10/25 Wednesday: Joe Hagan, Julia Turshen, Mike Shepherd, Phillip Manuel, Quin Hillyer

Hour 1:

Joe Hagan

Author of Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine, Joe Hagan, joins Jim to chat about his book. 

"The first and only biography of Jann Wenner, the iconic founder of Rolling Stone magazine, and a romp through the hothouses of rock and roll, politics, media, and Hollywood, from the Summer of Love to the Internet age."- Amazon

Julia Turshen

Author Julia Turshen chats with Jim about her latest book, Feed the Resistance.

"From favorite cookbook author Julia Turshen comes this practical and inspiring handbook for political activism—with recipes. As the millions who marched in January 2017 demonstrated, activism is the new normal. When people search for ways to resist injustice and express support for civil rights, environmental protections, and more, they begin by gathering around the table to talk and plan."-Amazon

Mike Shepherd

The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Executive Director, Mike Shepherd, joins the show to talk about the life of Fats Domino. Domino died today at the age of 89. 

Hour 2:

Phillip Manuel

New Orleans singer Phillip Manuel briefly chats with Jim about the life of Fats Domino and his influence on Louisiana artists. 

Quin Hillyer

Veteran conservative columnist and activist Quin Hillyer joins the conversation and switches gears to chat about President Donald Trump. Hillyer also discusses his new book, Mad Jones, Heretic.  

01/04 Wednesday: Body Wise, Mike Shepherd, Restore Louisiana, Bob Mann

HOUR ONE

Dr. Rachel Abrams

 

Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams joins on the show to promote her book Body Wise. Dr. Abrams takes an Integrative approach that balances conventional medicine, wellness practices, and intuition to heal the body both physically and emotionally. Dr. Abrams talks with callers to discuss ways to help understand their bodies in the conditions they are in.

Mike Shepherd

The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Executive Director, Mike Shepherd joins the show to talk about musical legends.  Shepherd mentions Elvis Presley, Chris Owens, Al Hirt, Johnny Rivers and John Fred. 

HOUR TWO

Pat Forbes

 Pat Forbes has been the Executive Director of the state Office of Community Development since July 2011. He talks about this Friday's meeting of the Restore Louisiana Task Force. Forbes discusses the state's recovery plans that will be voted on Friday in Livingston Parish and submitted to HUD.

Bob Mann

LSU Mass Communications Professor, Bob Mann, joins the show to talk about "Tricky Dick" Nixon.  Mann discusses the former president's sabotage of the peace treaty and why he feels Nixon was a  "shady, press-averse loser."