Latest Allways Podcast Episodes
Esoterotica: "Desirous Dreams"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - December 10, 2020 02:00 - 29 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s Desirous Dreams, December 9, 2020. In dreaming and working to make those dreams a reality, we have arrived on the stage of our true lives. It is where we question ourselves, pulling at threads of who we are. We all need our ability to cerebrally create and wander, to d...
Esoterotica: "Pervertibles & Paraphilia"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - November 26, 2020 02:00 - 30 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Pervertibles & Paraphilia" for November 25th, 2020. Human sexuality and arousal is literally all over the place and heavily dependent on our psychological and social norms. The subversion of those norms call to us over and over. The word "paraphilia" came into use in ...
Esoterotica: "Sensual Evolution"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - November 12, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutesWelcome to "Sensual Evolution" for November 11th, 2020. Sensuality and sexuality grow and evolve as we do... and sometimes in the most amusing ways. This week we offer a short and sweet show, and after the exertion that the last week has been for us Americans, that seems just about what we nee...
Esoterotica: "Myths & Lore"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - October 29, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Myths and Lore" for October 28, 2020. For all of the measures and milestones, horrors and triumphs that humanity has faced, what does not change is our desire to talk about it. Our species has sought to understand itself through the art of storytelling since we began ...
Esoterotica: "True Confessions"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - October 15, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "True Confessions" for October 14, 2020. Esoterotica specializes in telling true stories, but each night that we have braved “True Confessions” we encourage each other to go deeper, be braver, and hold ourselves accountable. Beyond the enticing religious connotations...
Esoterotica: "Sacred Sluts"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - October 01, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Sacred Sluts" for September 30, 2020. We all have those moments, those situations, those lovers whose time with us help to define and refine what desires we will end up discovering, opening us to to not only pleasure, but who we want to become. This self-discovery t...
Esoterotica: "Inspire Me"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - September 17, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutesStorytelling is one of the most sacred acts that humans can engage in. It has the capacity to elevate our minds while making us excruciatingly relatable to one another across hundreds or thousands of years. Every culture engages in the weaving of tales, from valor to heartbreak, from simple pl...
Esoterotica: "Fan Service, All Nerdrotica"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - September 03, 2020 01:00 - 23 minutesRest in Power, King. Wakanda. Forever. Welcome to Esoterotica’s, Fan Service, All Nerdrotica, September 2, 2020. One of the most fantastic things about growing up is finding the people who share your passions and interests, who geek out like you geek out, who you can discuss backstories and t...
Esoterotica: "Healing"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - August 20, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s “Healing” for August 19, 2020. Healing is the ultimate in choice. And with that in mind, we want to begin this show with a trigger warning. TW: to face the worst that we have been through, be it acute or gradual—acknowledging and working to rid ourselves of coping me...
Preview: "Healing"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - August 14, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutesOn August 19, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "Healing." "Healing" will be a night dedicated to one of the most empowering, vulnerable, and sexy things we can possibly do for ourselves. And when we share that, transcendence becomes possible. To entice a few memori...
Esoterotica: "Subversions, All Kink & Fetish Erotica"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - August 06, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Subversions, All Kink and Fetish Erotica" for August 5th, 2020. Subversion: The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution. Yes. Please. Kink: A sharp twist or curve in something that is otherwise straight. A quirk of character or ...
Esoterotica: "Unthemed & Unabashed"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - July 23, 2020 02:00 - 31 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Unthemed and Unabashed, July 22, 2020. I don’t know about you but when all of this started, I had no idea it would go on this long. We are so glad to still be able to stay connected to our friends, fellow writers, and our audience, providing stimulation and comfort in...
Esoterotica: "Homecoming"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - July 09, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Homecoming" for July 8, 2020. It has been four and a half months since the Provocateurs and audience of Esoterotica have been together in our home at the AllWays Lounge on Saint Claude Ave in New Orleans. And I confidently speak for all of us when I say, we miss it de...
Esoterotica: "Tarot: The Spread"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - June 25, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s, "Tarot: The Spread" for June 22, 2020. We humans have been trying for thousands of years to understand ourselves and our place in the cosmos. Some think we have been using tarot for divination toward that end since sometime in the late 18th century, but it’s probably ...
Esoterotica: "Let's Make a Mess"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - June 11, 2020 02:00 - 28 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Let’s Make A Mess, June 9, 2020. Humans are complicated: our feelings, our love, our connections. We make a mess of everything. And yet, in spite of and because of all our nonsense, we have the capacity for such indelible beauty. Tonight is a love letter to that cap...
Esoterotica: "Future of Sex"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - May 28, 2020 01:00 - 18 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Future of Sex" for May 25, 2020. Tonight we bring you a double feature of longing, boldness, and desire. A quick trip into what will or could be... Featuring Roux B Shears, Just Shannon, and the fischer Pete. Music: "Surge and Swell" by Pictures of the Floating World. ...
