O6/22 Thursday: Bud Johnson, Jay Connaughton, Mark Ballard and Tom Aswell

Hour One

Bud Johnson

The former LSU Sports Information Director Bud Johnson, was here to help Jim remember Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich. Today, June 22, 2017 would have Pistol Pete's 70th birthday. Johnson witnessed the era of Pistol Pete while he was playing for LSU.

Jay Connaughton 

Political consultant for Donald Trump, Jay Connaughton, commented on the President's healthcare plan and GOP wins in the Georgia and South Carolina congressional races this week.

Hour Two

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate was on air covering the LSU Board of Supervisors meeting today.

Tom Aswell

Tom Aswell of the Louisiana Voice was on the show commenting on the secrecy behind the negotiants for the healthcare bill that the U.S. Senate is deliberating.

06/09 Friday: S.I. Strong, Tom Aswell and Elbert Guilllory

Hour One

S.I. Strong

Professor S.I. Strong is is the Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law. Strong will talk about a study she conducted and comment about the division in our country today. She received her doctrine in law from Duke University. 

Tom Aswell

Tom Aswell of the Louisiana Voice, was on the show to join the ongoing conversation surrounding the legislative session, among other topics of conversation. Ruston is a native of Ruston and has lived in Baton Rouge for 30 years. 

Hour Two

Elbert Guillory

Elbert Guillory was the guest for the second hour to discuss a video he made about Lebron James and "N" word being spray painted on his house. 

04/17 Monday: Fake News, Texting and Driving, Tom Aswell

HOUR ONE

Aaron Sharockman

Aaron Sharockman is the executive director of PolitiFact. Aaron oversees PolitiFact’s operations, development and revenue, assists in our journalistic mission, manages our state partnerships and lead efforts to develop new products for PolitiFact users.

Cam Harris

Cameron Harris created a fake news story during the 2016 presidential election regarding ‘Tens of thousands’ of fraudulent Clinton votes found in Ohio warehouse. Harris describes his life during the life of his story and his life afterwards.

HOUR TWO

Deb Trombley

At the National Safety Council, Trombley works on influencing change in behavior and policies to reduce motor vehicle crashes. Deborah has worked on cell phone distracted driving, teen driving and Graduated Driver Licensing, alcohol-impaired driving, child passenger safety including serving as Secretariat of the National Child Passenger Safety Board, and employer policies.

Tom Aswell

Tom Aswell of Louisiana Voice joins the show to discuss Donald Trump and his decisions when dealing with Korea and Russia.  Aswell also comments on the recent news about the Louisiana troopers under investigation for Las Vegas excursion. 

03/15 Wednesday: Deadliest Enemy, The Books of Isaias, The Knowledge Illusion, Louisiana Hospital Association, Mike Edmonson retires

HOUR ONE

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD & Mark Olshaker MPH

Deadliest Enemy explores the resources and programs we need to develop if we are to keep ourselves safe from infectious disease. Osterholm and Olshaker show how we could wake up to a reality in which many antibiotics no longer cure, bioterror is a certainty, and the threat of a disastrous influenza pandemic looms ever larger. 

Daniel Connolly

Connolly's book, The Book of Isaias, follows a young boy who passed a prestigious national calculus test as a junior and leads the quiz bowl team at a school where many students have difficulty reading. But expensive college fees and forms printed in a language that’s foreign to his parents are all obstacles in the way of getting Isaias to a university.

Dr. Philip Fernbach and Dr. Steve Sloman

Cognitive scientists argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us.

HOUR TWO

Paul Salles

The president of the Louisiana Hospital Association joins the show to talk about the congressional changes to funding healthcare.   

Tom Aswell

Tom Aswell of Louisiana Voice joins the show to discuss the retirement of Col. Mike Edmonson.  Aswell previously called for Edmonson's dismissal and on Tuesday, March 15, Edmonson announced his retirement.

02/13 Monday: Right on Crime, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity, Sen. Sharon Hewitt, Tom Aswell

HOUR ONE

Elaine Ellerbe

Ellerbe, the Director of Right on Crime joins the show to talk about "operating smarter" when it comes to incarceration.  Right on Crime is a program devoted to being smart on crime rather than spending large amounts of taxpayers' money on incarceration.

Derek Thompson

Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson uncovers the hidden psychology of why we like what we like and reveals the economics of cultural markets that invisibly shape our lives. Thompson's book, Hit Makers is a magical mystery tour through the last century of pop culture blockbusters and the most valuable currency of the twenty-first century—people’s attention.

Sharon Hewitt

Senator Sharon Hewitt joins the show to talk about Senator Troy Brown. Hewitt describes the opening day of the special session and how Brown's future will depend on the upcoming due process.

HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

Louisiana Voice's Tom Aswell joins the show to discuss a few topics in the second hour of the show.  Aswell and Jim talk about Sen. Troy Brown, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump and Putin.

08/05 Friday: Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, Tom Aswell of LA Voice & Prof. Robert Mann

HOUR ONE

Edwin Edwards

Former Gov. Edwin Washington Edwards joins the show for the first full hour.  Edwards talks with Jim about David Duke, his former campaigns, the Presidential election and other topics.

HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell & Robert "Bob" Mann

Tom Aswell of the Louisiana Voice and Professor Robert Mann of LSU Manship School of Mass Communication join the show in the second hour.  Aswell and Mann discuss the presidential election and touch on the Senate race.