It's New Orleans: Happy Hour

Peter Menge is hoping his new food to go biz Thrive is 3rd (or is the 4th?) time's the charm. Jeannie Firth is a farmer, in City Park! Grow Dat grows 40,000 pounds of produce a year and now you can go buy it. Karine Laguinio came to the US from France to experience America, teaches at French school in NOLA and has started a French band, Les Autres. Andrew Duhon is back!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lovely Graham da Ponte is filling in this week and welcomes English teacher/pussyfooter [Larisa Gray][link1], bar owner/film producer [Brad Bohannon][link2], and musician/awesome guy [Jon Roniger][link3]. They explore the power of pink, cross-dressing, and why you can do anything in New Orleans as long as you don't ruin the party.[link1]: http://www.pussyfooters.org[link2]: http://www.spiritsonbourbon.com[link3]: http://www.jonronigermusic.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian [Chris Trew][link1] and [Best of Street][link2] band [Hokum High Rollers][link3] share nose ring adventures, government wrangler Rebecca Conwell is giving away $1m (for real) and bad boy [Troy Gilbert][link4] sails the seas in search of stories.[link1]: http://www.newmovementtheater.com/[link2]: http://www.bestofstreet.com/[link3]: https://www.facebook.com/thehokumhighrollers[link4]: http://gulflatitudes.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NOLA queen of social media [Champ Superstar][link1], comedian [Cyrus Cooper][link2], tour guide/DJ [Johnny Ray][link3], musician [Sarah Gromko][link4] and troubador [Andrew Duhon][link5] explore teen TV, drug-resistant gonorrhea, and the qualities not shared by Miley Cyrus and Jesus.[link1]: https://twitter.com/champsuperstar [link2]: https://twitter.com/cyrusjcooper[link3]: http://www.nolamovies.com/[link4]: http://www.sarahgromko.com/[link5]: http://andrewduhon.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We revisit our old buddy Craig Giesecke who moved to NOLA not to smoke pot, but cheese. [Vox and the Hound][link1] have a live conversation with Jesus, Peggy Sweeney McDonald dot-dot-dots [Meanwhile Back At Cafe Du Monde...][link2], troubadour [Andrew Duhon][link3] drops by.[link1]: http://www.voxandthehound.com/[link2]: http://www.meanwhilebackatcafedumonde.com/[link3]: http://andrewduhon.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Robbert lets us in on [The Bourbon Pub][link1]'s sensational secret happy hour. [Slim Goodies][link2]' Kappa Horn has a deal no guy can refuse. [Royal Teeth][link3]'s Gary and Nora play live.[link1]: http://www.bourbonpub.com/[link2]: http://slimgoodiesdiner.com/[link3]: http://royalteethmusic.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you only listen to one podcast this week with a gorgeous woman world champion kickboxer scuba diver economics grad, make it this one. Fighter [Lydia Hand][link1] has her last cocktail in the USA with realtor [Billy Patout][link2] and the inventor of "multi-talented,' singer, writer, film director [Jak Locke][link3].[link1]: http://zillahand.blogspot.com/[link2]: http://www.frenchquarterrealty.com[link3]: http://jak.worlord.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pole vaulter Film maker [Lila French][link1] and Chagas Queen Lorelei Cropley crown [NOLA Tech Week][link2]'s [Good Eggs][link3], [Advano][link4], [NOLA Pie Guy][link5], [Cotinga][link6] or Sunken City with naming rights to the [Happy Hour cocktail][link7].[link1]: http://lilasfrench.com[link2]: http://nolatechweek.org[link3]: http://www.goodeggs.com/nola[link4]: http://www.advanotech.com/[link5]: http://www.nolapieguy.com/[link6]: http://www.cotingasoft.com[link7]: http://on.fb.me/15Y4xJuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[Renee Henry][link1] moved here from Hollywood and is sending a slice of NOLA back West as a reality show. Scott Aiges is the top down get on the bus uber best part of [Jazz Fest ][link2]. [The Bantam Foxes][link3] defy business school and kidney stones to rock [Casa Borrega][link4] live. [link1]: http://sccnola.com[link2]: http://www.jazzandheritage.org/[link3]: http://bantamfoxes.com/[link4]: https://www.facebook.com/casaborregaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex McConduit graduates from selling casinos to writing [children's books][link1] and reinventing [crowd-funding NOLA style][link2]. Alex's next book might be "Snoozer Quinn's Misshapen Forehead" courtesy of [Snoozer's historian and great niece Kathryn Hobgood Ray][link3]. [Andrew Duhon][link4] learns a harsh lesson from jaded preschoolers.[link1]: http://bigbootbooks.com/[link2]: http://www.neworleanscrowdfunding.com/[link3]: http://snoozerquinn.com/[link4]: http://andrewduhon.