Author: Carolyne Heldman
- About Carolyne Heldman
- Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.
Behind The Lens Podcast: Clean slate and school bells (audio)
PODCAST: Why New Orleans keeps losing power in fair weather (Audio)
New Orleans experiences an exceptional number of fair-weather power outages as aging and failing equipment raises concerns across the city.
PODCAST: “Where did all my people go?” (Audio)
Black defendants face major barriers to securing representative juries, while a Lower Ninth Ward family farm wins a settlement after its property was mistakenly treated with pesticides.
PODCAST: Governor’s veto and student’s arrest put government power under scrutiny (Audio)
Questions about how power Is exercised in Louisiana, as the governor vetoes more money for wrongfully convicted exonerees and a 14-year-old student is handcuffed and barred from her middle-school graduation.
Behind The Lens: ICE detention, court access and federal intervention in Louisiana (Audio)
Reporter Delaney Nolan and editor Katy Reckdahl examine the surge in ICE activity across Louisiana.
Behind The Lens: False claims, real consequences: Why an Iberia Parish solar farm never got built (Audio)
A proposed solar farm in Iberia Parish promised millions in local tax revenue and a boost for Louisiana's clean energy future. Instead, a misinformation campaign fueled public opposition that helped bring the project to a halt.
Behind The Lens: Detained despite citizenship and the debate over jury secrecy (Audio)
A U.S. citizen shares her account of being stopped, shackled and detained in Lafayette Parish, while reporters examine a new Louisiana law that could shield juror identities from public scrutiny.
“Point of no return?” Part 2: Staying, adapting and defending New Orleans’ future. (Audio)
As debate continues over a recent study suggesting New Orleans may face an unavoidable future because of rising sea levels, Steve Cochran, Ned Randolph, Katy Reckdahl and Gus Bennett take a deeper look at the challenges and choices ahead. In Part 2, the conversation explores climate adaptation, coastal land loss, public policy, culture, and resilience, asking whether one of America's most distinctive cities can continue to adapt and endure in the face of a changing environment.
“Point of No Return?” Part 1: A Conversation About Sea Level Rise and the Future of New Orleans (AUDIO)
A measured response to the latest study suggesting New Orleanians should abandon the city due to the imminent threat of sea level rise. Public policy advocate Steve Cochran, journalist and author Ned Randolph, photojournalist Gus Bennett and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl discuss the story from The Guardian which has the town talking. Part 1 this week.
