Cars real big. House real big. Rims real big, everything real big-on this week’s episode of U Look Hungry. Helen is repping Nola by interviewing one of the most influential musicians to come out of the Crescent City she loves more than any other place in the universe. Tune in to U Look Hungry to hear Helen chat with the legendary hip-hop producer, rapper, and ultimate beat-maker, Mannie Fresh. They get down to the nitty gritty on where he eats and drinks in New Orleans, how he got into music, his thoughts, issues, and hopes for young contemporary rappers, his views on post-Katrina New Orleans, what he’s working on these days in the rap game, and SO MUCH MORE. This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"My dad always had instruments and I got tired of looking at them so I just started playing with them to see where it would go."

"If you put me somewhere where there's good energy - my ideas will flow."

"Real talk - you gotta go eat at somebody's mama's house to get the best food in West Bank."

--Mannie Fresh on U Look Hungry

On this week's episode of U Look Hungry, Helen Hollyman sits down with Bradford Still and Collin Crocket of Fresh Till Death Nut Milks and Red Lantern in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Tune in to hear how Collin's raw diet inspired him and Bradford to start making raw nut milks. Hear about their cafe, Red Lantern, that features Fresh Till Death milks, a bike repair shop, and beer. Learn about all of Fresh Till Death's flavors, and the processes they use to make nut milk. Hear Bradford and Collin compare the Phoenix food scene to New York, and learn why store-bought nut milks are not necessarily healthy. Today's episode has been brought to you by Tekserve.

"Even people who don't have a problem with dairy really enjoy the flavor. To get an iced coffee with hazelnut milk is unique and not something that you can get at every cafe... It's a very surprisingly satisfying substitution." [10:21] -- Bradford Still on U Look Hungry

"People are having a hard time drinking what they want to drink. People are drinking store-bought almond milk that has tons of preservatives and refined sugars and they think they're doing something good for themselves." [25:40] -- Collin Crockett on U Look Hungry

Water is the defining resources of the 21st century. Learn more about our water supply and why the issues surrounding our reserves are so important on an informative episode of Straight, No Chaser with Katy Keiffer and guest Alex Prud'homme, author of "The Ripple Effect". Tune in to learn about everything from Dick Cheney's Halliburton Loophole and how it's affected the Clean Water Act, how Eastern water law differs from ours, and why climate change and population growth play an important role in how we think about our water. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.