08/24 Wednesday: Dan Claitor, Connections Academy, Chris Tyson, Abhay Patel

HOUR ONE

Dan Claitor

State Senator Dan Claitor talks about the status of Louisiana government since the flood and the fiscal budget as compared to Katrina.  Claitor hopes that the people of Louisiana will learn from previous tragedies.

Michael Marsh

Former WBRZ anchorman joins the show to talk about the recent Baton Rouge flood. Marsh is now employed at Connections Academy, a tuition-free, fully accredited online public school for students in grades K–12. The academy could be an option available to many students in Louisiana.

HOUR TWO

Chris Tyson

Baton Rouge native, Chris Tyson, talks about the community and what it needs to do in order to recover from the recent flooding.  Tyson touches on the Presidential campaign as well.

Abhay Patel

Abhay Patel is running for Louisiana's U.S. Senate.  He joins the show to talk about his campaign and the flood in Baton Rouge.

07/11 Monday: Former Chief of Police Pat Englade, Trump and Me, Michael Marsh

HOUR ONE

Pat Englade

As former Police Chief of BRPD, Pat Englade comments on the recent tragedies and remembers what Baton Rouge was like in previous years when he held position of Police Chief.

HOUR TWO

Mark Singer

In Trump and Me, Singer revisits the profile he wrote in 1996 and recounts how its publication lodged inside its subject’s head as an enduring irritant.  He reflects on Trump’s evolution from "swaggering buffoon to potential threat to America’s standing as a rational guardian of the world order."

Michael Marsh

The former WBRZ anchorman joins the show to discuss the presidential election, the media's portrayal of the candidates and the risks that reporters/journalists take while doing their job.