When Numbers Learn to Dance: Data Storytelling Labs for Cultural Creatives

This episode of Lagniappe Logic dives deep into the "Data Storytelling for Cultural Creatives" series and the Parish Stories: Data-to-Story Labs project. Co‑hosts Dutch and Ama unpack the UNO kickoff with Dr. Scott A. Phillips, walk through all three March sessions at NORAPC, and explore how cultural creatives can turn one local number into a grounded story about their own parish. Along the way they discuss HIV data, "No Reported Risk" categories, storm and housing statistics, comics and audio pieces from the Parish Stories book, and what it means to treat a neighborhood as a living character in the data. The episode weaves back-and-forth conversation, examples, and mini exercises for listeners, and closes with a clear invitation to visit the Crown Legacy Program blog to read the posts "Missed the UNO Kickoff? Join the March Data Storytelling Series at NORAPC" and "What a Number Won’t Say Until We Write It," and to register for the upcoming workshops or host your own micro‑lab at home.