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Sea Change

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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. Join us as we investigate and celebrate life on a changing coast. It’s time to talk about a Se ...
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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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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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Banned

WWNO

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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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Polling analyst Ron Faucheux speaks on various political topics including the upcoming Louisiana senate race and also the Texas senate election. MLB legend Denny McLain talks former MLB pitcher Sandy Koufax on his 90th birthday. Louisiana Illuminator and Tiger Rag reporter Piper Hutchinson comments on the latest local higher education news.…
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Louisiana is a world leader in coastal restoration. Many would even say number one. The media is full of stories about the coastal land loss crisis in Louisiana, the dire predictions of climate change and sea level rise, and polarizing accounts of controversial projects, but what is also true is that Louisiana is making tremendous strides piecing t…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Walt Handelsman talks his career throughout the years amid his recent retiring. Journalist and activist Lamar White comments on the demise of newspapers throughout the country. Former NFL player Karl Wilson speaks on his time in the NFL and also his thoughts on the world of NIL.…
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Lieutenant governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser comments on various local topics including ICE activity throughout the state and upcoming events. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various political topics including the latest with Pres. Trump. General Manager and President of WRKF Paul Maassen speaks on public broadcasting funding and the ongoing …
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The amazing science behind understanding mysterious but critical ocean currents. And specifically, understanding the current in our backyard, the Gulf’s Loop Current. We talk with scientists leading a huge multi-country research collaboration that is going to great lengths and depths to understand the especially unknown Loop Current. We talk about …
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Former Editor of The Advocate and The Times-Picayune Peter Kovacs discusses the current state of journalism in the United States. Executive Director of the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson and attorney for Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Brennan Spoor talks their lawsuit against the Atchafalaya Basin Program featuring additional commentary from the Pres…
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Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein gives her final EBR Library update of the year as we prepare to roll into 2026. For more info on library events visit: https://www.ebrpl.com/ Southeastern professor Dayne Sherman and Republican political consultant Scott Wilfong speak on their opposing political perspectives afte…
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The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various local and national political topics including federal troops throughout our state and also the latest with Pres. Trump. District Attorney and chair of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors Tony Clayton comments on new SU football coach, NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and new LSU football coa…
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This is part 2 of a 2-part series exploring the future of farming seafood in the Gulf. We know this: demand for seafood is soaring. We won't be able to sustainably meet that demand from wild-caught fisheries. And there’s a growing global movement to farm more and more of our seafood. The Gulf is one of the LAST places in the world where there is st…
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Financial advisors Fred Dent and Andy Anderson give their perspective on the past and current markets as we prepare to say farewell to 2025. Professor of law and author Bernadette Atuahene reflects on racial injustice when it comes to housing in America and speaks on her new book "Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Home". President and …
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Renowned tailor Manuel Martinez comments on the fashion choices of new LSU coach Lane Kiffin and new Southern coach Marshall Faulk and also Trump's comments on airport attire. President and CEO of Build Baton Rouge Deidre Robert speaks on the importance and impact of the organization in our community as well as whats new. Journalist and author Ace …
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Secretary of State Nancy Landry talks various political topics including the upcoming election. Vice president of Tiger Rag Magazine Todd Horne is joined by editor of Tiger Rag Magazine Glenn Guilbeau to comment on the latest LSU news with new coach Lane Kiffin. Veteran jazz and blues radio host Zia Tammami remembers singer Lou Rawls on what would …
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Recent brides and their fathers who paid for the wedding won’t be surprised to learn that the average cost of a wedding in the U.S. is between $30,000 and $36,000, depending on the couple's choices, incuding the wedding location and number of guests. One of the major costs of any wedding is photography. In an image-driven society where pics of the …
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Lieutenant governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser comments on various local topics including the upcoming election and tourism throughout the state. Actor, writer, and political commentator John Fugelsang talks his latest work, "Separation of Church and Hate". President of Highland Coffees Clarke Cadzow reflects on the success of the coffee shop 35+…
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The Advocate's Jan Risher comments on the latest in local news. Editorial cartoonist Fred Mulhern talks his career throughout the years and also the world of editorial cartoons. Clinical psychologist Dr. Chloe Carmichael speaks on her latest work, "Can I Say That". Musician and author James Linden Hogg talks their latest works as well as upcoming h…
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Minister and Executive Director of Non-Profit at Jubilee Pioneers Reverend Chris Andrews talks his philosophy on civil rights and remembers the late civil rights activist Jamil Al-Amin (Formerly known as H Rap Brown). Author Fred Reggie speaks on his book "Tell Me: How to Initiate and Nurture Meaningful Conversations with Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime"…
