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Le Show

Harry Shearer

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Part-time New Orleans resident Harry Shearer hosts a look at the worlds of media, politics, cyberspace, sports and show business while providing an eclectic array of music along the way.
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Living on the coast means living on the front lines of a rapidly changing planet. And as climate change transforms our coasts, that will transform our world. Every two weeks, we bring you stories that illuminate, inspire, and sometimes enrage, as we dive deep into the environmental issues facing coastal communities on the Gulf Coast and beyond. We have a lot to save, and we have a lot of solutions. It’s time to talk about a Sea Change. Sea Change is a new podcast hosted by Carlyle Calhoun an ...
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OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Columns in Uptown New Olreans. In his 14th year in the host seat, Ricchiuti’s learned but uniquely NOLA informal perspective has established Out to Lunch as the voice of Crescent City business. You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.
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Life Raft

WWNO and WRKF

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Climate change is scary. Life Raft is not. From WWNO, WRKF and PRX, comedian Lauren Malara and reporter Travis Lux explore your questions about living with climate change. How bad will the flooding get? Is it ever going to be too hot to live here? Have I had my last good oyster? We’ll tackle it all.
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Sticky Wicket

Laine Kaplan-Levenson

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Four historic clashes between Louisiana politicians and the media, one at a time. The series highlights the tense but necessary relationship between the media and the government, and draws parallels between past moments in our country's history, and today.
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A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. How did we get here? This is Banned, a new narrative podcast that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade. Hosted by journalist Rosemary Westwood, Banned is a production of WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, WRKF Baton Rouge Public Rad ...
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Hollywood has been cold on climate change, mostly relegating the issue to documentaries. We talk to two people who are trying to change that. We first talk to David Sirota, who co-wrote the Blockbuster hit, "Don't Look Up" with Adam McKay, and then we talk to Anna Jane Joyner, the founder of Good Energy, a nonprofit that supports TV and film creato…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like The Memory Hole, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Forever Chemicals, News of the Godly, News of Crypto-Winter, Trump Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of Food, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of A.I. Plus, you’ll also find out why Harry’s o…
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What is fear? Fear is a natural response to a perception of danger. All creatures on earth have it. We use fear to spur us into action - to run or take other steps to save our lives. There are many studies listing specific fears of different societies. Believe it or not, here in the United Sates, one of our greatest fears is public speaking. In num…
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Want to know even more about sustainable seafood on the Gulf Coast? Listen to this bonus episode for an extended conversation with Chef Jim Smith of The Hummingbird Way Oyster Bar in Mobile, Alabama. We talk with Chef Smith about threats facing both fishers and fisheries on the Gulf Coast and how we, as consumers, can make a difference...and of cou…
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Your expert guide to sustainable seafood is here! Get ready to feel the salt spray, and tuck into a wide-ranging conversation about what's on your plate and the future of our ocean. Seafood has been called our "last wild food." Humans have been enjoying seafood for a long time—over 2 million years. But in recent decades, how we catch and eat fish a…
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When you have a business that sells a product, you have two choices. You can try and sell it to everyone earth, like Coca Cola, or you can concentrate on a more targeted market. The Coca Cola model is called Mass Marketing. The targeted approach is called Niche Marketing. Sometimes businesses say they have a niche market as a euphemism for the fact…
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If you’ve lived in New Orleans for any length of time, you’ve experienced your share of natural disasters. We even measure time here by hurricanes. We put events in context by describing them, for example, as “Before Katrina” or “After Ida.” After each one of these disasters, affected homeowners make a claim with their insurance company. Now, I don…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of the Warm, News of Inspectors’ General, News of A.I., News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. He’ll also play great music and debut a new feature, The Memory Hole…
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What if we get it right? That's the question marine biologist, climate expert, and writer Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson explores in her new book. Ayana joins us to talk about climate solutions we have right now and what's possible for the future of our planet. Looking for a link to the book? "What If We Get It Right? Visions of a Climate Future" This…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Artificial Intelligence, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Musk Love, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, and The Apologies of the Week. We also hear how Donald Trump wants to be your protector and how Turkey has elbowed its way into the weekly news.…
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In the course of childhood, we have innumerable experiences. We spend a portion of our adult lives trying to recover from the ones that scar us. But there are also positive experiences. Joyful times and meaningful relationships stay with us. They come to define happiness. For Brittney Hawkins Dobard, one of her happy-place emotional touchstones was…
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TV Weather Gets Heated. In a world where weather is getting more extreme, the role of meteorologists is becoming more important—and controversial—than ever. Meteorologists have been fired over reporting on climate change, and others have left stations because of death threats. But that hasn’t stopped Jeff Berardelli, Chief Meteorologist for Tampa B…
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No matter which side of the political fence you’re on, there’s probably one thing you and your friends on the other side agree on. And that is, you can’t believe anything you see, read, or hear in the news anymore. At least, you don’t believe anything on the channels they subscribe to. And they don’t believe anything anyone says on your side. Would…
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