About Morris Ardoin

Morris Ardoin is author of STONE MOTEL - MEMOIRS OF A CAJUN BOY, University Press of Mississippi, 2020.

Morris Ardoin is author of STONE MOTEL: MEMOIRS OF A CAJUN BOY (University Press of Mississippi, 2020)

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NBN Episodes hosted by Morris:

Joel Lafayette Fletcher III, "With Hawks and Angels: Episodes from a Southern Life" (UP of Mississippi, 2023)

May 28, 2023

With Hawks and Angels

Joel Lafayette Fletcher, III
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In this episode of Queer Voices I talk to Joel Lafayette Fletcher III about his book With Hawks and Angels: Episodes from a Southern Life (UP of Missi…

Terry M. Chase, "Spoke by Spoke: How a Broken Back and a Broken Back Led to a WholeHearted Life" (Push on Press, 2021)

February 26, 2023

Spoke by Spoke

Terry M Chase
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In this episode of Queer Voices I talk to Dr. Terry Chase about her book Spoke by Spoke: How a Broken Back and a Broken Bike Led to a WholeHearted Lif…

Chris Belcher, "Pretty Baby: A Memoir" (Simon and Schuster, 2022)

September 16, 2022

Pretty Baby

Chris Belcher
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

"The dominatrix is the id of American femininity. She says the words that we all wish we could say when we find ourselves frozen in the presence of me…

Sherry Scott, "Playhouses: Sexuality and Fundamentalism" (Black Rose Writing, 2022)

March 8, 2022

Playhouses

Sherry Scott
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In this episode of Queer Voices of the South I talk to Dr. Sherry Scott about her new book Playhouses: Sexuality and Fundamentalism, released in Febru…

Gregory Samantha Rosenthal, "Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City" (UNC Press, 2021)

February 3, 2022

Living Queer History

Gregory Samantha Rosenthal
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

Queer history is a living practice. Talk to any group of LGBTQ people today, and they will not agree on what story should be told. Many people desire …

Andrew J. Kunka, "The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse: Taking Risks in the Service of Truth" (Rutgers UP, 2021)

January 12, 2022

The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse

Andrew J. Kunka
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In this episode of QUEER VOICES OF THE SOUTH, I talk with ANDREW J. KUNKA, who is a professor of English and division chair at the University of South…

Shelby Criswell, "Queer As All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me" (Street Noise Books, 2021)

November 24, 2021

Queer As All Get Out

Shelby Criswell
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

On this episode of Queer Voices of the South, I talk with Shelby Criswell, whose book Queer As All Get Out: 10 People Who've Inspired Me (Street Noise…

Chris McLaughlin, "Mississippi Barking: Hurricane Katrina and a Life That Went to the Dogs" (UP of Mississippi, 2021)

November 10, 2021

Mississippi Barking

Chris McLaughlin
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

On August 29, 2005, the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States devastated the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana …

Alecia P. Long, "Cruising for Conspirators: How a New Orleans DA Prosecuted the Kennedy Assassination As a Sex Crime" (UNC Press, 2021)

October 4, 2021

Cruising for Conspirators

Alecia P. Long
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison's decision to arrest Clay Shaw on March 1, 1967, set off a chain of events that culminated in the only pros…

Mary Gauthier, "Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2021)

September 10, 2021

Saved by a Song

Mary Gauthier
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Mus…

Gale Massey, "Rising and Other Stories" (Bronzeville Books, 2021)

June 2, 2021

Rising and Other Stories

Gale Massey
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In story after story in her diverse new collection, Rising and Other Stories, Gale Massey illustrates the moments that shape and alter destiny. Bringi…

Mary Ann Cherry, "Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist: A Story of Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs" (Process, 2020)

March 31, 2021

Morris Kight: Humanist, Liberationist, Fantabulist

Mary Ann Cherry
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

How did the gay movement, which began as a sedate group of intellectuals, become what is arguably the most dynamic civil rights crusade in America? Ho…

Daniel M. Harrison, "Live At Jackson Station: Music, Community, and Tragedy in a Southern Blues Bar" (U South Carolina Press, 2021)

January 18, 2021

Live At Jackson Station

Daniel M. Harrison
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

The smoke was thick, the music was loud, and the beer was flowing. In the fast-and-loose 1980s, Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club in Hodges, South C…

Queer Voices of the South: Year in Review

December 28, 2020

Queer Voices of the South

John Marszalek, Pip Gordon and Morris Ardoin
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

In this final episode of 2020, New Books Network hosts and fellow authors take a look back at the evolution of their podcast Queer Voices of the South…

Jim Downs, "Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation" (Basic Books, 2016)

November 27, 2020

Stand by Me

Jim Downs
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

Despite the tremendous gains of the LGBT movement in recent years, the history of gay life in this country remains poorly understood. According to con…

Pip Gordon, "Gay Faulkner: Uncovering a Homosexual Presence in Yoknapatawpha and Beyond" (UP of Mississippi, 2019)

November 17, 2020

Gay Faulkner

Phillip Gordon
Hosted by Morris Ardoin

The life and works of William Faulkner have generated numerous biographical studies exploring how Faulkner understood southern history, race, his rela…