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This is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the future of farming seafood in the Gulf. Americans eat a lot of farmed seafood — but the vast majority of it comes from overseas. We just don’t farm fish on a big scale in U.S. waters. Now that might start to change. There are proposals to build massive fish farms in U.S. federal waters. And guess which…
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Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Tim Temple comments on the insurance crisis in the state as well as this past hurricane season. Talk LA host Jim Engster talks the latest on various political topics including the Epstein files and the Texas congressional map. Principal & President of CSRS Tim Barfield is joined by Planning & Resilience Practice …
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Data analyst and mathematician James Finney endeavors to scrutinize the unbalanced representation on local school boards. General Director at Opera Louisiane Paul Groves promotes their upcoming event featuring Lisette Oropesa. For more information, visit- https://www.operalouisiane.com/ Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue Richard Nelso…
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Republican political consultant Scott Wilfong is joined by Southeastern professor Dayne Sherman to discuss various local and national topics including the recent Thrive tax results and the latest with the Epstein files. Talk Louisiana remembers former president of the Shaw Group and former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party Jim Bernhard.…
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There are a lot of things to plan for when moving to a new city: renting a UHaul, forwarding personal mail, driving the most efficient route to a new job. But few people plan for or even consider what perhaps is the most important aspect to a successful transition to a new city: making friends. Making new friends is hard in any city but especially …
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Retired lieutenant general and founder of the GreenARMY General Russel Honore comments on various local and national topics including Pete Hegseth's comments and the government shutdown. The Advocate/The Times-Picayune reporter Tyler Bridges talks various topics including Clay Schexnayder and Gov. Landry's running for reelection.…
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The story we are bringing you today is about sea turtles. In fact, it’s about the smallest and most endangered of sea turtles, called the Kemp’s Ridley. It’s a surprising and optimistic tale about a turtle’s return to Louisiana. We reported this episode back in 2023, but we wanted to revisit it because who doesn’t need more sea turtles in their lif…
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Civil rights attorney, activist, and author Gloria Browne Marshall discusses various political topics and her new book "A Protest History of the United States". Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein speaks on the importance of the upcoming vote for the Thrive EBR partnership. Musical artist David St. Romain shares de…
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President and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Elizabeth Pfifer speaks on the importance of organization and the impact of the cutting of SNAP benefits. Louisiana Illuminator and Tiger Rag reporter Piper Hutchinson comments on the latest LSU news. Writer and the late Norman Mailer’s archivist and authorized biographer J. Michael Lennon reme…
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Would you be surprised to learn that the top five degrees in demand in the US are in healthcare, technology, engineering, business, and mathematics? Probably not. But as AI is introduced into nearly every facet of the workplace, college admission managers and HR directors are increasingly pointing to the importance of soft skills, the personal attr…
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Congressman for Louisiana's 6th district Cleo Fields comments on various political topics including congressional redistricting, the ongoing government shutdown, and the results of Tuesday's election. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell talks on the new North LA Meta development and his prediction regarding Brian Kelly.…
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President/CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Jonathan Grimes is joined by veteran jazz and blues radio host Zia Tammami to talk the upcoming River City Jazz Masters performance by ARTEMIS. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.manshiptheatre.org/show/river-city-jazz-masters-artemis and use code ENGSTER50 for discount off y…
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Financial advisors Fred Dent and Andy Anderson speak on their differing philosophies on the markets and investments. District Attorney Hillar Moore sheds light on the upcoming Thrive EBR proposal. Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana Shannon Abney shares information about Volunteers of Americ…
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Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein talks the Thrive proposal and also gives insight on upcoming events at the library. Political consultant George Kennedy comments on the world of political consulting and also various political topics. Writer, researcher, and cultural analyst Ashley Farmer talks her latest work, "…
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Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish Sid Edwards talks the latest in Baton Rouge including the upcoming tax initiative election. Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea comments on various topics including the ongoing government shutdown, congressional redistricting, and the latest with the Trump administration. Managing Artistic Direc…
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Jefferson Parish President and co-chair of NACo's task force Cynthia Lee Sheng talks the committee and its work with FEMA. Political scientist and author Thomas Patterson speaks on his upcoming appearance at the Louisiana Book Festival for his book, "American Populist". Former LSU President King Alexander comments on the latest at LSU. Former LSU b…
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The Baton Rouge State Fair president Cliff Barton gives details on the final days of the fair. For more information, visit https://www.gbrsf.com/. Director of The Louisiana Book Festival Robert Wilson speaks on the features and exhibitors of the upcoming festival. For more information, visit https://www.louisianabookfestival.org/. The Advocate's Ma…
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