This week on the podcast:

• We talk with Michael Isaac Stein, who broke the story about Hard Rock Hotel developers and their campaign donations to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
• We also hear from Jules Bentley, author of a damning essay about the hotel’s collapse.
• And Marta Jewson examines gifted education policy in New Orleans’ charter school system — some parents are upset about their limited options.

Behind The Lens is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and Stitcher.