Month: July 2015

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WRBH Original Programming (7/29 – 8/02): David G. Spielman, Ava Haymon, Toys For Tots and We’ve Got Soul

               What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out!PUBLIC AFFAIRS:  Sarah Holtz talks with SSGT Sylvester Dollard about the USMC Toys For Tots in New Orleans event happening this Thursday at the Fox & Hound. Public Affairs airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. NOLA BY MOUTH: Learn all about the local pop-up WE'VE GOT SOUL and Chef Tres Barnard with host Amy Sins. […]

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This Week on WRBH: Books (7/27 – 8/02)

                New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is...Best Selling Fiction - NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM)Best Seller Non- Fiction - THE ORGANIZED MIND by Daniel J. Levitin (M-F 9AM-10AM; 7PM-8PM)Book Off The Shelf - ONE FOR THE ROAD: AN OUTBACK ADVENTURE by Tony Horwitz (M-F 2:30PM-3PM; 10:30PM-11PM)Great Literature -  THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt (M-F 8PM-9PM)Midday Short Story - ST. LUCY'S HOME FOR GIRLS […]

todayJuly 27, 2015 11

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The Secret History

FEATURED GREAT LITERATURE"Donna Tartt, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her most recent novel, The Goldfinch, established herself as a major talent with The Secret History, which has become a contemporary classic.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they […]

todayJuly 23, 2015 13

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WRBH Volunteer of the Month: Linda Bizzarro

              Written by Sarah Holtz, Interview by David Benedetto     Our Volunteer of the Month is Linda Bizzarro, retired prosecutor, traveler and the voice of WRBH's Friday edition of the Wall Street Journal! Check out the full interview recording below: How long have you been reading at WRBH and how did you find out about us?I actually began reading when I first came to New Orleans in 1977. I had come from New York […]

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WRBH Original Programming (7/22 – 7/26): Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Youth Violence and Tales of the Cocktail!

          What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out!PUBLIC AFFAIRS:  Lyn Koppel interviews Peter Scharf from the LSU New Orleans School of Public Health. He will be speaking to congress this week on youth violence. Public Affairs airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. NOLA BY MOUTH: Host Amy Sins explores the wonderful world of Tale of The Cocktail (happening this week in New […]

todayJuly 21, 2015 16

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NEW Biography – It’s A Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson

FEATURED BIOGRAPHY" 'Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned.' . . . So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the […]

todayJuly 21, 2015 10

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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

FEATURED NON-FICTION"The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required just to keep up.But somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. In The […]

todayJuly 21, 2015 11

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This Week on WRBH: Books (7/20 – 7/26)

        New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is...Best Selling Fiction - NATCHEZ BURNING by Greg Iles (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM)Best Seller Non- Fiction - THE ORGANIZED MIND by Daniel J. Levitin (M-F 9AM-10AM; 7PM-8PM)Book Off The Shelf - ONE FOR THE ROAD: AN OUTBACK ADVENTURE by Tony Horwitz (M-F 2:30PM-3PM; 10:30PM-11PM)Great Literature - A MOVEABLE FEAST by Ernest Hemingway, and starting Tuesday, THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt (M-F […]

todayJuly 20, 2015 10

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WRBH Original Programming (7/15 – 7/19): Tales of the Cocktail, Air Conditioning, and Bodybuilding

           What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out!PUBLIC AFFAIRS (Replay):  Lyn Koppel interviews Development Director Whitney Armentor of Raintree Children and Family Services in New Orleans. Public Affairs airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. NOLA BY MOUTH: Host Amy Sins explores the wonderful world of Tale of The Cocktail (happening this week in New Orleans!). Airs on Wednesday at 4:30PM and Saturday […]

todayJuly 14, 2015 12

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