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WBB Set for Fat Tuesday Showdown at No. 22 USF

This evening the Tulane Women’s Basketball team will play against USF Bulls at Tampa. The game starts at 6PM (CST) and our broadcast will preempt the following daytime programs:* Replay of Time Magazine*Best Seller Non-Fiction Book: NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL KREWES*Great Literature Book: RISING TIDE* YA Literature Book: THE BOOK THIEFWe apologize for the inconvenience, but all book programs missed will be replayed tomorrow at their regular time. Until then, we hope you’ll enjoy cheering […]

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This Week In Original Programming (02/03 – 02/07): Mary-Devon Dupuy and Julie Mitchell on The New Orleans Comedy Scene

What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. Host Lyn Koppel speaks with Angelina Harrison about the local produce and other fare that can be found at The Hollygrove Market. Find out more about it here.NOLA BY MOUTH: Airs on Wednesday at 4:30PM and Saturday at 9:30PM. Host Amy Sins shows us the best sides of […]

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This Week In Books (02/08 – 02/14):

New and still going on WRBH! Up this week is...Best Selling Fiction -  THE STORY HOUR by Thrity Umrigar and read by Pamela Franco and, starting Wednesday, THE NIGHT GWEN STACY DIED by Sarah Bruni by (M-F 11AM-12PM; 9:30PM-10:30PM)Best Seller Non- Fiction  -   NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL KREWES: THE HISTORY, SPIRIT AND SECRETS OF NEW ORLEANS by Rosary O'Neill and read by Rosanna Shepard (M-F 9AM-10AM; 7PM-8PM)Book Off The Shelf   - […]

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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America

FEATURED GREAT LITERATURE: "An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known — the Mississippi flood of 1927.The river inundated the homes of nearly one million people, helped elect Huey Long governor and made Herbert Hoover president, drove hundreds of thousands of blacks north, and transformed American […]

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WBB to Host No. 1 UConn on Wednesday

This evening the Tulane Women’s Basketball team will play against UConn Huskies here in New Orleans. The game starts at 7PM (CST) and our broadcast will preempt the following daytime programs:*Best Seller Non-Fiction Book: NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL KREWES*Great Literature Book: A TALE OF TWO CITIES* YA Literature Book: THE BOOK THIEFWe apologize for the inconvenience, but all book programs missed will be replayed tomorrow at their regular time. Until then, we hope you’ll enjoy cheering on […]

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Maggie Smith: A Biography

FEATURED BIOGRAPHIES:"No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith. Michael Coveney's biography shines a light on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era.Whether […]

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Downstream Towards Home: A Book Of Rivers

FEATURED BOOK OFF THE SHELF:"American rivers are among the most diverse and challenging in the world, and for many the excitement and escape they offer develops into a lifelong pursuit. In Downstream Toward Home, Oliver A. Houck recounts his six decades exploring America's waterways,from unnamed creeks and Louisiana swamps to the rivers of western canyons and the Alaskan tundra. This engaging travelogue leads readers down over thirty-two rivers found across […]

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This Week In Original Programming (02/03 – 02/07): The Virtual Krewe of Vaporwave and Author Alexandra Kleeman

What's new this week on WRBH's original programming? Check it out! PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Airs on Wednesday at 4PM and again on Sunday at 7:30AM. Host Lyn Koppel speaks with Angelina Harrison about the local produce and other fare that can be found at The Hollygrove Market. Find out more about it here. NOLA BY MOUTH: Airs on Wednesday at 4:30PM and Saturday at 9:30PM. Host Amy Sins shows us the best sides of […]

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New Orleans Carnival Krewes: The History, Spirit and Secrets of Mardi Gras

FEATURED NON-FICTION:"New Orleans is practically synonymous with Mardi Gras. Both evoke the parades, the beads, the costumes, the food--the pomp and circumstance. The carnival krewes are the backbone of this Big Easy tradition.Every year, different krewes put on extravagant parties and celebrations to commemorate the beginning of the Lenten season. Historic krewes like Comus, Rex and Zulu that date back generations are intertwined with the greater history of New Orleans […]

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