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EPISODE · Dec 25, 2025 · 1H 18M

Merry Christmas! Replay - Joseph Makkos - NOLA DNA Project

from Only Good Vibes News Network · host Leroy Mitchell

In this episode of Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle Monsta and Jamie Bernstein sit down with Joseph Makkos, the print-maker, archivist and founder/curator of the NOLA DNA Project. Joseph takes us behind the scenes of his remarkable treasure trove: tens of thousands of historic New Orleans newspapers and printed materials, and how he’s turning them into accessible history, design, and data. We talk about discovery, preservation, the future of archives, and why the stories embedded in old newspapers still matter today. Joseph Makkos is a designer, print-maker, preservationist, and archivist based in New Orleans. Through the NOLA DNA Project he manages a rare collection of roughly 30,000 historic newspapers from New Orleans (circa late 19th to early 20th century) and is actively digitizing, curating, and re-presenting them for research, art, design and public engagement. Visit the NOLA DNA Project: http://noladna.com Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports - https://nolamotor.com/ Scandalous Chocolates - https://www.scandalouschocolates.com/ Frenchy Live - https://www.frenchylive.com Trenasse - https://trenasse.com/ Whistle Monsta: Instgram - https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/, Website - https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Jamie Bernstein: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Jamie_Bernstein_Music Website - https://www.jamiebernstein.com/ neworleans, goodvibes, onlygoodvibes, noladna, archive, archivist, newspaper, curator, founder, tulane, loyola, timespicayune, history, foryou, whodat, podcast, nola

In this episode of Only Good Vibes News Network, Whistle Monsta and Jamie Bernstein sit down with Joseph Makkos, the print-maker, archivist and founder/curator of the NOLA DNA Project. Joseph takes us behind the scenes of his remarkable treasure trove: tens of thousands of historic New Orleans newspapers and printed materials, and how he’s turning them into accessible history, design, and data. We talk about discovery, preservation, the future of archives, and why the stories embedded in old newspapers still matter today. Joseph Makkos is a designer, print-maker, preservationist, and archivist based in New Orleans. Through the NOLA DNA Project he manages a rare collection of roughly 30,000 historic newspapers from New Orleans (circa late 19th to early 20th century) and is actively digitizing, curating, and re-presenting them for research, art, design and public engagement. Visit the NOLA DNA Project: http://noladna.com Thank you to our sponsors: NOLA Motorsports - https://nolamotor.com/ Scandalous Chocolates - https://www.scandalouschocolates.com/ Frenchy Live - https://www.frenchylive.com Trenasse - https://trenasse.com/ Whistle Monsta: Instgram - https://www.instagram.com/badasswhistla/, Website - https://www.whistlemonsta.com/ Jamie Bernstein: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Jamie_Bernstein_Music Website - https://www.jamiebernstein.com/ neworleans, goodvibes, onlygoodvibes, noladna, archive, archivist, newspaper, curator, founder, tulane, loyola, timespicayune, history, foryou, whodat, podcast, nola

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