For the last few weeks, we’ve been airing our original podcast, Road to Rickwood. Hosted by Roy Wood Jr., the four part series documents the history of Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama – America’s oldest ballpark – and the role it played in the civil rights movement.
The podcast was released in anticipation of a Major League Baseball game at Rickwood Field, meant to honor the Negro Leagues and legendary ballplayer – and Birmingham native – Willie Mays. But just two days before the game, Mays passed away.WWNO’s Alana Schreiber is the executive producer of Road to Rickwood. She went to last week’s game and spoke with fans about how his death gave the game a new sense of sadness and importance.
Last week we brought you the first part of our latest episode of Sea Change. Writer Anya Groner explored how many Vietnamese-Louisianans are having to change their relationship with water to deal with an eroding coastline.
Where we pick up today, Groner visits a garden to see how some of these shrimpers are now trying to make a living on land.
Violent crime appears to be trending downward across the South. That’s according to an early look at some new FBI data. But gun violence remains high across the region. One community in particular saw a surge in gun-related deaths last year.
The Gulf States Newsroom’s Kat Stromquist travels to Shreveport, Louisiana, to see how the community is responding.
Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Matt Bloom. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.
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