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Putting a voice to a face makes it real and relatable, brings life and meaning to it. Especially if that face is one you’ve never seen or met before, but admire nonetheless. Now all those New Orleans characters you’ve always wondered about, been enamored with, or maybe never even heard of come to life through GoNOLA Radio, the new podcast component of GoNOLA.
Three local figures and experts on New Orleans are the hosts of GoNOLA Radio. Lorin Gaudin, the New Orleans Food Goddess and culinary connoisseur, is the guide to New Orleans latest and greatest dining adventures, interviewing all the best chefs and food vendors in the city. Musician’s Village resident and producer of WWOZ’s New Orleans All The Way Live program, George Ingmire, takes listeners through a musical journey of New Orleans, one episode at a time. Mikko of Mikko Presents is an actor, playwright and director of Louisiana Living History Project who is the cultural authority for GoNOLA Radio, talking to the people who make New Orleans so special and distinct. For the official voice of GoNOLA Radio, we our proud to present New Orleans renaissance man, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes.
We’re kicking off GoNOLA Radio with an episode on Mardi Gras, featuring special guest host Ed Branley who talks with Mr. Mardi Gras himself, Arthur Hardy. Lorin Gaudin talks to Steve Himelfarb, owner of Cake Café, better known as the Cake Man, about his famous and unique king cakes. George Ingmire speaks to New Orleans music legend Al Johnson who wrote “Carnival Time” back in 1960. Finally, Mikko talks with Ausettua Amore Amenkum, dance instructor and Tulane University professor, who opens a window into the world of Mardi Gras Indians.
Welcome to the first episode of GoNOLA Radio!
GoNOLA Radio features music by Cale Pellick.
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