# out to lunch (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover out to lunch. Page: Feed: --- ## [Fit and Proud](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/fit-and-proud) _2026-07-26 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ "Your body is a temple." It's a scriptural metaphor we hear so often we almost stop listening to it. But think about what that actually means: maintenance. Upkeep. Care. It's hard work. Not everyone wants to do it, even if everyone ought to. And that's because it can be really inconvenient. You work an eight-hour shift that starts after you get the kids to school. And if you're lucky enough to… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/4e29d7cc-da3b-40f7-8bca-b49100ecbd08/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Pool Fabric](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/pool-fabric) _2026-07-19 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ We all know business, at least at the point of sale, has gotten pretty impersonal. Even at the grocery store, you can avoid other people altogether. Just pop in your earbuds and use the self-checkout line. The name of the game here is efficiency. Retailers and service companies are betting that most customers prefer speed and convenience at the cost of human contact and oversight. An age-old… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/91df1789-8cd9-4f01-9d47-b48a00dcbf61/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Escape](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/escape) _2026-07-11 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Even in the Zoom meetings, it's helpful to have a place to go and do your work. Mind you, today's employees want more than a cubicle, a desk and a red stapler. They want an environment they can thrive in. It's why some companies invest lots of money in designing welcoming, energetic spaces for their workforce. A good office space can help you build more than a book of business, it can create a… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/9acb90c1-ef55-450a-aaa6-b48300ed3ace/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Dry Clean Auto](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/dry-clean-auto) _2026-06-21 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ A fast car and pressed shirt are two things that probably won't ever go out of style. Considering we live in an age of rapid economic disruption, those two facts present a potentially endless business opportunity. Everything breaks. It's a natural law. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong is how Murphy put it. Scientists call it entropy. In business terms, you'd call it a blue ocean. That… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/bcb10826-c3ae-4712-9156-b46e00e97ba9/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [A Different Drummer](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/a-different-drummer) _2026-06-14 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ People are looking for healing in places they didn't used to look. Acupuncture, sound baths, energy work - once dismissed as fringe, are now very much moving into the mainstream. That shift shows up in the numbers. Wellness is a trillion dollar industry in the U.S. Americans spend more than $6,000 per person each year on it. That's the broader current carrying a lot of what used to be considered… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/e29b901e-0436-493b-af00-b46700db5d5a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OIYUEol4tMYY) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [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) ## [In The Beginning Was The Word](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/in-the-beginning-was-the-word) _2026-06-07 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Most of us spend a good portion of our lives looking for the right words. The ones that explain who we are. What we believe. What we're here for. Some people find them early. Others take a longer route - through careers that almost fit, through places that challenge everything they thought they knew, through questions that don't resolve so much as deepen. My guests today have both built businesses… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/4e72377e-0b08-4fa3-982e-b46000ec4d67/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Diamond Tack](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/diamond-tack) _2026-05-17 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ So, your family has a business. You grow up around it. You love it. It's the center of gravity for your family life. But…you swear you'll never do it. You leave. You build something of your own. And then one day you look up and… Just when you thought you were out, they pull you back in. That's one version of the story anyway. There's another where you just never really left. Either way, you… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/6a197c43-0832-4a18-8fb1-b44b00efbbab/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Cajun Certainties - Music & Real Estate](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/cajun-certainties-music-real-estate) _2026-05-10 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Megan Constantin sits in for Christiaan Mader on this edition of Out to Lunch Acadiana. When I say the name "Jourdan Thibodeaux…" You're thinking of a musician. He's hard to miss on stage at a festival as a fiddler and frontman for Jourdan Thibodeaux et les R dailleurs . But Jourdan is also a business owner. In Henderson Swamp outside Breaux Bridge, Jourdan and his partner Scott LaGrange own and… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/8e741108-976f-4a69-86fd-b44200e64b9c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [The E Wanderer](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/the-e-wanderer) _2026-05-02 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ There's a version of life in Acadiana that most of us only see from a car window. We live in something of a paradise, it's just sort of removed from your day-to-day reality. That's in part because Louisiana's natural