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1 week ago | wbhm.org | Danny McArthur

As Cheryl Austin gives a walking tour around the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans one March morning, she points out one of many planter boxes installed around what’s widely considered  to help collect rainwater. Often, these planter boxes have paintings of important figures in the community, like the late Jim Hayes, a local activist. Austin talks about the neighborhood she grew up knowing and loving.

1 week ago | wbhm.org | Huo Jingnan

Huo Jingnan | April 17, 2025 Share on X Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on linkedin Share by Email Elon Musk spends much of his time reposting and replying to social media posts on X, often with single word comments like “wow,” “truth” or “interesting.”Musk’s clout as the owner of X and its most influential user means that the posts he interacts with tend to gain widespread attention, often reaching at least a million views.

1 week ago | wbhm.org | Alli Patton

By Alli PattonBlues vocalist Gina Coleman was performing at the Capitol Oyster Bar in Montgomery, Alabama a few years ago when a patron approached her to say, “Your voice sounds just like Odetta’s. You should do a tribute to Odetta.” Little did that guest know, such a project had been 30 years in the making.

2 weeks ago | wbhm.org | Andrew Yeager

There’s one thing Alabama lawmakers are required to do each session — that’s pass the budgets. Legislators spent time this week working toward that goal as the Senate approved a record-setting education budget. We hear about that other legislative happenings with Todd Stacy, host of Capital Journal on Alabama Public Television. This interview was edited for length and clarity. Give us some highlights of this education spending package. You said it’s a record and that’s correct.

2 weeks ago | wbhm.org | Quinn Klinefelter

Transcript:MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Some nations and terrorist groups use hostages as bargaining chips. Negotiating their release is often time-consuming and complicated. It took the cooperation of several countries last summer for the U.S. and Russia to complete the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War. Paul Whelan, a 55-year-old retired U.S. Marine, was freed in the exchange. He had been held for more than five years.