11/14 Tuesday: Jim Brown, Ali Akbar, Susan Nelson

Hour 1:

Jim Brown

Former Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown comes in studio to chat with Jim about what's going on in Louisiana and in the country. Brown comments on Saturday's election and Roy Moore. 

Hour 2:

Ali Akbar & Susan Nelson

Republican Ali Akbar and Democrat Susan Nelson join in the converstation to discuss politics in the U.S. The pair comment on President Donald Trump's performance and the controversey surrounding Roy Moore, who is running for the U.S. Senate. 

07/11 Tuesday: Dr. Neal Barnard, Mike Wolf and Jim Brown

Hour One

Neal Barnard,  M.D.,F.A.C.C., is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and founder of Barnard Medical Center. He came on the show today to discuss the topic: music on the brain, can listening to music make you lose weight?

Mike Wolf

Attorney Mike Wolf was on air to comment on President Trump and Russia's relationship with the United States and the president. 

Hour Two

Jim Brown

Jim Brown is the former Louisiana secretary of state and insurance commissioner; Brown came on the air to comment more on President Trump, Russia and more

06/05 Monday: Collis Temple, Skip Bertman, Steve Carter, Ken Carter, Jim Brown

Hour 1:

Collis Temple

Former professional basketball player and the first African American to play varsity basketball at LSU, Collis Temple, joins guest host Leo Honeycutt in studio to discuss race relations in Baton Rouge and around the state. 

Skip Bertman

Former LSU baseball coach and athletic director, Skip Bertman, chats with Leo about the Tiger's and the College World Series. Leo and Skip also comment on the book, Skip Bertman: How to Win Again and Again, written by Leo. 

Hour 2:

Steve Carter

Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter joins the conversation to comment on his measure to increase the state's gasoline tax and the bill's failure to pass in the legislature. 

Ken Carter

Carter chats with Leo about the purchasing of The Bluffs Golf Resort in St. Francisville. Carter hopes to attract PGA Golf back to one of Arnold Palmer's finest courses. 

Jim Brown

Former Secretary of State Jim Brown joins Leo in studio to discuss the election system in Louisiana. Brown comments on how to get the system away from being so heavily influenced by monied interests. 

04/27 Thursday: Mark Ballard, Mugambi Jouet and Jim Brown

Hour One 

Mark Ballard

 

Mark Ballard is the editor in charge of The Advocate's capital news bureau and stopped by to give more updates on what is happening in the state.

Mugambi Jouet

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Mugambi Jouet is a Thomas C. Grey Fellow at Stanford Law School; he is an author and human rights lawyer. His latest book is, Exceptional America: What Divides American From the World and From Each Other, which he discussed on air.

 

Hour Two

Jim Brown

Former Secretary of State and lawmaker, Jim Brown, came on air to discuss the tax structure in Louisiana and how we are going to fix it. 

02/02 Thursday: Mark Ballard and Jim Brown

Hour One

Mark Ballard

The Advocate's Capitol News Bureau Chief joined the show to chat on in-state affairs. Mark and Jim discussed the newly elected Mayor-President, Gov. John Bel Edwards, state budgeting and Alton Sterling.

Hour Two

Jim Brown

Former Secretary of State Jim Brown joined the show to discuss Donald Trump, Alton Sterling and other current events going on in the world. He is a political commentator and consultant in Baton Rouge and is involved in Louisiana Democratic politics.

01/18 Wednesday: The Telomere Effect, Rich Masters, Putin or Clinton and Jim Brown

HOUR ONE

Elizabeth Blackburn

This segment is an encore interview. Dr. Blackburn is an Australian-American who is currently the President of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. She received the 2009 Nobel Piece Prize in Psychology or Medicine for co-discovering the telomerase.  She joined the show to discuss her book The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer.

Rich Masters

Masters works for the PR agency Qorivis MSLGROUP and joins the show to talk about President Barack Obama and how the economy has changed since he has come into office and what we should look for when President-elect Trump comes into office. 

HOUR TWO

Jim chats about the future with President-elect Trump, issues with Russia. He also chats with callers about who they think is worse out of Hillary Clinton or Vladimir Putin.

Jim Brown

Jim Brown joins the show later in the second hour to comment.