“I don't have a separation in me as a person between trying to sustain coastal wetlands, trying to sustain fisheries, trying to sustain culture,” says Bruce Sunpie Barnes in the final episode of our “Still Here” series.
“Whenever we get bycatch, and they come in and they’re gorgeous, we’re like, ‘Damn, that’s a hot fish!’” says Caitlin Carney, whose market is trying to support Gulf fishers. Plus, behind the scenes at our "Still Here" series.
Week 6 of our “Still Here” series features two women who, in different settings, are helping rebuild healthy wetlands. Plus, music from Côte d’Ivoire and some riveting longform journalism.
Week 5 of our “Still Here” series features Rosina Philippe, a tribal elder in Louisiana who chooses to remain in her ancestral village even as it’s been overtaken by water. Plus, an interview about stuttering and an intergenerational musical moment.
Episode 4 of our "Still Here" series features two scientists working on climate change, wetland loss, and feeding a hungry world. Plus, some music about working off the Louisiana coast.
Episode 3 of our multimedia series "Still Here" features Ebony Woodruff, an agricultural attorney who heeded her professors' call to public service. Plus, stellar journalism from my students.
Episode 2 of our multimedia series Still Here features Kristian Bailey, a Louisiana indigo farmer who rejects the idea of dominion over the land. Also, the 80th anniversary of a misunderstood American song.
Eight weeks of stories from a fragile coastline. First up: Chief Devon Parfait, a climate refugee who is using his science background to lead his Louisiana tribe.
Also, an update on my latest project, Still Here. And a podcast for you to subscribe to.
Plus, behind-the-scenes photos from last week's reporting trip to South Louisiana. And, of course, some music from the road.
Elephants do it. Marmosets do it. Even green-rumped parrotlets do it. Also: a boisterous feminist newsletter that deserves your support, an '80s punk nursery rhyme, and some great podcasts about food.
A searing personal essay, two poems of joyful accumulation, a sensitive interview, and two performances set in the 1960s: there are many ways to consider this moment.
