NOLAPod - The people who keep NOLA interesting.: Recent Episodes
NOLAPod
Interviews with the people and personalities that make and keep New Orleans interesting. Online at www.nolapod.com
The artistic director of the NOLA Project theater company talks about how the ten year old organization juggles artistic integrity and commercial success. Download the podcast
Delfeayo Marsalis talks not only about his music and his family, but also shares some detailed theories surrounding live and recorded jazz, in this special “lost” NOLAPod episode. Download the episode!
Meet some of the local people who keep fandom alive in the Big Easy and who helped make the 2014 New Orleans Comic-Con so interesting. Recorded on-location! Download the episode.
The man behind Basin Street Records talks about his amazing roster of New Orleans musicians and about how social media and Wal-Mart have changed how music is bought and sold.
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The creator of the popular “Bustout Burlesque” show Rick DeLaup talks about the history of New Orleans burlesque and his inspiration for his monthly show at the House of Blues. Download the podcast.
Arthur Hardy, the historian and publisher who has made Mardi Gras navigable for more than 35 years with his annual Mardi Gras Guide talks about his career, his life and all about Carnival, yesterday and today. Download the podcast.
Jeremy Davenport, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel’s longtime (literal) artist-in-residence talks about jazz, his career, his short-lived TV career and what’s keeping him from playing Bee Gees covers in public. Download the podcast.
610 Stompers creator BRETT PATRON talks about the origins of New Orleans’ most-famous dance crew, and their remarkable, meteoric rise to local and national recognition. Download the podcast.
The WDSU-TV news anchor and Metairie native talks about his career, his journey back to New Orleans and his possible Twitter addiction. Download the podcast.
The long time Operations Manager of the newly renovated Saenger Theater provides in depth discussion of the theater’s history, the impact of Katrina on the building and the multi-million dollar restoration of the theater back to its original 1927 splendor. Download the Podcast.
Actor and singer Michael Cerveris professes his love for New Orleans and shares his very personal story of how the Big Easy changed his life AND his career. Download the Podcast.
Basin Street Records recording artist Davell Crawford sits down for an interview recorded at Snug Harbor to discuss his new album “My Gift To You” and his passionate but sometimes complicated relationship with the city of New Orleans. Download the Podcast.
Welcome to NOLAPod’s premiere podcast episode, featuring Lauren Thom, the woman behind the successful “Fleurty Girl” brand and someone who walks the walk and talks the talk when it comes to “everything New Orleans.” Download the podcast.