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FAQs about WWL First News with Tommy Tucker:How many episodes does WWL First News with Tommy Tucker have?The podcast currently has 17,272 episodes available.
June 02, 2026Are the US and Iran jerking each other around with peace talks?Iran has halted negotiations and vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz amid continued hostilities aroudn the Middle East. We get the latest with Lindsay Cohn, a visiting associate with Columbia University....more9minPlay
June 02, 2026Hour 3: An unfair change to the New Orleans criminal justice system* We’ll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about how they’ve prepared for hurricane season.* One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orleans court system. What will its impacts be? We’ll talk to Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission....more19minPlay
June 02, 2026Hour 2: What was the good and the bad from the legislative session?* The legislative session is over. How did it go? What was the good, and what was the bad? We’ll break it down first with Jan Moller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana.* Then we check in with Erin Bendily, a senior vice president with the Pelican Institute, for her take on the good and bad from the legislative session....more18minPlay
June 02, 2026Hour 1: How releasing more mosquitoes could mean fewer mosquitoes* Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to help bring the mosquito population down. What?? We'll explain with Aaron Ashbrook, an entomologist at LSU* Who wields power in Iran? How much sway do the military, religious, and political figures have? We’ll spend a little time with Kian Tajbaksh, a former political prisoner in Iran....more18minPlay
June 02, 2026Athletes are more vocal about mental health. Some fans are weaponizing thatMore athletes are speaking openly about mental health and their struggles with it. Most fans react positively…but some use it to be even crueler and more negative. We’ll break down this new survey with Scott Parrott, a professor of mass communications at South Carolina....more24minPlay
June 02, 2026The Sewerage & Water Board says they're in a better position than previous hurricane seasonsWe’ll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about rusty discharge bells and rusty discharge bells and how they’ve prepared for hurricane season....more10minPlay
June 02, 2026Crime watchdog: Changes to NOLA justice system will "adversely impact delivery of justice"One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orleans court system. What will its impacts be? We talk to Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission....more10minPlay
June 02, 2026Did the legislature add a number of unnecessary regulations to business?We check in with Erin Bendily, a senior vice president with the Pelican Institute, for her take on the good and bad from the legislative session....more7minPlay
June 02, 2026Redistricting fight, New Orleans Clerk of Court battle dominated legislative sessionThe legislative session is over. How did it go? What was the good, and what was the bad? We break it down first with Jan Moller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana....more11minPlay
June 02, 2026Why Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to reduce mosquito populationsGoogle wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to help bring the mosquito population down. What?? We'll explain with Aaron Ashbrook, assistant professor of urban/peri-urban entomology at LSU...more7minPlay
FAQs about WWL First News with Tommy Tucker:How many episodes does WWL First News with Tommy Tucker have?The podcast currently has 17,272 episodes available.