11/07 Tuesday: Harlow Giles Unger, Bill Bryan, Mike Chittom, Victor Sachse

Hour 1:

Harlow Giles Unger

Author of First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence, Harlow Giles Unger, joins Jim as the first guest. 

"A stirring, action-packed biography, First Founding Father will startle most Americans with the revelation that many historians have ignored for more than two centuries: Richard Henry Lee, not Thomas Jefferson, was the author of America's original Declaration of Independence."-Amazon

Bill Bryan

BR Blues Foundation Member Bill Bryan comes in studio to talk about the 75th birthday of Johnny Rivers and what would be the 95th birthday of Al Hirt. Bryan also comments on the anniversary of Zachary Taylor being elected as President of the United States, while he was living in Baton Rouge. Bryan is also the leader of the Louisiana Independent Party. 

Hour 2:

Mike Chittom & Victor Sachse

Republican activist Mike Chittom and Democratic Political analyst Dr. Victor Sachse join the discussion to talk politics in Louisiana and President Donald Trump. The pair also comment on the recent tragic shooting in a Texas church. 

04/11 Tuesday: Chuck Carr Brown, Guns in the Hands of Artists, Victor Sachse

Hour 1:

Chuck Carr Brown Ph.D

State Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Carr Brown joins Jim in studio. He has been the secretary for the past 15 months. Brown discusses air quality around the state. He also comments on the future of the department under a Trump presidency. 

Hour 2:

Jonathan Ferrara

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Artist and author Jonathan Ferrara chats with Jim about his latest book, Guns in the Hands of Artists.

"In the 1990s, the New Orleans murder rate exploded. In 1996, 350 people were killed―the highest number in the city’s history, and the highest rate in the nation. In response to this crisis, gallery owner and artist Jonathan Ferrara and artist Brian Borrello, launched a powerful project: Guns in the Hands of Artists. Over sixty artists, including painters, glass artists, sculptors, photographers, and poets, used decommissioned guns taken off the city streets via a gun buyback program to express a thought, make a statement, open a discussion, and to stimulate thinking about guns and gun violence in America. " -Amazon

Victor Sachse

Political analyst Dr. Victor Sachse joins the discussion to talk about comments made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer comparing Syrian President Assad and Adolf Hitler. Sachse was a former political science professor at UL-Lafayette and is the owner of Centaur Records in Baton Rouge. 

WEDNESDAY: Joyce Burges, Justin Brasell, Jacques Doucet, Victor Sachse, and Gus Weill

HOUR ONE: 

Councilwoman Joyce Burges joins us in studio form Baker-District 3 to advocate for homeschooling.  All five of her children were home-schooled.  "It was one of the  best things we could have done," she says.  Four of her children went to college.  She is the founder of the National Black Home Educators.  Burges also comments on her views of creationism and evolution with a caller.  "Whether you're home school, public, or private school, parents need to get involved in education."

Pollster Justin Brasell polled the governor's election.  "Getting shot at is the best foreign policy education," Brasell says.  He says David Vitter has 43% definite voters.   It was also found that Bobby Jindal has a 63% disapproval rating according to Justin Brasell's recent poll.  The poll was 69% white and 27% African American.  "7.5 months is a lot of time.  I think we could definitely see some movement," Brasell says.  

Channel 9's Jacques Doucet comments on Jimmy Graham and the LSU Basketball team.  The Saints have made a trade that will be talked for years to come as they've sent tight end Jimmy Graham plus a fourth round pick to Seattle for Seahawks center Max Unger and a first round pick in this year's draft.  Graham caught 85 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns last season.  

HOUR TWO: 

Centaur Records Victor Sachse discusses the recent lawsuit against Robin Thick and Pharrell Williams by Marvin Gaye's children.  Gaye's children were awarded $7.4 million by the jury.  "It really doesn't <set a precedent>  This is really well set in law," Sachse says.  

Here's the two songs.  Centaur Records celebrates its 40th anniversary next year.  

Michelle Southern also comments on the Blurred Lines Verdict.  Southern says, "I think it's a stretch personally, but I really like the song so I might be biased.... It just sends a message that this is a pay day.  I mean, can you do anything anymore?  What hasn't been done?" 

Political consultant Gus Weill discusses the budget, Governor Jindal, and the governor's race.  Weill says that the state is cutting the budget for those who most need it so they can "pull themselves back into the work force."  He also comments on Hillary Clinton's email address scandal.

Nancy Pelosi will be 75 on March 26.  

Weill calls Obama a "good Christian." 

Weill says of the SAE fraternity scandal at Oklahoma University, "I cannot imagine what they could have done worse for their university."  He continues, "I think man has a need to feel better than someone else, and when there's no obvious way of proving it... there's prejudice." 

He comments on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.  "He's a damn fool to interject himself into politics in America."