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LSU Manship School Professor Bob Mann and Advocate Editorial Writer Lanny Keller exchange rankings of the ten Louisiana governors in their lifetime…from Earl Long to John Bel Edwards. Mann worked for Gov. Kathleen Blanco and Keller was on the team of Gov. David Treen. Keller and Mann also talk about the testimony of Special Counsel Bob Mueller before two U.S. House committees and the discussion about LSU’s new multimillion dollar football operations building. Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chi ...
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Sea Change

WWNO & WRKF

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Living on the coast means living on the front lines of a rapidly changing planet. And as climate change transforms our coasts, that will transform our world. Every two weeks, we bring you stories that illuminate, inspire, and sometimes enrage, as we dive deep into the environmental issues facing coastal communities on the Gulf Coast and beyond. We have a lot to save, and we have a lot of solutions. It’s time to talk about a Sea Change. Sea Change is a new podcast hosted by Carlyle Calhoun an ...
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OUT TO LUNCH finds Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur's. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur's and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.
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Life Raft

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Climate change is scary. Life Raft is not. From WWNO, WRKF and PRX, comedian Lauren Malara and reporter Travis Lux explore your questions about living with climate change. How bad will the flooding get? Is it ever going to be too hot to live here? Have I had my last good oyster? We’ll tackle it all.
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A leaked draft Supreme Court opinion suggests the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. How did we get here? This is Banned, a new narrative podcast that tells the story of how one Mississippi law could end the right to legal abortions in the United States — and overturn Roe v. Wade. Hosted by journalist Rosemary Westwood, Banned is a production of WWNO New Orleans Public Radio, WRKF Baton Rouge Public Rad ...
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Retired lieutenant general and founder of the GreenARMY General Russel Honore speaks various topics including the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, this hurricane season, and also comments on the upcoming presidential election. Head of Nungesser Consulting and Republican Sally Nungesser talks the upcoming presidential election and its candidates.…
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Congressman Troy Carter talks the aftermath of Hurricane Francine and also comments on the recent presidential debate. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on national political topics including the upcoming presidential election and the recent presidential debate in Philadelphia. LSU's first Black football player Lora Hinton talks his football car…
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Columnist and writer Quin Hillyer talks the upcoming presidential election and it's candidates and also comments on last night's debate. Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin gives an update on Hurricane Francine. Associate AD of NIL & Strategic Initiatives Taylor Jacobs talks the world of NIL and it's impact on college athletes and also the new Amazon seri…
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Istrouma High head football coach and candidate for mayor Sid Edwards talks his decision to run for mayor-president and his campaign. Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray comments on the upcoming presidential election, the upcoming presidential debate in Philadelphia and also remembers Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson.…
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For most of the 35-thousand years or so that humans have roamed the Earth, we were able to represent what we see and hear through art and music. But we were not able to capture images and sounds and replicate them until - in the grand scheme of things - relatively recently when the inventions of the industrial revolution brought us rudimentary phot…
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Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Louisiana and Mississippi Chapters Meghan Goldbeck gives insight into the statistics of suicide and also the importance of this Suicide Prevention Month. A representative for Hispanic Heritage Month Discovery Day Robert Freeland speaks on the upcoming holiday and its impact thro…
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Former executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party Stephen Handwerk is joined by former State Representative Troy Hebert to discuss the November 5th elections including the presidential and its candidates. Head of Invest in Louisiana Jan Moller comments on the Landry administration thus far, the idea of Louisiana and a fiscal crisis, and a…
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Our oceans are heating up—what does that mean for all the life that lives in the sea...and us? Today we’re going on a trip to Florida…we’re hanging out in the Keys, and we're going fishing, and scuba diving all to find out what’s going on beneath the surface. Just how bad is hotter water for sea life in South Florida, and for the people that depend…
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Financial advisor Fred Dent gives an assessment of the markets thus far. Former EBR Parish city council member and founder of The W Consulting Group and Community Builders, Inc. Tara Wicker gives her perspective on abortion rights and it's impact on the upcoming presidential election. The Washington Post's Emily Wax-Thibodeaux talks on men's perspe…
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Assistant Director at East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein talks whats new at the library including the upcoming 85th anniversary of the EBR Parish library, other upcoming events, and also the latest on library cards. Delta College President Billy Clark speaks on his journey to this point and also the importance and impact of Delta College. P…
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Former LSU basketball player Jose Vargas reflects on his career at LSU and what he's been up to since. Professor in the Center for Computation & Technology Supratik Mukhopadhyay speaks on the idea revolutionizing chronic disease with AI. Psychiatrist Dr. Melvyn Lurie talks the mind's effect on politics. Veteran anchorman George Sells comments on th…
