# mansurs on the boulevard (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover mansurs on the boulevard. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dearly Beloved](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/dearly-beloved) _2026-07-26 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ "Dearly beloved, We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life." You might recognize those lines as the opening of Prince's 1984 song, "Let's Go Crazy." In this classic pop song, Prince is making the point that life is short and we should make the most of it. Prince encourages us to celebrate the joy of living with the chorus, "Let's go crazy, Let's get nuts." Here in Baton… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/4fb927de-180f-4940-8ecd-b48e013194b7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Free Money & Fabulous Skin](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/free-money-fabulous-skin) _2026-07-19 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Laura Nichols never expected aesthetics to become her career. Originally from Lake Charles, Laura came to Baton Rouge to attend LSU and then spent the next decade working as an emergency room nurse before returning to school to become a nurse practitioner. Her first job as a nurse practitioner required a lengthy commute and 12-hour shifts, an arrangement Laura quickly realized wasn't sustainable… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/f9d763c4-a45e-4f42-a969-b48601592826/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Let Me Know If I can Help You](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/let-me-know-if-i-can-help-you) _2026-07-12 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ It's no secret that Amazon and e-commerce in general has been eating retial stores' lunch. You've probably thought to yourself one time this week already - "Do I really have to go to a store to buy that? Couldn't I just order it online?" Well, yes, of course, you can order just about everything online, but it's just not the same as going into a store. Is it? So, if we agree on that, what exactly… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/53875012-df41-48d0-b851-b47f015a425e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Bucking The Trend In Baton Rouge](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/bucking-the-trend-in-baton-rouge) _2026-06-21 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ The media industry is having a rough decade. Newspapers are closing and local TV stations are being consolidated by distant owners. The advertising dollars that used to fund local journalism have mostly migrated to platforms that have no particular interest in what's happening in your neighborhood. But, along with a number of other trends you can probably name, Baton Rouge isn't following the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/167cba36-edee-4003-accc-b46d00ee9e2b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [HR Pickleball](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/hr-pickleball) _2026-06-14 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ When was the last time you started a new job? Do you remember what the onboarding was like? The paperwork, the benefits forms, the direct deposit setup, the login credentials that didn't work yet? Today there's a whole industry built around making that whole process way less painful - and my first guest today runs one of those companies, right here in Baton Rouge. Craig Broome is a Baton Rouge… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/fc8b1c59-baee-459d-aa85-b4630164848f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Down On The Fly Farm](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/down-on-the-fly-farm) _2026-06-07 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Here's a number that I keep coming back to. American restaurants throw away somewhere between 22 and 33 billion pounds of food every year. To put a price tag on it, that's about $162 billion in food costs that just disappear. That's before the restaurant makes a single dime. I've been thinking about that number since I started putting today's show together, because both of my guests have something… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/faf2fadd-b953-44aa-b4f7-b45e00e22b01/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Speed Food and Love](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/speed-food-and-love) _2026-05-17 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Miranda Albarez hosts this edition of Out to Lunch. If there's one thing that has consistently evolved as society has progressed over the millennia, it's the speed we do things. Every year, people's patience grows thinner and attention spans, smaller. And with the invention of these tiny computers that we keep in our pockets 24/7, we no longer take in life without first viewing it through the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/015351c5-2bad-4250-884d-b4490100d53e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Bikes and Buses](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/bikes-and-buses) _2026-05-10 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ There's a particular kind of business story that you can really only tell about Louisiana. It usually starts with somebody who barely had two nickels to rub together, an idea that almost nobody else took seriously, and a lot of stubbornness. It almost never starts in a glass tower in a major metropolis. It starts in places like a front yard near LSU. Or in a small office somewhere on the way to… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/00ea8aae-104c-4190-b2bc-b442012bb625/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Home Sweet Homes](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/home-sweet-homes) _2026-04-19 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ How many companies do you think are involved in building a single house? Take a guess. Five? Ten? Maybe twenty? Fifty-three. On average, fifty-three different companies touch a single home before anyone moves in - foundation crews, electricians, plumbers, pest control, lighting specialists, insurers. Karen Profita represents all of them. She runs the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/7a3d6283-9c0b-436c-840e-b42b016639a1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [The Don & Susan Show](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/the-don-susan-show) _2026-04-12 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ In Hollywood, power couples from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, icons like Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, and Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, exemplified glamour both on and off the screen. At the pinnacle of their careers, these romantic couples were closely followed and adored by movie-goers, capturing the public's imagination during a Golden Age of