MONDAY: Ara Rubyan, Nicolas Kariouk, Andrew Levy, Ben Jones, and Kevin Cope

HOUR ONE: 

Ara Rubyan joins the show from the Jewish film festival to share the films that will be shown and comments on Jewish culture.  "Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story" will be shown at 1:30 on Sunday.  Rubyan also comments on the attacks in Paris.  

Nicolas Kariouk who grew up in Paris comments on the recent attacks.  "Ironically, one of the policemen that was killed was Muslim."  Kariouk continues, "The common sense is always to abstain from incendiary statements." 

Andrew Levy joins the show to discuss his book "Huck Finn's America." 

In the past 60 years, Huck Finn was the most taught book after the Bible and Shakespeare's works.

Levy says, "I think reading old newspapers is a great way to get a real sense of what America was like without any illusions." 

HOUR TWO: 

President of Canada Energy Partners Ben Jones comments on the depressed price of oil and gas and their effects.  Jones says, in the long run falling oil prices mean, "stable government, prosperity, less war," but for those in the oil industry, "pain."  The price per barrel for oil has gone down 50%.  For the last four years, domestic oil production in America has increased by 80%.

President of LSU faculty Kevin Cope discusses the potential $300 million cut in education spending and the implications in higher education.  30% of LSU's budget would drop if the $300 million education cut is made.  That's $90 million.  "When you take that much money out of the education system, you end up with a system that is corrupt... a glorified madrasa."  Cope also comments, "I won't be at the prayer rally next week unless it's at the head of the protestors." 

FRIDAY: Judy Norton, Tom Aswell and Jeremy White, Sidney Garmon, Dr. Steve J. Cromp, and David Diamond

HOUR ONE: 

Judy Norton joins Jim to discuss her experiences with the television series, "The Waltons." "The cast really is my second family.  We stay as close was we can."  In response to how she was bullied in school, she said, "When I walked down the hall, the kids would go, 'Goodnight, Johnboy.'"  She was an avid skydiver for nearly a decade.  

Political blogger, Tom Aswell, and Publisher of Red Shtick Magazine, Jeremy White join the show to discuss the world at large and crime in Louisiana.  White says, "Bobby Jindal: He'll run America like he ran Louisiana."  Aswell replies, "Don't scare me."  

White comments, "As a follicularly challenged person," he admires warden Burl Cain's hair. 

HOUR TWO: 

Sidney Garmon from Louisiana Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty discusses Louisiana's relationship with executions.  Garmon says, "Mr. Ford's exoneration last year certainly gives Louisiana time to reflect."  She also says, "It's nice to think our judicial system is totally infallible, but unfortunately that's not the case."  It has been five years since Louisiana's last execution.  Since 2010, there have been 11 death sentences which is an 82% decline.  Garmon says, "Our state could save millions of dollars if people were sentenced to life without chance of parole than execution." 

Pastor David Diamond and Rev. Dr. Steve Cromp join Jim to discuss the Governor's prayer rally later this week and the attack in Paris.  Pastor Diamond says, "We really moved far, far away from what America stands for.  There used to be a God consciousness." 

Diamond responds to a listener's question on abortion, gay marriage, and adultery, "I've been accused of hating homosexuals.  I don't hate anyone.  I hate sin... Homosexuality is an abomination." 

Rev. Dr. Cromp says of the attack in Paris, "These acts parallel closely to the young men in our nation who shoot up schools.  It has very very little to do with Islam." 

Rev. Dr. Cromp attests to his belief in the many different interpretations of scripture to which Pastor Diamond replies, "You're so confused you can't even make up which one is right." 

"I think we probably got another 2,000 atheists since our conversation today," says Rev. Dr. Cromp.  

THURSDAY: Roger Stone, James Hardy, Duke Bardwell, and Gus Weill

Hour One: 

We start the day with political consultant and author, Roger Stone, and discuss the new movie "Selma" and his Best and Worst Dressed List. 

In response to the idea that the Selma march was President Johnson's idea, Stone says, "That is a stone cold lie."  He discusses Johnson's role in the civil rights movement.  "His motivation was not doing the right or wrong thing.  His motivation was politics."  He continues, commenting on his Best and Worst Dressed List.  "Kim Kardashian did win my best for undressed list this year." 

Professor James Hardy joins us to remember the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.  

Hour Two:

Duke Bardwell, who was the bassist for Elvis Presley, remembers The King on Elvis's would be 80th birthday.  Bardwell says, "It's almost like he unleashed something.  He was the lovable bad boy that all the girls wanted."

Political consultant, Gus Weill discusses the Battle of New Orleans, Louisiana politics, and the shooting in Paris. "The Jihadists have been educated in the terrorist schools."  He continues, "It doesn't take much to turn a man into that blind, furious, and hateful animal." In a previous interview with Edwin Edwards, he said, "If prayer healed, 265 popes would not have died because there were hundreds of thousands of prayers for them." 

WEDNESDAY: Hillar Moore, Kevin Kane, Susan Mustafa

Hour 1:

We start the day with East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar more who talks about the crime problem in Louisiana and what should be done about it.

Moore says we are not only able to track murders, we can track when somebody takes a shot via GPS coordinates.

There are 14 Assistant DAs for every murder in New York City. There are less than 1 for every murder in Baton Rouge.

The average on executions in Louisiana because of appeals is 20-25 years.

Hour 2:

Kevin Kane, president of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, shares his thoughts about the high cost of incarceration in Louisiana.

We have more prisoners per capita than any entity in the Western hemisphere. 

Then it's Susan Mustafa who wrote three true crime novels about serial killers with links to Louisiana including Derrick Todd Lee.

TUESDAY: Lynne Marino, Bradley Beychok, Collette Dwyer

Hour 1:

Our first guest today is Lynne Marino, the mother of Pam Kinamore who was slain by serial killer Derrick Todd Lee on July 12, 2002.

Lee is connected to at least seven killings and is on Death Row. Marino is battling cancer and hopes to live too see the death of her daughter's killer.

Should Louisiana expedite the executions of Lee and others on Death Row?

Hour 2:

Then we hear from Bradley Beychok, President of the watchdog group Media Matters. We revisit the Steve Scalise issue and David Duke's interview with Bill O'Reilly.

MONDAY: Leon Evans, Renita Young, Stephanie Grace

Hour 1 - Leon Evans, CEO with The Center for Health Care services discusses the need to reevaluate the current state of mental health in the prison system. Renita Young, a multimedia journalists with NOLA.com looks at the top Business Stories of 2014.

Hour 2- Stephanie Grace talks about the latest in Louisiana Political news, and Jim looks back at "Pistol" Pete Maravich