We shot Katy Perry and Gayle King into space today. What do you think about the growing trend of celebrities and wealthy individuals taking spaceflights? Is it inspiring or excessive? Would you go? What would you be willing to pay? Adam Frank, professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester and author of "The Little Book of Aliens," joins Ian to talk about low-Earth orbit space flights.

On today's show, Ian Hoch talks to the WWL listeners about their Good Samaritan stories.

Colleen Sinclair, a psychologist & Associate Professor of Research at the Social Research & Evaluation Center of LSU, joins the show to talk about why people find conspiracy theories so compelling.

Blaine Braddock, a spokesperson for the University of Holy Cross, comes on to talk about their Fourth Annual Crawfish Cookoff.

This hour, Ian Hoch the WWL listeners continue to share the Good Samaritan stories. Then, Blaine Braddock, a spokesperson for the University of Holy Cross, comes on to talk about their Fourth Annual Crawfish Cookoff.

The University of Holy Cross will hold its Fourth Annual Crawfish Cookoff tomorrow in Algiers. Teams from across Louisiana will be competing to boil the best crawfish. Blaine Braddock, a spokesperson for the University of Holy Cross, joins Ian to talk about it.

This hour, Ian Hoch drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb, debuts "Chasing Shadows," an AI-generated honky tonk song created by James on the Northshore, and the WWL listeners continue to share their Good Samaritan stories.

Ian debuts "Chasing Shadows," an AI song created by James in the Northshore

Ian Hoch drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb.

This hour, Ian Hoch speaks with Colleen Sinclair, Psychologist & Associate Professor of Research at the Social Research & Evaluation Center of LSU, about why people find conspiracy theories so compelling. Also, the WWL callers share some of their Good Samaritan stories.

Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days. We all know the biggest ones in the world of news and politics right now—but there also are a lot of bogus ideas and rumors out there that don't have anything to do with politics. Why do we keep falling for these? How can we be sure that we're not being played for suckers? Colleen Sinclair, Psychologist & Associate Professor of Research at the Social Research & Evaluation Center of LSU, joins Ian Hoch to talk about why people find conspiracy theories so compelling.

On today's show, Ian Hoch speaks with Zack Lemann, Curator of Animal Collections at the Audubon Insectarium, about buck moths and buck moth caterpillars.

Then, Ian Hoch drops the 2 O'clock News Bomb and delves into experiencing the sublime.

Also, Andrew Schwarz, Professor of IT in the E. J. Ourso College of Business at LSU, joins the show to discuss the current state of AI.