film. Today,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/1ad84baf-9c1f-4468-bc17-b36900fc3da4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kM0LAqesNdyr) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [My Original Plan Was...](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/my-original-plan-was) _2026-04-05 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ There's a line I keep hearing from people who run small businesses in Baton Rouge. It goes something like: I didn't plan this. I was doing something else, I saw a gap, and I walked through it. Norisha Kirts Glover has a degree in mass communication and an MPA. She spent years in nonprofit fundraising in Washington, D.C. and California. In 2015 she walked through a door marked "commercial… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/34a35d5f-d6fd-4f4d-9f2d-b41e01602acf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Tech Never Sleeps](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/tech-never-sleeps) _2026-03-22 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Think about the last time you showed your ID. Maybe at the airport, maybe at a bar, maybe somewhere you had to prove you were who you said you were. You pulled out a card. A piece of plastic. Maybe it was a little beat up. Maybe the photo was from ten years ago. There's a decent chance that if you live in Louisiana, you've also used a phone to do that. That digital driver's license on your phone -… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/ec7a5cc5-358f-4f6b-92cc-b41000ec8dc2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Apps Born In Baton Rouge](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/apps-born-in-baton-rouge) _2026-03-14 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ I'm Amy Irvin, host of Out to Lunch in Baton Rouge. I was a college student once. A long time ago. And like a lot of college students, I picked some of my classes based on the professor. Word of mouth, mostly. What my friends said. Whether the 8 a.m. course section was worth getting out of bed for or not. These days, there's a website that tries to do that systematically. You've probably heard of… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/434d9268-75e6-4909-ba2e-b40b00be789e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [The Art of Camping](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/the-art-of-camping) _2026-03-08 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Think about the last time you visited a city you'd never been to before. Not for business - just to go. What made you decide to stay somewhere? What made you feel like the place wanted you there? Most of the time, we don't give a lot of credit to the people who set that stage. The campground owner who keeps a shuttle running at midnight so you can get back safely from the French Quarter. The art… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/2e65b7a3-cfe8-4fad-bdcb-b40200fb4ae6/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Fake Video & The Real Thing](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/fake-video-the-real-thing) _2026-03-01 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Today's edition of Out to Lunch sits at the intersection of two big ideas: immersion and reach. One guest is building virtual worlds for the world's largest energy companies and the U.S. Air Force - right here in Baton Rouge. The other is shaping how millions of people around the globe experience the NFL - from a home office in Baton Rouge. Both guests grew up in Louisiana, both left, both came… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/af23b51d-b6bb-4fc6-941c-b3fb0154edef/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Beauty Guru](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/beauty-guru) _2026-02-15 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ A little wartime history: In 1940, at the start of World War II, approximately 12 million women were working outside the household in the United States, comprising about 25% of the female population. That number rose significantly during the war to over 18 million by 1945, as the U.S. government encouraged women in posters and commercial advertising to volunteer for wartime service in factories.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/150e7b8a-4ddb-4851-84f8-b3ee00f5567f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [O'Neal Audio Meets Albaledo Media](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/oneal-audio-meets-albaledo-media) _2026-02-08 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ If you listen to this show you've heard at the end of every episode the credits "today's show was engineered by J T O'Neal" and "photos were taken by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez." But do you know what that actually means? What is an audio engineer? What do photographers actually do that's different from what you do with your phone? On today's Out to Lunch we turn the mics on our production crew.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/ac41d279-189f-4c94-9a76-b3e7017ff1d9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Disco Dinosaur](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/disco-dinosaur) _2026-01-24 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ The disco era of the Seventies is characterized by a danceable "four-on-the-floor" beat, lush orchestration, synthesizers, and glamorous fashion, ultimately exploding into mainstream pop culture with hits, iconic clubs like Studio 54, and films like Saturday Night Fever , before fading by 1980. Filmed in 1977 , Saturday Night Fever was a critical and commercial success, helping to popularize disco… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/36be5429-824d-45d8-a655-b3d800f53660/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [More Than A Haircut](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/more-than-a-haircut) _2026-01-18 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Louisiana cuisine is famous for its bold, flavorful dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish touff e. Stemming from rich French, Spanish, African, and Native American influences, our world famous fare is illuminated primarily through Cajun and Creole traditions, using local seafood, smoked meats, rice, and spices for iconic meals. Take my favorite Louisiana dish, gumbo, for instance. There are… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/461c24e7-8f41-40a5-a82c-b3d30145a270/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Cutting Edge Doctors](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/cutting-edge-doctors) _2026-01-11 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Each year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office grants hundreds of thousands of patents to people who embody what we sometimes refer to as "American ingenuity". These are folks who are creative problem-solvers, capable of out-of-the box thinking that leads to innovation. From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, American ingenuity has resulted in a host of innovations and