beauty isn't always so easy to see. Louisiana is flat. Famously so. We don't have mountain vistas to behold. So, if you want to really drink in Acadiana's splendor, you probably need… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/5fd2bd47-65d9-42a2-b357-b43d00e4820c/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [Laying Down The AI Law](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/laying-down-the-ai-law) _2026-04-19 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ The advent of AI is either exhilarating or terrifying, depending on the day and maybe your last interaction with Siri. That's because the stakes of the technology, at least as it's promoted by its developers, is really really high. If what they say about it is true, it could upend human work as we know it. No wonder, then, that a crisis of trust has accompanied its rapid rise. What happens when… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/279a9888-1de8-4815-a49c-b42f00ee03aa/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fihAoGJRGiIi) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Keep It Simple Stupid](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/keep-it-simple-stupid) _2026-04-11 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Here's something most of us won't admit: we have too much stuff. It's human nature in the consumer age. You can't throw a rock in Lafayette without hitting a storage unit. And that's the stuff that doesn't fit in our homes. Clutter is the order of the day. In the business world, that translates into noise. We pile on messaging, saying too much when getting straight to the point is the best way to… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/dd56315f-5b66-4794-81cf-b42600f1d336/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Tell It Like It Is](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/tell-it-like-it-is) _2026-04-05 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Maybe when you're in trouble, you have someone to call. A family member. A friend. Someone who knows the system, or knows someone who does. But a lot of people don't have that. They're navigating institutions - legal, civic, governmental - that weren't really built with them in mind. And when no one's paying attention, things get lost. They need an advocate. Someone to speak for them. Corrie… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/f11185b4-c7ee-4f40-a15e-b42100ef2b2b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Selfless Help](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/selfless-help) _2026-03-21 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ There's a kind of person you've probably met before. Someone who, no matter what their job title says, is really just taking care of people. That's what they do. That's what they've always done. That's who they are. The title just took a while to catch up. Susan Titus is a Lafayette-area entertainer, nonprofit founder, and - by her own description - a woman whose life has had more than a few… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/be29cdbc-8df4-4fc1-befb-b41300e00d20/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Social Scout](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/social-scout) _2026-03-14 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Here's a question every small business owner loses sleep over: how do people find out you exist? Word of mouth still works. Always will. But today you need more than that. The challenge is that most small business owners are already doing three jobs at once. Marketing is the thing that slides. The thing you mean to get to. You need a presence - online, in print, somewhere people are actually… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/0bc8a133-e910-4df7-a8ed-b40c00edd691/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Dive Bars & Barbecue](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/dive-bars-barbecue) _2026-03-07 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Hi, it's Christiaan Mader, host of Out to Lunch Acadiana. I love a dive bar. And I know I'm not alone. They attract a certain cult-like following among people looking for an unpretentious place to share a reasonably priced drink with an old friend or a new one. The appeal is fundamentally American. The drinks are cold, the music is loud, the bathrooms might be suspect - but you can be you and… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/b718229b-4242-47fe-96b3-b40500f69297/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vNv0x6H8HQoL) _2026-03-01 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Sound Scents](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/sound-scents) _2026-02-21 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Some businesses don't just sell a product - they sell a feeling. They create an experience you can't fully describe on a website, because the magic is sensory. It's atmosphere. It's memory. It's the thing that makes you walk into a space and instantly feel like you belong there - or like you've been there before. From a business standpoint, that's a tricky thing to build. You can't ship "vibe" in… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/0d2c28e7-9068-433a-aeed-b3f500f651ee/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Guitar Two-Step](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/guitar-two-step) _2026-02-14 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ There's an old saying you've probably heard before: Those who can't do, teach. Well, that's total BS. If you've ever tried to teach someone anything - how to play a guitar chord, how to dance a two-step, how to do just about anything - you know that saying has it exactly backwards. Teaching is hard. Being good at something and being able to teach it are two completely different skills. When it… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/93eca02a-08c6-40ae-b83f-b3f000f174e6/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [What's Your Story?](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/whats-your-story) _2026-02-08 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Hi, Christiaan