Sheauxtime

Cayla Zeek is one of the most incredible artists and designers in all of Louisiana. Learn about her history in the medium, the business she has started, and all the ways she's found inspiration.

Ben Powers grew up in the small town of Turkey Creek, Louisiana, and was fascinated by the "huge" city that was Lafayette. In his twenties, Ben moved and formed Developing Lafayette, highlighting some of the major constructions projects around Acadiana.

Robin Herrington is the director of the student-run help desk at STM as well as their laptop 1:1 program.

Butch Roussel fell in love with Acadiana late in life but wanted to make a difference. The 24 Hour Citizen Project has realized that goal. Over the past three years, he has successfully connected citizens with not only decision makers, but backers and experts to help better the community.

James Lee Burke is a renowned and Pulitzer nominated author who grew up in multiple parts of Louisiana. Via phone, James sat down with Brennan to talk about all aspects of his life and his new book, ROBICHEAUX, coming out January 2, 2018.

Kate Durio is one of the most passionate people in the parish about improving our region. Listen to her visions for the future of Acadiana, and the importance of supporting leauxcal.

Brennan sits down with Megan Boudreaux, head of Respire Haiti. Megan dropped everything in her early twenties and moved to Haiti with the open-ended goal of helping children. Years later, her school provides education and food for over 500 kids.

Brennan sits down with actor and producer Marcus Brown to gain his insight on the industry and his vision for the local creative talent.

Rob Perillo has been a broadcast meteorologist in Acadiana for nearly 30 years, always pushing the public to understand the complexities of weather. On the show, he gives Brennan a rundown of his life before broadcasting, hurricanes, and the ever changing climate.

Brennan sits down with historian and writer Jim Bradshaw to learn more about Acadiana history and Cajun culture.

Brennan sits down with the 17 year-old, elite pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis to discuss the sport, his future, and his upcoming documentary.

Kody Chamberlain is a comic book artist, illustrator, designer, and screenwriter who has worked out of Acadiana for decades. Some of the companies he's partnered with include DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, HarperCollins, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, LucasArts, Marvel Comics, MTV, MTV Comics, Sony Pictures, 343 Industries, Universal Pictures, and Warner Brothers.

Chris Meaux has been a businessman and an entrepreneur all his life. After a large failure in an internet startup, Chris took one more shot and founded Waitr, a food delivery service. To date, Waitr has done over 2.1 million orders and averages 70,000 per week. Chris is proud of his success, but more-so proud of being able to sustain his rapidly growing technology business in Acadiana.

Kevin Castille is one of America's top Masters Runners, completing the marathon in 2:20:00 and the half in 1:04:32 at the age of 40 and 44 respectively. He is also one of Acadiana's most inspiring individuals, overcoming incredible adversity in his youth.

Taylor Guarisco of GIVERS gives us an insight into the origin of the band, his music career, and what we can expect from them going forward.

After over a decade studying dance in New York City, Clare Cook moved back to Acadiana to open up Basin Arts, a collaborative space in Downtown Lafayette. She was also awarded the "Rising Star" at this year's annual ICON Awards.

Allan Durand took home the Nicholl Fellowship in 2012. Listen to get an inside view on the beginnings of his career, and what unfolded afterward.

Welcome to Sheauxtime, a weekly podcast where I interview some of Acadiana's most inspiring and influential people.