Several weeks ago Dr. Gina Green posted an impassioned request to support the Association for Professional Behavior Analysts on Facebook, noting, among other things, that the organization is uniquely suited to advocate for the needs of both practitioners and clients in this unpredictable world of ours. One of the ways that she suggested supporting APBA was to attend the annual conference. Well, her plea worked on me, and I am in the process of making travel plans to New Orleans, where this year's conference is being held. After that, I started thinking about things I could do to encourage my fellow Behavior Analysts to attend as well. As such, I hope to have a future episode or two that highlights the content of the conference itself.
Having said that, attending a conference is not only about sitting in a meeting room, dutifully taking notes and obtaining CE units. Let's be honest, it's also an opportunity to travel and see places that one would not ordinary visit on their own. Because this year's event is in the city of New Orleans, I thought that it would be fun to do an episode that highlights some non-clinical or practice-related reasons to attend APBA.
In order to accomplish this, I reached out to my new friend and fellow podcaster, Mark Bologna of the Beyond Bourbon Street Podcast, a show that celebrates all that New Orleans has to offer. In this episode, the New Orleans native gives us perhaps the most concise visitor's guide to the city. We talk about everything from how to get to the conference hotel from the airport to local figures of speech. More importantly we spend a lot of time talking about cool places to eat, sightsee, and just hang out. Mark shares places to go not only for new visitors to the city, but he also mentions some very cool restaurants that only the locals know about. All in all, there's something for everyone in this episode (and if you're like me, you'll start to get hungry as Mark describes the local cuisine!).
From a resources standpoint, this is perhaps the most content-rich episode I've done to date. There are almost 40 links to resources in these show notes. I listed them in the order in which they appear in the podcast. I have them in a downloadable PDF as well, so please feel free to share this with friends and co-workers who are considering a trip to New Orleans (whether for the conference or not).
Here's the PDF (no email address required, actual links below): Session 19 Resource List
In closing, I hope I've provided some additional incentive to attend the APBA conference!
Session 19 Resources.
The links from this podcast, in order of appearance. All typos, mistakes, etc.. are mine, and not Mark Bolongna’s. For more information, check out Mark’s website and podcast at http://beyondbourbonst.com/. He also has an awesome Instagram page, with lots of great pictures of various sights in the New Orleans area (see https://www.instagram.com/beyondbourbonst/).
http://www.norta.com/Getting-Around/GoMobile-App RTA (Public Transportation) mobile app
http://www.thecolumns.com/ The Columns Hotel
http://beyondbourbonst.com/ Homepage for Mark Bologna’s awesome podcast
http://flymsy.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=6016 MSY airport ground transport, Mark suggests Uber too
http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/ Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
http://sasfest.org/ Saints and Sinners festival
http://www.saengernola.com/shows/chris-rock-total-blackout-tour-2017 Chris Rock show
http://www.nola.gov/parks-and-parkways/parks-squares/lafayette-square/ Lafayette Square Park
http://nola.eater.com/2016/11/18/13654334/top-taco-festival-new-orleans-debuts-march-2017 NOLA Taco Festival
http://www.cafedumonde.com/ Cafe Du Monde
http://neworleanscitypark.com/in-the-park/morning-call Morning Call (CDM alternative)
http://www.gumboshop.com/ the Gumbo Shop
http://www.mrbsbistro.com/ Mr. B’s. Bistro
http://www.commanderspalace.com/ Commander’s Palace (2-4 week reservations in advance recommended)
http://www.antoines.com/ Antoine’s Restaurant (ask for a tour; 2-4 week reservations in advance recommended)
http://jacques-imos.com/ Jacques-Imo’s; great local casual food
https://www.brigtsens.com/ Brightsen’s Restaurant (known for seafood and duck)
http://www.clancysneworleans.com/ Clancy’s restaurant (uptown New Orleans)
http://www.katiesinmidcity.com/ Katie’s Restaurant & Bar
http://beyondbourbonst.com/new-orleans-language-guide/ The Language of New Orleans - Podcast episode
http://www.qandc.com/ Q & C hotel
http://www.catahoulahotel.com/ Catahoula Hotel
http://bienvillehouse.com Bienville House Hotel
http://www.therooseveltneworleans.com/ Roosevelt Hotel
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/msydt-renaissance-new-orleans-arts-warehouse-district-hotel/ Renaissance Hotel
http://www.westinneworleanscanalplace.com/ Westin Hotel
http://louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/the-cabildo/ Cabildo Museaum
http://louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/the-presbytere/ Presbytere Museam
http://www.twochickswalkingtours.com/index.html 2 chicks walking tours
http://www.bigboytravel.com/louisiana/neworleans/gardendistrictwalkingtour/ garden district walking tour
http://louisianastatemuseum.org/museums/the-old-us-mint/ The Old US Mint - History of Jazz museum, free!
https://www.preservationhall.com/ Preservation Hall jazz venue
http://701bourbon.com/ Cat’s Meow, French Quarter nightclub
http://www.patobriens.com/patobriens/default.asp Pat O’Briens, French Quarter Bar/Club
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/ The Gambit (free local paper)
https://www.facebook.com/kermitruffinsnola/ Kermit Ruffins, local jazz legend
http://www.bigsamsfunkynation.com/ Big Sam’s Funky Nation (another local music legend)
http://www.houseofblues.com/neworleans New Orleans House of Blues