inventions that most of us now… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/f2a525bb-5da9-4f26-bd3e-b3cc0127223e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yXy5SLdk8YnE) _2026-01-11 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [I do](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/i-do) _2025-12-01 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Recent brides and their fathers who paid for the wedding won't be surprised to learn that the average cost of a wedding in the U.S. is between $30,000 and $36,000, depending on the couple's choices, incuding the wedding location and number of guests. One of the major costs of any wedding is photography. In an image-driven society where pics of the most mundane activities are posted online for… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/d96668cb-c411-4ed2-af19-b39a010f5ea9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Where Good Friends Meet](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/where-good-friends-meet) _2025-11-16 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ There are a lot of things to plan for when moving to a new city: renting a UHaul, forwarding personal mail, driving the most efficient route to a new job. But few people plan for or even consider what perhaps is the most important aspect to a successful transition to a new city: making friends. Making new friends is hard in any city but especially so in small towns and cities where friends have… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/2423a9fb-3e6e-456d-8e66-b39300ff5259/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Yes And](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/yes-and) _2025-11-09 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Would you be surprised to learn that the top five degrees in demand in the US are in healthcare, technology, engineering, business, and mathematics? Probably not. But as AI is introduced into nearly every facet of the workplace, college admission managers and HR directors are increasingly pointing to the importance of soft skills, the personal attributes and interpersonal abilities that define how… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/01fbdff0-c0b4-4f8b-841c-b38a017d084c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [The Art of Giving](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/the-art-of-giving) _2025-10-19 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Imagine if you had a few thousand dollars to spend however you wanted? What would you do? A few of my friends might put a down payment on a house. Others would take a long-dreamed about vacation. Or buy an expensive piece of art. Most would give some money to their favorite charity. Yes, Americans certainly are generous with their money. In 2023, individuals gave $374 billion dollars, representing… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/f8149969-e372-4182-8f1b-b377010b2ba2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Better Safe](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/better-safe) _2025-10-12 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ You've probably heard that public radio currently exists in an environment of less than zero public funding. "Less than zero" because when the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was disbanded, monies that had already been promised to public radio stations like WRKF were clawed back. Today, the only reason you're able to hear this conversation on Out to Lunch is because of the the actions of good… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/bae648c9-3bd3-4631-886e-b36f00f2609f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Mahjong](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/mahjong) _2025-09-20 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ In years past, formal dining rooms were used for Sunday dinner or holiday get-togethers, opportunities to cook a traditional meal, served on fine china, leisurely eaten among family or friends over a glass of wine. Today, estate sales are jam-packed with barely-used china no one wants because in most modern households meals are often fast-food or grabbed from the to-go counter and holiday meals… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/714e15c8-916b-4450-a732-b35b00ea4f16/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Drawing Conclusions](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/drawing-conclusions) _2025-09-14 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ By all accounts, it's difficult to land a job or even an interview right now. There's all kinds of reasons for that, including a stagnant labor market and sluggish hiring by cautious employers. Recent college graduates are bearing the brunt of what is one of the most challenging markets in years, with entry-level white-collar jobs being especially hard to secure. If you are unemployed and looking… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/7ab880ed-f428-4c03-8192-b35400e45588/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [The Autism Coffee Connection](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/the-autism-coffee-connection) _2025-09-07 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Since Starbucks opened its first store in Seattle in 1971, coffee shops have become a staple in nearly every city. In Berkeley, California there are approximately 59 coffee shops, resulting in one coffee shop for every 2,000+ residents, which is a higher ratio than Seattle. New York City has more coffee shops per capita than any other American city. When I read those numbers, I naturally thought… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/e76c1541-dd21-41d3-9103-b3480150c662/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Oil and Blood](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/oil-and-blood) _2025-07-27 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ The reasons people give for starting a business aren't all that surprising. Financial independence, pursuing personal passions, requiring a flexible schedule, or making a positive impact on the community often top the list. What's surprising is how many businesses start in garages. Many of America's most successful companies, including tech giants Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft, started in… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/cc3c8155-045b-4766-9fda-b32200d17595/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [One Bourbon One Coffee](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/one-bourbon-one-coffee) _2025-07-20 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ 95 percent of the world's bourbon is made in Kentucky. But that doesn't stop aficionados of the smooth amber-colored liquor from debating where the name bourbon originated. Among Louisianans, there's no question that bourbon got its name from the infamous street in the French Quarter in New Orleans. John Hampton has capitalized on both the proximity of Bourbon Street and our rich French