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary [Tony Clifton][link1] rubs shoulders with lesbian-cop creator [Paige Bernhardt][link2], [Pagan Pride][link3] witch Ty Siddiqui, and NOLA's next big thing [The Scorseses][link4]. [link1]: http://www.tonyclifton.net/ [link2]: http://www.onemorelesbian.com/tello/[link3]: http://www.gnoppd.org/[link4]: https://www.facebook.com/thescorsesesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[Johnette Downing][link1] serenades kids around the world and a bunch of (not) drunk (at all) idiots around our table at [Casa Borrega][link2]. John Richie puts his pants on one leg at a time when he's not [making movies][link3]. Jeremy Phipps has a brand new [Saint Bell][link4] record. And, yes, it's [Andrew Duhon][link5]! [link1]: http://johnettedowning.com/[link2]: http://fbl.me/1Vp[link3]: http://www.scrubbrushproductions.com/[link4]: http://saintbell.com/[link5]: http://andrewduhon.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eternal hockey star [Lenny Alsfeld][link1] bankrolls the party and [Olga's movie][link2]. [Crimestoppers'][link3] Darelene Cusanza enlists Dr John to fight crime. [Leah Sarris][link4] teaches the hottest doctors (over a stove) and [Andrew Duhon][link5] rolls in.[link1]: http://www.fbtinvestments.com/[link2]: http://www.anamcarafilm.com/[link3]: http://www.crimestoppersgno.org/[link4]: http://tulane.edu/som/cahp/center-for-culinary-medicine.cfm[link5]: http://andrewduhon.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overdid it? Call 855-NO-HANGOVER and let Dr Mignonne Mary's [Remedy Room][link1] CURE YOU! Hate the Times Picayune? Let Dr Jim Fitzmorris show you why you're not alone in his new play [Truckload of Ink][link2]. [link1]: http://www.theremedyroom.com/[link2]: http://nolaproject.com/page--truckloa.phpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beauty Guru [Brie Lybrand][link1] and designer [Chet Pourciau][link2] share the secrets of butt glue, red gravy, and orgasmic cup cakes. Writer/director/musician [Jak Locke][link3] sings high and talks low about his new western. [Andrew Duhon][link4] stomps his foot and wails on harmonica.[link1]: http://www.youtube.com/MyRedSolara[link2]: http://chetpourciaudesign.com/[link3]: http://jak.worlord.com/[link4]: http://andrewduhon.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[Terry McDermott][link1] was a celeb in the UK before he all but won The Voice and now he's a star in US. Author [Robert Dean][link2] proves he can do more than say f*ck a lot and tell stories about booze, [Dominique Ellis][link3] doesn't sell it if she can't afford to buy it, and [Greg DiLeo][link4] is a pretty good attorney for a guitar player.[link1]: http://terrymcdermottmusic.com/[link2]: http://www.robertdeansworld.com/[link3]: http://a-little-happy.com/[link4]: http://www.gregdileo.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian Simpson, creator of [New Orleans Ice Cream][link1], [Restaurant R'Evolution][link2] Wine Director Molly Wismeier, and band on the rise [The Tangle][link3] fall in love over pints of ice cream, [Casa Borrega][link4]'s cold beer, memories of throwing up Southern Comfort and other childhood smells.[link1]: http://neworleansicecream.com/ [link2]: http://www.revolutionnola.com/[link3]: http://on.fb.me/14mkqJ2[link4]: https://www.facebook.com/casaborregaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[New In Nola][link1] Carlie Kollath Wells' first day on the job as a reporter for the Times Picayune gives her plenty of material: improv comedians CJ Hunt and Kyle Williams creators of [Our Sunken City][link2] web comedy series mix it up with the city's most underground band (don't look for a website) Blind Texas Marlin.[link1]: http://newinnola.com/[link2]: http://www.oursunkencity.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three extraordinary New Orleanians: Paul Meany from [Mutemath ][link1], a bona fide Bono inspired rock star; [Renso Amariz][link2], celebrated US Navy war photographer with tales of espionage now telling bizarre tales on film; [Michael Arata][link3], actor and film producer on a mission to save the African elephant.[link1]: http://mutemath.com/[link2]: http://www.thelocal504.com/[link3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_ArataSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[The Honorable South's][link1] Ms Charm Taylor dishes out conception advice, kids' book author [Ryan Murphy][link2] is in it for the animals, blogger/magazine editor [Haley Adams ][link3] Tweets and special appearance from NOLA Twitterverse reigning queen [Champ Superstar][link4].[link1]: http://www.thehonorablesouth.com/home[link2]: http://thesleepyanimals.com/[link3]: http://www.myneworleans.com/Blogs/Nola-Newbie/[link4]: https://twitter.com/champsuperstarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.