Obligations at the Lounge

About Obligations at the Lounge

A podcast from New Orleans about the current events, history, and tall-tales surrounding infamous BJ's Lounge and its Ninth Ward neighborhood.

Publisher

Ryan Scully and Howie Huber

Category

history · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jun 2023

Latest episode

19 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2025

   OATL37: Chris Olsen!!! Music by Clint Maedgen!

   Obligations lives!!! (We were just on summer break.) Howie and Scully are back with special guest: influencer and French Quarter vintage clothing store owner Chris Olsen. He popped into the King Room to discuss his journey into French Quarter small business advocacy and beyond. He shares how growing up he developed a love for antiques from his father and how his previous job in advertising set him up with the tools required to advocate publicly for causes specific to the French Q...

2. 

   26 Jun 2025

   OATL36 - Sabine McCalla!!! Live Music from The Helots!

   Sabine McCalla discusses her new single, upcoming album release on Garhole Records, and her journey from Haitian activist roots to making New Orleans home in an interview with Scully and Howie.

3. 

   7 Jun 2025

   OATL 35: Morning 40's Rick Hukill!!! Live Music from Conor Donohue!

   Rick Hukill recounts his experiences growing up in Onion Town, his time in Athens, GA, and forming the Morning 40s band in an interview with Howie and Scully.

Who has been a guest on Obligations at the Lounge

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sabine McCalla
• Rick Hukill
• Nancy Montoya

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.