The New Orleans SMACKDOWN: Brunch vs. Twerking vs. Louis Armstrong

By Brittany Luse,

Drew Hawkins, Ko Bragg, Barton Girdwood, Corey Antonio Rose, Jessica Placzek

Published September 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM EDT

New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis Armstrong. A girl twerking. Brunch.

Who will win today's cage match?

Welcome to The Smackdown! For the next several weeks Brittany is hosting debates in cities and regions across the United States to find out who and what are the most influential things from those places.

This episode Brittany lands in New Orleans, Louisiana, and debates with Gulf States Newsroom health equity reporter Drew Hawkins and writer & editor Ko Bragg. There will be winners. There will be losers. There will be surprises.

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Brittany Luse

Brittany Luse is an award-winning journalist, on-air host, and cultural critic. She is the host of It's Been a Minute and For Colored Nerds. Previously Luse hosted The Nod and Sampler podcasts, and co-hosted and executive produced The Nod with Brittany and Eric, a daily streaming show. She's written for Vulture and Harper's Bazaar, among others, and edited for the podcasts Planet Money and Not Past It. Luse and her work have been profiled by publications like The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vulture, and Teen Vogue.

Drew Hawkins

Ko Bragg

Barton Girdwood

Corey Antonio Rose

Jessica Placzek