11/16 Thursday: Edwin W. Edwards, David Duke, Jennifer Crochet, Kevin Harris, Ryn Jones

Hour 1:

Edwin Edwards

Former Governor Edwin Edwards joins the conversation to chat about the 26th anniversary of winning the 1991 gubernatioral election against David Duke. 

David Duke

Self proclaimed white nationalist and former state representative David Duke chats with guest host Leo Honeycutt and comments on the 1991 governor's election. 

Hour 2:

Jennifer Crochet

Fitness trainer Jennifer Crochet discusses with Leo how to exercise properly as you age and how to keep the weight off during the holiday season.

Kevin Harris & Ryn Jones

Architect Kevin Harris and Ryn Jones with Remax chat with Leo for the remainder of the show about the challenges of flipping houses. The pair discuss how the process is harder than it looks and buyers should often beware.  

10/11 Tuesday: Kevin Smokler, Dr. Katara Williams, Mike Edmondson, David Duke

Hour One

Kevin Smokler

Author Kevin Smokler called in to talk about his book"Brat Pack America." The book describes 80s teen movies and the importance of the setting and location in these movies. Smokler has a written other works and his writings have appeared on the likes of the LA Times, Buzzfeed, Vulture and more. 

Dr. Katara Williams and Mike Edmondson 

The executive director of Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and the superintendent of Louisiana State Police stopped by to talk the safety of Louisiana drivers and give some insight on Alton Sterling. Colonel Edmondson has held his position of superintendent since 2008. Dr. Katara was recently named head of Louisiana Highway Safety under Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Hour Two

David Duke

David Duke stopped by talk about his race for the Senate, why he backs Donald Trump in the presidential election and his take on other controversial topics.

05/27 Friday: Black Family Initiative, Flashback Friday, MPAC, Dated Terminology, Behavioral Specialist

HOUR ONE

Rev. Donald Hunter

Rev. Donald Hunter has previously served 25 years in the state government.  He joins Jim on the show to talk about The Black Family Initiative.  The purpose of this organization is to strengthen the family in all areas of relationships such as marital, parental and spousal by using a multi-systemic approach to create a Intervention unit that will become an asset to society.

Flashback Friday: David Duke & Charles Jones

For flashback Friday we hear state representatives David Duke and Charles Jones quarrel about affirmative action May 30, 1990.

Renee Chatelain

The president and chief executive officer of the The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge joins the show to promote MPAC- Music, People, Art, Community. The Shaw Center for the Arts will offer different entertainment and cuisine during downtown Baton Rouge's biggest annual party.  Tickets are on sale at artsbr.org

HOUR TWO

Frank Wu

Law professor Frank Wu talks about the executive order President Obama signed pertaining to the use of dated terminology ("negro" and "oriental") in federal law. Wu agrees with the decision of the President and harps on the respect associated with calling people what they want to be called.

Debbie Silverman

Debbie Silverman is a Human Behavior Specialist and President of a consumer research company called Consumer Perspective LLC.  Debbie talks about the gestures made by presidential candidates and what people should pay attention to before they go to the polls.

FRIDAY: Noel Hammatt, Caroline Roemer Shirley, Russel Honore, Dan Claitor, Carolyn Hill, Musheer Robinson, David Duke

HOUR ONE: 

Former Baton Rouge School Board member Noel Hammatt joins the Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Caroline Roemer Shirley to discuss Louisiana education and if charter schools are the right choice to help the public education system.  

There are 134 charter schools in Louisiana that serve about 70 thousand students.  

Roemer and Hammatt discuss the Governor's executive order on statewide testing.

A listener asks about Voucher schools in Louisiana versus charter schools, and Roemer says, "The lines are often blurred between the two," when they are in fact distinctly different.  "Any charter schools that use public dollars... they (public money) are returned."

A listener asks how charter schools address the needs of disabled students.  

General Russel Honore "The Hero of Katrina" joins the show to share his considerations on running for governor.  "We are the third largest energy producer, and our state is broke," Honore continues, "I don't have a party affiliation."  Then he jokes, "People told me I need to get some wizards." 

