Behind The Lens

Behind The Lens


Latest Episodes

Behind The Lens episode 256: ‘A Tricky Endeavor’
November 15, 2024

Delaney Dryfoos a federal rule to eliminate lead pipes in the next decade. Nick Chrastil on changes to federal welfare money. Jay Marcano on the call for Tulane University to divest from fossil fuels.

Behind The Lens episode 255: ‘Civil rights at risk’
November 08, 2024

Delaney Dryfoos on a wharf redevelopment in the Lower 9th Ward. Marta Jewson on Louisiana AG's decision to join a lawsuit targeting transgender men and women, and broader civil rights.

Behind The Lens episode 254: ‘It’s scary, dangerous’
October 18, 2024

Marta Jewson and La'Shance Perry on their interview with a women about what it's like to be pregnant in Louisiana after the fall of Roe. Delaney Dryfoos on St. James residents' fight against industry.

Behind the Lens episode 253: ‘Mace with no warning’
October 11, 2024

Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on the Jackson Parish Jail housing kids without the required license to do so.

Behind the Lens episode 252: ‘Bleeding out’
October 04, 2024

Marta Jewson and Katy Reckdahl on a new Louisiana law that requires doctors to keep common maternal health care medications under lock and key. Delaney Dryfoos on a Mississippi River mayors agreement.

Behind the Lens episode 250: ‘Insurance Crisis’
September 13, 2024

Delaney Dryfoos on the continuing homeowners insurance crisis for Louisianans, and one politicians proposal to fix it. Marta Jewson reflects on covering school closures.

Behind The Lens episode 249: ‘An America of enslavement’
September 06, 2024

A conversation with independent scholar and writer Deborah G. Plant on her book Of Greed and Glory.

Behind the Lens episode 248: ‘They’ve harmed our public health’
August 30, 2024

Sara Sneath on the fossil fuel industry's relationship with Louisiana universities. Marta Jewson and Katy Reckdahl on Rooted School's guaranteed income study.

Behind the Lens episode 247: ‘Cumulative emissions’
August 23, 2024

Delaney Dryfoos and Katy Reckdahl on Formosa's proposed plastic complex in St. James Parish. And Greenfield's retreat from its plans for an $800 million grain terminal.

Behind the Lens episode 246: ‘unreasonable doubt’
August 17, 2024

Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on a court of appeals' ruling in favor of three young Black men stopped by security district officers. Marta Jewson on a new sunshine law.