The Founders Show
A look at Louisiana politics from Chaplain Hy McEnery and Christopher Tidmore
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Christopher discuss the Indiana and Ohio GOP primaries and how Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates defeated long-time incumbents. They question whether the same outcome could occur in Louisiana’s May 16 U.S. Senate race, where Julia Letlow and John Fleming currently lead incumbent Bill Cassidy.
The discussion includes congressional redistricting and an underreported Supreme Court ruling regarding distribution of the abortion...
The discussion includes congressional redistricting and an underreported Supreme Court ruling regarding distribution of the abortion...
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Christopher talk about canceled congressional primaries and whether redistricting efforts to create six GOP districts could backfire. They also discuss King Charles meeting Trump and America’s 250th birthday. HMS Trump’s bell is presented as a gift. Hy concludes the show reflecting on Founder George Mason.
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Christopher broadcasts live from Fraunces Tavern Museum in Manhattan. He interviews Ambrose Richardson on the meaning of the American Revolution and George Washington’s greatest patriotic act: laying down power. This leads into Rep. Mike Bayham’s effort to lifetime-limit governors to two terms. Hy and Christopher discuss Black soldiers in the American Revolution and school vouchers. Hy concludes with the Continental Army’s church r...
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore speak with Darren Grubb of Medicare Advantage Majority on the effort to underfund Medicare Advantage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 0.09 percent payment increase. That rate was not reflective of real-world healthcare costs and risked significant premium increases for over 50% of Medicare recipients. CMS later agreed to a 2.48 percent rate increase for 2027. Hy and C...
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore talk about legislative efforts to reform the board of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board. Will there be a property service fee imposed? We discuss courts, Salt Coast, cars, foster care, and Trump killing petrodollars in the aftermath of the Iran War. Hy finishes by reflecting on the Great Awakening.
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore talk about the U.S. Supreme Court decision, upcoming elections, and New Orleans courts. Most importantly, we remember a dear friend who died too young, Curtis Robinson. Hy concludes the program by reflecting on the importance of the philosopher Montesquieu.
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christoper Tidmore discuss the Louisiana economy, movies, military, and careers. We talk about the (lack of?) reasons for the Iran War. Hy reflects upon Francis Scott Key to end the show.
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore discuss Sen. Markwayne Mullins becoming Homeland Security Secretary, the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, President Trump’s machinations in the Iran War, the Public Service Commissioner's contest, and the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board. Hy honors St. Brendan to end the program.
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May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Tidmore discuss the Louisiana Legislative Session and the impact on state taxes and schools. Most importantly, we celebrate that automobile brake tags may soon become a thing of the past. Hy uses the patriotic moment to reflect on early education.
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March 9, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher and the show with an interview with Bill Hyland, his historian of St Bernard Parish on the https://www.losislenos.org/events We also talk about https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/one-of-the-last-great-newspapermen/article_3b0b4113-286f-4305-8172-ec076eba845b.html of the program, Curtis Robinson.
But our main conversation, as Christopher writes below, is What’s Next in the Iran War?
Many have criticized Donald Trum...
But our main conversation, as Christopher writes below, is What’s Next in the Iran War?
Many have criticized Donald Trum...
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March 4, 2026 • 54 mins
The Founders Show kicks off with an interview with Congresswoman Julia Letlow, candidate for the United States Senate in the May 16 Republican primary. We talk about why flood insurance for Louisiana is more important than a perfect American Conservative Union rating, her endorsement from President Trump, and why she decided to challenge Bill Cassidy.
At the end of the show, we talked to another candidate, former Jefferson Parish P...
At the end of the show, we talked to another candidate, former Jefferson Parish P...
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February 23, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on several subjects on today’s broadcast, including a major communications crisis at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, The secret to a better Mardi Gras “Fat Friday”, SNAP, NO soda for you, and a New POLL in the Louisiana US Senate race SHOWS A DEAD HEAT… and that the negative ads on Julia Letlow are working.
Referring to the first topic, we had asked Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson a series if questio...
Referring to the first topic, we had asked Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson a series if questio...
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February 23, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher revisit one of our classic shows, featuring the Creole balladeer Armand St. Martin. We premiere several new carnival songs and talk about the traditions of carnival, that begin literally on the day that Louisiana is founded, Mardi Gras 1699.
