This Week In Original Programming (12/30 – 01/03): Lavender Ink’s Bill Lavender, Southern Review’s Emily Nemens, and Sweet Crude

What’s new this week on WRBH’s original programming? Check it out!

PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. Host Lyn Koppel is joined by the author of Saying Thank You, Dr. Monisha Vasa. Find out more about her here.

NOLA BY MOUTH: Airs on Wednesday at 4:30PM and Saturday at 9:30PM. Host Amy Sins shows us the best sides of New Orleans food culture, focuses on current events and brings interesting personalities to the table (pun intended). This week Chef Amy speaks with Ray Naranjo from Taos, New Mexico. Naranjo serves as Executive Chef at El Monte Sagrado’s De La Tierra Restaurant where he, “…bridges the modern Native American and American food experiences with creative passion and admiration for the life‐giving elements.” Find out more about Chef Naranjo and his restaurant here. 

CHARLIE’S MUSIC SHOW: Tune in on Thursday at 4PM and Sunday at 12:00PM. Join host Charlie Smith as he tackles the local music scene and beyond. This week is part 1 of a two part interview with South Louisiana based band, Sweet Crude. Find out more about the band and their music here.

THE WRITER’S FORUM: Tune in on Thursday at 4:30PM, Saturday at 8:30AM and Sunday at 1PM. Co-host David Benedetto welcomes in the New Year with two great guests working in Louisiana’s publishing industry: Founder, Director and Editor in Chief of New Orleans’ own Lavender Ink press, Bill Lavender, and Coeditor and Prose Editor of LSU’s The Southern Review, Emily Nemens. They both have some great and interesting things planned for 2016 and were more than happy to share those with us. Find out more about Lavender here and Nemens here. 

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