09/28 Thursday: Mark Kram Jr., Mark Ballard, Gene Mills

Hour 1:

Mark Kram Jr.

Writer Mark Kram Jr. chats with Jim about the passing of Hugh Hefner. Kram's father Mark Kram Sr. was a sportswriter for Playboy Magazine. 

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of the Advocate joins the conversation for his weekly input on what's going on in Louisiana politics. Ballard comments on House Majority Whip Steve Scalise returning to the U.S. Capitol for the first time since he was severely injured after a shooting in June. He also discusses Senator Bill Cassidy. 

Hour 2:

Gene Mills

Louisiana Family Forum President Gene Mills joins Jim in the second hour of the show to talk about the late Hugh Hefner. Mills also comments on the candidates in the October 14th election. 

03/08 Wednesday: The House of Truth, Fight of The Century, Jason Hebert

HOUR ONE

Brad Snyder

Snyder's book, The House of Truth helps us understand what being a liberal means. It explores liberalism’s roots from the fall of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 to the rise of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 by telling the stories of four main characters – Frankfurter, Lippmann, Borglum, and Holmes.

Mark Kram, Jr.

We're joined by Mark Kram, Jr. to remember the The Fight of the Century on this day 46 years ago. The Fight of the Century is the boxing match between heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and and heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Frazier won in 15 rounds via unanimous decision. It was the first time that two undefeated boxers fought each other for the heavyweight title.

HOUR TWO

Jason Hebert

The Republican political consultant joins the show to talk about Donald Trump's policies and decisions since elected POTUS.

On the anniversary of The Fight of the Century, hear Muhammad Ali talk about interracial relationships. 

06/07 Tuesday: Black Republicans, Old State Capitol, Education and Government, Muhammad Ali, Trump's Remarks about judge

HOUR ONE

Corey D. Fields

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A professor of Sociology from Stanford University, Fields discusses Black Republicans and their impact on voting in different states.

Mary Durusau

As the Director of Museums, Durusau joins the show briefly to give updates on what is going on at the Old State Capitol. LSU Historian Gaines Foster analyzes the 2016 campaign with a historical perspective on June 7 at 5:30.

Noel Hammatt

Noel Hammatt is an independent researcher and former board member of the Baton Rouge public school board. He joins the show to talk about the bills that relate to education in Louisiana being discussed in the session.

HOUR TWO

Mark Kram Jr.

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 Kram's father wrote many stories about Muhammad Ali during his sports writing career.  Kram Jr. remembers the great Muhammad Ali and his impact on history as well as sports.

Michael Wolf

Attorney Michael Wolf discusses the controversial, racist remarks that were made by Donald Trump about a federal judge.

04/22 Friday: Mark Kram Jr. on Curt Schilling, Former US Surgeon Gen, Guirard reinstated 4/22, Ban the Box Bill, George Sells on Mahaffey's death, The Joy of Less

HOUR ONE

Mark Kram Jr.

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The sportswriter is on the show with Jim to discuss Curt Schilling, one of ESPN's baseball commentators, who posted a photo and caption on Facebook in regards to access to public facilities for transgender people. Schilling has been fired by ESPN and Kram gives his opinions on their choice.

Joycelyn Elders, Former Surgeon General

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The former Surgeon General of the United States talks to Jim about the issue of abortion in Legislation in the state of Louisiana.  Elders gives her opinions on the issue and talks politics and presidential elections with Jim.

E. Eric Guirard

The lawyer makes a surprise appearance on the show with Jim after being reinstated today by the Supreme Court.

HOUR TWO

Representative Denise Marcelle

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Baton Rouge Rep. Denise Marcelle is the author of the Ban the Box bill and she says the bill would prohibit state employers from asking job applicants about their criminal record until after the interview process.

George Sells with Margaret Lawhon

Sells is on the show to talk about the life and death of John Mahaffey, a longtime face and voice of Baton Rouge television news.  Mahaffey died early Friday after a brief illness. He was 77. Sells is joined by Margaret Lawhon, Mahaffey's former coworker.

Francine Jay

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Francine Jay considers herself a minimalist and how It’s about eliminating the distractions that keep us from fully appreciating life. Jay explains to Jim how the less stuff we have cluttering our homes (and the less “to-do’s” cluttering our time), the more energy we can devote to the things that are truly important to us. 

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

March 3, 1988: Buddy Roemer endorses Al Gore.

03/08 Tuesday: Former Congressman J.C. Watts, Attorney Jill Craft, LA Right to Life Benjamin Clapper, Mark Kram Jr.

HOUR ONE

J.C. Watts

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J.C. Watts discusses his book, Dig Deep: 7 Truths to Finding the Strength Within.  He also talks about his experiences in congress and being a college athlete.

Attorney Jill Craft

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Attorney Jill Craft comes on the show to discuss the Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews who was awarded $55 million Monday in a lawsuit over a secretly filmed nude video.

HOUR TWO

Benjamin Clapper

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Ben Clapper is the Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life, where the federation's primary focus is the protection of the right to life of the unborn.  Clapper responds to the U.S. Supreme Courts  actions of temporarily blocking a Louisiana law on Friday that would require abortionists to get admitting privileges in nearby hospitals.

Mark Kram Jr.

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Mark Kram Jr. talks about his fathers sports writing.  In honor of the 45th anniversary of the "The Fight of the Century" between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Kram talks about his father's article The Battered Face of a Winner.

9/03 Thursday: Billy Cannon, A Long, Long Run; Donald Trump, Mark Kram Jr.

Hour 1:

Billy Cannon and Charles deGravelles

Heisman Trophy winner Dr. Billy Cannon and author Charles deGravelles join the show to discuss deGravelles' book Billy Cannon: A Long, Long Run. Cannon talks about his birth, growing up and his family's reaction after reading his biography. 

Cannon says the highlight of his day was going to practice in high school.  

Cannon served two and a half years in federal prison and was convicted in 1983 for his part in a counterfeiting scheme. 

Photo courtesy of Amazon.com

"Through conversations with Cannon, deGravelles follows the athlete-turned-reformer from his boyhood in a working-class Baton Rouge neighborhood to his sudden rush of fame as the leading high school running back in the country. Personal and previously unpublished stories about Cannon's glory days at LSU and his stellar but controversial career in the pros, as well as details of his indictment for counterfeiting and his post-release work as staff dentist at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, unfold in a riveting biography characterized by uncanny success, deep internal struggles, and a champion's spirit that pushed through it all."- Amazon.com

Hour 2:

Arthur Goldwag

Arthur Goldwag joins Jim to talk about Donald Trump. He wrote an article in The New York Times about Trump's rosebud moment. Goldwag says he didn't think Trump was actually serious about running for president. His most recent book is titled The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right. 

Mark Kram, Jr. 

Mark Kram, Jr. discusses the judge ruling in favor of Tom Brady in Deflategate. He says the public will always think he's wrong.

Charles deGravelles

Charles comes back in the second hour to discuss his biography of Billy Cannon.