"That man is one of my heroes in life," a listener says of General Honore, "He's crazy enough to cut through all the political fluff and tell the truth!" 

He says, "It would have to be a real epiphany for me to run {for governor}."  Honore continues, "When I told the reporter I would think about it, I didn't mean that's all I think about."

HOUR TWO: 

Senator Dan Claitor on drones.  He says he got footage of LSU baseball team last year from the backyard of a lobbyist with his drone.  

Claitor discusses his past bill on protection against drone privacy violations.  

BESE board member Carolyn Hill joins the show.  If brought up for question, says she would vote for Superintendent John White to step down.  

Musheer Robinson from the Louisiana NAACP is joined by former representative and KKK Grand Wizard Dr. David Duke.  

Robinson comments on his career as a businessmen and his travels from China to Cuba as he creates opportunities for small and medium businessmen.  "Baton Rouge is sort of like old Louisiana," Robinson says, "we all know Baton Rouge is enormously segregated." "I had numerous stops by police simply for being in my neighborhood," Robinson says.  His past home was near Highland Road in Baton Rouge.    

Robinson says, "Organizations like the NAACP are about addressing contradictions that still occur from slavery or segregation.... What you're doing is to really stomp on people in pain." Duke responds that "Our people are always stuck with the racist card which is about the worst thing you can call somebody." 

Robinson says, "From your {Duke's} standpoint, Scalise represents only white people... you represent pro-segreagation."  Duke says to Robinson, "I believe in equal rights.  You believe in discrimination." 



WEDNESDAY: Tasha Clark Amar, Gus Weill, and David Duke

HOUR ONE: 

Chief Executive Officer Tasha Clark Amar joins us from the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging.  The oldest man in East Baton Rouge Parish is 107 years old.  Amar discusses their largest program, Meals on Wheels, which delivers food to homebound citizens.  To qualify as a senior citizen, you must be 60 years old.  

Political Consultant Gus Weill comments on drones, calling them, "cyber warfare."  He also comments on the upcoming presidential race.   Weill remembers the recent 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

IN THE SECOND HALF OF HOUR 1 AND HOUR 2:

IN THE SECOND HALF OF HOUR 1 AND HOUR 2:

Neo-nazi, former Klan Grand Wizard, and former House Representative David Duke discusses the news on the recent rally which House Majority Whip Steve Scalise attended.  He refers to his year in prison for tax evasion in 1998 saying "there were baby rapists," in there with him.  "I guess I"m the only person in this prison for overpaying my taxes," he continues, "The worst thing you can call someone is racist."  

He comments on Steve Scalise, "This guy is a sellout... The difference between me and those guys {Steve Scalise and David Vitter} is that I didn't sell out."  

"I believe in black empowerment and their own schools and their own communities," Duke says, "Diversity is our downfall."  He continues, "They say whites are privileged... Our people {European Americans} are 20% of Harvard students... That's big time discrimination."  Duke says, "I don't feel at all an enemy of the African American race." 

Duke claims of his collective 500 million views on his youtube videos, "96% are positive."  

He calls on Steve Scalise to resign for being a "sellout."  "That's why the media hates me," he says, "because I haven't sold out." 

Duke got his PhD in Ukraine.  He comments on the Governor's stance on Medicaid. 

"The greatest mentor I have is Thomas Jefferson," Duke says, "George Wallace was also a man I admired a lot."  

"I want my children's children to look something like me and their mother," Duke says of an interracial marriage for his daughters.

"You think these black leaders don't have militants pacts?" Duke says when Jim asks why Duke wore a Nazi uniform.  

"I just might have to run against Steve Scalise.  I'm definitely going to consider it... He got elected on false pretenses," Duke says.   

He says of the KKK, "My Klan did not have a history of violence." 

Duke responds to a listener saying, "Goldman and Sachs Bank is one of the biggest criminal operations in the world." He blames the "multiracial society" of Louisiana for the state's high crime rate.  "Look what immigration has brought to Europe," Duke continues, "conflict and terrorism."

Dr. David Duke concludes with his legacy, "I'm a guy who has never betrayed his state, his constituency, and his country."