We get excited when economic development people announce a prestigious business is relocating to New Orleans, and bringing with it hundreds of jobs. But business recruiters often report that quality candidates don’t want to move to New Orleans, because of our poor education system and high crime rate. Peter Ricchiuti’s guests on this edition of Out…
Read MoreStephen Rea is an author. He’s Irish (real Irish, from Ireland, with an accent and all). But the truly exceptional thing about Stephen is he spent years on the road as Ozzy Osbourne’s road manager. Stephen has many tales from the road with Ozzy, his band, and other bands, but it’s hard to beat the…
Read MoreIt’s July in New Orleans, which means two things: scorching temperatures and the hottest event in the spirits world — Tales of the Cocktail! On this week’s show, we look at the annual summertime conference that brings the international cocktail scene to the Crescent City.
Read MorePeople come to Louisiana looking for everything from Alligators to Zydeco. The two things they are usually not looking for are high tech superstars and women duck hunters. That’s exactly who Peter’s guests on Out to Lunch are looking for. Bill Ellison and his venture capital organization Innovation Catalyst invest in new high-tech companies. Some of them…
Read MoreAre there favorites in your family? Do your parents favor one of your siblings over you? Apparently – if a random sample of people around a table at Happy Hour is representative – it’s common for your mom to tell you you’re a disappointment. And your siblings aren’t. Liz Wood is learning about parenting, literally…
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