The Curse of Julia Brown with Brandon from Southern Gothic

In this special October crossover episode, our good friend Brandon from ⁠Southern Gothic ⁠joins us from the Manchac Swamp to separate swamp legends from real history.

In September 1915, a violent hurricane hit Southeast Louisiana, killing nearly 375 people, destroying entire towns, and wiping the small farming community of Frenier off the map. In the disaster's wake, a story spread among locals that the curse of Julia Brown, a local Voodoo priestess, brought on the terrible storm.

Brandon tells us about Julia Brown's real life, the tragic story of the 1915 hurricane, and how a devastating disaster became one of the South's most famous ghost stories.

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Thank you to our team:

Listener Discretion by Edward October

Music by Nico Fyffe-Vettese

Editing by Jesse Fyffe-Vettese

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