New Orleans writer Ian McNulty hosts Where Y'Eat, a weekly exploration and celebration of food culture in the Crescent City and south Louisiana.
Each episode of TriPod: New Orleans at 300 is devoted to a single story or subjects from New Orleans’ rich history.
Climate change is scary. Life Raft is not. In a podcast 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.
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.
OUT TO LUNCH finds economist and Tulane finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch at Commander’s Palace restaurant. In his 9th 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.
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.
From New Orleans, Louisiana, the world’s incarceration capital, stories at the intersection of human lives and the criminal legal system. 711070
Hear celebrated and up-and-coming authors read excerpts from new books and discuss their work with former Times-Picayune book editor Susan Larson.
Bring Your Own is a live storytelling series that takes place in living rooms, backyards and other intimate spaces within the New Orleans community. Each month, seven storytellers have 7 minutes to respond to a theme. Stories are told live, unscripted and true to the teller.
Nonprofits touch our lives every day, and the Community Impact series highlights their critical work and the difference they are making. Each week, New Orleans-based producer Eve Abrams brings you the stories of diverse groups working across southeast Louisiana. You’ll hear directly from leaders and staff on the frontline of important issues, from dedicated volunteers and from the people whose lives have been improved by these nonprofits.
Katrina: The Debris is stories about what was left behind by the storm and the floods that followed, aiming to pick up some of the narrative threads of the storm and follow them into the present and future.
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.
Louisiana Eats! is a radio show for people who cook and people who love to eat well—all with a Louisiana point of view and Poppy’s distinctive Louisiana voice. In each program listeners join Poppy as she meets people who produce, cook, and eat the foods we enjoy and treasure — exploring kitchens and stores, farms and waterways where favorite foods are produced and prepared. And because Louisianans love all kinds of food, Poppy won’t limit herself to shrimp creole and hot sauce!
Each Wednesday morning on The Sound of Books award-winning producer and interviewer Fred Kasten talks to the author — or occasionally editor — of a new or recently-published book that Fred judges to be both well written and of likely interest to WWNO listeners. Writers covered on The Sound of Books range from such internationally acclaimed authors as Pulitzer Prize- and MacArthur Grant-winning fiction writer Junot Diaz — and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey — to emerging writers worthy o ...
Southeast Louisiana is sinking under the waves faster than any coastal landscape in the world. With so much at stake for Louisiana and the nation, New Orleans Public Radio has made coastal news a priority. Since mid-2014 our Coastal Desk reporting team has been producing frequent news reports and in-depth features covering coastal erosion and restoration; hurricane protection; offshore energy and other coastal businesses; wildlife and fisheries impacts; and coastal communities and culture. S ...
Find the latest breaking news and in-depth features from around Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, right here on 89.9 WWNO.
WWNO’s radio magazine: a weekly half-hour of timely news, cultural features, and commentary from all corners of our city. Hosted by Janae Pierre.
Each week on the Farmers Market Minute, community development specialist and foodie Richard McCarthy explores the variety of people and produce who make up this delicious region's farmers markets -- from uptown to downtown, Covington to Gretna.
Notes from New Orleans is a peek inside the life and culture of the Crescent City. The late Sharon Litwin, co-founder of NolaVie.com, began “Notes from New Orleans,” and the legacy is carried on by Renee Peck (journalist), Kelley Crawford (journalist), Sarah Holtz (radio producer), and a team of journalists who cover all aspects of the unique and vibrant contributions of this creative society. From established and emerging visual artists to the new breed of young entrepreneurs; from extraord ...
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The Reading Life celebrates 10 year on WWNO
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Ten interviews from ten years of The Reading Life.By Susan Larson
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Inside The Arts: Ogden Museum Honors The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is imagining a world without racism as it honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We talk with museum educator Mikhayla Harrell. More info is online at ogdenmuseum.org.By Diane Mack
Susan Larson talks with Matthew Griffis about his fascinating new book, “New Orleans in Golden Age Postcards.”By Susan Larson
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Where Y’Eat: For Subdued Mardi Gras King Cake Takes Bigger Role
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King cake at Carnival time — it’s instinctual in New Orleans. And yet this year much is different. Parades are canceled and many of the places where we find king cake have changed, from schools to offices. But the spirit of Carnival season persists in many other facets of local culture, and king cakes represent one edible, readily accessible exampl…
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Inside The Arts: Opera Stars Byran Hymel And Irini Kyriakidou Perform In Virtual Concert
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World renowned opera stars, native son Bryan Hymel and his wife Irini Kyriakidou kick off the New Year with their favorite arias and duets in a virtual concert presented by the New Orleans Opera. We talk with New Orleans Opera general director Clare Burovac. The concert takes place on January 15 th at 7:30pm. More info is online at neworleansopera.…
If you have a business, you need to be online. It doesn’t matter what your business is. Even if you’re a hairdresser or a plumber or a manicurist and none of your revenue comes directly from e-commerce, your clients are still going to expect to find information about you online. And if you’re looking for new clients, no matter how much you might th…
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Life Raft: 'How Can I Reduce Flooding In My Neighborhood?'
