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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the return of New Orleans’ treasured light show, LUNA Fête. Plus we hear how the Historic New Orleans Collection is celebrating the holidays and we learn about the return of ancestral remains to tribal nations in Alabama.

This week, we look back at some memorable highlights from 2022 and remember those we've lost. We begin with our 2011 conversation with Tennessee Williams scholar Dr. Kenneth Holditch, who died in December. Then, we take you back to Jackson Square, where Today Show co-stars Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager tell us what keeps bringing them back to the Crescent City. That's before we visit a place for tourists and locals alike: Vue Orleans. Finally, we return to the backyard garden of Jack Sweeney, a New Orleanian whose okra plant grew so tall that it got the attention of the folks at Guinness World Records.

On this edition of Le Show Harry brings us an interview with Gary Marcus, an AI expert. Harry and Marcus discuss a chatbot named ChatGPT and attempt to stump it by asking three questions. Harry also brings us regular features like News of the Atom, News of a Smart World, and The Apologies of the Week. Join us for this first episode of 2023!

On this Continuum you’ll hear his extraordinary playing of historical Celtic music, played by viol player Jordi Savall and medieval harpist Andrew Lawrence-King.

This is American Routes from New Orleans, getting ready for a New Year coming, with live jazz, soul, blues, Cajun and funk recorded in the streets at the annual French Quarter Festival.

This is American Routes for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, and beyond. I’m Nick Spitzer in New Orleans, where holiday second lines are in the streets, French Réveillon feasts in the restaurants, and house light decor ranges from downhome color schemes to grandiose yard display. This hour we explore Santa’s exploits, fallibility, and possibility with songs from Baltimore’s Fat Daddy, Tampa Red and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Also Christmas songs and celebrations from French Louisiana to Mexico and Puerto Rico, holiday blues from Chuck Berry and Charles Brown, the abolitionist version of “O Holy Night” from soul queen Irma Thomas, and the ancient carol “Greensleeves” from John Coltrane. Right now let's get back out on “Santa’s Second Line” with New Orleans’ New Birth Brass Band on American Routes.

This week, Continuum presents a program of medieval Christmas music, beginning with Aquitanian selections of the 12th century, and progressing through the Italian,Spanish and German repertoire, ending with a selection of 15th century English carols.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the life and legacy of P.B.S. Pinchback, who became the nation’s first Black governor 150 years ago this month. Plus, we hear about a documentary that follows three Louisiana teens navigating climate change.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what the state can learn about how to become more pedestrian-friendly. Plus, we hear about plans to use the muddy Mississippi River to combat coastal land loss.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us “Unwigged & Unplugged”, a musical performance by himself, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest. The trio performs original music that includes selections made famous by their alter-egos in This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and A Mighty Wind.