11/10 Friday: Ameen Walker, Mark Calvit, Dayne Sherman, Humberto Fontova

Hour 1:

Ameen Walker

U.S. Air Force Veteran Ameen Walker joins the conversation in studio to talk about his time in the service and Veteran's Day. 

Mark Calvit

Executive Director of Southside Gardens Mark Calvit comes in studio as our resident LSU superfan to talk about his prediction's for this weekend's LSU vs. Arkansas game. Kick off is in Tiger Stadium at 11 a.m. 

Hour 2:

Dayne Sherman & Humberto Fontova

Democrat Dayne Sherman and Republican Humberto Fontova are the guests in the second hour to discuss the allegations against former Alabama state Judge Roy Moore. They also discuss U.S. relations with Cuba. 

11/09 Thursday: Gus Weill, Mark Ballard, Lamar White, Scott Wilfong

Hour 1:

Gus Weill

Former political consultant Gus Weill joins Jim as the first guest of the hour to discuss President Donald Trump and the potential for trouble between the U.S. and North Korea. Weill also comments on recent sex scandals in politics. 

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard on the Advocate chats with Jim about the November 18th election. Early voting for that election ends Saturday. Ballard also comments on the recent State Police scandal. 

Hour 2:

Lamar White & Scott Wilfong

Blogger and Democrat Lamar White and Republican Political Consultant Scott Wilfong join the conversation in the second hour to chat about what's going on in the U.S. The pair discuss President Donald Trump and the upcoming elections in Louisiana.

11/08 Wednesday: Robert Dallek, William Taylor, Darrell Glasper, Melissa Flournoy

Hour 1:

Robert Dallek

Author of Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life, Robert Dallek, discusses his latest book with Jim. 

"Dallek attributes FDR’s success to two remarkable political insights. First, unlike any other president, he understood that effectiveness in the American political system depended on building a national consensus and commanding stable long-term popular support. Second, he made the presidency the central, most influential institution in modern America’s political system."-Amazon

William Taylor

Saints historian William Taylor chats with Jim about Tom Dempsey's 63 yard field goal for the Saints to win the game against the Detroit Lions in 1970. 

Hour 2:

Darrell Glapser & Melissa Flournoy

Republican Darrell Glasper and Democrat Melissa Flournoy join the conversation on the one year annivarsary of Donald Trump being elected President of the United States. 

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. 

11/06 Monday: Chris Russo Blackwood, Anson Williams, Derrick Edwards, Stephen Handwerk

Hour 1:

Chris Russo Blackwood

Author Chris Russo Blackwood starts off the show by discussing her latest book, My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest To Bring Two Killers To Justice.

"The moment he found out his brother was missing and presumed dead, Ted Kergan launched a relentless effort to bring two suspected killers, a teenaged-prostitute and her much older grifter boyfriend, to justice and find Gary Kergan’s body. Little did he know his quest would consume a fortune and take thirty years to reach its dramatic conclusion."- Amazon

Anson Williams

Anson Williams, most widely known for his roll at Potsie Weber on Happy Days, joins the conversation to comment on National Drowsy Drivers Awareness week. 

"In the United States, 250,000 drivers fall asleep at the wheel every day, according to the Division of Sleep Medicine at (Harvard Medical School) and in a national poll by the National Sleep Foundation, 54% of adult drivers said they had driven while drowsy during the past year with 28% saying they had actually fallen asleep while driving."

Hour 2:

Derrick Edwards & Stephen Handwerk

Democratic candidate for the November 18th state treasurer's election, Derrick Edwards, along with Executive Director of the state Democratic Party, Stephen Handwerk, to discuss the campaign. 

11/03 Friday: John Schroder, Leo Honeycutt, Steve Carter

Hour 1:

John Schroder

Republican candidate for State Treasurer John Schroder chats with Jim about the upcoming election. Schroder is up against Democrat Derrick Edwards in the runoff election. 

Leo Honeycutt

Author and occasional Jim Engster Show guest host, Leo Honeycutt, joins the conversation to talk about tomorrow's LSU game against Alabama. Honeycutt interviewed the Crimson Tide's coach Nick Saban. 

Hour 2:

Steve Carter

Republican Baton Rouge State Representative Steve Carter joins Jim in studio for the second hour to discuss the state's budget problems. Carter also comments on the LSU's new and improved rec center.