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Tornadoes and community ties: What the social networks of Rolling Fork teach us about responding to crises
Episode 89
In 2023, a set of tornadoes wreaked havoc on the South, with the worst damage done in the small Mississippi town of Rolling Fork.
Researchers from th…
2 hours ago
A look at education savings accounts in the Gulf South
Episode 88
On this week’s episode, we say hello to a new team member and discuss the school choice movement in the Gulf South.
WWNO’s and WRKF’s Aubri Juhasz is …
1 week ago
A viral climate study, and the local response to it
Episode 87
On this week’s episode, we’re talking climate change and a recent Tulane University study that made waves online.
WWNO’s and WRKF’s Aubri Juhasz and E…
2 weeks ago
Sitting down with the Southern Music Research Center
Episode 86
On this week’s episode, community engagement producer Nellie Beckett talks with Burgin Mathews, director of the Southern Research Music Center, about…
3 weeks ago
The communities caught in the crossfire of redistricting
Episode 85
On this week’s episode, community engagement reporter Elise Catrion Gregg talks with Greg LaRose, editor of the Louisiana Illuminator, about the loca…
4 weeks ago
Jefferson Parish has the most opioid overdoses in Louisiana. How is it spending money intended to help?
Episode 84
On this week’s episode, we take a look at how the parish with the most opioid overdoses in Louisiana is spending its opioid settlement money.
Jeffers…
1 month ago
The state of FEMA with On the Media’s Micah Loewinger
Episode 83
On this week’s episode, community engagement producer Nellie Beckett talks with Micah Loewinger about his recent podcast "American Emergency: The Mov…
1 month, 1 week ago
Hip-hop and social-emotional learning at a New Orleans high school
Episode 82
On this week’s episode, we learn about an organization that uses hip-hop and a social-emotional learning curriculum to better connect with students.
J…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Jarvis DeBerry covers the Gulf South
Episode 81
On this week’s episode, we hear from veteran journalist Jarvis DeBerry on the latest news coming out of the Gulf South.
DeBerry discusses the case of …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Talking 'Night Owl' with Mississippi's Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Episode 80
On this week’s episode, we celebrate both National Poetry Month (April) and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Aimee Nezhukumata…
2 months ago