A sampling of modern and traditional Classical Music.

A rich collection of R&B, Soul, Funk and Jazz from New Orleans and the greater Gulf Coast region, going back as far as the late 1940’s, hosted by Dan Phillips.

Original rock and roll lives on KRVS. While searching for records to play on "Big Band Swings", I've also picked up some interesting 1950s tunes---and just as BBS has become BBS and other things, Old Gold starts out as a big mix of musical genres, with an emphasis on rock, roll, rhythm, and my favorite, novelty!

Thursday's MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN on KRVS wraps up its long run of 1-hour editions (before expanding to 2) with some Holiday Cheer brewed up by a live in-studio performance by Yvette Landry (w/ fiddler Beau Thomas). Also: some Donna the Buffalo, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet, Corey Ledet Zydeco, Brother Dege, KC Jones and more Christmas sounds by Paul Simon, ABBA and Horace Trahan. That's 11am-noon CST on 88.7FM local or krvs.org all over.

En Francais. Cajun French music. Information on upcoming performances, events, and jam sessions around Acadiana.

Bonjour Louisiane has been on KRVS' airwaves hosted by Joseph "Pete" Bergeron since Aug. 21, 1981. Pete retired on March 29, 2021. Luckily, we have an abundance of native French speakers in the area ready to step up to the mic and continue this long standing show that has become a morning ritual for many in Louisiana and around the world.

Join Reggie Matte on Mondays, Blake Miller on Tuesdays & Thursdays, Donny Broussard on Wednesdays and Mandy Migues on Fridays!

With a passion for combining new beats, sounds and auditory movements with timeless ambient and electronic classics dating back from the 1920s-30s to today, I take a loose theme (normally inspired by new experiences or topical events every week) and run with it when creating a new episode of Beat Current.

A sampling of modern and traditional Classical Music.

Each episode takes listeners to the fields and farms, restaurant and home kitchens where the food action is really happening meeting the people who perpetuate the renowned food culture of this delicious place. During the hour long program Poppy also travels outside of her home turf to hear what’s new in the national and international food world.

Bayou to Beltway welcomes Ambassador Dr. Cindy Courville this Wednesday at 12:30 on KRVS 88.7 FM.

Dr. Cindy Courville, the first US Ambassador to the African Union, is the guest on Bayou to Beltway. Dr. Courville, a two-times UL Lafayette Alumni, discusses her length career in government, the intelligence services, and as a negotiator of international disputes. Rising from her position as a senior intelligence officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency, she served as the special assistant to the president and senior director for African Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House. Currently teaching intelligence professionals at the national Defensed Intelligence College in Washington, D.C., Dr. Courville recounts the keys to her amazing international career.Dr. Rachel Gordon, Executive Director of the Cecil J. Picard Center for child Development and Lifelong learning on Bayou to Beltway, KRVS 88. Wednesday at 12:30 

If you were born in or after 1984 you haven’t lived in a world without the Karate Kid. Before that date, Karate wasn’t always a fixture of youth activity in U.S. But, believe it or not, it was in Crowley, Louisiana! Way back in the 1970’s, thanks to Acadiana Karate.

Sensai Stacey Knight Mejia from Acadiana Karate

Today, Stacey Knight Mejia and her husband Pablo run Acadiana Karate at a space in Lafayette. Pablo originally took over the business in 1978 and expanded it from its home in Crowley. Acadiana Karate offers instruction in mixed martial arts with methods based in a variety of disciplines: Judo, Tai Kwan Do, Jujitsu, Akido, Kung Fu and American Shotokan.

Besides the local shift from Crowley to Lafayette, one nationwide change over the last two decades is the number of women training and competing in martial arts. Today, around 30 or 40% of Stacey’s students are women and girls. Stacey is a lawyer by training, but left the legal profession to make a career out of karate.

Speaking of gender gaps, there’s been much written about representation in the world of art. A recent data analysis of 18 U.S. art museums found that 87% of their collections are men. There’s been important progress, however, in leadership roles. In 2005, around 30% of museum directors were women. Today it’s 47%.

LouAnne Greenwald from The Hilliard Art Museum

LouAnne Greenwald figures into the number. She directs the Hilliard University Art Museum, and has worked to connect the museum and UL with the rest of the community.Since taking over in 2014, she’s established educational programs, increased staff and rolled out free Wednesday programs that help open the museum’s doors.

LouAnne has a long history in arts, collections and fundraising, working as consultant in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, where she also cut her teeth as curator and educator for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

LouAanne Greenwald and Stacey Knight Mejia, Out to Lunch at Tula Tacos

Out to Lunch Acadiana is recorded live over lunch at Tula Tacos and Amigos in downtown Lafayette. Photos by Astor Morgan. And check out more lunchtime conversation about Acadian martial arts.