Louisiana… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/47652ff8-1aee-4ae3-9a44-b31a016cda02/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tdOUbQi0Yu4Z) _2025-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Loupe Mesh](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/loupe-mesh) _2025-07-13 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Depending on your disposition for integrating technology into your work day, you believe AI is either a tool for increased efficiency and productivity. Or it presents challenges such as job displacement, the potential for bias and misinformation, and other ethical concerns. By the way, AI wrote that, which might foretell the end of my career as a writer and radio host. My two lunch guests today… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/89aa1b14-39d1-4cfa-b0dd-b313016e1986/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Ladies & Gentlemen](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/ladies-gentlemen) _2025-06-29 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ If you read the bestseller "Bowling Alone" in 2000 or are taking notice of wellness stories offering advice on how to reconnect with others IRL, you know that Americans are facing a crisis of loneliness. According to an advisory issued in 2023 by then U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, about one-in-two adults in America report experiencing loneliness, a condition that impacts mortality at a… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/7d25fcdc-9304-4325-8bac-b30700fb10d4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Based On A True Story](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/based-on-a-true-story) _2025-06-22 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Here's a plotline we're all familiar with, something from a novel or a movie. After years of good health, our heroine begins to feel less like herself. She feels sluggish and fatigued at work. She loses her appetite and can't sleep at night. She begins to worry. So she makes an appointment with her doctor and the recommended specialists, of which there are many. Yet, the medical diagnosis is the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/8428b764-8e88-4580-bd25-b2ff014e2dcf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [On The Boulevard](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/on-the-boulevard) _2025-06-15 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ When you think back on your most memorable meal, what comes to mind? The company you kept? The exceptional wine list? An entre made up of the freshest Louisiana ingredients? Chef Barrett Meeks and Abney Harper are two Baton Rouge restaurateurs making memorable meals for locals with successful establishments located just doors apart from each other on Corporate Boulevard in Baton Rouge. Executive… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/1762c7aa-0378-4688-9f87-b2f800df35ae/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Daddy Daycare](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/daddy-daycare) _2025-06-08 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ We all know raising kids takes a village-but what if you're the one building that village? What if you're the one creating the spaces where children feel safe? Daycare Tessa Holloway is the Owner and Director of Kidz Karousel , a network of early learning centers with nine locations across South Louisiana. What started as a personal decision to save her children's daycare in Port Allen has grown… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/be1cbf56-364b-466e-b254-b2f100df768b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Meet The Hacketts](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/meet-the-hacketts) _2025-05-25 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Only a particularly hard-hearted human could see a dog or cat in trouble and not want to help. Maybe you'd share a post on social media. Or make a donation to a shelter, or a Go-Fund Me for a pet. But would you contemplate turning your back on your current career and dedicating your professional life to saving the lives of thousands of pets? That's what J.T Hackett did. (J.T's real name is… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/59ca35ba-6e74-4efa-b821-b2e001077ade/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Studyville Tigers](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/studyville-tigers) _2025-05-17 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Asking for help isn't always easy, but sometimes, it's the smartest thing you can do, especially when it comes to learning. Amanda Martin learned that firsthand as a parent. When her kids hit middle school, she started looking for academic support - something beyond worksheets and flashcards. She found that the tutoring landscape felt outdated and uninspired. So Amanda decided to build the kind of… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/54173d1d-d512-442c-9a09-b2d0016befb5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Live Catfish With Boudin Balls](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/live-catfish-with-boudin-balls) _2025-05-11 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Food is culture. It's memory and identity. But turning tradition into innovation takes more than a good recipe. It takes creativity, grit, and a deep understanding of what people crave. Yvette Bonanno knows that well. She grew up in the Baton Rouge restaurant scene and that early exposure sparked a lifelong love for food. Today, she's combining that experience with cutting-edge food production as… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/c1462b9c-fcda-41f1-9e35-b2d4014fffb3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Running Pathos](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/running-pathos) _2025-04-20 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Entrepreneurship can start in a lot of different ways. Sometimes it starts with a tiny idea that just grows alongside a community. Other times, it comes from a personal need-something you realize just isn't out there yet, and you decide to build it yourself. That's exactly what happened with Abbey Lovett. She's a mom of two who saw something missing in the Baton Rouge business scene: a flexible,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/f1a52a32-f58e-45ed-8ae1-b2c201254f6e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [From Rouge to Green](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/from-rouge-to-green) _2025-04-14 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Baton Rouge is a city known for its strong sense of community. But it's also a city that's becoming more aware of the need to protect and enhance its natural environment. In a region where development has often meant the loss of green spaces, there's a growing movement to restore and care for what's left-especially its trees. Sage Roberts Foley is Executive Director of Baton Rouge Green , an… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/65a1d7e2-201e-4f0d-b83b-b2b800fe31d9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Ever Better](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/ever-better) _2025-04-07 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ We love to divide things into categories of two. Tall or short. Hot or cold. Liberal or conservative. And then there's creative, or not. That one's simply not true. Everyone has something they want to see come to life. Everyone has a vision of something they'd love to create that doesn't exist… yet. 18 years ago, Chris Dykes started tracking his habits on an Excel spreadsheet. In the course of the… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/e08756ed-dca1-4c52-b492-b2b400c85e49/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Animals](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/animals) _2025-03-24 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Animals. For most people animals are a part of their everyday life. Maybe it's your dog that loves it so much when you come home from work. Maybe there's a duck in the park you go to that remembers you because you feed him every time you see him. Regardless of where you run into them or what your relationship is with them, animals affect all of us. But some deal with animals you don't see every… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/9a461fea-9b29-4d05-b072-b29f01469e69/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Lean On Me](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/lean-on-me) _2025-03-17 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ When you draw up a business contract, lawyers try and predict the myriad things that could go wrong and plan strategies and remedies so if they do there are no surprises and you know what to do. Well, outside of business, real life is different. You can't even imagine the number of things that can go - well, if not totally wrong, not as right as you'd like. When things go off the rails, or before… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/99728bf4-30c4-41b9-97cc-b29e015b2617/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Feeling Better](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/feeling-better) _2025-03-10 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ "Hi, how are you? " It's amazing how often the word "hi" and the question "How are you?" go together. The latter is such a standard greeting it barely registers as a serious question. The standard answer is, "Good. How are you?" Now, if we were to stop there and have a real conversation about how we are, most of us would say we're good, but we could be better. We'd like a better job, better car,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/5e80af59-fa25-46c8-aa51-b295014065d3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Mr. Payne & Mr. Payne](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/mr-payne-mr-payne) _2025-02-24 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ In the past few decades, technology has taken over the way we live our lives. From the books that we read to news we receive, the way we consume media has been changed forever. But recently, there's been a movement to return to the analogue. Whether it's vinyl records, DVDs, or even newspapers - the demand for physical media is growing. Creators and storytellers across the nation are meeting that… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/86b3b080-ddfc-42d5-917c-b2840159c350/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Care Connexion](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/care-connexion) _2025-02-17 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ Baton Rouge has long been a city of tradition. People here can be a little resistant to change. This is true from centers of political, economic and even medical focus. But recently, the stage has been set for the capital city to become a place of innovation. We never know where life might take us. Something small that happens to us, or that we witness as children, may change the course of our… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/a77a8ea2-292c-46e3-8747-b28200dac02b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Location Insurance Mortgage](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/location-insurance-mortgage) _2025-02-10 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ The golden rule of real estate has always been, "Location Location Location." Today in Louisiana it's more like, "Location, Insurance, Mortgage." When we say "real estate" we're mostly talking about something more than just a transaction. "A man's house is his castle," as the old saying goes, or maybe we should say a person's house is their castle. But whatever, the adage speaks to something… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/f4652404-7dcd-4319-b9c7-b27c0022f316/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Korean Swamp Cows](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/korean-swamp-cows) _2025-01-20 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ In some ways, there are two Louisianas. There's the one the tourism marketing folks sell to visitors, centered on New Orleans on one side of Baton Rouge and Cajun Country on the other. And then there's the Louisiana that we live in, which is Baton Rouge. Maybe to tourist salespeople it looks like there's nothing very exciting going on here, but that is far from the truth. Baton Rouge is anything… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/bf3e8f88-d005-4a70-8351-b26400ea3898/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Art & Design](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/art-design) _2025-01-13 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ When you're launching your own business, some of the first questions you have to ask yourself are, who is your target market? How are you going to differentiate yourself from the competition? Are you going to try to be all things to all people? Or go niche? Will you specialize in a certain area, or combine some of your talents and skills to appeal to a particular customer base? Getting these… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/824f61c5-3722-42ab-9b69-b260002328b7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e) ## [Cafe Hope](https://omny.fm/shows/its-baton-rouge-out-to-lunch/cafe-hope) _2024-12-02 · It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch_ We live in fractured, divided times where sometimes even simple facts about basic reality are too much for folks to agree on. Partisan politics, social media and the internet serve to divide us and keep us apart. And experts tell us all the time that even though we’re more digitially connected than ever, we’re paradoxically more isolated and lonely. How do we address this complex challenge? On… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/56b730ef-8d09-4319-b1b1-aad40145a160/6d3dbdfc-91bf-4559-8c29-b22e0168b311/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=f5259088-fbb4-446c-a222-aad40145a16e)