Esoterotica: "Former Fervor"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - May 14, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Former Fervor" for May 13, 2020. Tonight we dive deep into our past, rattle old cages, and shake the memories loose. For nearly 9 years Esoterotica’s live show has been taking place every other Wednesday at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans. In that time we have had w...
Preview: "Former Fervor"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - May 07, 2020 03:00 - 7 minutesOn May 13, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "Former Fervor." That night we will be digging through nearly nine years of performances to find the gems, the broken hearts, oh the places we have been. To entice a few memories we have pulled from the vault two tastes of y...
Esoterotica: "Bigger and Easier"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - April 30, 2020 01:00 - 41 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s "New Orleans; Bigger and Easier" for April 29, 2020. Tonight we engage in our most enduring passion, fiercest adoration, and certainly the most tumultuous love affair- our relationship to this incomparable place where we make our home. We invite you to join us, whether...
Preview: "Bigger and Easier"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - April 22, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutesOn April 29, 2020 join the Provocateurs of Esoterotica with our theme, "New Orleans: Bigger and Easier." For now we would like to offer you two different tastes of our adoration. Here is "City Thoughts" by Andy Reynolds and "Beloved" by Shadow Angelina. Please like, share, and subscribe to o...
Esoterotica: "Unsung Heroes"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - April 15, 2020 23:00 - 1 hourWelcome to Esoterotica’s "Unsung Heroes" for April 15, 2020. It has been a month since New Orleans went into quarantine. Only 7 weeks since Mardi Gras−which feels both a lifetime ago and only a few days gone. And that’s one of the things about the past, how strange and beautiful the human perspe...
Esoterotica: "Fatuous and Fervent"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - April 12, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutesWelcome to Esoterotica’s, Fatuous and Fervent, April 1, 2020. In this, the second quarantine installment of our biweekly show every other Wednesday at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, Louisiana, we invite you to listen in on our offerings on the confessional, the fantastical, the bewildering l...
The Mammals
Hallways - April 10, 2020 19:50 - 42 minutesRonnie ran into a few of the fine folks of the wonderful band The Mammals at this years' Folk Alliance International – back in the days when we were able to sit across from one another and talk about music. Those days will return once again soon enough, but in the meantime, Lets listen to R...
Esoterotica: "Into the Dark"
Esoterotica, Erotica from New Orleans - April 02, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour***Re-mastered*** Esoterotica has had to cancel its live show for March 18, 2020, at the AllWays Lounge in New Orleans, Into The Dark, due to global pandemic. If this is your first time experiencing us, welcome. We want to remind you that our connections to one another are the most important th...
Milk Carton Kids
Hallways - March 27, 2020 20:23 - 31 minutesWhen you meet Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale, it’s clear that the energy in the room just dialed up a notch -And this is not just about the Americana award-winning and Grammy-nominated duo’s unique yet classic sound, it’s their collective personality. Joey and Kenneth are the Milk Carton Kids ...
Keb' Mo'
Hallways - March 13, 2020 17:36 - 23 minutesIt’s hard to know where to start when talking about our next great artist. And it wasn’t a surprise to Hallways when Joe Spaulding asked Kevin Roosevelt Moore, Aka Keb’ Mo’, to be an honorary Chair at the FARHOF. Over 25 years, Keb’ Mo’ has collected 5 GRAMMY Awards for his Blues-meets-American...
Ani DiFranco
Hallways - March 06, 2020 19:20 - 21 minutesAni DiFranco’s music, songwriting and performances are only part of the story of her success as an artist that rings true in the Folk Americana Roots extended family. It’s also the connection to those who have grown up with her and the ongoing conversation she has with her audience. This is the ...
Tom Rush
Hallways - February 28, 2020 16:47 - 21 minutesWe spoke with the great Tom Rush in New Orleans at the Folk Alliance International conference. Have a listen to our chat, where we talk about Maine, small venues, the interaction Tom has with an audience, the great Club '47 (now Club Passim), his Harvard days and Folk as a community. Born in Po...
Aengus Finnan
Hallways - February 21, 2020 19:15 - 23 minutesIn January 2020, the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame journeyed to New Orleans for the annual Folk Alliance International Conference. The meeting brought together the artists and supporters who keep storytelling alive and well, and it is a unique opportunity for all musicians of different gene...
Chuck McDermott
Hallways - February 14, 2020 20:55 - 39 minutesWe first met Chuck at the Wang Theater at an event for all the board members of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame. But Chuck’s story starts much earlier than that. Growing up in Dubuque Iowa, Chuck started playing guitar at a young age and never looked back. In 1963 while living in DC, Chu...