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Today on Louisiana Considered, we take a look at who’s financing the recall attempt of Mayor Cantrell. Plus we get a preview of the Pelicans preseason game in Birmingham and dive into the complicated legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Alabama native Hugo Black.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a state constitutional amendment to rewrite the banning of slavery an involuntary servitude. We also hear about the upcoming Louisiana Book Festival and hear about an upcoming symposium at Tulane that focuses on women in sports.

This is American Routes with a tribute to the legendary New Orleans drummer, James Black. Black also composed tunes like "Monkey Puzzle" and "Dee Wee," both recorded by Ellis Marsalis' ensemble in the early 1960s. As a composer, Black received support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry invites epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding to the program to discuss how much we can trust President Joe Biden’s declaration, “the pandemic is over.” Then we hear The Apologies of the Week, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, and great music about Autumn.

Continuum presents Medieval English Music performed by he ensembles Sequentia, Hilliard Ensemble, and the Dufay Collective.

It is an undisputed fact that Louisiana grows some of the best restaurant talent in the nation. On this week's show, we sit down with the best and the brightest of Louisiana's legacy restaurant families. We begin with the next generation running Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Since the death of Leah Chase in 2019, the crew she always referred to as "the grands" have stepped up to nurture and grow the legacy Leah established with her husband, the late Edgar "Dooky" Chase Jr.And if you live in the Crescent City – you may know a Brennan of your own. The restaurant dynasty that began with patriarch Owen Brennan in 1943 has grown to include a fourth generation. We sit down with the whole Brennan clan for a glimpse of what New Orleans’ culinary future looks like.

Hanukkah has already begun, and Christmas and Kwanzaa are just around the corner. Today we hear about creative ways to celebrate the holidays across the state. Plus, we hear how Cameroonian asylum seekers have found themselves in Deep South detention centers.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why an immersive, historical play is extending its New Orleans run for a second time. Plus, we learn about taking care of pets over the holidays and dive deeper into the story of Cameroonian asylum seekers in Louisiana.

Alice Gerrard has been a musician, researcher, publisher, and advocate for old-time music for much of her life. She's best known for performing and recording bluegrass and country with West Virginian, Hazel Dickens. Alice produced Sprout Wings and Fly, a film about North Carolina fiddler Tommy Jarrell. Her introduction to old-time music happened at Antioch College in the 1950s with husband Jeremy Foster and friends. The couple soon moved to the D.C.-Baltimore area for work and found a community of traditional musicians and their followers. Alice Gerrard recalled those days.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new investigation into the shortcomings of a federal program to rebuild New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Plus, we hear about a traveling exhibit on the life and death of Emmett Till.