Only Good Vibes News Network

Lights, camera, NOLA! Whistle Monsta sits down with Dodd Loomis, Executive Director, and Lisa Davis, Development Director, of the New Orleans Film Society to preview the 37th New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF37), running October 22–27, 2026 and presented by Andscape. Dodd brings more than two decades of experience across Broadway, international festivals, television and large-scale live events, and...

This week on Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle welcomes Andy Scott. Whistle Monsta: https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/# https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Intro/Outro Music: "Greatest Place on Earth" Performed by: Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, and Whistle Monsta *Used by permission Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports - https://nolamotor.com/ Scandalous Ch...

This week on Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle welcomes Paul Soniat. Follow Paul Soniat at: Website - https://paulsoniat.com/ Our City of Saints - https://www.jpas.org/season49/ Whistle Monsta: https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/# https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Intro/Outro Music: "Greatest Place on Earth" Performed by: Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, and Whistle...

This week on Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle welcomes Nigel Hall (of  @LettuceFunk  and  @ShadowPeoplePodcast  ). The guys go unfiltered and talk about everything under the sun. Follow Nigel Hall at: Website - http://www.nigelhallofficial.com/ Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/thenigelhall Follow Lettuce at: Website - https://www.lettucefunk.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lett...

This week on Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle welcomes Nigel Hall (of  @LettuceFunk  and  @ShadowPeoplePodcast  ). The guys go unfiltered and talk about everything under the sun. Follow Nigel Hall at: Website - http://www.nigelhallofficial.com/ Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/thenigelhall Follow Lettuce at: Website - https://www.lettucefunk.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lett...

This week on Only Good Vibes News Network, we're welcoming Kelly Carpenter, Chief Promise Maker for the Cherry Bombs, New Orleans' beloved Mardi Gras dance krewe known for turning fun into philanthropy. Kelly joins us in the Fan Cave to talk about how she got started with the Cherry Bombs back in 2017, what it really takes to bring a parade-ready dance troupe to life, and why giving back to the ci...

Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell welcomes The Rumble. The Rumble was formed in 2021, and has since been nominated two times for a Grammy. They are a dynamic band dedicated to preserving and evolving New Orleans' rich musical heritage. Fronted by Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. of the Young Eagles Black Masking Indian tribe, the band seamlessly blends past, present, and future elements of New Orleans...

Whistle Monster and Jamie Bernstein sit down with a New Orleans icon, Hank Staples, owner of Maple Leaf Bar. Hank shares a few stories about his journey from New York to New Orleans, how he first became connected to the Maple Leaf, and how he eventually became the owner. Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports Scandalous Chocolates Frenchy Live Trenasse   neworleans goodvibes good vibes only n...

Part two of the Viva la France conversation with Emelie Vidrine picks up where the story gets personal. Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell and Emelie trace back how a mutual friend connected them months into his search for someone who understood the cultural bridge between Louisiana and France — and how that first meeting immediately felt like destiny. Emelie shares a deeply moving story behind her f...

Only Good Vibes News Network is live from Paris for the second installment of the Viva la France series, and Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with a very special guest and close friend: Emelie Vidrine, a Louisiana native turned cultural ambassador between Lafayette and France. Emelie's story starts in the French-speaking heart of Louisiana. Raised in a francophone household in Lafayette,...

This week, Only Good Vibes News Network is live from Paris with a special reunion. Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with Jared Bajoie (aka Shecky), OGVNN's very first international listener and a longtime friend from Leroy's New Orleans days. Shecky's life reads like the painting he says he's always working on. Born in Baton Rouge, he made his way to New Orleans, then in 1997, at just 25...

Whistle Monsta sits down with Bruce Sunpie Barnes - Contemporary Creole music icon, Louisiana cultural ambassador, and Big Chief of the Northside Skull and Bones Gang. Sunpie shares what Mardi Gras means to him, discusses the history of Mardi Gras culture, and talks about the history, purpose, and relevance of the Northside Skull and Bones Gang. Sunpie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruce...

Whistle Monsta is back in the Fan Cave, fresh off a trip to Paris and just days from returning to France to continue repping New Orleans and the Saints as an ambassador, and this episode brings a serious guest. Chansey Augustine, official photographer for New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and co-founder of the Kicking Back NOLA Foundation, sits down for a conversation that goes from picking up a $25...