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February 6, 2026 • 54 mins
It’s our carnival edition, and Hy and Christopher explore the new exhibit at the Presbytere on the Illinois Clubs.
Illinois Club exhibit at the Presbytere Tells of 231 Years of Black Carnival Aspiration & Triumph
By Christopher Tidmore
Just as The Louisiana Weekly celebrates its centenary this year, so will the Young Men’s Illinois club reach that milestone this Mardi Gras season. The history of that landmark African-American carn...
Illinois Club exhibit at the Presbytere Tells of 231 Years of Black Carnival Aspiration & Triumph
By Christopher Tidmore
Just as The Louisiana Weekly celebrates its centenary this year, so will the Young Men’s Illinois club reach that milestone this Mardi Gras season. The history of that landmark African-American carn...
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February 6, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher confront a number of topics, including Washington, Mardi Gras, and the importance of the upcoming election elections on February 7.
But we talk about two fundamental questions that the current sheriff and the incoming sheriff has so far refused to answer. We try to answer them on this week’s show.
Last year, the jail switched vendors for providing inmate communications -- like phone calls -- to a controversial Flo...
But we talk about two fundamental questions that the current sheriff and the incoming sheriff has so far refused to answer. We try to answer them on this week’s show.
Last year, the jail switched vendors for providing inmate communications -- like phone calls -- to a controversial Flo...
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January 24, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher broadcast from Big Bend National Park. We ask why Trump has put his face on the new annual pass for the National Parks? We also examine Trump’s recent endorsement of Julia Letlow. Here is Christopher’s column in The Louisiana Weekly.
GOP contenders unfazed by Trump endorsement of Julia Letlow
By Christopher Tidmore, Contributing Writer
Three weeks ago, in a closed meeting of the Republican National Committee, Chairm...
GOP contenders unfazed by Trump endorsement of Julia Letlow
By Christopher Tidmore, Contributing Writer
Three weeks ago, in a closed meeting of the Republican National Committee, Chairm...
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December 19, 2025 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher talk about families coming together, Christmas, but the cynicism that kind of overrides our politics. We mention Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s ripping down of the banners on Gallier Hall placed there for inauguration of her successor Helena Moreno.
Political cynicism threatens to take over the holidays, and we talk about President Trump’s address (in detail below and) on the radio show. We also talk about Rob Reiner’s ...
Political cynicism threatens to take over the holidays, and we talk about President Trump’s address (in detail below and) on the radio show. We also talk about Rob Reiner’s ...
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November 11, 2025 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher discussed the results from last Tuesday. It was a GOP slaughter, but Hy says the Democrats won in Democratic states, while Christopher offers a warning.
Democrats in Mississippi broke the G.O.P.’s State House supermajority last Tuesday after a special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital. Two Public Service Commission seats...
Democrats in Mississippi broke the G.O.P.’s State House supermajority last Tuesday after a special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital. Two Public Service Commission seats...
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November 1, 2025 • 54 mins
Mayor-elect Helena Moreno declared last week, “The city of New Orleans should not, and I will not stand for, having a (state) fiscal administrator come in."
Hy and Christopher discuss Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal that he has the power to appoint a budgetary Tsar over local finances. Does it carry about as much legitimacy as his idea that President Trump should appoint the next LSU football coach?
Both agree that the Governor’s opinio...
Hy and Christopher discuss Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal that he has the power to appoint a budgetary Tsar over local finances. Does it carry about as much legitimacy as his idea that President Trump should appoint the next LSU football coach?
Both agree that the Governor’s opinio...
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October 25, 2025 • 54 mins
October 30 at 6pm, The Garden District Book Shop on 2727 Prytania will welcome Theresa McCulla speaking about her new book Insatiable City. The event is free and open to the public.
Hy and Christopher welcome Eric Williams to help interview Teresa on what food means to New Orleans. It’s a fascinating conversation.
Insatiable City, a 2025 James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee in Reference, History, and Scholarship and a Smithsonia...
Hy and Christopher welcome Eric Williams to help interview Teresa on what food means to New Orleans. It’s a fascinating conversation.
Insatiable City, a 2025 James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee in Reference, History, and Scholarship and a Smithsonia...
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