Wrbh Reading Radio Original Programming Podcasts

An interview with New Orleans-native, "Angola Three" Member, activist, and writer Albert Woodfox who has just released a new memoir entitled SOLITARY: MY STORY OF TRANSFORMATION AND HOPE. Originally aired on April 4th 2019.

Chef Amy talks beer, tasting, and brewing with folks from New Orleans' Urban South Brewery ahead of their 3rd anniversary party. Originally aired on April 3rd 2019.

Anne Guillot sits down with Dr. Mallika Doss to talk about Macular Degeneration in this second part of our series on Eye Health. Originally aired on April 1st 2019.

David has a talk with author John Lanchester about dystopias, modern politics, and his new book THE WALL. Originally aired on March 28th 2019.

David speaks with Will Hunt, author of UNDERGROUND: A HUMAN HISTORY OF THE WORLDS BENEATH OUR FEET. Originally aired on March 28th 2019.

On this episode Figure of Speech, we welcome author Robert Fieseler with a show around the theme of SHUT OUT-- featuring the work of Srikanth Reddy, Marcel Proust, and a segment from Fieseler's latest book "Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation." Originally aired on March 23rd 2019.

Anne Guillot speaks with Dr. Mallika Doss about Diabetic Retinopathy in the first part of our series on Eye Health. Originally aired on March 25th 2019.

Amy sits down with the Chef Colin Pound of New Orleans' own Port Orleans Brewing Company. Originally aired on March 20th 2019.

Candice gets on the line with authors Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy to talk about writing, legends, and their book ONCE & FUTURE. Originally aired on March 21st 2019.

Poet and New Orleans-native Clare Jones stopped by during a recent trip home to record a series of poems from New Zealand writers, her own work, and some from poets from the past she still comes back to. Originally aired on March 16th 2019.

In which author David Fulmer is welcomed back to the program to talk teaching, writing, and about the last book of his Storyville series, THE DAY ENDS AT DAWN. Originally aired on March 14th 2019.

David speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Feinstein to talk about his work and latest book, SHOOTING WAR: 18 PROFILES OF CONFLICT PHOTOGRAPHERS. Originally aired on March 14th 2019.

David talks One Book One New Orleans news and updates with their Executive Director Megan Holt. Originally aired on March 14th 2019.

Poet, author, essayist, biographer, religious thinker and dreamwork practitioner, Rodger Kamenetz is probably best known for his breakthrough account of Jewish-Buddhist dialogue, The Jew in the Lotus. A serious student of dreams since 1999, his The History of Last Night's Dream was featured on Oprah Winfrey's Soul Series. His poems have appeared in hundreds of periodicals and 25 anthologies. His previous books of poetry include The Missing Jew, Stuck, The Lowercase Jew, and To Die Next To You. YONDER is his seventh collection. Kamenetz lives in New Orleans where he practices Natural Dreamwork. Originally aired on March 9th 2019.

Candice speaks with author Jacob Tobia about their new book, SISSY: A COMING-OF-GENDER STORY. Originally aired on March 8th 2019

Originally aired on March 4th 2019.

David speaks with Ken Wells about his new book, GUMBO LIFE: TALES FROM THE ROUX BAYOU. Originally aired on February 28th 2019.

On this segment of the show, we feature a conversation between writer Henry Goldkamp and retired Tulane University professor and 2015-2017 Louisiana State Poet Laureate Dr. Peter Cooley, as well as a number of poems read by the latter. Originally aired on February 25th 2019.

Our new Development Director Anne Guillot fills in for Lyn to talk to Miriam Taylor, External Affairs Manager at Newcomb Art Museum, about their ongoing exhibit Per(sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana, about which more can be found here: www.persister.info Originally aired on February 25th 2019.

David takes a call from Anthony Tommasini, Chief Classical Music Critic for the New York Times and author of the new book, THE INDISPENSABLE COMPOSERS: A PERSONAL GUIDE and talk about the nature of lists, personal connections to music, and the exciting orchestral music being written in the 21st Century. Originally aired on February 14th 2019.