Be Loud Radio

Have you ever thought you saw something...only to realize it wasn't what it seemed? In this episode, Be Loud DJs explore illusions. First, DJs wrote and interviewed about how illusions show up in their lives. Then we traveled to the Museum of Illusions to immerse ourselves even more in the ins outs and upside-downs of how our brains play tricks on us.  This episode is sponsored by 4th Sector Solut...

Presenting recordings from Loud Stories! Loud Stories is a week-long summer program for high school students, where they learn media production and audio storytelling skills while doing a deep dive into a topic that matters. For this year's Loud Stories, students spent the week focusing on misinformation - exploring how it shows up in their lives, and the impacts it has on their mental, physical,...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  This 2-parter episode brings together highlights from the interviews and narrativ...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  This episode brings together highlights from the interviews and narratives record...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

Catch the sounds and stories of Be Loud Summer Camp 2026! Featuring joy lists, golden mics, and a special day in the life segment - this episode was created by the 2026 Summer Camp Editing Squad!

Teens Talk AI was a three-day whirlwind where youth in New Orleans took a closer look at how AI is part of their lives. Students unpacked how they’re using AI tools already, where AI feels helpful (or stressful), what they still don’t understand about the technology, and how they hope AI might show up in the future.  As part of that program, some youth led interviews with professionals who are thi...

To round out our Spring Season, DJ's were invited to bring whoever they wanted to interview into the studio! Check out a few of those conversations, along with Byron's Senior Sign-off!

For this episode, join us at the fifth annual Youth Voice Festival, held at Baldwin and Co. You'll hear some of the conversations held with Pass the Mic teachers, youth vendors, the production lab and more! 

Get ready to BE inspired - Be Loud DJs traveled down to Studio Be and spent the morning learning about the art and stories that fill the space. We sat down with some of the Studio Be staff to learn more about the space and also spent time reflecting on the mic about creativity, culture, and art in New Orleans. PLUS! DJ Fave does her Senior Sign Off. 

Hear some awesome interviews with community partners who visited us in studio to ask about water! And our relationship to it as New Orleans residents. So many wonderful conversations took place that day  - HUGE shoutout to all the studio guests that came that day to connect with the Be Loud DJs! Thank you!!

Be Loud DJs consider our relationship to water as New Orleans residents and we feature a conversation with Jessica Dandridge-Smith, the Executive Director of the Water Collaborative

Kicking off Spring 2026 with some new DJs, new topics and fresh new content! Check out this episode, which features conversations about cold weather, Mardi Gras 2026, a Senior Sign Off from Kim and a listen to some of the Pass The Mic recordings made this year!

A selection of some of the Golden Mic segments from the 2025 Golden Mic!

On this episode, we spend time thinking about the places where we belong, plus clips from some great conversations with the current Lede Community Reporting Fellows!

Be Loud DJs get some great interviews from Tremé Fest! Featuring a segment about the Claiborne Overpass by students from the Net Charter and a little podcast from our trip to Big Couch!

Be Loud DJs collected sounds from the architectural instruments at the Music Box Village and got to interview artists from the Feel the Rhythm of the Drums festival. Catch both the sounds and the insights captured that day on this episode of Be Loud Radio!

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.