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. 

04/10 Monday: Marvin McIntyre, Stanley Nelson, Tyler Bridges, Melissa Flournoy, Darrell Glasper

Hour 1:

Marvin McIntyre

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Author of The Outsider: Invest in America, Marvin McIntyre, chats with Jim about his latest book. 

"Imagine a political outsider, a multi-billionaire with the ability to self-fund a campaign, upending the Republican party, manufacturing public sentiment, and changing the course of politics in our country forever. Spinning a web of coercion, manipulation, and inside information, this former hedge fund manager deals his own house of cards to ruthlessly transform the political landscape. " -Amazon

Stanley Nelson

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Film maker Stanley Nelson joins Jim to discuss his film, Tell Them We are Rising, which will be featured at the Louisiana International Film Festival. Nelson's film follows education in African American history. Nelson's movie shows how more than 100 black colleges have flourished. 

Tyler Bridges

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Writer for The Advocate, Tyler Bridges, joins the conversation to talk about the 2017 legislative session that began today. 

Hour 2:

Melissa Flournoy & Darrell Glasper

Former Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Flournoy and Republican former Metro Councilman Darrell Glasper join Jim in studio to talk about Governor John Bel Edwards and President Donald Trump. 

04/07 Friday: Jean Kelly, Garret Graves, Jay Dardenne and Dr. Kevin Wacasey

Hour One

Jean Kelly 

The first guest was Jean Kelly with H&R Block on new tax rules for flooded families and the new rules for the IRS. Jean Kelly is a master tax advisor for H&R Block

Garret Graves

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Congressman Garret Graves discussed his plan for flood relief and how the state is hindering flood victims from receiving flood relief. 

Jay Dardenne

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Jay Dardenne is the former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana and Louisiana Secretary of State. He ran for governor and lost but elected governor John Bel Edwards announced that he would become the commissioner of administration. Dardenne discussed new tax plan, gas tax and more.

Hour Two

Dr. Kevin Wacasey, MD

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Dr. Wacasey is a physician in Dallas, Tx and tackled issues with healthcare on air. He is taking on insurance companies and mandated healthcare and how people can take back control of their  healthcare and insurance. 

04/06 Thursday: Winifred Reilly, Sheldon Hirsch, Mark Ballard, Jason Allen, Gene Reynolds, Melanie Bronfin and Kristen White

Hour One

Winifred Reilly

Winfred Reilly is an author and joined Jim to to discuss her latest work, It Takes One To Tango. The book examines how in an unhappy marriage, all it takes is one of the spouses to take that extra step to repair the relationship. 

Dr. Sheldon Hirsch

Sheldon Hirsch joined as the second guest and not only is he a doctor but an author. He latest book is Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak: Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths, which he discussed on the show. He also the other of another sports novel. 

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard returns to give his take on the Governor John Bel Edwards and his trip to Washington about flood relief in Louisiana. 

Jason Allen

Jason Allen came in studio on behalf of the International Film Festival. The festival will take place at Perkins Rowe from April 20-23. 

Hour Two
 

Gene Reynolds

Representative Gene Reynolds (D) came on the air to talk about his proposal for a new TOPS plan. He proposes that the GPA should be raised to a 3.0 instead of the current 2.5. 

Melanie Bronfin 

Louisiana Policy Institute for Children director Melanie Bronfin, came on the air to advocate for more money to be invested in early childhood care. 

Kristen White

Kristen White is a 21 year old senior at LSU and on the executive board for the Minority Women's Movement. She came on to talk about TOPS, Alton Sterling and offer a young perspective on the world today. 

04/05 Wednesday: Governor Calls from Washington, Raymond Jetson, Amy Shively Hawk

HOUR ONE

Gov. John Bel Edwards

The Governor calls the show from the airport in Washington, DC.  Gov. Edwards talks about his meeting with the congressional committee about receiving funding for the historic flood last year and addresses Congressman Garret Graves.

Raymond Jetson

Jetson joins the show to talk about the Urban Congress.  Jetson describes an event this Saturday, April 8 that will solidify the Urban Congress in the Baton Rouge community and help the black community prosper.

HOUR TWO

Amy Shively Hawk

Shively's stepdaughter Amy Hawk--whose mother Nancy ultimately reunited with and married Shively in a triumphant love story--and based on extensive audio recordings and Shively's own journals, Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton is a haunting, riveting portrayal of life as an American prisoner of war trapped on the other side of the world.

04/04 Tuesday: Michael Bertaut, Garret Graves and Dan Collins

Hour One

Michael Bertaut

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Michael Bertaut is the Chief Economist of Blue Cross Blue Shield and came in studio to discuss the fate of Obamacare in the United States. 

Hour Two

Garret Graves

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Congressman Garret Graves joined the show to discuss flood recovery in Louisiana. Graves is a member of the 6th congressional district in Louisiana; he beat out Democrat and former Governor Edwin Edwards for the position. 

Dan Collins

Dan Collins was the cover story in an issue of Baton Rouge Business Report. The title of the feature story is Swamp Tale, about his whistleblower lawsuit against the state.