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Raul Malo was born in Miami to Cuban parents. In 1989 he started The Mavericks. Named for going against the grain, the Mavericks began in the punk and alternative scene and eventually found great success in country music, incorporating Latin, rockabilly, and pop sounds. By 2000, the group parted ways and Raul Malo pursued a solo career in LA. He joined Los Super Seven with Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, members of Los Lobos, Max Baca, Doug Sahm, and others. In 2012, Malo reunited with the Mavericks, releasing several albums and touring widely. In 2020, they released En Español, an album entirely in Spanish. Making a record like this took Raul many years of listening within and outside his family.

Ensemble für frühe Musik Augsburg, the great early music ensemble from Augsburg, Germany is featured on this Continuum.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring you an international carnival roundtable! Three guests from three different continents tell us about their country’s carnival traditions and how they relate to Mardi Gras in Louisiana.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new art exhibit that displays similar climate crises in Louisiana and Alaska. We also get a political update from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate’s Stephanie Grace, and hear how to protect yourself from various diseases this Mardi Gras season.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a YMCA facility in Baton Rouge that’s getting a big renovation. Plus, we hear what’s on deck at the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, and hear about NOPD’s latest consent decree.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how one Mardi Gras krewe is committed to making floats and parades more accessible for riders with disabilities. Plus, we get a political update from Stephanie Grace and say goodbye to our news director Patrick Madden.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear from two women who recently used the LSU libraries to unearth their grandfather’s long lost poetry. And we learn how the library’s extensive collection is committed to connecting families with their ancestors. Plus, we learn how Baton Rouge’s economy has finally recovered from pandemic-era job losses.

From Twelfth Night though Mardi Gras Day, king cake becomes somewhat of a local obsession here in Louisiana. And over the last few years, it seems like the Carnival treat is simply on steroids! Across the state, bakers have expanded the design from the original brioche dough ring decorated with purple, green, and gold sugar to create cakes featuring every kind of filling – both sweet and savory. No one knows more about king cake than Matt Haines, author of "The Big Book of King Cake." Matt uncovered amazing historical facts and chronicled the lives and cakes of 75 bakers while writing his coffee table tome.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us News of Crypto-Winter, News of Smart World, News of the Atom, News of the Warm, The Apologies of the Week, original sketches, great music and more.

On this week's show, we explore the ways culture and identity can collide at the table. We begin the hour with a conversation with Andrea Wang, author of the award-winning picture book, Watercress. With illustrations by Jason Chin, Andrea's book is an autobiographical tale of a child of Chinese immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage.