Evan Christopher is a New Orleans based jazz clarinetist and composer. He is known for his unique style which blends contemporary jazz with the styles of early New Orleans jazz musicians. Dr. Nick sits down with Evan to see how a boy from Long Beach, California came to appreciate New Orleans’ style jazz, and how that appreciation…
Read MoreOn Mardi Gras Day, it’s never surprising to find magical, mythical creatures mingling with street revelers. In her new book, The Mermaids of New Orleans, author Sally Asher brings the effervescent underwater life of Mississippi River sea nymphs to life. One day a year, all mermaids may walk on earth and in New Orleans, that…
Read MoreHave you heard this one? Bill Gates walks into a bar… Actually, it’s not a joke. It’s a lesson about the definition of averages. Bill Gates walks into a bar. There’s 20 people in there. The average net worth of everybody in the bar is now 5 billion dollars. In a similar manner, New Orleans…
Read MoreHappy Hour is billed as “Random conversation with folks who have nothing in common.” Anything that’s truly random will, sooner or later, appear to us not to be. Like flipping a coin and getting four “heads” in a row. Or inviting random people to sit around a table at a bar in New Orleans and…
Read MoreOn this week’s show, we take a look at immigration and its impact on the American food landscape. We begin with Rick Bayless, whose award-winning Frontera restaurants are bolstered by workers who come from immigrant backgrounds. Rick explains how many of his staff members were brought to the country as children and are now facing…
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