10/20 Friday: Brannon Costello, Rohan Davey, Chris Andrews

Hour 1:

Brannon Costello

Author of Neon Visions: The Comics of Howard Chaykin, Brannon Costello, joins Jim in studio to chat about his latest work. 

In the 1980s, Howard Chaykin broke new ground in American comic books with a series of formally innovative, iconoclastic works that turned the traditional action-adventure tales of mainstream comics into a platform for personal expression, political engagement, and aesthetic experimentation. Today, Chaykin remains a vital and prolific artist, but despite the original and influential nature of his work, he receives scant critical attention. -Amazon

Rohan Davey

Former LSU and NFL quarter Rohan Davey joins the conversation to discuss the LSU vs. Ole Miss game this Saturday night. He predicts how well the Tigers will do and comments on quarterback Danny Etling. 

Hour 2:

Chris Andrews

Reverend Chris Andrews is the former reverend of First United Methodist. He discusses the recent string of shootings in the Baton Rouge area, crime and President Donald Trump.

08/18 Fridays: Michael Rubin, Tim Shorrock, Chris Andrews

Hour One

Michael Rubin

Attorney Michael Rubin is a former professional jazz pianist and has performed in several states and clubs, including New Orleans. He is also a former radio and television announcer. On today's show he was on air to talk about his latest novel Ca$ed Out.

Tim Shorrock

Tim Shorrock is a writer and commentator on US foreign policy, US national security and East Asian politics. He commented on what is going on with the United States and North Korea.

Hour Two

Chris Andrews

Chris Andrews is the former pastor of the First United Methodist Church. He spent 22 years at the church and will talk more on the division in America.

12/23 Friday: Jeff Sadow & Melissa Flournoy, Rev. Chris Andrews

HOUR ONE

Jeff Sadow & Melissa Flournoy

LSU-Shreveport political science professor and blogger Jeff Sadow and former state lawmaker Melissa Flournoy join the show to talk about what they feel is the biggest story of 2016, Donald Trump winning the presidential election. Flournoy and Sadow touch on other 2016 elections in Louisiana as well.

HOUR TWO

Chris Andrews

Rev. of Jubilee Pioneers, Chris Andrews, joins the show to talk about the fear of the American people and the powerful emotions that drive mankind.

08/17 Wednesday: Public Service Commissioner Campbell, Congressman Boustany, Rev. Chris Andrews

HOUR ONE

Foster Campbell

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Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell addresses the Baton Rouge flood situation from a public service position.  Campbell addresses the lost of wireless service signals and answers questions from callers around the community.

HOUR TWO

Charles Boustany

Congressman Boustany talks about the financial and emotional stress caused by the flooding and gives some information on what people can expect to happen in the next few days.  

Chris Andrews

Rev. of Jubilee Pioneers, Andrews joins the show to talk about the more emotional side during the Baton Rouge flooding.  Andrews notes that there are smaller, religious shelters located around the city and reminds the public that any small act of kindness makes a difference.

TUESDAY: Indiana Religious Freedom Law, Clutter and Suffocation, New Catholic School, Professor Bob Mann

HOUR ONE: 

Author James Wallman starts the show with a discussion of clutter and materialism in his book Stuffocation.  "The problem is all this stuff is that it's filling up our homes and our lives, and it's not making us happy."

"Women who have too much stuff have too much cortisol," Wallman says.  He continues, referencing the original Mad Men in the 1920s, "The problem with overproduction was under consumption." 

Former Chancellor for Southern University Jim Llorens is joined by Father John Foley to discuss a potential new Catholic School in Baton Rouge from the Cristo Rey Network.  Jim Llorens is now the President of Cristo Rey.  It provides a Catholic, college prep education while allowing one day of white collar work a week for inner city students to help pay for tuition.  There are now twenty-eight schools around the country and potentially one in Baton Rouge in the fall of 2016.  Father John Foley founded the first of these schools.  

One of their students shares her experience with her Christo Rey high school and how it has helped her future plans.

Reverend Chris Andrews and Reverend David Diamond debate the Indiana Religious Freedom Law.  

"They want to impose their lifestyle on other people and scream discrimination," Rev. Diamond says of the gay community.

"I think people should have access to contraceptives if they wish to have it," Rev. Andrews says, "I don't think they should be forced to." 

Rev. Andrews disagrees with Rev. Diamond's statement that there is a war on God and suggests instead that God's word is there to encourage ever changing perspectives and relating.  

"I think if we could simply get to the point where we accept people for who they are, " Rev. Andrews says, "I think we would all be a lot richer." 

Rev. Diamond claims gay people on Third Street set dogs on him.  

HOUR TWO:

Professor Bob Mann talks about his feud with Rolfe H. McCollister, Jr.

"It is kind of odd that a publisher who writes on politics and owns a newspaper and constantly defends Bobby Jindal who appointed him," Mann says in response to McCollister calling him out on a conflict of interest.  "He is saying that faculty members don't have the right to criticize the university," Mann continues, "That's a chilling statement."  

Mann accuses McCollister of threatening academic freedom.  "They have sat as quiet as mice as Jindal has systematically reduced funding for higher education." 

He also comments on the secret appointing of Stephen Moret to president and CEO of the LSU Foundation.  

Mann is an independent, not a democrat.  

"At the very least, I thought the board ought to be more represented by the population at large," Mann says, "There are 14 white men and 1 black woman." 

He says that the board does the bidding of Bobby Jindal.  

Mann also comments on Common Core.  Jim asks what Mann thinks the effect of the billion dollar hospital in New Orleans.