On today’s show, we check out the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in Uptown New Orleans. Throughout the years, poets, piano players and propagators of funk have made the Maple Leaf their home away from home.

We'll hear some live music from Maple Leaf regulars Papa Grows Funk and Joe Krown. Along the way, we catch up with Hank Staples, co-owner of the club, as well as Chef Jacques Leonardi of Jacques-Imo’s, a restaurant conveniently located next door to the Maple Leaf Bar.