03/02 Thursday: Jamie Setze, Ron Faucheux

Hour One

Jamie Setze

Jamie Setze is the executive director of Capital Region Planning Commission joined the show to discuss Louisiana traffic and possible solutions. He is a native of Baton Rouge and a graduate of the Virginia Military Academy.

Ron Fauchex

Ron Faucheux is a resident of New Orleans, La and a graduate of Georgetown University and Louisiana State University Law Center. He is a political consultant, pundit, lawyer and non-fiction writer. He joined the show to comment on the recusal of Jeff Sessions. 

Hour Two

Hour Two is an encore presentation of Jim's February 14, 2017 interview with General Russel Honore. 

12/19 Monday: Carol Rickard, William Taylor, Ron Faucheux, Aisha Dottory

HOUR ONE

Carol Rickard

A global health educator & trainer who aims to empower individuals with the tools to achieve lifelong wellness. Rickard joins the show before new years resolutions, to talk about smoking and the 3 "benefits" that keep smokers from quitting as mentioned in her book, The Benefits of Smoking: WHY It's So Hard to Quit Smoking & WHAT You Can Do About It.

William Taylor

The former meteorologist considers himself somewhat of a Saints superfan.  Taylor talks about the Saints being out of the playoffs and mentions the former Voice of the Tigers, John Ferguson.

HOUR TWO

Ron Faucheux

Dr. Ron Faucheux is President of Clarus Research Group, a full-service research and polling company based in Washington DC. Faucheux joins the show to discuss the importance or relevance.

Aisha Dottory

Aisha Dottory is a corporate event planner and her father, Ronnie Dottory, is diagnosed with Alzheimers.  Dottory tells the story of how they found her father in another state by use of social media.

09/27 Tuesday: Warren Drake, Rick Wentzel, David Alexander, Roy Fletcher, Ron Faucheux

Today's guest host is Michael Marsh

Hour 1: 

Warren Drake, Rick Wentzel, and David Alexander

East Baton Rouge Parish School Superintendent Warren Drake, Livingston Parish Superintendent Rick Wentzel, and Ascension Parish Superintendent David Alexander join guest host Michael Marsh to discuss the flood recovery for schools in their parishes. The superintendents also discuss the platooning of students at different schools and how it's affecting families. 

Hour 2:

Roy Fletcher and Ron Faucheux

Political consultant Roy Fletcher and pollster Ron Faucheux chat with Michael about the first presidential debate and how Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton performed. 

08/09 Tuesday: The Microbiome Solution, Ron Faucheux, Dr. John Fleming, Hebert files suit against Polling firm

HOUR ONE

Dr. Robynne Chutkan

Dr. Robynne Chutkan talks about her book, The Microbiome Solution.  The book explains how the standard Western diet and lifestyle are starving our microbiome and depleting the “good bugs” that keep us healthy and encouraging overgrowth of the wrong type of bacteria. 

Ron Faucheux

 An author and political analyst, Ron Faucheux is president of Clarus Research Group, a nonpartisan market research firm that has done polling for The Advocate and WWL-TV. He joins the show to talk about Louisiana being a Republican state.

HOUR TWO

Dr. John Fleming

Congressman Fleming joins Jim the show to discuss the Senate race and the Presidential candidates. Fleming is a supporter of Trump and explains why he would make a better commander and chief. 

Troy Hebert

Former Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert filed his lawsuit Tuesday in Baton Rouge district court against Southern Media and Opinion Research poll and pollster Bernie Pinsonat.  Hebert joins the show to validate his case.

02/02 Tuesday: Louisiana Legislature, 2016 Presidential Race, and New Louisiana Health Secretary Rebekah Gee

HOUR ONE: 

Ron Faucheux

Ronald Anthony Faucheux, Sr., known as Ron Faucheux is a lawyer, scholar, non-fiction author, and political consultant and pundit who served from 1976 to 1984 as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 100.  He discusses the results from last night's Iowa Caucus and the 2016 Presidential candidates. 

Jeff Lord

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lord is a former member of the Ronald Reagan administration, a former White House associate political director 1987-1988, journalist, author, and political strategist in Pennsylvania.  He is also a CNN political commentator.  He discusses the results from the Iowa Caucus and the continuation of candidates' campaigns. 

HOUR TWO: 

Rebekah Gee

Dr. Rebekah Gee is the Medicaid Medical Director for the state of Louisiana. She is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Louisiana State University (LSU). Dr. Gee completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program at the University of Pennsylvania and there received a Master of Science in Health Policy Research.  She studied history and obtained her M.P.H. at Columbia University in Health Policy and Management, obtained her medical degree at Cornell, and trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard at the Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals.  She has just been named the new health secretary of Louisiana. 

01/04 Monday: Remembering Politico C.B. Forgotston, Louisiana Budget Chaos, and Stock Market Drop

HOUR ONE: 

Elliott Stonecipher

Dayne Sherman

Elliott Stonecipher is a Louisiana pollster.  He discusses the death and legacy of C. B. Forgotston with Dayne Sherman.  Dayne Sherman is a Louisiana author, blogger, and librarian.  Forgotston died at age 70 yesterday of a self-inflicted gun shot.  

Stonecipher says Forgotston had "real courage" and that "the lesson here is all people are not replaceable."  Sherman says, "No one knew what he knew, and no one was less bothered by how politicians didn't like what he did." 

HOUR TWO: 

Ron Faucheux

Ron Faucheux is a lawyer, non-fiction author, and political consultant.  Faucheux is also a former Louisiana State Representative for District 100.  He comments on the chaos surrounding the Louisiana budget and discusses his recent article, Cleaning up swamp-like Louisiana budget key to Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards' success.  

Fred Dent III 

Fred Dent is in his 29th year in the financial planning and investment business.  He is a frequent speaker and commentator on financial topics.  After his return to Baton Rouge from his work at a major Wall Street firm, Fred was the resident financial analyst on CBS affiliate, WAFB-TV, with his popular and informative segment, “Dollars and Dent.”  A graduate of Louisiana State University, Fred is an active participant in several local community organizations and is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter.  He discusses the drop in the stock market today.