
IF YOU LISTENED TO THE ORIGINAL EPISODE, CONSIDER THIS THE UPGRADED VERSION — MORE STORY, MORE CONTEXT, MORE RECEIPTS, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT.
HUEY LONG WASN’T JUST A GOVERNOR. HE WAS A POLITICAL MACHINE, A POOR MAN’S HERO, A RICH MAN’S NIGHTMARE, AND DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK, EITHER LOUISIANA’S GREATEST CHAMPION OR ONE OF ITS MOST DANGEROUS POWER PLAYERS.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE GET INTO HIS CHILDHOOD IN WINNFIELD, HIS MARRIAGE TO ROSE MCCONNELL, HIS CHILDREN, HIS RISE THROUGH LOUISIANA POLITICS, HIS FIGHT WITH STANDARD OIL, HIS “EVERY MAN A KING” MOVEMENT, HIS BATTLES WITH FDR, THE POLITICAL MACHINE HE BUILT, THE ENEMIES HE MADE, AND THE ASSASSINATION THAT TURNED HIM FROM POLITICIAN INTO LEGEND.
AND YES — WE’RE TELLING IT THE BAYOU AND BULLSHYT WAY: RAW, REAL, DRAMATIC, FUNNY, AND RESEARCHED.
BECAUSE AROUND HERE, WE DON’T JUST DO GOSSIP.
WE DO HISTORY WITH RECEIPTS.
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ALL SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE ARE LISTED BELOW SO YOU CAN READ BEHIND ME, FACT-CHECK ME, OR GO BE NOSY WITH PURPOSE.
SOURCE NOTES
SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE INCLUDE:
- U.S. SENATE HISTORICAL OFFICE — “HUEY LONG: A FEATURED BIOGRAPHY”
USED FOR HUEY LONG’S POLITICAL CAREER, SENATE YEARS, SHARE OUR WEALTH MOVEMENT, AND NATIONAL INFLUENCE. - 64 PARISHES — “HUEY P. LONG JR.” BY EDWARD F. HAAS
USED FOR HUEY’S LOUISIANA BACKGROUND, LEGAL CAREER, RISE TO GOVERNOR, POLITICAL MACHINE, AND OVERALL LOUISIANA CONTEXT. - U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: HISTORY, ART & ARCHIVES — “ROSE MCCONNELL LONG”
USED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ROSE MCCONNELL LONG, HUEY’S MARRIAGE, FAMILY LIFE, CHILDREN, AND ROSE’S LATER SENATE APPOINTMENT. - BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS — “ROSE MCCONNELL LONG”
USED TO VERIFY ROSE LONG’S OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE AND BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS. - HUEY LONG OFFICIAL WEBSITE — BIOGRAPHY, PROGRAMS & LEGACY
USED FOR HUEY LONG’S CHILDHOOD, POLITICAL PROGRAMS, SHARE OUR WEALTH PLATFORM, PUBLIC IMAGE, AND LEGACY. - HUEY LONG OFFICIAL WEBSITE — “HUEY LONG’S ASSASSINATION: SHOT & KILLED AT AGE 42”
USED FOR THE ASSASSINATION TIMELINE, DEATH, FUNERAL, BURIAL, AND PUBLIC REACTION AFTER HIS SHOOTING. - NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION — “GOV. HUEY PIERCE LONG”
USED TO CONFIRM HUEY LONG’S GOVERNORSHIP DATES, BIRTHPLACE, EDUCATION, AND EARLY POLITICAL BACKGROUND. - PBS / KEN BURNS — “HUEY LONG”
USED FOR BROADER HISTORICAL CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S POLITICAL POWER, PUBLIC REPUTATION, AND LEGACY AS BOTH A CHAMPION OF THE POOR AND A CONTROVERSIAL POWER PLAYER. - KEN BURNS — “HUEY LONG” FILM PAGE
USED FOR DOCUMENTARY CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S PERSONALITY, POLITICAL MACHINE, NATIONAL AMBITIONS, AND THE ERA SURROUNDING HIS RISE AND ASSASSINATION. - SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HISTORY ARCHIVES — EXCERPTS FROM HUEY LONG’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
USED FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON HUEY LONG’S OWN WORDS, PUBLIC IMAGE, AND SHARE OUR WEALTH-ERA POLITICAL MESSAGING. - THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY PROJECT — FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF SENATOR HUEY P. LONG
USED FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT ON THE NATIONAL REACTION AFTER HUEY LONG WAS SHOT.
BAYOU AND BULLSHYT IS A STORYTELLING PODCAST, BUT THE RESEARCH IS REAL. SOURCES ARE INCLUDED SO LISTENERS CAN READ MORE, VERIFY DETAILS, AND FOLLOW THE RECEIPTS FOR THEMSELVES.