here, host of Out to Lunch Acadiana. Everyone's got a story. It's why I got into journalism. People are just interesting. But having a story doesn't mean you're any good at telling it. That part takes skill. And a lot of discipline - Even if you're using a large language model to help. Everyone needs an editor. It's our motto at The Current . And it's generally true in the world of… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/8dde4b95-f9d2-4940-8d2f-b3e900f7c95b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [Pet Projects](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/pet-projects) _2026-02-01 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ When we talk about running a business, we usually talk about revenue models, staffing, square footage, and growth plans. We talk about work. What we don't always talk about is emotional work. The phone calls you don't charge for. The time spent listening instead of billing. The moments when you're not really running a business so much as helping someone through a rough chapter. Running a business… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/07280386-6deb-4600-a50b-b3e200ff38e5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Dig It](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/dig-it) _2026-01-18 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Some things you don't think about until they stop working. Then you get a trickle from your shower head. Suddenly, all you can think about is what's happening with the pipes underground. There's money to be made in invisible industries. That's true if you're pumping water from a well - a technology as old as civilization itself - or driving engineered fluids underground to drill for oil.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/c27be935-7695-4a31-ac9e-b3d400f0e716/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Steel Towers, New Neighbors](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/steel-towers-new-neighbors) _2026-01-11 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ When we talk about "growth," we usually mean population, jobs, or maybe cranes on the skyline. But growth isn't abstract - it's physical. It's steel. It's dirt. It's concrete. It's towers you don't notice and neighborhoods you drive past every day. Christiaan's guests on Out to Lunch are both in the business of building up - literally. One builds the infrastructure that keeps business connected.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/27c80c83-e5ef-4766-beac-b3cd00fb3720/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [Ton's Uncle Bob](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/tons-uncle-bob) _2026-01-04 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ People in Acadiana love restaurants. They love talking about them, reviewing them, arguing about them. They always seem to think they could run one. Hey, if you can cook, why not? Here's the thing: Restaurants are famously unforgiving businesses. Margins are thin. Labor is hard to find and harder to keep. One bad weekend, one broken piece of equipment, one stretch of slow traffic - and suddenly… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/549990c6-9ca2-4a97-b15e-b3c600231017/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Homey Helium](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/homey-helium) _2025-11-23 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Some people make a living building things. Others make a living making those things look good. There's more to decoration than meets the eye. Space has a tremendous impact on how we think and feel. Sometimes it really is all about appearances, and that's true whether you're picking out curtains for your living room or designing an arch of balloons for a wedding. Our own spaces can tell the world a… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/1ad41e1f-b726-463b-a538-b39c0100407e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Down On The Farm](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/down-on-the-farm) _2025-11-16 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ Farming isn't what it used to be. Louisiana has lost thousands of small farms over the last few decades. The average farmer is over 58. Land prices keep going up, commodity prices keep wobbling, and modern farming techniques are about scale, not stewardship of the land. The small independent farmer - the icon of the American landscape - is by and large disappearing. But not everyone is signed up… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/a854fdb3-286a-42ed-ab7c-b39500fc017a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [It's Magic](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/its-magic) _2025-11-09 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ We often think of "doing good" as the business of nonprofits. You start a foundation, apply for grants, hold gumbo cook-offs, and hope the IRS sees things your way. But what if you didn't need tax-exempt status to make the world better? What if turning a profit and doing good weren't opposites - but the same business plan? Turns out, a lot of small business owners in Acadiana are already doing it.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/42d746cb-3a94-41cc-a57a-b38e00fa64b3/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea) ## [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) ## [Geaux Grow](https://omny.fm/shows/its-acadiana-out-to-lunch/geaux-grow) _2025-10-19 · It's Acadiana: Out to Lunch_ There's a temptation in business to want everything fast. Fast growth, fast profits, fast success. But the most durable things-the things that actually last-are often built slowly and with intention. My guests on this edition of Out to Lunch understand that patience is a strategy. Both came to their current work almost by accident. And both are choosing growth on their own terms. Allyson Romero is… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6f223695-5557-4257-af8d-a9d40180081f/b7b4a519-bbd9-41a2-9bc2-aad4010db3ad/1430500a-78d3-4368-8667-b37900e5a60a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b846e3bf-898c-4aa0-8b81-aad4010db3ea)