New Orleans Podcasting

New Orleans Podcasting

By Craig KraemerSociety & CultureHistory
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New Orleans Podcasting episodes

  • Claire Byun is an editor for MidCityMessenger.

    Claire Byun is an editor for MidCityMessenger. The independent, online news source covers local news that primarily affects residents in Mid-City and the surrounding neighborhoods. According to Byun, in determining what stories she will pursue and investigate,“We try to think about the impact the stories will have.” In this podcast, Byun talks about some of her more recent news stories that are impacting residents in New Orleans’ Mid-City.

    10 min
  • A Beloved Restaurant and its Precious Pearl

    After serving locals and visitors for more than seven decades, The Old Coffee Pot Restaurant on St. Peter Street in the French Quarter closed on February 10, 2019. In tribute to this beloved Creole  eatery, here is a podcast interview with Pearl Jefferson from 2008. In addition to being a gracious server, Ms. Pearl was the Coffee Pot’s bread pudding lady. For over forty years, patrons enjoyed Ms. Pearl’s rich bread pudding swimming in buttery whisky sauce. Those who had the opportunity to visit the restaurant prior to its 2018 redecoration will miss its original, cozy ambiance and memorable servers. Ms. Pearl and The Old Coffee Pot Restaurant represented New Orleans’ true essence: warm, hospitable, welcoming, and generous. Even as we mourn the loss of the Old Coffee Pot Restaurant, we will always remember Ms. Pearl with gratitude for her contributions to New Orleans’ rich culture. She is, truly, a precious Pearl!

    12 min
  • New Orleans Mission serving the homeless for 30 years
    David Bottner is the Executive Director of the New Orleans Mission. Founded in 1989, the New Orleans Mission has been providing services for three decades to New Orleans residents grappling with homelessness, addiction, abuse, or food insecurity. The Mission is a faith-based organization that relies on support from private donations; it receives no money from the City, State, or Federal governments.
    20 min
  • King Cake Festival proceeds help families in need!

    Kathleen McCulla is the Director of Special Events in the Department of Philanthropy at Ochsner Health System.  In this podcast, McCulla offers details about the hospital’s annual King Cake Festival. This year, 2019, is the sixth year for this popular event that will take place on Sunday, January 27. Festival goers and King Cake enthusiasts will be able to sample 26 varieties of King Cakes, enjoy live music, and enjoy food from an assortment of food trucks. The proceeds from the King Cake Festival help families with children at Ochsner Hospital for Children. To hear more about the free festival, including participating bakeries, entertainment, location, and hours, click on Kathleen McCulla’s interview below.

    13 min
  • Mental health self-care for the New Orleans’ creative community
    Sarah Zoghbi is the Director of Care for Creatives, a partnership between Southern Rep Theatre and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. Zoghbi’s office is in Southern Rep’s new home on Bayou Road. The stately  brick building was formerly St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. The goal of the partnership is to offer a variety of workshops, events, and outreach activities to promote optimal mental health self-care among New Orleans’ creative community members.
    23 min
  • Brenda Walkenhorst and the Audubon Zoo Lights
    Brenda Walkenhorst is the Education Director at the Audubon Zoo. According to Walkenhorst, this holiday season the Audubon Zoo is showcasing  a unique, animal-themed holiday exhibit: the Audubon Zoo Lights. Made in China, these larger-than-life, illuminated silk figures depict some of the Zoo’s most popular animals.
    8 min
  • Teddy McCullough: Faubourg Saint John Neighborhood Association Safety Committee
    Teddy McCullough is the co-chair for the Faubourg Saint John Neighborhood Association Safety Committee. McCullough recently moved to New Orleans and is a student at Tulane University. Despite being new to the city, McCullough has dived head first into civic engagement. When he was very young, his grandmother instilled in him the importance of community service. Now, as a young adult, McCullough carries on his family’s tradition of civic involvement and community service.
    14 min
  • Thanksgiving in New Orleans in the nineteenth century
    John Magill is a New Orleans historian and was formally a curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection. In this podcast, John shares his historical perspective on the uniquely American holiday we call Thanksgiving. The origins of Thanksgiving trace to 1621 in the Plymouth Colonies. As John points out, initially Thanksgiving was primarily a New England holiday; New Orleans did not start celebrating Thanksgiving until the nineteenth century.
    16 min
  • New Orleans’ essence captured in print by photographer Thomas Cole
    What makes someone a New Orleanian? Being born here is surely one definition of a New Orleanian.  Some people live here for decades, but are not true New Orleanians because they do not “get it.” Although they reside here, these people fail to grasp what makes our city special and unique. However; occasionally, someone who has lived here for a very short time “gets” New Orleans in the same way that natives do. Thomas Cole is such a person; he understands the value of people, time passing, and sacred
    24 min
  • Morgus the Magnificent shares his wisdom
    Originally aired in October of 2006, this interview with Morgus will always be one of my favorite podcasts. Dr. Morgus, also known as "Morgus the Magnificent" is New Orleans' preeminent Dr. of science. As a member of the "Higher Order" his specialty is of course Morgusian science. Some call him mad but New Orleanians recognize his genius.
    21 min

About New Orleans Podcasting

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I created this podcast in January 2006, just a few months after hurricane Katrina. The idea was to help spread positive stories about the New Orleans recovery. By 2012 the recovery was well on its way so I started focusing on the people, places and organizations that make New Orleans, New Orleans.