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A conversation with the artist behind this year’s Baton Rouge Blues Festival poster
Season 1 Episode 500
It’s no secret that chemical plants in Louisiana have been releasing toxic emissions for years, risking the lives of the community members around the…
3 years, 2 months ago
Reproductive health bills are on the docket as state gears up for next legislative session
Season 1 Episode 499
Forget “I Spy.” There’s a new road trip game in town: counting dollar stores. It’s not hard, as Dollar General opens about three new stores a day! Ad…
3 years, 3 months ago
Plans to build LNG export facility in Plaquemines Parish raise concerns among scientists, activists
Season 1 Episode 498
Last year, Venture Global announced plans to build a liquified natural gas export facility in Plaquemines Parish in a predominantly Black and Indigen…
3 years, 3 months ago
Imported seafood is outpricing domestic producers in Louisiana. This bill seeks to change that
Season 1 Episode 497
If you listened to the first episode of our new podcast Sea Change, you’ll know that local seafood producers are being outprices by foreign importers…
3 years, 3 months ago
A look at New Orleans’ 1st Annual Poetry Without Borders Words and Music Festival
Season 1 Episode 496
Political leaders in many Southern states criticize the way schools teach about race in America. One of the latest flashpoints? Advanced Placement Af…
3 years, 3 months ago
What LSU scientists are learning about recent pulse of radiation that swept through solar system
Season 1 Episode 495
It’s a celebration in Baton Rouge as yesterday the LSU women’s basketball team won the NCAA March Madness tournament! The number 3 seed beat number 2…
3 years, 3 months ago
New film series from the New Orleans Opera Association examines similarities in opera and jazz
Season 1 Episode 491
New Orleans is known as both the birthplace of jazz and America’s first city of opera. But what do the two genres have in common? Gwen Thompkins, hos…
3 years, 3 months ago
Sea Change Episode 1: Shrimp on the Line
Season 1 Episode 494
We love shrimp in the United States. As a country, we eat over 2 billion pounds a year, making it the most consumed seafood in the country. So times …
3 years, 3 months ago
Karl Lengel, host of All Things Considered at WWNO, reflects on his 23 years with the station
Season 1 Episode 493
African American midwives, also known as granny midwives, were some of the first to universalize the practice of midwifery in the South. Now, a new p…
3 years, 3 months ago
New Orleans Health Department to develop public-health driven approach to combat gun violence
Season 1 Episode 492
It’s no secret that the issue of gun violence has plagued the New Orleans community for years, but now, there’s a new strategy on its way to address …
3 years, 3 months ago