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On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry brings us News of NiceCorps, What the Frack?!, News of Microplastics, The New Iraq, American Exceptionalism, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of the Warm, great music, and an introduction to the program from none other than President Joe Biden.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new grant from JPMorgan Chase aimed at increasing the number of workers of color in New Orleans’ childcare industry. And we hear why enrollment at University of Louisiana System schools saw a sharp decline last fall.

Today on Louisiana Considered, Baton Rouge’s Brenna Huckaby tells us how she went from competitive gymnastics to Paralympic snowboarding. And, we hear about increasing rates of resignation in the healthcare industry.

Today on Louisiana Considered, Puccini’s La bohème hits the stage at the New Orleans Opera. Then, a parody of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie makes its debut.

Also, we talk about the weather and hear from two Louisiana authors.

Cast your votes for state constitutional amendments and New Orleans public officials on November 13.

This Continuum is a program of early English music, primarily Elizabethan and Jacobean songs and dances.

Somewhere on our journey over the past two decades at American Routes, we started talking about “guilty pleasures” shows, where old free form radio roots called for the pleasure of old favorites and new discoveries. But since we broadcast from New Orleans, we’ll drop the word guilty and roll on.

Also, Steven Edwards walks us through the history of Handel’s popular oratorio, “Messiah.”

Pianist Jeff Little takes fiddle melodies and flat-pick guitar leads that he grew up hearing and plays them on the piano in lightning-fast runs. Emerging as a prodigy and player in North Carolina, Jeff Little went on to work as a Nashville session man. Toured with country artists, including Keith Urban and John Michael Montgomery, and continued his solo gig. After twenty years in Nashville, he returned to Appalachia as an educator. Jeff told us about his mentors at his dad's music shop in the Blue Ridge.