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Today on Louisiana Considered, we look back on Mitch Landrieu’s work to expand broadband across the country as he prepares to leave the Biden administration. Plus, the holiday soiree known as the Running of the Santas returns to New Orleans’ Warehouse District.

We went to visit with the late Frankie Ford at his house across the river from New Orleans in Gretna, Louisiana back when. Frankie gave us a tour of memorabilia from a lifetime in music. On a wall of promo pictures, his hairdo goes from slicked down teen to fluffy Sicilian ‘fro. Frankie started singing at age six and opened for Sophie Tucker and Carmen Miranda when they played the Crescent City.

WWNO takes a multi-year look at selections from Lyrica Baroque's annual Winterreise concert.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we discuss holiday cooking with chef and culinary expert Randy Cheramie. We also hear about the 18th annual holiday performance of “Christmas without Tears,” featuring local legends Harry Shearer and Judith Owen, and catch up on this week in politics.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about efforts to reduce the impacts of heat islands in Mississippi. We also learn about the screening of a once-lost documentary on Mardi Gras Indian chief Allison “Tootie” Montana and hear about an upcoming holiday performance at Opera Louisiane.

In this episode, we discuss Jacqueline Woodson’s The Other Side, a beautifully illustrated picture book set during the segregation era--and how to use it to invite safe, non-didactic conversations about how our racial differences have divided us, and how we can take the conversation forward.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how one Lafayette pianist is exploring the intersection of cajun and classical music in her latest work. Plus, we take a look back at the history of prohibition, bootlegging and speakeasies in Louisiana.

Anansi the spider, the thieving trickster at the heart of Eric Kimmel’s Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, offers up an opportunity for pushing past mere moralizing toward more nuanced conversations about when tricks cross over into deception territory--and even when a seemingly harmless little lie may not be seen as such by others.

In Episode 3 of “Little Voices, Big Ideas,” we hear from the big bad wolf, himself, in John Scieszka’s The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and offer strategies for encouraging kids to think critically before jumping to conclusions.

In episode 1 of “Little Voices, Big Ideas,” we take on the Cinderella myth through Fanny’s Dream a retelling of that tale by Caralyn Buehner.