10/06 Thursday: Mark Ballard, EBR Parish Library, Ruthanne Garlock, Janice Miller, Jane Leavy, Jason Dore

Hour One

Mark Ballard

Frequent guest Mark Ballard joined the show to discuss the 2016 Senate race, the feud between Governor John Bel Edwards and Jeff Landry and more.

EBR Parish Library 

Two EBR Parish Library representatives stopped by to talk about the Baton Rouge Mini Maker Faire that the library is hosting. The faire is a chance for makers to come and showcase their work. MythBusters star Jamie Hyneman  will be in attendance at the event. 

Ruth Anne Garlock and Janice Miller

The two ladies stopped by to promote the Warring Women Freedom Fest Featuring Johnathan Butler that will be happening in St. Francisville. The event will start on Friday, October 7 and end on Saturday, October 8. 

Hour Two

Jane Leavy

Jane Leavy is an award-winning sportswriter and a feature writer for the Washington Post. Her work includes the comic novel "Squeeze Play' and the 2005 biography on pitcher Sandy Koufax.  Today was the 50th anniversary of Koufax pitching his last game and losing to fellow Hall Of Famer Jim Palmer. 

Jason Dore

The Executive Director of the LAGOP returned to the show to talk about the 2016 Senate and presidential election. He talks Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and his take on the Charles Boustany and John Kennedy feud. 

12/30 Wednesday: Jay Dardenne, Julie Baxter, George Sells, Jane Leavy

Hour 1:

Jay Dardenne

Lt. Gov and incoming Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne joins Jim in studio to discuss the budget problems in Louisiana and how the next administration will try to fix them. 

Julie Baxter

Incoming Deputy Chief of Staff Julie Baxter joins the show to talk about the upcoming administration and how it's different from ones in the past. 

Hour 2:

George Sells

Former WAFB anchorman George Sells comments on the latest Bill Cosby scandal.

Jane Leavy

Jim is joined by author Jane Leavy to chat about her biography of Sandy Koufax. Today is Koufax's 80th birthday.

The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher Sandy Koufax, from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals, for the first time, what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile. -Amazon