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  • On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Godly, News of Crypto-Winter, News of Smart World, News of A.I., Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of the Atom, News of Musk Love, The Apologies of the Week, and News of the Olympic Movement. There’s also great music, including a new original piece and great Carnival themed tunes.
  • On the next Louisiana Considered, we hear how cold weather is leading to fewer blood donations. We also hear about a Black artist finally getting the art installation in New Orleans he longed for during his life. And, we catch up on the week in politics.
  • Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about new research from LSU into one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer. We also discuss a new online tool that helps assess the impacts of education policy decisions. And, we attend a king cake baking class.
  • Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a reimagined production of Hamlet taking the stage at The Nola Project. We also speak with a New Orleans filmmaker whose documentary will be screened at the upcoming Olympics. And, we hear about the New Orleans Saints' upcoming trip to Paris.
  • Our guest is modern saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who also built a sound in Los Angeles, riding a wave of free jazz and beyond. He played alongside everyone from Ornette Coleman to the Jefferson Airplane. His fluid music carried him out of the city to the California Coast, where he hung with the Beach Boys and found internal peace. But before all that, Charles Lloyd discovered his love for the saxophone through the blues in his hometown of Memphis.
  • What does family mean to you? For the folks on this week's show, when it comes to food, family means everything. NOCCA Culinary Arts student and Chopped Junior champion Retiba Hagazzi is a perfect example of that. The bright, ambitious teenager learned how to love people through food from her father, Khaled. They share that love with the world every time their food truck, Sittoo's Kitchen pulls up. They join us in the studio to share their story.Jarred Zeringue of Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse perpetuates generational old food love at the LaPlace landmark. When the Vacherie-born chef acquired the business in 2016, he made sure to keep the Jacob's family recipes authentic, in part because of the vital role they played in his own family’s food traditions. We talk with him about the smokehouse and his new book, Southern and Smoked: Cajun Cooking through the Seasons.Finally, we speak with keepers of the Poor Boy flame, John and his son Jason Gendusa. The Gendusa family bakery has been inextricably tied to that famous New Orleans sandwich since 1929. We’re celebrating their bakery's centennial by hearing the story of how it all began.For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.
  • Today on Louisiana Considered, we remember the contributions of French-speaking Cajun servicemen in World War II. We also hear about a revived ballet performance to honor the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
  • Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the latest in an increasingly tense race for New Orleans Clerk of Criminal Court. We also learn about a new program to help find commonalities across the political spectrum, and get advice on fall gardening.
  • While Mardi Gras and Thanksgiving are all fine and good, here at Louisiana Eats, our very favorite holiday has always been Halloween! Every October since the show's debut in 2010, we've gotten into the spooky spirit by bringing you stories of the silly, the supernatural, and the downright scary! This week and next, we continue our crystal anniversary celebration by bringing you two special Halloween episodes featuring moments old and new from the past 15 years.
  • Crescent Classical presents the compositions of Tucker Fuller, performed by the New Resonance Orchestra.
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