Vance Shaw and Joey Shaw stop by the Cafe to describe the complexities and disciplines required to fight professionally in MMA and the family journey through drug addiction to get there. Fascinating and heartfelt!
Category: Bob’s Favorites
True Brew Bobcast Ep 25: Stephen Ortego
Drink a cup with Steven Ortego as he describes his view of art through architecture and his unique way of incorporating fresh design techniques to restoration and new development. Extraordinary mind!
True Brew Bobcast Ep 24: Dodd Davis
Dodd Davis completed two tours of duty in Desert Storm and Iraq. Dodd stops by the Bobcast to discuss his fascinating 25 plus year journey dealing with PTSD and the collateral damage created along the way to sobriety.
True Brew Bobcast Ep 23: Emma Luke and Bruna Vieira, Tulane 2L law students
Tulane 2L law students Emma Luke and Bruna Vieira stop by the cafe to discuss constitutional law, criminal law and law in general. As predicted….feisty.
True Brew Bobcast Ep 22: Stephanie Hebert and Tessa Ozene, Child and Family Therapist
Therapist Stephanie Hebert and Tessa Ozene stop by the Cafe for a therapy session to talk about what our kids are dealing with these days. Fascinating!
True Brew Bobcast Ep 21: Ken Romero, Radio Personality
Ken Romero brings his velvet voice and joins the Bobcast to tell us about his lifelong career as a DJ on radio stations around Acadiana.
True Brew Bobcast Ep 20: Travis ‘One Love’ HeLaire
One Love (Travis HeLaire) joins TrueBrew Bobcast after his fall delivery of firewood and gives us a peek of the man behind the firewood business off of the Acadiana thruway. Cool dude!
True Brew Bobcast Ep 18: Dr. Elista Istre
Author and historian Dr. Elista Istre stops by the Cafe to talk about the very rich 300-year history of the South Louisiana Creole heritage and the tumultuous road of survival. It’s complicated.
True Brew Bobcast Ep 19: Chris Valicevic
Lafayette’s adopted son, Chris Valicevic, drinks a cup on the Bobcast and describes the phenomenal story of the glorious rise and disappointing fall of the Louisiana IceGators. And yes the fights were real.
True Brew Bobcast Ep 17: Dr. Frank Crocco
Dr. Frank Crocco stops by the cafe to discuss the education of our past when helping remove the General Mouton statue, AI and how it will affect the way we teach in the near future.

