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From KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas, this is a collection of some of our favorite conversations from the radio docuseries Bayoulands, a program exploring the people and places of southeast Texas since 2016. The Bayoulands radio series and podcast are made possible by the H.H. and Edna Houseman Charitable Trust. Additional support for Bayoulands has been provided by The Mamie McFaddin-Ward Foundation, The Hebert Foundation, the Junior League of Beaumont and the Jefferson County Tourism Commission. For more information and to stream KVLU online, visit: www.kvlu.org.

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For this episode we’re sharing our visit to the Ice House Museum to speak with Susan Kilcrease about recent archeological discoveries along the Neches River. The Ice House Museum is located at 818 Earnest Ave in Silsbee. To learn more you can visit their website at icehousemuseum.org and follow them on Facebook and YouTube.

For this episode, we're sharing the first live recording for the Bayoulands series. Inspired by photographs documenting the war in Ukraine, KVLU station manager Jason Miller led a conversation with the documentary photographer and Lamar University alumnus Patrick Patterson and Uliana Trylowsky, a major gifts officer at Lamar University of Ukrainian descent.

The opinions express in this conversation do not reflect those of KVLU or Lamar University.

You can view the exhibition of photographs by Patrick Patterson titled “To Live” on view at the Dishman Art Museum through November 2nd. The Dishman Art Museum is located at 1030 E Lavaca St in Beaumont on the campus of Lamar University.

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For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation with artist and art instructor Maurice Abelman about his foray into mural painting including recent projects in the city of Orange. This conversation is from the most recent Bayoulands radio episode.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Aaron and Tina Lewallen, a husband and wife team who helped solve one of Beaumont’s most famous cold cases: the murder of Mary Catherine Edwards.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Interpreter Maddie Martin at Sea Rim State Park from the most recent Bayoulands radio episode.

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Happy National Ice Cream Day! We’re sharing Victor Albaine’s visit to Mike’s Old Fashioned Soda Fountain in Port Neches from the most recent Bayoulands radio episode.

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We are sharing a special episode today in conjunction with the opening of a new pop-up exhibit at the Dishman Art Museum. KVLU: Rewind… In Pictures remembers the first two decades of KVLU with photographs and memorabilia from the KVLU archives. Some of the photos on display are from The Big Broadcast of ’94, a theater performance which aired live in celebration of KVLU’s 20th anniversary in 1994.

KVLU: Rewind... In Pictures is on view through August 3, 2024 at the Dishman Art Museum on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont.

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For this special episode, we’re sharing a conversation between KVLU alums Melanie Dishman and Byron Balentine from the station’s 50th anniversary celebration on April 30th of this year.

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We’re sharing a conversation from the premier episode of Bayoulands, season 8.

In celebration of KVLU's 50 years of public broadcasting, retired station manager Byron Balentine spoke with long-time KVLU volunteer show host Al Dugan.

You can hear Dugan on Classics each Thursday at 9pm and Sundays at 9am on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

In celebration of 50 years of public broadcasting for KVLU, we’re sharing a conversation from the premier episode of season 8 of Bayoulands. Guest contributor Jesse Doiron speaks with an early supporter of KVLU and former station manager George Beverley.

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