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Hey TriPod listeners! WWNO and WRKF want to introduce you to a new podcast of ours. It's called Life Raft. It's a show that explores questions about climate change, submitted by listeners like you.By Travis Lux
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Bonus Episode: Confronting The Loss That Climate Change Promises
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Happy New Year, Life Raft listeners! We’re busy readying the second half of the Life Raft season, but we still wanted you to feast your ears on some climate content, so here’s a story for you. It’s all about our attachment to place in the face of climate change — our connection to the land, our ways of life, and how we emotionally process what it m…
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Life Raft: Confronting The Loss That Climate Change Promises
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Happy New Year, Life Raft listeners! We’re busy readying the second half of the Life Raft season, but we still wanted you to feast your ears on some climate content, so here’s a story for you.By Travis Lux
On this week’s episode of Le Show Harry remembers a historic week in American history with The Apologies of the Week, News of the Olympic Movement, It’s a Smart World, News of the Godly, a listen into President Trump’s phone calls and great music from Gloria Gaynor, Dan Hicks, and Shane Theriot.By Harry Shearer
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The Reading Life: Echo Olander, Yoni Goldstein, Patrick Niddrie
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Susan Larson talks with Echo Olander, Yoni Goldstein and photographer, Patrick Niddrie, about their new book, “I Wanna Do That!: The Magic of Mardi Gras Marching Krewes.”By Susan Larson
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Where Y’Eat: What 2020 Says About the Future of New Orleans Restaurants
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Where would you have your last restaurant meal in New Orleans? That’s supposed to be a rhetorical question, but we’ve faced a very real version of it.By Ian McNulty
In business, we go to great pains to treat men and women equally. But when it comes to pain itself, men and women are not always equal. That’s why Sara Reardon opened NOLA Pelvic Health. When we talk about healthcare, we’re usually thinking about one of two scenarios: getting treatment for everyday treatable ailments like Covid or flu. Or catastrop…
It’s a new year and with it, a new episode of Le Show . This week Harry bring us It’s a Smart World, News of Smart Houses, News from the Land of 15,000 Princes, Dominion, The Appresidentice , The Apologies of the Week, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, plus music from Spinal Tap, Richard Thompson and more.…
Susan Larson talks with Tulane Assistant Professor of History, Andy Horowitz, about his book, “Katrina: A History, 1915 - 2015”, which received this year’s Humanities book award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.By Susan Larson
As much as we love New Orleans, we all agree there is room for improvement in all kinds of areas. The two issues that rise to the top of most lists of things that concern New Orleanians are education and crime. We have an evolving public education system that continues to attempt to claw its way up toward the national average. We have, at various t…
Doomsday prepping seems more and more logical to us on the Life Raft team. Climate change-induced weather disasters are only getting worse, and it never hurts to be prepared, right? Today on the show we’re going to get a glimpse into the world of prepping through the eyes of Sharon Ross, who wanted to be prepared for anything, but later found herse…
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Le Show For The Week of December 27, 2020
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This week, Harry remembers 2020 with three segments of the Appresidentice, Nixon in Heaven, Apologies of the Week, original music, and more!By Harry Shearer
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Inside The Arts: The NOLA Project | PodPlays
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The NOLA Project makes a bold move as it brings a new series of plays to audiences using digital technology. The digital series is called PodPlays. We talk with NOLA Project artistic director A. J. Allegra by phone. Ticket info is online at www.nolaproject.com/podplays.By Diane Mack
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Inside The Arts: Mandatory Merriment | This Time It’s Virtual
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The lovable cast of characters from the fictional New Orleans bar, Benny’s Tavern, are back sharing virtual holiday cheer and music. Southern Rep Theatre continues its run of Mandatory Merriment: This Time It’s Virtual, through December 26 th . We talk with co-creator and director Leslie Castay. Ticket info is online at www.southernrep.com.…
People come to Louisiana looking for everything from Alligators to Zydeco. The two things they are usually not looking for are high tech superstars and women duck hunters. That’s exactly who Peter’s guests on Out to Lunch are looking for. Bill Ellison and his venture capital organization Innovation Catalyst invest in new high-tech companies. Some o…
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Le Show For The Week Of December 20, 2020
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On this week’s Le Show , Harry brings us a plethora of songs for his annual winter holiday edition of the program. We’ll listen to Richard Thompson, Wayne Toups, James Brown, Albert King, and a handful of others interpret this time of year. Plus, The Apologies of the Week, News of Microplastics, and News of Inspector’s General help round out the sh…
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Where Y'Eat: Crisis Reframes the Normal New Orleans Anchors in Tough Times
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New Orleans is so familiar with catastrophe, sometimes it feels like the way we answer it is part of our community character. We are defiant, we are resilient, we carry on, and we do it together. The city that puts the fun in funerals has made revelry in the face of adversity a civic virtue, and has embraced hospitality as the front line of recover…
