Behind The Lens

Behind The Lens


Latest Episodes

Behind The Lens episode 27: ‘Violently, ugly, viciously, for money’
April 12, 2019

More on the New Beginnings Schools Foundation with Marta Jewson. And special guest Bob Marshall talks about coastal erosion.

Behind The Lens episode 26: ‘I didn’t want this fight’
April 05, 2019

Tom Wright goes to a rally for the "March Against Death Alley." Michael Isaac Stein talks to Councilwoman Helena Moreno about how to change Entergy regulation in New Orleans. And we interview Berr Voss-Potts,

Behind The Lens episode 25: Little red marks
March 29, 2019

Reporter Marta Jewson tells us how she uncovered allegations of grade inflation at Kennedy High School. Michael Isaac Stein talks about political patronage in lucrative City Council utility contracts. And Tom Wright follows up on his recent story on wa...

Behind The Lens episode 24: ‘A solution to pollution’
March 22, 2019

An extended interview with Lt. Gen. Russel Honore about the GreenARMY's 2019 legislative agenda. And Michael Isaac Stein talks about a local immigration advocacy group's recent FOIA victory in federal court.

Behind The Lens episode 23: ‘When they told the parents about this, it was already done’
March 15, 2019

Education reporter Marta Jewson talks about her series on school closures in New Orleans. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest news on short-term rentals. And host and producer Tom Wright talks to Jed Horne about The Lens' opinion section.

Behind The Lens episode 22: ‘There’s a civil war going on out there’
March 08, 2019

An emotional hearing last week on a proposed change to environmental cleanup regulations. The LDEQ has since withdrawn the revision pending further public outreach. Plus, four F-rated New Orleans schools implement improvement plans and a major update i...

Behind The Lens episode 21: ‘Commence operations’
March 01, 2019

Audio from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. A proposed chemical plant gets pushback from St. James Parish residents. And New Orleans charter school leaders are trying to align their calendars.

Behind The Lens episode 20: ‘Not two cents’
February 22, 2019

This week's Entergy vote. A troubling warning about the wastewater situation in St. James Parish. And The Lens' new series on school closures in New Orleans.

Behind The Lens episode 19: ‘We no longer can suffer another no-call’
February 15, 2019

Michael Isaac Stein covers the City Council hearing on Entergy's $5 million fine. Tom Wright updates the Mosaic wastewater crisis. Audubon's Kara Lankford promotes a new vision for Gulf restoration.

Behind The Lens episode 18: ‘A very difficult and unpleasant decision that is part of the landscape in New Orleans’
February 08, 2019

Marta Jewson talks about how school closure decisions are made. And Tom Wright goes to Braithwaite to talk about state coastal restoration efforts.