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Today on Louisiana Considered, we celebrate the launch of Big Freedia’s new TV series by listening back to a conversation with the Queen of Bounce. Plus, we learn about the New Orleans Massacre, which occurred over 150 years ago this month.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the second part of our latest episode of Sea Change, in which we hear from those working to preserve history in places where the land is disappearing. Plus, we interview gubernatorial candidate and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry.

On this week's show, we look at agriculture and innovation in our state and beyond. We begin with New Orleans' native son Richard McCarthy, founder of the Crescent City Farmers Market and former executive director of Slow Food USA. The activist recently published a book entitled, Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection. Richard shares the revolutionary ideas and practices his co-author Tsuyoshi Sekihara is using to save rural areas that were abandoned in postwar Japan.

This Continuum features the songs of the 15th century minnesinger Oswald von Wolkenstein.

This week on Le Show, Harry presents It’s a Smart World, World of Microplastics, News of the Godly, News of the Crypto Winter, Apologies of the Week, and more!

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how rising temperatures are creating major health problems for inmates in Louisiana prisons. Plus we learn about a new bill requiring parental permission for minors’ social media accounts and hear the latest story from our Utility Bill of the Month series.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we take a comprehensive look at queer history in New Orleans. We learn about the gay liberation front, the City Park “gay-in,” the history of Southern Decadence and the 1973 UpStairs Lounge fire, which is being commemorated this year on the 50th anniversary.

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!