Mardi Gras Beyond The Beads

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S7, Episode 5: How Carnival Has Evolved in America
Episode 5
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026

In this part two with Carnival historian Errol Laborde, we pick up right were we left off and the start of Carnival in the states. Errol takes us by way of Philadelphia – with a stop in Mobile – through to the celebration of Carnival and Mardi Gras as we know it today. Plus, he shares a few of his favorite Carnival food pairings - champagne and a Moon Pie, anyone?