Category: Retired

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Sticky Wicket - Kathleen Blanco And The Katrina Blame Game

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco: a carpet cleaner’s daughter from New Iberia turned school teacher turned stay-at-home mom turned…Louisiana's first female governor. In 2003, her focus was on education reform, juvenile justice, and economic development. And halfway into her first and only term, it looked like she had a good chance at re-election. But that all changed, with Hurricane Katrina.array(3) { [0]=> string(69) "https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wwno/audio/2018/12/StickyWicketBlancoDec19.mp3" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(1) "0" }
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Undiscovered - Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart

Undiscovered is back between seasons with a listener question: What saved the cats? If you rewind to the Middle Ages, cats and humans were on bad terms. Cat roundups, cat torture, and even cat murder were common occurrences throughout Europe. But a series of historic events steadily delivered the tiny felines into public favor. In a story that spans centuries and continents, the Catholic Church and the Rosetta Stone, Elah and Annie investigate how the cat’s reputation shifted from devil’s minion to adored companion.

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Sticky Wicket - Dutch Morial And The Police Strike Of 1979

In 1979, Ernest "Dutch" Morial became the first black mayor of New Orleans. He won the election with 95% of the black vote, and just 20% of the white vote. He campaigned on a platform of police reform, but it wasn’t just Dutch who wanted to re-organize the NOPD – they were organizing themselves. They wanted a union, pay increases, and better working conditions. Soon after Dutch took office, the police wasted no time. They staged their first strike, in history. Their bargaining tool? Mardi Gras.array(3) { [0]=> string(70) "https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wwno/audio/2018/12/StickyWicketDutchPodREAL.mp3" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(1) "0" }