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Inside The Arts: A Nola Noël | An Original Holiday Musical Playing LIVE Outdoor Shows
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Le Petit Theatre continues its run of A Nola Noël. It’s an original Holiday musical playing LIVE on Le Petit’s touring stage in parks and outdoor spaces in the metro area. The work is co-written by playwrights Curtis Billings and Max Williams. Max also directs this production and he joins us by phone.…
Often when we use the term "gut feeling" we're referring to a premonition of something bad about to happen. This episode of Out to Lunch is exactly the opposite. We're looking back at that gut feeling we had BC (Before Corona) when our health and housing issues were a little different. Staring at the beginning - you’ve probably heard of Maslow’s Hi…
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Inside The Arts: Violist Luke Fleming Joins The Lott String Quartet
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Dr. Luke Fleming has been the driving force behind the popular Crescent City Chamber Music Festival. The New Orleans native who headed the Manhattan Chamber players has returned home, a result of the pandemic, and he vows to keep the music alive. Fleming is the newly-appointed violist of the Lott String Quartet, the Quartet-in-Residence for the Sch…
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Life Raft: 'How Can I Reduce Flooding In My Neighborhood?'
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When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, it floods.By New Orleans Public Radio
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How Can I Reduce Flooding In My Neighborhood?
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When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, it floods. More and more, that appears to be the situation down South. In New Orleans, several big rain storms in recent years have turned streets into rivers and flooded homes and cars. This week on Life Raft: flooding. What can we do about it? We speak drop by a bar that regularly floods, get the latest…
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Inside The Arts: LPO Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto | Creatively Keeping Music Alive
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The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is creatively keeping the music alive during the pandemic, thanks to digital technology. LPO resident conductor and music director, Carlos Miguel Prieto joins us by phone with the latest on what you can expect from the orchestra in 2021.By Diane Mack
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Le Show For The Week Of December 13, 2020
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This week on Le Show Harry Shearer brings us The 2020 Year in Rebuke, Part 1. We’ll look back at news stories both remembered and forgotten with The Appresidentice , The Law Firm of McConnell & McConnell , Pimples the Clown, The Apologies of the Week, News from Lake Reverie , Karzai Talk , Harry Reads the Trades and great original music.…
Susan Larson talks with Clint Bruce about his recent book, “Afro-Creole Poetry in French from Louisiana’s Radical Civil War-Era Newspapers: A Bilingual Edition.”By Susan Larson
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Where Y’Eat: Tips to Support New Orleans Restaurants, Straight from the Source
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Many of us are eager to support restaurants in the pandemic, but a lot has changed for how to do that best. That’s why I’ve been asking New Orleans restaurant people what would help them most now, and what they wished more people knew.By Ian McNulty
It’s probably human nature to believe that, over time, things get better. We tend to have faith that we’re on a path of progress. And that when we make a conscious change, it’s for the better. But, experience tells us that, as a society, when we make changes, we don’t always make wise choices. Things that can seem like a good idea at the time, can,…
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Inside The Arts: Popular Holiday Home Tour Goes Virtual!
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Conversation with Preservation Resource Center executive director Danielle Del Sol. Six gorgeous homes will be featured in a festive video series highlighting the city’s diverse neighborhoods and architecture, as the PRC’s 45th annual Holiday Home Tour is going virtual this year.By Diane Mack
This week on Le Show Harry pays tribute to his friend and collaborator David L. Lander, who passed away this week. We’ll listen to selections of their work together in The Credibility Gap, a satirical comedy team rooted in radio. Plus, we have regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Godly, Dominion, The Apologies of the Week…
On this week's Reading Life, Susan Larson talks with Bryan Washington about his eagerly awaited first novel, “Memorial.”By Susan Larson
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Where Y’Eat: Shipping New Orleans Flavor Builds Lifeline for Local Businesses
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The cafe tables were empty at Loretta’s Authentic Pralines down in Faubourg Marigny and the display cases up front were barren. But in back, Loretta Harrison and her crew had the kitchen humming. Another batch of pralines bubbled in a copper kettle. The homey aroma of sweet potato pies in the oven filled the air. Harrison wore a pink facemask and a…
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Inside The Arts: Immigrant Dreams | Alien Nightmares
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Award winning multi-disciplinary artist José Torres-Tama is back with a new solo performance arts piece. It’s called Immigrant Dreams & Alien Nightmares. It’s a bilingual performance in two parts and two nights. The work is inspired by Torres-Tama's poetry collection of the same title. It’s a deep dive into the underbelly of the “American Dream”. J…