12/03 Thursday: Lamar White, Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez, Gus Weill

Hour 1:

Lamar White

Blogger Lamar White, Jr. joins Jim in studio to talk about the resiliency of Donald Trump and the controversy over Trump allegedly ridiculing a handicapped reporter. White comments on the recent mass shootings across the United States. 

Hour 2:

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Editor of the Daily Reveille Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez joins the show to discuss the Reggie's Bar dress code issue. She comments on an article in the Reveille about the bar and how the dress code targets a certain race. Zamudio-Suarez mentions the Confederate flag inside Reggie's, as well as, the bar's entrance hand stamp controversy. 

Zamudio-Suarez discusses the lack of minorities in Greek life at LSU. She is retiring from the position of editor. 

Gus Weill

Political Consultant Gus Weill joins the show to comment on the San Bernardino mass shooting. He discusses the recent terror attacks and how we can keep our cities safe from these attacks. 

10/15 Thursday: Deborah Sternberg, Fairleigh Cook Jackson, Charles Fountain, Darrell Glasper, Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Hour 1: 

Deborah Sternberg

President of B'nai Israel Synagogue Deborah Sternberg joins the conversation to talk about Jewish life in Louisiana.  Sternberg invites everyone to attend B'nai Israel's Art and Soul event. 

Sternberg says the Jewish community in Louisiana is very close knit and explains the differences in Jewish culture here and in New York City. She talks about the conflict in the Middle East. 

Fairleigh Cook Jackson

Jim is joined by Fairleigh Cook Jackson to talk about her new position as the executive director of the Foundation for Historical Louisiana. Jackson discusses what goes on in a typical day as executive director. Jackson gives light on some new projects going on in Baton Rouge and across the state. 

Charles Fountain

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Author Charles Fountain joins the conversation to discuss his latest book on the 1919 World Series. 

"In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein. Heavily favored, Chicago lost the Series five games to three. Although rumors of a fix flew while the series was being played, they were largely disregarded by players and the public at large. It wasn't until a year later that a general investigation into baseball gambling reopened the case, and a nationwide scandal emerged. "-Amazon

Hour 2:

Darrell Glasper

Former Metro Councilman Darrell Glasper joins the conversation to discuss the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court election. Current EBR Clerk of Court Doug Welborn is seeking reelection and running against Sarah Holliday-James. Glasper explains a few public records requests. 

A former employee called in to discuss her time in the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Courts office. 

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Editor of the Daily Reveille Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez discusses how students on LSU's campus are going to vote. She says not many students are making a big deal about the upcoming gubernatorial election like they did last year in the senate race with Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy. 

8/6 Thursday: Leo Honeycutt May Run for Lt. Gov, The LSU Reveille, Bobby Jindal, 2016 Presidential Race, and the Louisiana Gubernatorial Election

HOUR ONE: 

Leo Honeycutt

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Leo Honeycutt is the author of Edwin Edwards' biography.  He is a well established journalist, writer, and politico.  He discusses potentially running for Lt. Governor. 

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

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Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez is the LSU Reveille student fall editor and an online news editor for The Advocate in Baton Rouge. 

Gubernatorial Q&A

Louisiana's poverty rate is one of the highest in the country.  If elected governor, what steps would you take to reduce the number of people who live below the federal poverty level? 

David Vitter: "Dramatically improving our education... That is the answer to ending poverty." 

Jay Dardenne: "Emphasizing education and creating job opportunities are the key ingredients to ending the embarrassing poverty rates in Louisiana..." 

Scott Angelle: "We must ramp up our technical and community college programs... put them on steroids.... 60% of the jobs we create in the next ten years will require more than a high school diploma, but less than a 4 year degree."

John Bel Edwards: "Important to increase the earned income tax credit... I call on Congress to raise the minimum raise.  It's about family values; when women succeed, families succeed. I am the only candidate that has supported and will support equal pay legislation... We must get smart on crime and better on budgeting." 

HOUR TWO: 

Jeremy Alford

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Jeremy Alford is the publisher and editor of LaPolitics.com.  He comments on Bobby Jindal's quest for the GOP Presidential nomination as well as the soon approaching Gubernatorial election for Louisiana.  He comments on the potential candidacy of John Georges for Governor.  "John Georges gets in the race on the last day of qualifying... Can you imagine the media?"

Scott McKay 

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Scott McKay is the publisher of The Hayride.  He also discusses Bobby Jindal and the Gubernatorial election.  McKay provides the most recent polls which put David Vitter and John Bel Edwards at 31.1% and 30.6%.  He says he doesn't see any other way than a Vitter Edwards runoff.