
Obligations at the Lounge
A podcast from New Orleans about the current events, history, and tall-tales surrounding infamous BJ's Lounge and its Ninth Ward neighborhood.
Podcasting since 2023 • 35 episodes
Obligations at the Lounge
Latest Episodes
OATL32: WWOZ MEETS OBLIGATIONS w/ AJ "The Boudin Man" Rodrigue!!!
The Boudin Man joins Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss DJ'ing on WWOZ, restarting his father's old record label, and the importance of giving Ninth Ward musicians their due. He tell us how as a child he spent many nights record...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:46:35

OATL31: Joshua Starkman for Mayor!?!? Live Music from James McClaskey & the Rhythm Band!
A tuxedoed "Mayor" Starkman joins Howie and Scully in the King Room for a discussion about the campaign. Yes It is real; he will be on the ballot! He shares several of his policy proposals including elimination of liability for all corpor...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:29:34

VOTE NO!!! on the March 29th Amendments w/ Meg Garvey
Legislative Chair of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Meg Garvey joins Howie and Scully to explain why all Louisiana voters should say NO!!! to the four amendments on the March 29 ballot. Hint: They are all a means by...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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25:38

Episode 30: Glass Half Full's Fran Trautmann!!! Live Music from Sabine McCalla!
Fran joins Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss how drinking a High Life at BJ's Lounge can help restore the wetlands. She shares how she once feared the "boogey man" of coastal erosion while growing up in south Louisiana. But she chann...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:21:01

Episode 29 - Stop the GrainTrain w/ Kate Thorstad & Elliot Robinson! Live Music from Anna Moss!!!
Elliot and Kate join Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss the fight to stop the activation of the long dormant Alabo Wharf and its connecting rail lines in the lower Ninth Ward. They explain how Sunrise Foods International (Qatar,...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:34:46
