More from our conversations with community leaders!
Be Loud DJs host community members at the studio for conversations about what issues matter to us and how we care for our city.
Kicking off Season 5 with thoughts on what youth love about New Orleans, what they'd like to change and what platform they would run on if they were mayor! This episode also features clips from an interview with Council woman Lesli Harris.
For this episode of Be Loud Radio Hour, we bring you audio essays and reflections from the Born After the Storm Project as a part of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Learn more about this project at www.bornafterthestorm.com
Be Loud Studios live from the Youth Voice Festival! Check out some interviews and jump into the podcast room with some of the attendees and participants at this year's Youth Voice Festival.
What do Be Loud DJ's want adults to know? What expertise do they have to share? Listen on for some sage words from the Be Loud DJs.
Be Loud DJs interview Glenda McKinley and DJ Tr33, with a bonus feature about sustainable Mardi Gras solutions from the Youth Climate Action Fund project
Kicking off the Spring season of Be Loud! We're exploring a new question: How do we celebrate ourselves and the world around us? Check out our first episode of Spring 2025!
All of the 2024 Golden Mics in one place!
Be Loud Radio REWIND! Some special extras that were recorded throughout the season packaged into one great episode! Catch a conversation with Ness from Mess Arts, interviews from a voter registration drive, and DJs getting on the mic to talk about the importance of stories, give shoutouts, and be themselves.
DJs give shoutouts to the people and things they want to celebrate and interview festival goers at A Studio in the Woods' FORESTival. A little post-election processing, as well.
These are confusing times! On this episode, hear from Be Loud DJs and special guests about what's going on today and how they find joy even when things are challenging.
Be Loud DJs talk family traditions with each other and then with people attending the Family Folk Life Festival at the Louisiana Children's Museum.
Be Loud DJ's took on the Grassroots Radio Conference at Gallier Hall in New Orleans! DJs got to interview folks who work at community radio stations around the country, learning about what they do and also what they think is the power of storytelling. This episode includes interviews with radio hosts & practitioners, a podcast with MarkAlain Dery, the founder of WHIV, and an extra special addition of an interview between DJ Splash and Theo Mitchell, announcer for the New Orleans Pelicans and Saints.
This episode of Be Loud Radio Hour kicks off the 4th season of Be Loud! This season will tackle the question, "How do we find joy in confusing times?" We start the journey into this question in this episode with a focus on identity.
This episode also features a conversation with Nina Compton and a reflection on #IAMNEWORLEANS from the students attending the 2024 NOLA Future Fest.
DJs on the Scene! Listen to Be Loud DJs share their thoughts on the festival, as well as interview tourists, attendees, artists, musicians and workers!
For this full episode of the Be Loud Radio Hour, our DJs were live on the scene at two very important local events: Youth Day At The Capitol and the Just Been Served workshop put on by The Juror Project.
Be Loud was on the scene as over 100+ young people gathered at the LA Capitol to advocate for their rights. Hear their interviews with leaders from organizations like Daughters Beyond Incarceration, Puentes and The Covenant House.
DJ DeMarcus Cousin the 3rd Jr. attended the Just Been Served workshop, a workshop dedicated to learning the importance of jury service and how you can serve.
In this episode of "Next Voices", students from the Living School talk about everything from Tik-Tok to high school curriculum to what it means to be a young person today. As always, we were so impressed by the energy and positivity of students from Living School.
BIG shout out to New America Foundation for making this experience and production possible!
For this full episode of the Be Loud Radio Hour, Be Loud DJs visit LOOP NOLA, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide positive, life-changing outdoor experiences for children and youth in Greater New Orleans.
Our DJs learned some survival skills, explored City Park and interviewed some of the workers at LOOP NOLA.
Our DJs also share some insight on how they've grown on AND off the mic so far this year.
For this full episode of the Be Loud Radio Hour, Be Loud DJ's attended the Louisiana Children Museum's annual Mudfest as well as hosted the annual Youth Voice Festival. Listen to Be Loud DJs share their thoughts on Mudfest, as well as interview attendees at each festival.