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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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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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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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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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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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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