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A conversation with Walter Isaacson, professor and biographer awarded National Humanities Medal
Season 1 Episode 490
From hurricanes to rising sea levels to relocation efforts, it's no secret that many Louisiana communities are struggling with environmental challeng…
3 years, 3 months ago
The latest developments in preventive medicine in Louisiana and across the country
Season 1 Episode 489
Earlier this week, the Preventive Medicine 2023 conference met in New Orleans where public health leaders discussed emerging research, tactics for wo…
3 years, 3 months ago
LSU women’s basketball heads to the March Madness Sweet 16. Here’s what you need to know
Season 1 Episode 488
After a decisive win against Michigan, LSU women’s basketball is headed to the Sweet 16 round of the March Madness tournament. On Friday, this number…
3 years, 3 months ago
With March Madness heating up, we look at first integrated high school basketball game in Louisiana
Season 1 Episode 487
As hospitals in rural America close their doors, residents are strapped to find options in an emergency – like going into labor. But a new program in…
3 years, 3 months ago
A fresh interpretation of the classic opera ‘Madame Butterfly,’ celebrates AAPI community
Season 1 Episode 486
Earlier this year, New Orleans Superintendent Avis Williams announced that the last operating school in the French Quarter, Homer Plessy Community Sc…
3 years, 3 months ago
A film festival and a bass ‘fishtival’: Here are 2 events to check out in New Orleans this weekend
Season 1 Episode 485
The Patois Human Rights Film Festival is back for its 20th year in New Orleans. This year’s films present a range of topics from indigenous midwifery…
3 years, 3 months ago
LSU is welcoming journalists from around the country to discuss reporting during polarized times
Season 1 Episode 484
For the past few weeks, LSU has welcomed a series of journalists to the Manship School of Communication to lecture students on the importance of unbi…
3 years, 3 months ago
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, a look back on Irish immigration history in Louisiana
Season 1 Episode 483
New Orleans and the Gulf South are not known for their great public transit. But some New Orleanians remember a time when the buses in the city were …
3 years, 3 months ago
Sugar cane field burning: the consequences of the centuries-old practice and possible alternatives
Season 1 Episode 482
For over 200 years in the United States, sugar cane field burning has been a tool that farmers use in the pre-harvest season to remove the tops of th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Two Native American chiefs on the struggle to get state and federal recognition for Louisiana tribes
Season 1 Episode 481
The New Orleans City Council is getting closer to passing new laws governing short-term rentals like Airbnbs. WWNO’s Carly Berlin has been tracking t…
3 years, 3 months ago