Bayona is a highly acclaimed restaurant in the French Quarter, renowned for its creative global cuisine developed by...

World Renowned, Fifth generation  Psychic Medium, Dallisa Hocking has reached millions all over the world and across her 250,000 plus followers across all platforms. She is the founder of Spirit & Spark, a platform that connects people...

Billy Ray is an American screenwriter and film director. He has written numerous successful films, including the first Hunger Games movie, Captain Phillips, and Richard Jewell, earning an Oscar nomination for the second film. 

YALL. Yep. It's one of those times. Broadway has always rang my bells. There is just something about it. Maybe it is the live performances? I don't jive with ALL of Broadway musicals BUT Disney? Papa jives with ALLLL of the Disney.&...

If you could find 100 words to say I love you, what would you do? Well, for Sandra Magsamen it would be creating the cutest book for Scholastic on Valentines day. Love is around us everywhere we look. You'll find 100 amazing wor...

What a fun show! Back in the day, I was buck. BUCK. And I drove. AND I worked at night clubs on Bourbon Street. All of that equals a driver insurer’s nightmare! HOWEVER, I was very fortunate. Car insurance is vital yall. AND- having...

You probably remember the bestselling book series, Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger.  The first of those books (for middle grades) has been split into two stunning graphic novels, retelling the thrilling novel.   

Calling all puzzle lovers! Did you know that January 29th is National Puzzle Day? AND January is all about chugging out those addicting little puzzles no matter the age! Highlights Magazine Puzzle Expert Allison Kane is ...

Season 6!! Is this real life? I am still pinchin' myself! Let's go!Straight from the Kelly Clarkson show!! Lawrence Zarian, a.k.a. “LZ,” is one of the most sought after on-camera lifestyle and fashion experts in television. Wi...

Season 5 Finale Comin' in HOT! I just cannot believe it has been 5 years. 5 years of hundreds of stories. From all walks of life. From all over America. Stories of grit. Hope. Resilience. Empathy. When we are brave enoug...

This Holiday train has done left the station yall!! And I got some introductions to make. Meet Will Barrios, the founder of Tatro® Toys, a Louisiana-based company specializing in, inclusive, and magnetic, hand-built, or, customizabl...

Can you believe this is the 4th annual telling of the TRUE story of Saint Nicholassssss? Well, I indeed cannot!!Our DEAR friend, Dominican Friar, Brother Todd is back with a show not just filled with amazing true life history, but MY BAB...

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Boy what a show! Annnnd It's Christmas time!!! I am just beaming, y'all! We have a from the Grammy award winning, sensational A cappella group Pentatonix, Scott Hoying and his charming husband Mark Hoying!!! To make this...

Thanksgiving. Man. Again, pinchin' my dedgum self y'all. Thanksgiving for me is SO special because it revolves around being grateful. Being thankful. Knowing that we are blessed. Sometimes it may be hard to see the ground through the fog but wi...

Our 2025 Culinary Thanksgiving Special is here yall. This time- with ya papa's favorite- upper end Italian and it is some better than Venice. I said it. I had it. and I know it. But this is deeper than that. It is deeper than the menu, the ambi...

Can you believe CBS's Let's Make a Deal has been on the air for 17 years?! 17 YEARS! that means, in 3 years it will be TWENTY FREAKING YEARS. 2 things. Either that makes me as old as a slap bracelet- OR I am aging as graceful as a b...

Real World ALERT! AWWW MAN! We got an excited papa on our hands. Anything Real World related and I am there! Recently, I got to sit down with Real World legend and trailblazer, Jon! You know, from Real World Los Angeles?! Jump down ...

If anyone out there has ever wondered about how adoption works, this Papa is an open book. All 3 of our babies came into our lives through the beautiful gift of adoption. 1 year and 5 days before our first was born, so started World...

More Halloween fun coming your way!A spooktacularly funny novelty board book featuring a silly little witch's feet and brimming with howl-arious jokes from bestselling creator Sandra Magsamen!Did you know that witches l...

I needed a dark yet fun- spooky vibey book. And boy did I find one! I felt like we needed a Halloween episode, with a fun interview by an author that knows how to turn "weird" into moon pies! New York Times Best Selling Author, Chri...

JUUUUST in time for Halloween season!! We're back with another New York Times best selling author yall. Have you heard of the Witchlings series? ASK YOUR 12 and unders!!! I know my daughter definitely does. Listen in as C...

5 years ago, one of my very first guests was Real World: New York Allum: Eric Nies. If there was someone that experienced all the sides of what reality show fandom brings, it was Eric. After that show I knew he was the real deal. In...

Did you know that National Night Out Against Crime in 2025 is Tuesday, October 21, 2025???NOPD and NORD are working hard to deliver another year's worth of inspiration at the 35th Annual National Night Out Against Crime! I go...

“A Walt In The Park” with Bill BurnsCharacters in theme parks have always blown my mind. In particularly, Walt Disney Characters. I don't know where it came from, but y'all, it aint never left. I still get star struck. And ya know what i...