11/17 Friday: Paul Arrigo, Tony Guarisco, Bridget Gardner, Scott McKay, Bill Bryan

Hour 1:

Paul Arrigo & Tony Guarisco

President and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo and former state senator Tony Guarisco chat with Jim about the hotel-motel occupancy tax. Arrigo supports it and Guarisco does not. 

Bridget Gardner

Registered Nurse with the University Medical Center in New Orleans Bridget Gardner chats with Jim about a program through the fast food chain, Sonic, to purchase child safety seats for local communities.

Hour 2:

Scott McKay & Bill Bryan

Republican Scott McKay of the Hayride and Independent Bill Bryant join the conversation in the last hour to comment on President Donald Trump and allegations against Al Franken and Roy Moore. 

09/14 Thursday: Leslie Korn, Mark Ballard, Scott McKay, Dayne Sherman

Hour 1:

Leslie Korn

Dr. Leslie Korn joins the show to discuss her latest book.

"Revolutionize your personal cooking and eating habits for optimal energy, health, and emotional well-being. This book of mood-savvy tips, tools, and delicious recipes guides you step by step through all the essentials. It features dozens of easy-to-understand graphics, lists, and charts to help prioritize choices for maximum benefit."-Amazon

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate chats with Jim about the State Treasurer's race one month away and what the Governor's election will look like in 25 months. 

Hour 2:

Scott McKay & Dayne Sherman

Republican Scott McKay of the Hayride and Democrat Dayne Sherman go head to head about President Donald Trump. The pair discuss Trump being accused of being a white supremacist, the repeal of DACA, and the looming debt ceiling.  

12/09 Friday: Scott McKay, Steven Rabalais, Pearson Cross, Scott Wilfong & Dayne Sherman

HOUR ONE

Scott McKay

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Mckay is the owner and founder of his blog, The Hayride.  Mckay joins the show to talk with Jim about Kennedy, Campbell and the runoff in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District.

Steven Rabalais

Steven Rabalais has a lifelong interest in military history and in the biographies of lesser-known, but historically significant, figures. His book about General Fox Conner presents the first complete biography of a significant figure in American military history.  Rabalais joins the show to describe how the idea for this book came to him and his journey of writing it.

Pearson Cross

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Political science professor at University of Lafayette joins the show to give his predictions for the Senate race and the runoff in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District.

HOUR TWO

Scott Wilfong & Dayne Sherman

Wilfong is a Republican, Sherman is a Democrat.  Wilfong and Sherman talk about the Senate race and Donald Trump's visit to Baton Rouge on December 9.  They discuss campaign advertisements of Campbell and Kennedy, determining who should and will win.

10/22 Thursday: War of Two, Scott McKay, Jada Lewis, Elliott Stonecipher

Hour 1: 

John Sedgewick 

Author John Sedgewick joins the conversation to discuss his latest book, War of Two: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Duel that Stunned the Nation. 

"A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America’s most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised, on a bluff along the Hudson River. That two such men would risk not only their lives but the stability of the young country they helped forge is almost beyond comprehension. Yet we know that it happened. The question is why. "- Amazon

Scott McKay

Founder and Publisher of The Hayride Scott McKay joins the show to discuss the governor's race. McKay predicts a David Vitter and John Bel Edwards runoff.  He gives his take on the candidates attacks on each other. 

Jada Lewis

Jada Lewis is seeking the BESE seat for district 8. She says she's running for the future of our kids in Louisiana. Lewis is for Common Core. 

Hour 2: 

Elliott Stonecipher

Pollster Elliott Stonecipher chats with Jim about Saturday's gubernatorial election. Stonecipher says there are a lot of undecided voters this close to election election day. He says the chance for a Vitter and Edwards runoff is about 50:50. Stonecipher discusses Vitter's prostitution scandal. 

FRIDAY: Gut Health, Government Secrecy, North Charleston Murder, War of the Bloggers, Legislative Session

We start the day with Molly Morgan, author of Drink Your Way to Gut Health: 140 Delicious Probiotic Smoothies & Other Drinks that Cleanse & Heal.

Morgan, a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, brings 140 healing drink recipes based on kefir, yogurt, kombucha, almond milk, and ginger beer.

Next up it's Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. - author of Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy .

"We are in an era of secrecy," says Schwarz, "It started during The Cold War and continued during 9-11. The number one reason is fear.'

One reviewer writes, "Schwarz's book should be required reading for every citizen who seeks to bring sunlight into the darkened corridors of government that endanger America's democracy."

"Secrecy is not a partisan issue," says Schwarz. "Every president uses their secret power."

Lawyer Mike Wolfe is in studio next to discuss the North Charleston murder of a black man by a white police officer.

"These incidents should cause people to be concerned about the state of law enforcement in this country," said Wolfe. "We must have higher standards and better training."

Jim feels the appropriate punishment for the now former officer Michael Slager is for someone to shoot him in the back. #WalterScott

Wolfe says, "I think this sort of thing is not as isolated as we might think. If not for the video we may not have ever known about this."

Hour 2 - Battle of the Bloggers

From the right: Scott McKay with The Hayride
From the left: Dayne Sherman 

The legislative session begins Monday, and when asked Jindal's role McKay wonders if the Governor will participate via Skype. "If you've always wanted to see an independent legislature, you've got one. I don't really think many lawmakers have much loyalty to Jindal or care about his agenda."

McKay and Sherman agree on Jindal.

On the subject of taxes, Sherman brings up Grover Norquist which McKay brushes off as not relevant to the discussion. Neither budging on this stance.

McKay says higher ed spending is completely out of control and needs to be trimmed. "Everything people say about higher ed being in a bubble is absolutely correct."

Sherman, a SLU professor, suggests cuts are completely overboard and if anything higher ed staff is underpaid for the hours they work.

On Common Core, Sherman says the testing is outrageous. McKay says he couldn't care less about the Common Core debate.