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Democratic State Central Committee member Aimee Robinson speaks on the state of the Democratic party in Louisiana and also thoughts on Randal Gaines. Associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport Dr. Jeff Sadow is joined by Libertarian lawyer Mike Wolf to discuss Louisiana and national politics including Jeff Lan…
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Author and Pulitzer Prize winner David Rhode talks his latest work, "Where Tyranny Begins". Community Organizer for the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Kaitlyn Joshua is joined by her twin sister and community activist Angelle Bradford tp discuss Joshua's speech at the Democratic National Convention and the implications and effects the laws …
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Emmy award-winning journalist and sports writer Armen Keteyian speaks on his latest work, "The Price : What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos". Former state lawmaker, cofounder of 10000 Women Louisiana, and Democrat Melissa Flournoy is joined by former member of the Louisiana State Senate and Republican John Milkovich to discuss va…
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Author and editor in chief for Louisiana Illuminator Greg LaRose talks various Louisiana news topics including local politics and also comments on Louisiana treasurer, John Fleming. Author John Ed Bradley speaks on his career and works such as "It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium" and "Restoration". Singer song-writer Peter Himmelman reflects on his li…
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Attorney and first Republican woman elected to statewide office in Louisiana Suzanne Haik Terrell talks the funding for Louisiana museums. Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea comments on American politics with the upcoming presidential election and also Kamala Harris' speech at the Democratic National Convention.…
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Author David Daley speaks on democracy and voters rights by referencing his latest work "Antidemocratic". Public Service Commissioner for District 5 Foster Campbell talks the recent PSC vote and the idea of it being controlled by a conservative majority. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various American political topics including the upcomin…
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The home insurance market is collapsing all across the country. Big, brand-name insurance companies are walking away from the riskiest states. And, the companies that are sticking around are often doubling and tripling rates over just a few years. Nothing like this has ever happened before. And nowhere is this crisis worse... than Florida. In fact,…
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For more than half a century, American educators and policymakers have been grappling with a problem that just keeps getting worse: A lot of American children don’t learn how to read, at least not very well, and despite new programs and curricula, the literacy gap keeps growing. In Louisiana, the problem is particularly acute – studies show that mo…
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Even though New Orleans has water in every direction, it’s hard to access. And for a city with increasingly sweltering summers, this irony is painful. In this episode, we’re going to talk about the uncomfortable history of Lincoln Beach, how it led to New Orleans not having any public beaches today, and how a community has rallied together to get t…
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Despite what statistics show about fewer people getting married and more people getting divorced, Americans spent more than $50B on weddings last year, and the numbers continue to grow. Venues, food, liquor, music, gowns, flowers, cake, photographer – and that’s not counting bachelor and bachelorette parties or what’s involved if the big day is a d…
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It's summertime! Otherwise known as prime reading season. And in this episode, you're going to meet the people behind a couple of the summer's hottest books. We talk with Boyce Upholt about his new bestseller, The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi. The book tells the epic story of the Mississippi River, and he writes about how…
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For as long as humans and pre-human ancestors have been on the planet -- roughly 2.6 million years or so, we have been eating meat. In fact, recent studies have suggested that had it not been for our carnivorous consumption, humans would not have evolved the way that we did. Over the millennia our tastes have changed but not our love of meat. These…
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Most of the world's biggest cities are on the coast. As sea levels rise and storms worsen, how can we reimagine our coastal cities so that they can survive and thrive in the face of climate change? Today we talk with leaders across 3 continents about how they are fighting for the future of their cities. Thank you to our panelists: Dr. Fola Dania - …
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If you subscribe to an online news service, you’re used to getting notifications about news stories the algorithm thinks might impact you. In Southeast Louisiana, you’ll pretty regularly see variations on the headline, “Sea Level Rise Threatens Coastline” or “Louisiana Loses a Football Field of Wetlands Per Hour.” If you’re like most people, you ke…
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Arts and music are essential elements of any real community. They unite us, bring out the human spirit and remind us of the incredible gifts and talents and good things we can do when we let our creativity fly. Baton Rouge isn’t particularly known as a high brow kinda place as far as the arts are concerned but there are plenty of hidden gems, and y…
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In Vietnamese culture, water and home are so linked that they share a word. The Vietnamese word for water is nước. But nước also means homeland. Today–how the Vietnamese community has to reimagine its relationship with water as Louisiana’s coastline changes. In this episode, we’ll travel to a shrimp dock, a tropical garden, and a neighborhood surro…
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Louisiana ranks last in a lot of lists but one area where the state is pretty close to the top is in the number of lawyers per capita. That’s right, Louisiana is 11th among the 50 states in terms of the number of attorneys in the state. While that means you won’t have trouble finding someone should you need to file a lawsuit or negotiate a contract…
