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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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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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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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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Le Show For The Week Of September 22, 2024
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On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry brings us News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Musk Love, News of the Atom, Truth Social Radio with Donald Trump, News of NiceCorps, The Apologies of the Week, News of Artificial Intelligence, great music, and more.By Harry Shearer
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Where Y’Eat: At Small Bakeries, an Easy Boost for Game Day Food
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty with an easy way to boost your game day food traditions.By Ian McNulty
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Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Climate Action
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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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Le Show For The Week Of September 15, 2024
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Godly, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. We also get to hear from author Gary Marcus, who joins the program to discuss artificial intelligence and his new book, Taming Silicon Valley.…
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Where Y’Eat: An Oyster Sized Taste of the Future in Louisiana
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on off bottom oysters growing in Louisiana.By Ian McNulty
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The Reading Life: Sybil Haydel Morial, Amanda Jones
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Where Y’Eat: To Get to Good Times, Help Restaurants in their Worst Time
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on support for local restaurants in the slow summer.By Ian McNulty
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Before the advent of e-commerce, the only way you could buy something was to go to a store. Manufacturers wholesaled products to retailers, and retailers added a profit margin, which became the price consumers paid. When e-commerce came along, some manufacturers realized they could cut out the middleman - and the term “direct to consumer” was born.…
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Le Show For The Week Of September 8, 2024
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Forever Chemicals, News of A.I., News of Smart World, News of Bees, News of the Atom, and The Apologies of the Week. He also pays tribute to musicians Sergio Mendes and James Darren, then remembers the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, which finally received an official repor…
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The Reading Life: Tripp Friedler, Tom Lowenburg (Octavia Books)
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Our oceans are heating up—what does that mean for all the life that lives in the sea...and us? Today we’re going on a trip to Florida…we’re hanging out in the Keys, and we're going fishing, and scuba diving all to find out what’s going on beneath the surface. Just how bad is hotter water for sea life in South Florida, and for the people that depend…
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Le Show For The Week Of September 1, 2024
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of Microplastics, News of AI, News of Bees, News of Musk Love, and The Apologies of the Week. He also considers “the greatest man-made engineering catastrophe since Chernobyl,” fixations of the media, and the outcome of a la…
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Where Y’Eat: Katrina Food Memories Mark More Than Time
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on food memories from the Hurricane Katrina recovery era.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Forever Chemicals, News of Musk Love, News of Smart World, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Warm, great music and more.By Harry Shearer
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Where Y’Eat: Gulf Coast Road Trips for Destination Dining
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on Gulf Coast restaurant destinations.By Ian McNulty
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The Stormy Insurance Crisis in the Sunshine State
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The home insurance market is collapsing all across the country. Big, brand-name insurance companies are walking away from the riskiest states. And, the companies that are sticking around are often doubling and tripling rates over just a few years. Nothing like this has ever happened before. And nowhere is this crisis worse... than Florida. In fact,…
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When you start a business that sells a product, the first thing you have to do is resolve a contradiction. On the one hand, you want to sell a product everybody needs. On the other hand, if it’s so vital that everybody needs it, they’ve probably already got it. What you have to do is convince a consumer that when they need to replace whatever-it-is…
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Le Show For The Week Of August 18th, 2024
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Crypto-Winter, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, What the Frack?!, News of the Atom, The Apologies of the Week, great music about summertime and more.By Harry Shearer
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Where Y’Eat: Pairing Appetite with Imagination for Deep Summer Dining Relief
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on tactics for dining in the dregs of summer.By Ian McNulty
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Where Y’Eat: The One Meal Staycation for a New Orleans Summer Escape
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on one-meal escapes from a New Orleans summer.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of Inspectors’ General, News of the Godly, Mind Your Own Business, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, great music, and more.By Harry Shearer
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The Reading Life: Nicole Cooley, Peter Cooley
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Even though New Orleans has water in every direction, it’s hard to access. And for a city with increasingly sweltering summers, this irony is painful. In this episode, we’re going to talk about the uncomfortable history of Lincoln Beach, how it led to New Orleans not having any public beaches today, and how a community has rallied together to get t…
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Where Y’Eat: In Slow New Orleans Summer, Restaurant Deals Stack Up
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New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on a restaurant salvation in slow summer.By Ian McNulty
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of Bees, News of Smart World, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. We’ll also hear about anti-Semitism on X, CarShield’s ten million dollar fine, and what Rudy Giuliani is up to these days.…
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The Reading Life: Judith Lafitte, Elizabeth Barry Ahlquist (Summer Reading Recommendations)
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In New Orleans we pride ourselves on our extensive array of live entertainment. According to music media company, Off Beat, and tourist authority New Orleans & Company, on any given night we have, on average, 100 places to hear live music. If New York City had the same per capita number of live music venues, they’d have 800. In fact, they have 1,10…
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On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of AI, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. He also discusses how AI is “high on it’s own supply,” why Brazilian sharks have traces of cocaine in their systems, and why Donald Trump is not gonna be nice. All that and more on this…
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