We’ve all seen those lists that appear from time to time that say New Orleans is the most crime-ridden city in the country that nobody in their right mind would want to live in. On the other hand, those of us who live here not only enjoy an enviable quality of life, we’re also one of…
Read MoreDr Ross and Nurse Sonja Watkins discuss Trichotillomania and interview several patients. Dr Ross shares his near-death experience with an aggressive pigeon at Winn-Dixie. Before we get to the Trichotillomania calls, let’s check in with you. Are you OK? Maybe you should take off your jumpsuit and lay down on the table and let Dr Ross and…
Read MoreBev Bell can walk around hometown New Orleans unnoticed but in political circles in Washington DC and other countries – particularly Haiti where she has been variously a presidential insider and a revolutionary – Bev Bell is a political force to be reckoned with.
Read MoreOne of Happy Hour’s happiest features is that it brings together random strangers with nothing in common … who often end up having some pretty crazy things in common. Today’s Venn diagram overlaps at enchanted forests, trains, and…sperm donation. Andrew Duhon is back on the pod and the amazing Andrew Ward guest-hosts for Grant. …
Read MoreFerrari-shaped coffins? Narco tombs? Yes, they do exist. Justin Nobel travels the world investigating diverse death practices in places you’ve heard about, and many you haven’t. Justin chronicles his cross-cultural death discoveries in his unique blog, Digital Dying. On this edition of Death: the podcast, Arian talks with Justin about how various death rituals have…
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