On this week’s program, we explore the musical haunts of New Orleans with Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Grayon Capps, John Mooney, and others. Along the way, we’ll also visit Sallie Ann Glassman, a New Orleans Vodou Priestess, to hear about some upcoming events on the week... Read more

On this week’s program we hear the music of many, including Paul Sanchez, Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse Revue, John Boutte, and Theresa Andersson. We also stop by the Longue Vue House and Gardens as they prepare for “Freedom Ride," an opera about Civil Rights activists in... Read more

Join us this week as we listen to the excellent music of Ellis Marsalis, Dr. John, Joe Krown, and Bob Andrews. We also stop by Sylvain restaurant for a cocktail and visit Henry Griffin for a preview of this year’s New Orleans Film Festival. Culinary Crossroads: New Orleans ... Read more

Join us this week as we get ready New Orleans' own Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. We meet up with Jonny Ray and Michelle for a movie tour of the city and visit a local cooking school for three outstanding courses with award-winning chef Frank Brightsen. Read more

Whether you’re doing the Mississippi Slow Drag or the New Orleans Shuffle, you’re in the right place! During this week's program, we will explore music from the 1920s when Blues and Jazz were musically closer to one another, and then we'll continue on into the 30s and 40s w... Read more

This week’s program features Tab Benoit’s Swampland Jam, recorded live at the Contemporary Arts Center. We also travel out to New Orleans East for a visit to two family run restaurants, Vucinovich’s known for serving nap-inducing cuisine, and Ba Mien, a Vietnamese restauran... Read more

Carnival is not the only time when New Orleans embraces its trickster spirit. And revelry for us appears in many forms, not just with a drink in hand. With that said, today’s program spends some time exploring the trickster spirit: in the once again legalized Absinthe, with... Read more

This week program features the music of Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, followed by groove of Big Sam’s Funky Nation. At our Culinary Crossroad, we sample a seafood bouillabaisse featuring a citrus vinaigrette and prepare for the New Orleans Seafood Festival, taking pla... Read more

  “Ponderosa Stomp 2011” features a dip and stroll into some New Orleans incredible Rock and Roll history, with highlights of the Creole String Beans, a musical act that keeps it real with everything from King Floyd to Chuck Berry tunes. We close the show with an interview ... Read more

On any given night in New Orleans, you’re likely to find a place with live music and free food. Sometimes it’s red beans and trad jazz, other times it’s BBQ and the blues. On this week’s program, it’s curry and the pocket brass band music of Magnetic Ear, an ensemble headed... Read more