New Orleans is a city of history and myth, and often the two become intertwined. No where is this more apparent than in the legend of the most notorious female figure in the city's history... Marie Laveau, the "Voodoo Queen" of New Orleans.

In her lifetime she was both haled as a spiritual leader and condemned as vial sinner (depending on who you asked). In the century or so since her death her myth has only grown.

In this episode I will be parsing out the real Marie Laveau, separating fact from myth, as much as is possible. Exploring the life of the real woman who lived, loved and lost, and who served as a healer and leader among her people in a time of upheaval and uncertainty. I will also be delving into the history and practice of the greatly misunderstood and often misrepresented religion of Voodoo.