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Dec 10, 2018

Sarah Zoghbi is the Director of Care for Creatives, a partnership between Southern Rep Theatre and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. Zoghbi’s office is in Southern Rep’s new home on Bayou Road. The stately  brick building was formerly St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. The goal of the partnership is to offer a...


Dec 3, 2018

Brenda Walkenhorst is the Education Director at the Audubon Zoo. According to Walkenhorst, this holiday season the Audubon Zoo is showcasing  a unique, animal-themed holiday exhibit: the Audubon Zoo Lights. Made in China, these larger-than-life, illuminated silk figures depict some of the Zoo’s most popular animals....


Nov 19, 2018

Teddy McCullough is the co-chair for the Faubourg Saint John Neighborhood Association Safety Committee. McCullough recently moved to New Orleans and is a student at Tulane University. Despite being new to the city, McCullough has dived head first into civic engagement. When he was very young, his grandmother instilled...


Nov 12, 2018

John Magill is a New Orleans historian and was formally a curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection. In this podcast, John shares his historical perspective on the uniquely American holiday we call Thanksgiving. The origins of Thanksgiving trace to 1621 in the Plymouth Colonies. As John points out,...


Nov 5, 2018

What makes someone a New Orleanian? Being born here is surely one definition of a New Orleanian.  Some people live here for decades, but are not true New Orleanians because they do not “get it.” Although they reside here, these people fail to grasp what makes our city special and unique. However; occasionally,...