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On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry discusses radioactive water being released into the sea near Fukushima, brings us News of Smart World, News of Crypto-Winter, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Microplastics, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, and great music thematically connected to George Santos.

This is American Routes Live from Marigny Studios with jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison and Quintet. I talked with Donald between songs about his life in music, from growing up in New Orleans to playing with Art Blakey in New York, and putting his own stamp on modern jazz.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is celebrating its 50th anniversary. We also learn how environmental activists in the Gulf States are collaborating in their efforts, and hear about the latest guide to Louisiana’s best boudin.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the book banning debate that’s been troubling communities across the state. First, we hear from the anti-book banning side in our conversation with the founders of Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship. Then, we speak with a representative from Citizens for a New Louisiana, a group that advocates for more public scrutiny over school library books.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new program in Baton Rouge aimed at transforming traffic stop interactions from punitive to supportive. We also learn about innovative addiction treatment at a Louisiana medical center, and hear about watching parades from atop ladders for children.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming service that combines New Orleans jazz with spirituals and hymns. We also get a sneak peek of a musical tribute to Tina Turner, and take a look inside one of Mississippi’s pregnancy resource centers.

Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis in 1944, a musical prodigy on keyboards at school and in church. Booker T. is famous for instrumentals like “Green Onions,” that he wrote at age 16, and “Hip Hug-Her,” among many. Booker T. also led the M.G.'s, a great integrated studio band at Memphis’ Stax Records with Steve Cropper on guitar, Al Jackson, drums, and Duck Dunn on bass. They would emerge as a soundtrack for the 1960s and ‘70s rock and soul. The band backed artists like Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and Albert King, but for Booker T. Jones, the music goes back to the world of his youth and his parents.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us regular segments like News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Inspector’s General, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. Plus he makes a prediction about 2023’s Word of the Year, listens to Donald Trump’s same answer and plays great music.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new SPLC report that revealed the state’s overwhelming majority of white male sheriffs and prosecutors. Plus we check in with two krewes getting ready to roll this weekend, and hear an update from the Louisiana special session on insurance.

A recipe can be more than a guide to making food. On this week's show, we meet culinary detectives who are using recipes to unlock the past. We begin with the inspiring story of humanity preserved through recipes from the time of the Holocaust. Chef Alon Shaya joins us to share the story of a family cookbook he encountered while visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and how it led to a collaboration and friendship with Steven Fenves, a man who survived the horrors of that time. Through their Rescued Recipes project, Alon and Steven have raised over $250,000 to benefit the same museum that brought them together.