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Author: Tom Wright

A very special Behind The Lens Thanksgiving: ‘There is no resolution. There’s only an abatement of pain.’

November 21, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
From September, Karen Gadbois talks with Tom Wright about her S&WB billing problems. Plus an update recorded this week.

Behind The Lens episode 7: ‘You’re out of order’

November 16, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
Marta Jewson on school closures. Michael Isaac Stein on how Cantrell's budget plan will impact the public defenders office.

Behind The Lens episode 6: ‘Why am I losing my neighborhood school?’

November 9, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
J.P. Morrell on Amendments 2 and 6. Marta Jewson on Harney charter school and state school ratings. And Michael Stein on the city budget.

Behind The Lens episode 5: ‘There should never be a declaration of war against the people of this city’

November 2, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
Michael Isaac Stein on Entergy and paid actors. Kerry Nix on lead poisoning. And Charles Maldonado on The Lens' fake subpoena lawsuit.

Behind The Lens episode 4: ‘This buys you some time to move away’

October 26, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
Columnist Peter Horjus on Amendment 6, a proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot. Marta Jewson talks about asbestos in New Orleans schools. And Michael Isaac Stein has the latest on a new anti-violence initiative.

Behind The Lens episode 3: ‘This is not even an economic study’

October 19, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
Michael Isaac Stein on an economic impact study from UNO. Marta Jewson on asbestos in New Orleans school buildings. And IPNO's Jee Park on non-unanimous juries in Louisiana. Hosted by Tom Wright.

Behind The Lens episode 2: ‘A city like New Orleans has an expiration date.’

October 12, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
Producer and host Tom Wright talks to a local climate scientist about global warming and what it means for Louisiana. Attorney Scott Sternberg discusses The Lens' fake subpoena public records suit.

Behind The Lens, a new weekly podcast

October 5, 2018 Updated December 14, 2019
A new podcast from The Lens, produced by Tom Wright. Episode 1 features interviews with reporters Marta Jewson and Michael Stein.

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