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It started in states like Florida and Louisiana. And, now it's spreading. The home insurance market is crumbling as climate-fueled disasters increase. Premiums are skyrocketing, and already, insurance is playing a role in determining where we can live, and who can afford to live there. So we decided to host our very first Sea Change Live event dedi…
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We have a special episode for you today. We're sharing an episode of the new podcast from APM Studios and Western Sound called “Ripple.” The largest oil spill in American history captivated the public's attention for the entire summer of 2010. Authorities told a story of a herculean response effort that made shorelines safe and avoided a worst case…
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Baton Rouge often gets a bad rap for being a belt and suspenders kind of town, where people eat in chain restaurants and go to movie theaters and don’t do the kind of interesting, unique things – be they related to food, music or festivals – that are so characteristic of some fo sthe state’s other big cities. But its’ simply not true! And bright yo…
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Today, we hear the story of one fish and its journey to fame: the red drum, or more commonly known as the classic redfish. And whether the decline of this fish is a warning of a bigger collapse. This episode was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization. This episode was rep…
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Safety in the workplace may not be the kind of thing most people think about, but if you work for a company with more than a handful of employees -- and particularly an industrial or construction company that involves heavy machinery or dangerous chemicals -- safety is paramount to what you do every day and is top of mind of important people in you…
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The ocean is rising across the South faster than almost anywhere else in the world. Today, Eva Tesfaye, a reporter for Sea Change, talks to the two journalists behind the Washington Post’s new series “The Drowning South.” Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis discuss their data-driven reporting, which takes them from Texas to North Carolina. It’s a fascina…
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In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached alarming levels of spread - more than our health care system was able to handle - so public health officials ordered state and local governments to shut things down. Aand our lives were forever changed. It's strange now to think back on those weeks; how we adapted and coped, and what we learned about …
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Sea Change’s series, “All Gassed Up,” exposes the enormous scale of the global expansion of liquified natural gas. Our reporting revealed that this gas expansion not only has big impacts on local communities like Cameron Parish but also on the planetary scale for our future climate. The expansion threatens the effort to slow climate change. And, th…
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Much as we love to tout our fun loving lifestyle in south Louisiana, we have some of the worst health outcomes in the country – including the highest rates of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and infant mortality. On this edition of Out to Lunch, Jim Engster sits in for Stephanie and is joined by two lunch guests who both head up institutions in Bato…
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Japan was the world’s largest importer of LNG for half a century. In the final episode of “All Gassed Up,” we travel to Asia to learn how the global gas industry is expanding — how the need for LNG continues to be sold. Right now, LNG is in its golden age – times are good, profits are high. And Japan’s big bet is that these good times will keep rol…
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Right now in the US, there is a GAS BOOM. A liquified natural gas boom — or LNG. The US produces the most LNG in the world. And the epicenter of this massive expansion? It’s here on the Gulf Coast. For the last year, we’ve traversed Louisiana trying to uncover what this growing LNG industry means for the state. But, after talking with everyone – fr…
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Right now in the US, there is a GAS BOOM. A liquified natural gas boom — or LNG. The US produces the most LNG in the world. And the epicenter of this massive expansion? It’s here on the Gulf Coast. For the last year, we’ve traversed Louisiana trying to uncover what this growing LNG industry means for the state. But, after talking with everyone – fr…
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Sometime around 100,000 years ago, what we think of as modern humans started wearing clothes. In the centuries since, the outfits and accessories we people have come up with have evolved from utilitarian garments to elaborate expressions of our culture and creativity. Clothes and accessories are fun, fanciful and define who we are. Baton Rouge entr…
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Until the Ukraine War, Russia was Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas. After the invasion, political leaders wanted off Russian gas, and fast. So, they turned to the U.S. In part two, we follow American gas all the way to Germany — Europe’s biggest energy consumer, where the energy crisis hit hardest. US LNG provided a lifeline for Germany. Bu…
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Technology has opened doors in so many industries and enabled us to do so many things we couldn’t even imagine in the past. At the same time, we’ve made things more complicated for ourselves, creating systems that don’t always talk to each other and languages we don’t understand. On this edition of Out to Lunch, two lunch guests who are helping bre…
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Healthcare is big business, and it’s only getting bigger. In 2021, healthcare expenditures topped $4B in the U.S. By 2028, that figure is expected to reach $6.2B. Within this growing and rapidly changing sector, nurses play an outsized role. They comprise the largest component of the healthcare workforce, they're the primary providers of hospital p…
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Right now in the US, there is a GAS BOOM. A liquified natural gas boom — or LNG. The US produces the most LNG in the world. And the epicenter of this massive expansion? It’s here on the Gulf Coast. For the last year, we’ve traversed Louisiana trying to uncover what this growing LNG industry means for the state. But, after talking with everyone – fr…
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