18 Fun Facts About New Orleans - Episode #42
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2017
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
18 Fun Facts About New Orleans
On this episode of Beyond Bourbon Street, we dive into 18 fun facts about New Orleans, its history, and the people who call it home.
What do ice, dental floss, and pharmacies have in common? How about opera and the game of craps? The Superdome and the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge?
Next, we talk about some of the interesting New Orleans characters you've never heard of. Along the way, you'll learn surprising facts about the Crescent City and find ways to check them out during your next visit.
We top it off with a list of ten people born in New Orleans, including some surprises.
All this and more in today's episode of Beyond Bourbon Street!
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, you've come to the right place. |
| 0:30.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:33.0 | Hey all, this is Mark. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to episode 42. |
| 0:41.0 | On the last show, we talked all about the Southern Food and Beverage |
| 0:45.2 | Museum with Liz Williams, the founder and curator at the museum. We not only |
| 0:49.5 | explored the museum, but we talked about Southern food in general. We had a long discussion about |
| 0:54.0 | absent tales, tales of the cocktails, and much more. If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. |
| 0:59.4 | I think you'll really enjoy it. Today's show is the first with the trivia bent. It's 18 |
| 1:05.0 | facts about New Orleans. I tried to go a little deeper than the basics and the |
| 1:08.8 | real test will be how many of these are new to my mom. And mom if you're |
| 1:12.3 | listening and I know you are I expect a report |
| 1:14.9 | once you give it a listen. First before we jump into the topic I do want to say thanks for the |
| 1:19.4 | iTunes reviews. We're up to 146 reviews on iTunes now. Let's see, thanks to K-U-O-W, thanks to L-B-5763, who says, or who wrote, I found this podcast before a weekend trip to NOLA. |
| 1:36.5 | Not only did I learn a lot to make my visits so much better, but it made the drive from |
| 1:40.4 | Houston fly by. |
| 1:42.2 | Now I'm looking forward to many more visits |
| 1:43.8 | because I want to experience firsthand what I've learned about on these |
| 1:46.8 | podcasts. Thanks also to Red Light Mac who writes growing up in Nola I |
| 1:51.7 | thought I was pretty well versed in New Orleans traditions. |
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