Pete Murano was raised all across America. Born in the Northeast, he moved to St. Louis and finally settled in New Orleans, Louisiana. He developed an attachment to an equally nomadic music form, the blues, at an early age. Starting on saxophone at age 11, he began teaching himself to play guitar as a teenager. Murano's music then underwent a natural evolution as he began to explore R&B and ro...

Whistle Monsta sits down with James Beard Award–winning chef Alon Shaya for a deeply personal conversation about food, resilience, mentorship, and what it truly means to serve a community. Chef Shaya shares the inspiration behind his second cookbook, Memories of a Good Meal: Recipes of Resilience Inspired by Stories of World War II Survival. About Memories of a Good Meal: An unforgettable collecti...

In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with his friend Jeff Duncan. Jeff is the sports columnist for The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, FOX 8 analyst, and the journalist who has covered the New Orleans Saints longer than anyone in the country. Jeff opens up about his experience of getting to know Steve and Michel Gleason, their inspirational impact, and c...

Part 1 of 2. Host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with longtime friend Jeff Duncan — sports columnist for The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com and the longest-tenured Saints beat writer in America. Jeff traces his unlikely path from a wildlife management major at Eastern Kentucky University to the newsrooms of Louisville, Monroe, and eventually New Orleans. He details breaking the Nick Saban to L...

On Episode 75 of the Only Good Vibes News Network, host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with his longtime friend, Chef Will Avelar. Will is a New Orleans native, Grace King and Delgado alum, and one of the most genuine success stories this city's food scene has produced. Will's journey reads like it was written for the screen. He walked into his first restaurant job not even knowing what...

In New Orleans, food and Saints football is a passion and a lifestyle. And nobody lives it harder than Ben Collier. On this episode of the Only Good Vibes News Network, host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with Ben Collier - better known to Saints Nation as Cyborg Saint, one of the most recognizable superfans in the entire NFL. But there's way more to Ben than the costume. He's also the...

On this episode, host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell welcomes Michael Guidry — New Orleans oil painter, Louisiana marsh devotee, and the artist critics have called "the punk rock Audubon." Trained at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and LSU, Guidry builds richly layered compositions on wood, burlap, canvas, and aluminum — inspired by time spent at his fishing camp in the South Louisiana salt...

Former Saints punter, Thomas Morstead, came through the FanCave and we had a real, honest conversation about anything and everything. Thomas is just a genuinely good dude. I'm proud to call him a friend, and New Orleans should be proud that he still calls this city home and continues to give back to the community. Don't miss this one. No politics. No negativity. Just good vibes. Who dat. Subscribe...

New Orleans has always been a city that creates. RicRACK makes sure that creativity never goes to waste. On Episode 70 of the Only Good Vibes News Network, host Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell sits down with Jena Housman (Board Treasurer), Shel Roumillat (Creative Reuse Store Manager), and Julie Lodato (Project Management & Marketing) from RicRACK — a New Orleans-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that's...

Jazz Fest brings the good people to New Orleans, and this week it brought some incredible guests straight to the OGVNN studio. Leroy Mitchell welcomes Dennis and Tami from the Only in the Green Room podcast, a backstage artist interview show that gives listeners the kind of access you can only get when the cameras stop rolling and the real conversations begin. But then the tables turn. Dennis and...

Leroy "Whistle Monsta" Mitchell welcomes Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr, son of Mardi Gras Indian legend Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, and documentary filmmaker Mark Gunson to the Only Good Vibes News Network. The conversation covers Joseph's journey of carrying an iconic cultural legacy while building his own, the sacred tradition of Mardi Gras Indians, and the brotherhood behind New Orleans band The Rumb...

How did Whistle Monsta begin and what inspired the creation of the Only Good Vibes News Network? In this special episode, Montana Pinell sits down with her father, Leroy Mitchell (aka Whistle Monsta), to uncover the story behind the brand, the mission, and the journey that started it all. From the early ideas to building a platform focused on positive stories and community impact, this is a powerf...