HOUR ONE

Chris Brooks with Blues Festival

Chairman Chris Brooks comes on the show to talk about the Blues Festival downtown. The Baton Rouge Blues Foundation proudly brings the 22nd annual Baton Rouge Blues Festival to downtown Baton Rouge Saturday, April 9, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday April, 10, 2016, from 11:15 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., located in and around Repentance Park and Galvez Plaza.

Alex V. Cook

Alex Cook comes on the show to talk about his book that includes venue information, personal recommendations, and entertaining anecdotes for locations around Louisiana. The book is titled, Seat Yourself: The Best of South Louisiana's Local Diners, Lunch Houses, and Roadside Stops.

Edmond Jordan

Edmond Jordan has been an attorney for 17 years, representing the Louisiana Public Service Commission, The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and The United States Department of Homeland Security, in addition to private practice. He is running for the open seat of District 29.

HOUR TWO

Commissioner Foster Campbell

The Commissioner is a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the Republican David Vitter. The primary election will coincide with the presidential general election. Campbell explains the effects this coincidence will have on the outcomes of both elections.

Juan Williams

Author of "We the People," and political analyst for FOX News. In his book, Williams reveals how each of our modern-day founders have extended the Founding Fathers original vision and changed fundamental aspects of our country.

Justin Roberts

Jim speaks briefly with U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Justin Roberts. In his upcoming documentary "No Greater Love," Roberts sets out to bridge this gap between the American public and its combat veterans through extensive footage he shot in Afghanistan and follow-up interviews with soldiers and Gold Star wives and families. This film will be featured in the International Film Festival.

HOUR ONE:

Author Philip K. Howard starts the show to discuss his book The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government. "Change <in politics> almost never comes from the inside."

Author and LSU Student Media Adviser Alex Cook comments on the Mardi Gras festivities and the growing progressive culture of Baton Rouge. Jim asks Cook about the impact of the interracial homosexual couple on the cover of a Baton Rouge publication. He also promotes his band, The Rakers.

Author and food blogger Andie Mitchell shares her story in her book It Was Me All Along about her 135 lb weight loss. In response to how she did it, Mitchell says, "It was good old fashioned moving more and eating less... I had to change my whole relationship with eating." She continues, "So much of what led to me gaining that weight was emotional." Mitchell describes her surprising resentment in her weight loss process. She says, "It's hard not to notice in some ways you're more accepted... you come across as a more worthy human being to a lot of people just because you're thinner."

HOUR TWO:

Author Andrew Maraniss discusses his book Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South. Steve Martin was the first African-American baseball player in the SEC at Tulane in 1965. Maraniss says that his book is not about scores of games, but about the experience of Perry Wallace and the civil rights movement.

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Tyler Bridges shares his opinion on the challenges Governor Jindal will face in his final eleven months in office. Bridges comments on the controversy surrounding the refusal of the state for the building of another Planned Parenthood on Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans. His story in the Huffington Post is here. Bridges comments on his recent story on Bobby Jindal in Politico, "Bobby Jindal's Troubles at Home: What he's not talking about on the campaign trail."

Executive Director Mike Shepard joins us from the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Elvis Presley is a member. He breaks the announcement for a new showcase at Baton Rouge Metro Airport; a double sided 13 foot wall 4 inches thick with forty-four gold records and brass plaques dedicated to the members of the Louisiana Hall of Fame. The showcase will be finished on March 15, 2015.