Of Voodoo, Podcasts, and Rising Water

While we wait to see how New Orleans fares when wedged between draining the Midwest and dealing with a Georgia hurricane hooking in out of the Gulf, now might be a good time to catch up the Times-Picayune's podcast series Voodoo City.  In half-hour episodes, two reporters – one local, the other transplanted from New Jersey – dig into some local lore.  I've listened to maybe a half-dozen so far, and they've all been very good.  Hat tip to The Darling Daughter for recommending.

Here's the link to the series' page at the iTunes Store.  How to get them onto your device is left as an exercise for the student.  Yeesh, I wish they'd get with the 21st Century and include a direct mp3 link.  But for free-as-in-beer, drinkers listeners can't be choosers.

On to the "rising water" part of tonight's feature blog post, here's a link to the NOAA page for river & tide gauges in the general area, and here's a link to the New Orleans Mississippi River gauge.

Bonus Link: Yes, the world really does end in New Orleans.  You can even find the location on Google Maps.  Fortunately, this has little to do with the current weather conditions.