
Long in the Boot
A blend of history, education, interviews, and current events with a Louisiana flavor!
Episodes
116 episodes
It's The Nearly Politics Free Episode!
We've heard our wise and learned listeners and we will respond! This Long in the Boot episode is nearly politics free. Instead, this week, G. Long and Deb take a look at some amazing history. The building of Venice, the history of jaywalking, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 115
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57:51

Strength Through Empathy
Throughout the entire history of humanity, empathy has been shown to serve mankind by allowing us to raise decent children, treat others with respect, and generally make the world a better place. Plato said that empathy was the highest form of ...
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1:04:14

We Did It For You!!!
Trump gave his self congratulatory speech last night and even though it went on for five hours, G.Long and Deb were there for every boring minute. There were good points. There were bad points. There was much shouting, standing, and sitting bac...
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54:28

What The Hegel Is Happening?
Current political events got you down? Maybe the things that are happening fill you with joy. According to Hegel's Pendulum Theory, one or the other must be true. Here at Long in the Boot, we are riding the pendulum right at the middle of the s...
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Season 4
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Episode 113
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59:05

The Rando Theme Free Episode
G. Long and Deb discuss a random assortment of topics that are in no way related. From phobias to inaugural boobies! This episode spans the gamut of human endeavor, achievement, and degradation. All random and theme free on this episode of the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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59:37

Lipstick, Laws, and Vibes
G. Long and Deb are giving you two topics for the price of one! First, we are looking at the transformative power of lipstick and decoding what your lip shape says about you. Then, we discover whether you can copyright your unique vibe on socia...
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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58:14

Long in the Boot's Year End Review and Hootenanny!
G. Long and Deb discuss some past year events, some new words of importance, a weird Texas law, and a quick history of everyone's favorite appliance: The Crock Pot!Join us for this freshly baked, freshly recorded episode of the Long in the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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53:24

A Festivus For the Rest of Us!
It's that time of year again so gather around the Festivus pole, prepare to Air your Grievances, and loosen up for the Feats of Strength. G. Long and Deb love a non-traditional holiday and nothing is more non-traditional than Festivus! We've go...
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1:05:10

The Traditionally Non-Traditional Episode
Throughout history there has always been a select group that refuse to bend the knee and follow the dictates of society. G. Long and Deb take a look at some women, who should be better known and who refused to obey the patriarchy. Join us as we...
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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56:55

Grate Cheese and Butter Capers
G. Long and Deb dip into a spreadable and cheesy topic. You might think high-stakes robberies are just about art, jewels, or money, but through the centuries grate dairy crimes have been whipped up by some slippery bandits. From the infam...
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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1:09:54

Nickel and Dimed to Debt
A penny here, a nickel there, a two percent convenience fee or a little survey. The one thing all of these have in common is they are sucking hard earned dollars and precious time right out of your life. G. Long and Deb take a look at all the l...
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Season 4
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Episode 106
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1:00:05

Ought To Be vs Reality or Bogbutter!
Coming up with a title can be so difficult sometimes, so why not both! G. Long and Deb discuss the younger generation's obsession with how things "ought to be" when dealing with the daily vagaries of life here on planet earth. They also slide i...
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1:05:21

What's in Name? Missed It By That Much!
G. Long and Deb are chasing rabbit's on this episode of the podcast! Deb wonders what's in a name while G. Long considers things that almost happened but didn't. Meanwhile, What the hell is "Honor Culture" and why do people think it's a souther...
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Season 4
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Episode 101
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49:09

Long in the Boot's Centennial Homecoming!
It's the 100th episode of Long in the Boot! To celebrate, we have brought back the man, myth, original co-host, and legend, Bryant "The Habitron" Habetz! While he may have left the podcast fight game, he still brings the heat with his left hook...
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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1:10:05

The Last Podcast of Freedom - 2024 Edition!
Summer break 2024 is wrapping up and G. Long and Deb are headed back to the classroom. So naturally the talk turned to new rules, Louisiana politics and, the harm labeling can cause. The label that kept rearing it's hideous head was "narcissist...
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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52:21

America - Land of the Free, Home of Deferred Maintenance!
Its been a busy couple of weeks in the good old U.S.A. We've had a hurricane with a side of Blackout in Houston, we've had a complete collapse of computer systems nationwide which crippled the airlines, and we had an assassination attempt on ca...
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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1:00:06

How To Expectorate Your Way To Wealth and Memes!
Unless you have been living in a cave, you will have heard of the "Hawk Tuah" girl. We don't need to talk about what that refers to but it did get Long in the Boot asking the important question: Does spitting have an important and unique place ...
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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1:02:47

Maybe The Governor Needs Comfortable Socks?
Sure, it seems like a rhetorical question, but is it? G. Long and Deb explore the often ignored link between Louisiana politics, the Ten Commandments, and a nice pair of socks! Sure the connection hasn't made until now, but what else could expl...
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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1:06:34

Saving The Environment: CO2's Revenge!
Everybody talks about the evils of CO2 in the environment but what happens when CO2 gets tired of the bad press and tries to get revenge? G. Long and Deb take a look at Carbon Injection plans for Louisiana and what that might mean in the future...
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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1:02:23

Sweep The Podcast Studio For Every Topic!
Wouldn't you know it? I am sitting in the dark trying to upload a podcast after a power outage. Not the storm, a blown transformer! Anyway, G. Long and Deb roll out several topics for the discerning listener. From autocratic over-reach to armpi...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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1:01:06

That St. Scholastica Was A Riot!
University protests and riots have a long and glorious history. From wine and butter, to war and peace, students have been protesting and rioting for more than a thousand years. G. Long and Deb take a look at the history of student riots and th...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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1:03:54

Buttfuddle in The Boot: Autocratic Governor's Edition
Louisiana has a new Governor and he wants you to shut up and stop asking questions! From denying summer lunch programs to poor kids to destroying open records laws, Governor Landry wants to make sure that Louisiana’s race to the bottom in all t...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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58:56

Schrödinger's Podcast
This podcast is either dead or alive depending on what happens Monday!We recorded and uploaded this episode on Sunday and if you are listening, we survived the eclipocalypse! If you are not listening, then we can assume that the earth is a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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1:01:42

The Clothes Make The Man?
It is often said that clothes make the man or woman. What happens though, when “the man” uses clothing or outfits to control others? G. Long and Deb look at uniforms, dress codes, and sumptuary laws through the ages. Whether it was the fabric, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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1:00:55

In The Beginning Was The Word And That Word Was Buttfuddle!
Confusion used to cause people to become befuddled, but not anymore! Modern times call for modern terms and that new term is BUTTFUDDLED! G. Long and Deb are buttfuddled by the election, bad parents, kidfluencers, and all of the attacks on free...
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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1:03:03
