01/19 Thursday: Jay Connaughton, Mark Ballard, Diane Ravitch, Donney Rose

Hour One

Jay Connaughton

Connaughton is a native of Louisiana and the man behind Donald Trump's political advertisements that helped him become president-elect. He is originally from Covington and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He has worked on many major campaigns throughout his career.  

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate discusses Donald Trump and his policies the day before his inauguration is set to take place. 

Hour Two

Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch is a historian of education, a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture and  is the former US Assistant Secretary of Education. She joined Jim to discuss Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. 

Donney Rose

Poet Donney Rose comes in-studio to talk young poets here in Baton Rouge, La. Got to forwardarts.org to learn more about the ALL CITY Teen Poetry Slam in Baton Rouge. 

01/18 Wednesday: The Telomere Effect, Rich Masters, Putin or Clinton and Jim Brown

HOUR ONE

Elizabeth Blackburn

This segment is an encore interview. Dr. Blackburn is an Australian-American who is currently the President of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. She received the 2009 Nobel Piece Prize in Psychology or Medicine for co-discovering the telomerase.  She joined the show to discuss her book The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer.

Rich Masters

Masters works for the PR agency Qorivis MSLGROUP and joins the show to talk about President Barack Obama and how the economy has changed since he has come into office and what we should look for when President-elect Trump comes into office. 

HOUR TWO

Jim chats about the future with President-elect Trump, issues with Russia. He also chats with callers about who they think is worse out of Hillary Clinton or Vladimir Putin.

Jim Brown

Jim Brown joins the show later in the second hour to comment.

01/17 Tuesday: Katie Fetzer and Dr. Mary Kathryn Rodrigue

Hour One

Katie Fetzer and Dr. Mary Kathryn Rodrigue  

Katie Fetzer and Dr. Rodrigue joined the show in-studio to discuss mental health and how to manage it. They are the owners of The Wellness Studio in Baton Rouge and in Covington and co-hosts of The Waiting Room podcast on iTunes.

Hour Two

Katie Fetzer continues to chat with guest host Clay Young into the second hour. 

01/16 Monday: Alton Sterling Case, Addiction Battle, Terrorism in Public Venues, Media & Journalism

HOUR ONE

Rev. Gil Wright & Rev. Raymond Jetson

Rev. Gil Wright of New Light Baptist Church and Rev. Raymond Jetson join together on Martin Luther King Day to talk about race relations and the impending decision on the Alton Sterling case.

Ann Wilder
 

BCSW and Certified Addiction specialist Ann Wilder talks about how to identify signs of addiction and confront a loved one who struggles with it.

HOUR TWO

Aubrey Futrell

Terrorist expert and police trainer, Futrell gives advice on what people should do immediately if a shooting breaks out at work, school, church or any public venue.

Earl Casey

One of the cofounders of CNN and longtime news director, Casey joins the conversation to determine if the media is making perpetrators famous and if the 'Journalistic Catch 22' is glorifying terrorism.

01/13 Friday: Preserve Louisiana, Mike Lawrence running for State Treasurer, Scott Wilfong

HOUR ONE

Fairleigh Cook Jackson & Peggy Sweeney McDonald

Preserve Louisiana will go on its first cultural and architectural tour in Natchez, Mississippi. Fairleigh Jackson is the Exec. Dir. of Preserve Louisiana and she has teamed up with Peggy Sweeney-McDonald, the creator and author of "Meanwhile, Back at Café Du Monde … Life Stories about Food,"  for the Jan. 27-29 trip to Mississippi.

Mike Lawrence

David Duke's former campaign manager joins the show to announce that he will be running for State Treasurer.

HOUR TWO

Dayne Sherman & Scott Wilfong

Political consultants, Republican Scott Wilfong and Democrat Dayne Sherman talk about Donald Trump. Sherman and Wilfong discuss the future of American politics, Trump's relationship with Russia, Troy Brown and Mike Yenni.

01/12 Thursday: Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Mark Ballard, Josh Palmintier, Mark Kram Jr

Hour One

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn 

Dr. Blackburn is an Australian-American who is currently the President of the Salk Institute of Biological Studies. She received the 2009 Nobel Piece Prize in Psychology or Medicine for co-discovering the telomerase.  She joined the show to discuss her book The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer.

Mark Ballard

Editor of The Advocate Capitol news bureau, Mark Ballard, joined the show to discuss 2017 budgets, TOPS and other news in Louisiana.

Josh Palmintier

Josh Palmintier is an attorney here in Baton Rouge. He stopped by to talk about the case involving the wall on the Baton Rouge interstate that people are claiming is responsible for the flood happening over the summer; he is the lead attorney on the case. 

Hour Two

Mark Kram Jr.

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The author joined the show to discuss the book he currently is writing on boxer Joe Frazier. He is the author of many books and was the recipient of the 2013 PEN/ESPN award for Literary Sports Writing. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park for his college undergraduate years.