04/12 Tuesday: Duncan Clark on Alibaba, Kevin Cope, John Ed Bradley on "Hokie" Gajan & Non-Smoking Ordinance

HOUR ONE

Duncan Clark

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 A former advisor to Alibaba in its early years and the author of the new book "Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built."  Clark talks about Ma, the founder of Alibaba who started out as an English teacher, and how he built the Chinese firm into a worldwide internet retailing powerhouse in about 15 years.

Kevin Cope

President of the Faculty Senate, Cope comes on the show to discuss running for Faculty Senate another year, the petition for Tiger Band Director Roy King, Tops

HOUR TWO

John Ed. Bradley 

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The famous author, John Ed. Bradley remembers his former teammate, Howard "Hokie" Gajan.  Gajan passed away April 12 at the age of 56.

Henry Turner & Rusty Yates

Henry Turner and Rusty Yates discuss the pros and cons of a non smoking ordinance in the city of Baton Rouge.

Stasha Rhodes, Bronson Frick & Lydia Kuykindal

Stasha Rhodes of the American Heart Society, Bronson Frick of the Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, and Lydia Kuykindal of the American Cancer Society explain reasons for why Baton Rouge should ban smoking from bars and casinos.

01/28 Thursday: Potential Smoking Ban in Bars and Casinos, Food and Saving, and Trump and the Presidential Race

HOUR ONE: 

Robert McMillan 

Robert McMillan is a doctor from Shreveport.  He discusses with Rhodes and Turner the potential smoking ban in casinos and bars in New Orleans.  

Stasha Rhodes

Stasha Rhodes is the Director of Smoke Free EBR.  She discusses with McMillan and Turner the potential smoking ban in casinos and bars in New Orleans.  

Henry Turner 

Musician, vocalist, guitar player, composer, producer and promoter Henry Turner Jr. is an integral part of the Louisiana Music scene. He and his band, & Flavor, have toured extensively throughout the United States for the past thirty years.  He is well known for creating an intricate and syncopated style of music that has been branded: Louisiana Reggae, Soul, Funk and Blues.  He also discusses the potential smoking ban. 

HOUR TWO: 

KATIE PATTON PRYOR 

Katie Pryor is a political consultant.  She comments on tonight's GOP debate. 

Dana Gunders

Dana Gunders is an author and cook.  She shares her latest book Waste Free Kitchen Handbook: A guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food. 

CHRIS WARNER 

Chris Warner is a sports writer and a Donald Trump supporter.  He discusses the 2016 Presidential campaign and the GOP Debate tonight on FOX.  He also gives his opinion on how the dynamic will change without Trump on stage. 

MONDAY: Tobacco Tax, Author Steve Fiffer, and the Public Affairs Research Council

HOUR ONE: 

State Government Relations Director at the American Heart Association Stasha Rhodes join the show to discuss the tobacco tax.  "I think that if we're going to increase our tobacco tax we need to make sure it has a public health impact for the positive."  Louisiana has had the third lowest cigarette tax since 2002.  3 out of 10 people in Louisiana smokes.  Rhodes cites the website as the authority on how much money raising the tobacco tax would bring to the state in terms of raising revenue and lowering healthcare costs.  

223 million would be made in the first year if the tobacco tax was raised back to the $1.18 tax.  

30 states have the tobacco tax at a dollar or higher. 

15 states have the tobacco tax at two dollars or higher. 

When a tobacco tax is increased a dollar, 43,000 smokers in Louisiana would quit.  

Author Steve Fiffer shares his book.  He shares the experiences that lead to the violence of Bloody Sunday and racial tensions in the 1960s during the fight for racial equality.  Fiffer also asserts that these marches pushed for the voting rights legislation to be passed.  

The Patriots have been fined 1 million dollars and a first round pick.  Tom Brady will be suspended for the first four games.  

HOUR TWO: 

President of the Public Affairs Research Council Robert Travis Scott comments on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots punishments for deflategate as well as state legislative issues.  

They discuss why the tobacco tax did not go higher.  "I think part of what they want to do is stay on level with neighboring states." 

Scott comments on Governor Jindal's new book coming out in October.  

Assistant News Director at Louisiana Radio Network Michelle Southern discuss the punishment for Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.  

"I do think it's a sad day because Tom Brady is one of the most likable players in the NFL." 

"He ALLEGEDLY cheated," Michelle says, "I think four games is just way overboard." 

Southern thinks that Brady will appeal his suspension.  "I think they're just picking on him." 

"You don't boo your team," Southern says, "You never ever ever boo."