This hour, guest host Ian Hoch talks to Rene Pastorek about restoring Canal Street to its former glory.

A new effort from the City Council aims to make improvements that will bring back investment, fix infrastructure and boost business downtown. Rene Pastorek, Chief Economic Development Officer of the Downtown Development District, joins guest host Ian Hoch to talk about what the needs are and why this time can be different from similar pushes in the past.

This hour, Ian Hoch drops the 2 o'clock news bomb and continues the conversation about high school graduation songs.

Ian Hoch drops the 2 o'clock news bomb.

Guest host Ian Hoch gets a sad call from Ruby

This hour, guest host Ian Hoch speaks with Jennifer Avegno, New Orleans Health Director, about how the reclassification of misoprostol and mifepristone is a public health crisis.

The reclassification of misoprostol and mifepristone is a public health crisis that it will delay essential care, particularly in emergencies like postpartum hemorrhaging, which could have life-threatening consequences. Hospitals are already pulling these drugs from obstetric carts, raising concerns about rapid access to life-saving treatments. Jennifer Avegno, New Orleans Health Director, joins guest host Ian Hoch to discuss it.

On today's show, guest host Ian Hoch has on:

Vittoria Elliot, Platforms and Power reporter at WIRED,

and Dan Fox, Editor-in-Chief of Antigravity Magazine.

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This hour, guest host Ian Hoch speaks with Dan Fox, Editor-in-Chief of Antigravity Magazine, about what role print newspapers and magazines have to play in the media landscape.

Dan Fox, Editor-in-Chief of Antigravity Magazine, joins Ian Hoch to discuss what role print newspapers and magazines have to play in the media landscape and how they can serve content and address issues at the local level.