HOUR ONE

Mark Emmert

The head of the National College Athletic Association joins Jim at the Manship School of Mass Communication on LSU's campus for the LSU Sports Summit. Emmert talks about the rules of the NCAA dealing with paying college athletes and how the association determines punishment or infractions.

Joe Nocera

American journalist and author and New York Times Op-Ed columnist discusses the topic of whether college athletes should be paid or not.

HOUR TWO

Ben Strauss

Co-author of of Indentured, about the NCAA with Joe Nocera, Strauss joins Jim over the phone at the Manship School at LSU to discuss wealth in college sports.

Tim Brando

Tim Brando was also a part of the Sports Communication Summit at LSU. Brando is a sportscaster with FOX Sports. He talks with Jim about his opinions on college athletics and revenue in the NCAA.

Tom Schedler

The Louisiana Secretary of State joins Jim over the phone and talks about the upcoming Presidential election and the turnouts for early voting in the state of Louisiana.

HOUR ONE

Mike Strain

Commissioner of Louisiana Department of Agriculture talks about the industry since he came into office. Strain emphasizes the importance of the lifting of the Cuban embargo and the effects it has on agriculture and trade.

Lester Duhe

Political consultant Lester Duhe talks with Jim about politics in Louisiana and his predictions on who the people would prefer as president.

Flashback Friday: former Chancellor of LSU, Mark Emmert

The year was 2001 when Jim interviewed the former Chancellor about LSU football, taxes and funding for higher education.

HOUR TWO

Ronnie Anderson

Ronald "Ronnie" Anderson is serving his 23rd term as president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. He joins Jim at the convention in New Orleans to discuss farming in Louisiana despite the flooding in the northern areas of the state earlier this year.

Dr. Geoffrey Kabat

Geoffrey Kabat, a cancer epidemiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, was mentioned in an article in the New York Times that claims regularly drinking coffee could protect against at least two types of cancer.

Mike Wolf

Attorney Mike Wolf addresses Congress and President Barack Obama's controversial executive actions on immigration and the affirmative action case dealing with a university in Texas.