Hear celebrated and up-and-coming authors read excerpts from new books and discuss their work with former Times-Picayune book editor Susan Larson.
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New Orleans writer Ian McNulty hosts Where Y'Eat, a weekly exploration and celebration of food culture in the Crescent City and south Louisiana.
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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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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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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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From New Orleans, Louisiana, the world’s incarceration capital, stories at the intersection of human lives and the criminal legal system.
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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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Each episode of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 is devoted to a single story or subjects from New Orleans’ rich history.
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Join host Diane Mack for a conversation with the leading figures of the New Orleans arts and culture scene, each week Inside the Arts. From gallery openings to the performing arts, Diane takes you along on an intimate examination of the people and places that make New Orleans one of America's most interesting cities.
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Where Y’Eat: Cheers to a Cocktail Event That Helps Shake Up New Orleans
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on a cocktail event that puts the Crescent City at the center of a revival.By Ian McNulty
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It's summertime! Otherwise known as prime reading season. And in this episode, you're going to meet the people behind a couple of the summer's hottest books. We talk with Boyce Upholt about his new bestseller, The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi. The book tells the epic story of the Mississippi River, and he writes about how…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings up regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Atom, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Musk Love. We’ll also hear about this week’s power outage, self-driving cars, listen to great music and more.…
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The Reading Life: Mike Strecker, Emily Toth
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Where Y’Eat: The Upside When Beloved New Orleans Restaurants Change Hands
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on what happens when popular restaurants change hands.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, News of Smart World, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Musk Love, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, great music, and more.By Harry Shearer
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Where Y’Eat: Gulf Shrimp Should Get More Love, Here’s Where to Start
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty makes the case for Louisiana shrimp getting the same kind of frenzied treatment as crawfish.By Ian McNulty
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Introducing: Gravy "A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats"
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The shrimp industry has a long history on the Gulf Coast. And, today we bring you a story about one of the industry's oldest traditions: the blessing of the boats. This episode is from the podcast Gravy, produced by our friends at Southern Foodways Alliance. In “A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats,” Gravy producer Irina Zhorov takes listene…
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There are a number of ways of becoming a New Orleanian. You can be born here. You can marry someone from here. You can go to high school here – that’s a uniquely New Orleans badge of belonging - and then there’s a phenomenon called Magnetic Migration. That’s a term I coined to describe how certain people are inexplicably drawn here. You know these …
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, The Apologies of the Week, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Smart World, News of the Godly, News of the Warm, News of the Olympic Movement, great music and more.By Harry Shearer
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Where Y'Eat: How a New Orleans Museum Puts Food and Drink in Focus
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on a unique museum to food and drink culture.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of AI, News of the Warm, News of Musk Love, News of NiceCorps, News of Smart World, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Warm. We’ll also hear about the problem with polls, how butterflies are being impacted by our changing climate, and listen…
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Where Y’Eat: A Restaurant Comeback that Burns Bright with Chinese Spice
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the return of a beloved family restaurant going deep on flavor.By Ian McNulty
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Most of the world's biggest cities are on the coast. As sea levels rise and storms worsen, how can we reimagine our coastal cities so that they can survive and thrive in the face of climate change? Today we talk with leaders across 3 continents about how they are fighting for the future of their cities. Thank you to our panelists: Dr. Fola Dania - …
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When Drew Brees was The Saints’ quarterback he was regularly out and about in New Orleans. If you ran into him, you couldn’t help noticing that for a guy who had such a dominating presence on a football field, there didn’t seem to be anything physically exceptional about him. But when he played the game, Drew had an ability to size up what was happ…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, What the Frack?!, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, News of Smart World, and The Apologies of the Week. We’ll also hear some good news about the Iberian Lynx and help recognize Queen City, a lost commun…
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The Reading Life: James Lee Burke, Kent Wascom
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Where Y’Eat: A Road Trip To Cajun Butcher Shops and a Shared Food Culture
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on the quest for a Cajun butcher shop oddity, and the bonds built around it.By Ian McNulty
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When you walk into just about any interior space in the US – from the biggest office building to the smallest apartment – you’re almost certain to find art hanging on the walls. And not just one piece. From your doctor’s waiting room to your sister’s bedroom, you’ll typically find multiple works of art. Sure, they’re not all paintings, some of them…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. We’ll also hear about Donald Trump’s return to the Capitol, the importance of humor with Pope Francis, how Chiquita bananas are linked to…
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The Reading Life: Boyce Upholt, Brooke Champagne
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Where Y’Eat: On Father's Day, Food is a Must, the Baloney is Optional
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on traditions and family bonding around Father's Day.By Ian McNulty
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In Vietnamese culture, water and home are so linked that they share a word. The Vietnamese word for water is nước. But nước also means homeland. Today–how the Vietnamese community has to reimagine its relationship with water as Louisiana’s coastline changes. In this episode, we’ll travel to a shrimp dock, a tropical garden, and a neighborhood surro…
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When somebody suggests going out for a beer, you know what that means. Or, rather, you know what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean meeting up for a single beer. And after you’ve had a few beers at whichever place you decided to meet, at some point somebody will suggest moving on and going to get another beer – or two – at someplace else. The problem…
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Where Y’Eat: The Olympics of Cuisine Comes to New Orleans
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on Bocuse d'Or and the Pastry World Cup competitions coming to New Orleans.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us another edition of “Highlights from the Recent Past.” Throughout the program we’ll hear original music, sketches, long-running features and recurring bits that skewer recent history.By Harry Shearer
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The Reading Life: Garth Risk Hallberg, Mark Yakich and Christopher Schaberg
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, host Harry Shearer brings us regular features like News of the Warm, Let Us Try, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Musk Love, News of Microplastics, What the Frack?!, and The Apologies of the Week. We’ll also hear about a reality show contestant suing his employer, Donald Trump, and how a rain storm has impacted New …
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The Reading Life: Allison Alsup, C.W. Cannon
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Where Y’Eat: Summer Is Sinking In, Find the Wines to Get You Through
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on wines for the season as summer arrives.By Ian McNulty
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Sea Change Live! Inside the Insurance Crisis
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It started in states like Florida and Louisiana. And, now it's spreading. The home insurance market is crumbling as climate-fueled disasters increase. Premiums are skyrocketing, and already, insurance is playing a role in determining where we can live, and who can afford to live there. So we decided to host our very first Sea Change Live event dedi…
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