Bayou-Picayune

S02 EP33: New Year's Day Used to Be March 25th

#33: Did you know that before 1752 New Year's Day in England and its colonies was March 25th, not January 1st? Podcast show transcription available here: https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-new-years-day-used-to-be-march-25th/ [https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-new-years-day-used-to-be-march-25th/]

S02 EP32: Who Dat

#32: Did you know the phrase “Who Dat” was first used by Herman Melville in his 1851 novel “Moby-Dick?” Podcast show transcription available here: https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-who-dat/ [https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-who-dat/]

S02 EP31: I Play Center Linebacker

#31: When I was twelve, we moved from California to Louisiana. In California, I played baseball. I lived baseball. But in Louisiana there was no baseball. Podcast show transcription available here: https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-i-play-center-linebacker/ [https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-i-play-center-linebacker/]

S02 EP30: I step off the top of a football stadium

#30: When I walk, my head is down, and I scour the ground for nickels, dimes and quarters. It’s a poor boy habit I developed when I was twelve, but that tendency to look down before I make a step almost resulted in my death when I took a dare and stepped off the top of a football stadium. Podcast show transcription available here: https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-i-step-off-the-top-of-a-football-stadium/ [https://www.davidpierson.net/podcast-i-step-off-the-top-of-a-football-stadium/]

S02 EP29: Jesus Lied

#29: With my title — “Jesus Lied” — many Christians will probably presume this is yet another attack on their religious beliefs, while non-Christians will think this affirms what they already believe — that Jesus, if there was such a person, was merely a man and not God.