Anne speaks with Wendy Rodrigue of the George Rodrigue Life and Legacy Foundation. Originally aired on May 20th 2019.

Chef Amy speaks with Cody and Emily Holland of Sirocco Coffee Company. Originally aired on May 22nd 2019.

David is joined by New Orleans poet Elizabeth Gross to speak about the release of her latest book "this body / that lightning show". Originally aired on May 9th 2019.

David speaks with poet Chen Chen in the studio. Originally aired on May 9th 2019

Dr. Nicole Cooley reads and shares stories about her work in this episode hosted by Henry Goldkamp. Originally aired on May 11th 2019.

NICOLE COOLEY grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her most recent books are two poetry collections, Girl after Girl after Girl (Louisiana State University Press, 2017) and Of Marriage(Alice James Books, 2018). She has published four other collections of poems, Breach, Milk Dress, The Afflicted Girls and Resurrection, as well as a novel, Judy Garland, Ginger Love, a chapbook, Frozen Charlottes, A Sequence, and a collaborative artists’ book (with book artist Maureen Cummins), Salem Lessons.

Her awards include The Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets, a Discovery/The Nation Award, Creative Artists fellowship from The American Antiquarian Society, and the Emily Dickinson Award from the Poetry Society of America.

Her scholarly work includes serving as co-editor of the “Mother” issue of the journal Women’s Studies Quarterly as well as publishing essays in At Length, Pilot Light: A Journal of 21st Century Poetics. Her non-fiction essays have recently appeared in The Southern Review, The Rumpus, The Feminist Wire, and The Atlantic. 8

She has taught at Bucknell University and as well in Merida, Mexico with US Poets in Mexico and at the Chautauqua Institution. Currently, she is the director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Queens College-City University of New York where she is a professor of English. Dr. Nicole Cooley's books are available at Octavia Books in New Orleans and on Amazon.com.

HENRY GOLDKAMP's 's recent work appears or is forthcoming in Indiana Review, Diagram, South Carolina Review and The McNeese Review among others.

He is the grateful recipient of the Ryan Chighizola Prize for poetry from the University of New Orleans. He is also a member of The Class-a group of poets-writers in New Orleans. Currently, Henry lives in Louisiana with his small, lovely family

Amy talks all things chocolate with Bonnie Glass of the Euphoria Chocolate Company. Originally aired on May 8th 2019.

Anne Guillot sits down with Dr. Denese Shervington, President & CEO of the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies to talk about their organization, trauma-informed practices and their "In That Number" youth project. Originally aired on May 6th 2019.

Amy talks with Soumas Heritage Creole Creations with Chef Panderina Soumas. Originally aired on May 1st 2019.

Author Derrick Boden shares some original work. Originally aired on May 4th 2019.

Allison Alsup joins us to share a few flash fiction pieces, as well as her thoughts on the process of writing and sharing stories.

Allison is a New Orleans Writers Workshop co-founder and teaches and coaches fiction writers of all levels. Her short stories have won multiple awards, including those from A Room of Her Own Foundation, New Millennium Writings, Philadelphia Stories and the Dana Awards; she was shortlisted for the 2019 Manchester Fiction Prize, England’s largest short story competition. Her story, “Old Houses,” first published in the New Orleans Review, was selected for the 2014 O’Henry Prize Stories.

Allison’s New Orleans food and cocktail writing includes The French Quarter Drinking Companion: A Guide to Bars in America’s Most Eclectic Neighborhood; her profile on New Orleans chef Leah Chase was selected for the Best Food Writing 2015.

Originally aired on April 27th 2019.