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Today on Louisiana Considered, we recognize Juneteenth with a conversation on efforts to combat racism and prejudice in Louisiana. We also hear about a revival production that tells the story of the 1973 Baton Rouge bus boycott and learn about last week’s cyberattack on records from the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles.

This Continuum is a very merry program of early English music, primarily Elizabethan and Jacobean and features songs and dances of that period.

This week on Le Show, Harry Shearer Reads the Trades, sings the Alito Shuffle, plus News of a Smart World, News of the Olympic Movement, News of Musk Love, News of the Godly, News of Crypto Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and more!

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an investigation of the archdiocese of New Orleans nearly 20 years after a priest confessed to misconduct. Plus, we hear about recent archeological findings in the state and hear about the consequences of legislation targeting transgender youth.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an effort to fill vacant storefronts in downtown Baton Rouge. We also learn about a study on the rising cost of health inequities across the U.S., and hear about a gym in New Orleans designed for people with disabilities.

Each week, American Routes brings you Shortcuts, a sneak peek at the upcoming show. 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.

New Orleanians have always loved to cook and to share what they've made with others. So it makes sense that as soon as there was television, there was a Crescent City chef on the screen spreading the good news of New Orleans food. The first was an African American cooking star named Lena Richard, who made her TV debut on WDSU-TV in 1949. Fast forward to today, and it’s tough to tune in to any cooking show and not see a familiar face. This week, three local chefs walk us through the fun and the frenzy of their television encounters.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we break down the LSU Tigers baseball team’s victory at the College World Series. Plus, we hear about a new exhibit celebrating the unfinished works of New Orleans painter and sculptor John T. Scott, and hear a conversation with Louisiana gubernatorial candidate, Sharon Hewitt.

We've been digging in the archives for a series of live concerts between 1993-2001 in front of a million people annually on the National Mall from the Washington Monument to the White House fence, and millions more on public radio nationwide. It was the roots of American Routes.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear a special episode of our award-winning podcast, Banned – to mark one year since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. We head back to Mississippi to learn about the impact of the landmark case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.