# Nick Spitzer

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The District 3 PSC runoff election is Saturday; here's what you need to know before you vote

The runoff election for the District Three Public Service Commissioner will take place tomorrow, where voters will choose between 18-year incumbent Lambert Boissiere III and environmental activist Davante Lewis. The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie …

Miss Rodeo Louisiana 2022 reflects on her reign as queen and recent national competition

New Orleans is once again gearing up to overhaul its laws governing short-term rentals, like those listed on platforms like Airbnb. And City Hall is under a fast-approaching deadline to pass new rules, set by a federal court. WWNO’s New Orleans reporter Carly Berlin tells us what changes might be i…

The musical “The Color Purple,” based on the book by Alice Walker, extends run at Le Petit Theatre

Le Petit Theatre’s production of The Color Purple, the musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been extended through February 5th. It tells the story of Celie, an African American woman and her journey toward empowerment and self-love in the American South. Baton Rouge act…

049: The Ever-Changing Brain and Implications of Neurotransmitter Switching in Neurological Disorders - Dr. Nick Spitzer

Dr. Nicholas C. Spitzer is Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Neurobiology and Director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at the University of California San Diego. Nick attended Harvard Medical School as a Medical Student and received his PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard University.…

What the new conductor of LSU’s Golden Band from Tigerland has planned for the coming school year

Graduate assistants — those students seeking master’s degrees and PhDs at universities who often help with research and teaching courses — can sometimes struggle to make ends meet. That’s because their wages are often put directly back into the institution to pay for their degrees. Piper Hutchinso…

Where the Route Has Taken Nick Spitzer

In this episode of DETOURS, Jordan, Alex, and contributor John Wirt sit down with host of NPR's nationally-syndicated American Routes Nick Spitzer to discuss his career chronicling American music, particularly Louisiana's. Nick shares his tips for cultivating intimacy and trust in interviews with t…

Meet American Routes creator and host Nick Spitzer

 In this podcast, folklife presenter, educator, host and producer of “American Routes,, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer discusses his multifaceted career, his upbringing, and his understanding of cultural innovation in America. We talk about his life-long passion for radio and his di…

The Mardi Gras Indians—Stories from New Orleans

Jelly Roll Morton talks of being a “Spy Boy” in the Mardi Gras Indian parades of his youth. Bo Dollis, of the Wild Magnolias, tells of sewing his suit of feathers and beads all night long. Tootie Montana masks for the first time as Mardi Gras starts up again after World War II. Big Queen Ausettua m…

Exploring American Routes: A Conversation with Nick Spitzer

In this special Thanksgiving episode of Art Works, we’re revisiting our interview with Nick Spitzer, folklorist, radio host, and the 2023 Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellow. Nick discusses his path from college radio to producing the award-winning American Routes, a program that has spent 25…

Dr. Nick Spitzer, Mark Ballard

Producer and host of American Routes and professor of anthropology and American studies at Tulane University Dr. Nick Spitzer reflects on his career to this point and also his upcoming appearance at the West Baton Rouge Museum for Historical Happy Hour. For more information, visit https://www.wbrc…