Original Air Date: 4/28/24 — Host Pam Bordelon sits down with poet Ed Ruzicka to discuss the newly established Poetry Society of Louisiana and his latest book of poems, Squalls. Make plans to catch his poetry reading May 2 at 7 p.m. at RED STICK READS on corner of Eugene and Government streets.

Original Air Date: 4/21/24 — Louisiana has a new specialty license plate dedicated to the Arts. Join host Pam Bordelon as she visits with Acadiana artist Denise Gallagher, who created the winning design in the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts competition. A portion of the proceeds from sale of the plate benefit LPA, which works to ensure that culture is recognized as indispensable to a healthy society.

Original Air Date: 4/14/24 — Lauren Tompkins gives you the deets on the Baton Rouge Blues Festival, while THE BROSFRESH, appearing as part of Sunday in the Park, talks about their career and playing before a hometown crowd.

Original Air Date: 3/31/24 — Spring in South Louisiana means festival time! This Sunday, host Pam Bordelon sits down with Shawn Williams, who kicks off ACGBR's Sunday in the Park concert series on April 7.

Original Air Date: 03/24/2024 - Host Pam Bordelon sits down with Dr. Bill Grimes, founder of the LSU School of Music's jazz program, as he talks about his life and career. Now retired, he's planning an amazing night of jazz with his long-time friend Byron Stripling to celebrate his 70th birthday.

Original Air Date: 3/17/24 — This April, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge kicks off the second session of its Talent Advancement Program (TAP) focusing on video production. Host Pam Bordelon talks with facilitator Chris Jeansonne and one of his featured instructors, Dierdré Peterson, who share what participants can expect to get out of the 10-week session.

Original Air Date: 03/10/2024 - Host Pam Bordelon sits down with former ACGBR President/CEO Renée Chatelain to talk about her eight-year stint as leader of the organization as well as her time at Manship Theatre, Mid-City Dance Project, and as a practicing attorney. Find out what’s up next on her agenda.

Original Air Date: 2/18/24 — Re-ran Writers Workshop before Feb. 24 book signing event in Plaquemine

Original Air Date: 2/25/24 — Mat Keel, 2024 recipient of Everette Powers Creativity Grant, talks about his winning project - Cannibal Singles Club, which has him recording and releasing a series of 45 rpm vinyl singles featuring artists from Baton Rouge or somehow associated with Yes We Cannibal, an art project space he founded with wife Liz Lessner.

Original Air Date: 02/11/2024 - Things are jazzy in the Capital Region this February. Host Pam Bordelon sits down with Tracey Barhorst, curator & public programs manager for LASM, and Amanda Moak, curator of collections for the West Baton Rouge Museum, to talk about their current exhibits — Improvisation: The Art & Healing Power of Jazz and Shutter & Sound: The Jazz Photography of Bob Willoughby, respectively.

Original Air Date: 2/4/24 — Baton Rouge artist Nanci Charpentier, whose recently commissioned painting graced the cover of InRegister magazine’s “Women with a Cause” cover, joins host Pam Bordelon to talk about her career. You’re going to love hearing about Plein Air!

Original Air Date: 1/28/24 — Jena Vanjgel sits down with host Pam Bordelon to talk about Community of Note, a project that brings music to the unhoused throughout the Baton Rouge area. Then Luke Lognion pops in to talk about plans for a re-imagined Baton Rouge Arts Market, which he is now managing for ARGBR.

Original Air Date: 01/21/2024 - Brennan Robideaux joins host Pam Bordelon to talk about his film, Born to Fly, which recounts the intimate story of Mondo Duplantis and his rise to fame from child prodigy to the greatest pole vaulter of all time. The movie is being screened at the Manship Theatre Jan. 25

Original Air Date: 1/14/2024 - LSU Museum of Art’s Chief Curator Michelle Schulte and Executive Director Mark Tullos visit with host Pam Bordelon to share details of its exciting current exhibit, Andy Warhol/Friends & Frenemies: Prints from the Cochran Collection, which runs through March 31.

Original Air Date: 12/17/2023 - Erin Douget shares the details on ACGBR’s 2024 MPAC Gala while Jonathan Grimes gives us the scoop on the upcoming River City Jazz Masters concert with jazz percussionist Bobby Sanabria.

Original Air Date: 10/7/2021 - In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Arts and Humanities Month, to explore how the roads meet, we are joined today by Gloria Palacios and Raudol Palacios from Palacios House of Arts.

Original Air Date: 8/26/2021 - Today’s Guest, Mary Durusau and Ariana Robinson, to talk about “Dreamland at the Old State Capitol” and what the event means for the people of Baton Rouge. They discuss the origin of the idea and the background behind the event and why it is important.

Original Air Date: 8/19/2021 - AC23 is joined today by photography, poet, and artist Antione Lacey, whose latest exhibit “Black Joy In The Sun” is now up at the Bluebonnet Library. He discusses what inspired the exhibit and what drives his passion for art that represents African-American empowerment.

Original Air Date: 8/12/2021 - The Negro Motorist Green Book was an annual guidebook for African American road trippers. The Green Book played a huge role in giving African Americans security when traveling during the Jim Crow era. Today, AC23 is joined by the division director for the Louisiana State Museum, Rodneyna M. Hart, as they discuss the newest exhibition, The Negro Motorist Green Book at the Capitol Park Museum and what part of history inspired this exhibition.

Original Air Date: 8/5/2021 - On today’s segment, we are joined by singer, and songwriter, Justin Garner, to talk about the history and culture behind R&B and what drove his passion for it. He discusses how he has developed as an artist over the years and what his earliest inspirations for music are.