Pedal Power

When we talk about going from A-to-B in New Orleans, or complain about the state of the streets, our default assumption is, we’re driving a car. If you live here, you have a car parked outside your house. If you’re a tourist, you rent a car at the airport – and take your life in your hands like the…

Hello Goodbye

No matter how unique your marriage or your domestic partner relationship may be, there are two moments that are common to all of us: The moment we meet somebody special. And the moment we say goodbye to them. The former is typically happy. The latter is typically sad. Although those moments often…

A Post Popeyes Utopia

Who among us wouldn’t like to do something to make the world a better place? Maybe seeing homeless people on the street breaks your heart. Maybe you’ve got a great idea that would keep at-risk kids in school through graduation… or an idea that could help elderly people who are lonely and struggling…

Indian Milestone

There’s a question that gets tossed around in the local music business. “What is New Orleans music?” Is it only music that has a distinct New Orleans vibe, like Professor Longhair or Dumpstaphunk? Or is a singer/songwriter like Andrew Duhon or a Latin band like The Iguanas making New Orleans music …

Winning Ways

If you’ve lived in New Orleans for longer than 12 months, there’s a good chance someone has asked you if you’re going to the track for Thanksgiving.  If you’ve never heard that question, well, “The Track” is the Fair Grounds racetrack in Mid City. They’ve been celebrating opening day of the horse-…

Vision

The English language is tricky. Take the word “vision” for example. By one definition, vision is the ability of the eye to see what it’s looking at. The other definition of vision is about imagination: the ability to conjure up a picture of something beyond everyday reality. In other words, vision …

News Is Next

In the past week, podcast listeners to this show have come from across the US, Canada, Austria, the UK, and Spain. If you’re one of our far-flung podcast listeners, "Hello!" If you live in New Orleans, you might hear us on WWNO. In which case you will have probably heard, as part of the local news…

Vacation Tattoo Removal

If you live in New Orleans, you’ve probably had this happen: A friend gets in touch and says they’re coming to town for something to do with their work. Usually a convention. They’ll be in touch when they get here and know their schedule. The next communication you get is an apology. They’re on the…

Prosperall The Alternative

There’s a reason you’re familiar with Jack Nicholson’s character in the movie A Few Good Men yelling, “You can’t handle the truth!” Partly it’s because of the intensity of Nicholson’s performance, but mostly it’s because it’s a hard-hitting piece of universal reality: A lot of the time we’d rather …

Propeller and Friends

If you’ve lived in New Orleans for any length of time, you know we love to rebuild. We rebuilt the levees. We rebuilt the schools. We rebuilt the Superdome. After every storm, we rebuild thousands of roofs and hundreds of homes. After Hurricane Katrina, a small group of New Orleanians decided that…