06/14 Tuesday: Council for a Better Louisiana, Forum for Equality, ProCon.org, NENA

HOUR ONE

Barry Erwin

President and CEO of CABL, Erwin discusses budget cuts while the special session is being conducted.  Erwin elaborates on what he calls the "needs-based" system of TOPS and the budget as whole and its effects on the people.

Sarah Jane Brady

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Exec. Dir. of Forum for Equality in New Orleans, Sarah Jane Brady joins Neal in discussing the Orlando shooting and the whole LGBT community especially here in Louisiana.

HOUR TWO

Kamy Akhavan

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Akhavan is the Managing Editor of ProCon.org a nonprofit nonpartisan public charity that provides well-sourced pro, con, and related research on controversial issues.  Akhavan talks about the pros and cons of gun control in light of the shooting that occurred in Orlando.

Brian Fontes

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The Voice of 9-1-1™, NENA is on the forefront of all emergency communications issues. CEO Brian Fontes talks about the phenomenon of texting 9-1-1 rather than calling and talking for safety reasons.

06/13 Monday: Immigration in the Presidential Campaign, Protection in Public, Skip Bertman on being a Father, Ann Wilder helping Radicals

HOUR ONE

Gus Weill

The former public relations specialist discusses the tone of the presidential race since the Orlando shooting over the weekend.  Weill expresses his feelings about the future of Donald Trump's campaign.

Aubrey Futrell

Retired Louisiana state trooper, and former SWAT trainer specialist, Aubrey Futrell, talks with host Leo Honeycutt about how to protect ourselves in public places.  He gives tips on precautions to take in different scenarios.

HOUR TWO

Skip Bertman

Legend Skip Bertman talks about what it takes to be a good father and passes down some advice his father gave him.

Ann Wilder

Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services, Ann Wilder joins Leo to talk about characteristics or situations that create a radical.  Wilder talks about how to help these people and what triggers their behaviors.

06/10 Friday: Rep. Gene Reynolds, Rosie Schaap remembers Ali, Tom Aswell on Bobby Jindal

HOUR ONE

Gene Reynolds

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Representative Gene Reynolds talks about the consecutive sessions since February 14. Reynolds describes the process of getting a bill passed and the differences in this process between Gov. John Bel Edwards and former Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Rosie Schaap

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Rosie Schaap, a columnist for the New York Times, shares her story of meeting Muhammad Ali while Ali was shooting the cover for Sport Magazine in 1976.

Flashback Friday

Hear Rosie Schaap's father, Dick Schaap, reminisce on some of his favorite moments with the champ.

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HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

Publisher of the blog, Louisiana Voice and author of Bobby Jindal: His Destiny and Obsession, Tom Aswell joins Jim to discuss numerous topics ranging from Bobby Jindal's career to Muhammad Ali's sense of humor.

06/09 Thursday: Update on the Session; New Orleans Rep. Walt Leger, Bill Bryan vs. Vincent Bruno

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard joins the show at the closing of the first week of the special session.  

Walt Leger

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New Orleans Representative, Walt Leger talks with Jim about the current bills being passed in the session.  Leger gives some ballpark figures identifying how close representatives are to closing the gap in the budget.

HOUR TWO

Bill Bryan

Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee, Bryan joins Jim and Republican Vincent Bruno on what people should want in a president.

Vincent Bruno

Republican and former New Orleans law officer, Vincent Bruno joins Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee Bill Bryan to discuss with Jim what people should be looking for in the next president.

06/08 Wednesday: Pulitzer-Winning columnist, Clarence Page; Cindy Hurst; Scott Wilfong & Lamar White Jr.

HOUR ONE

Clarence Page

Clarence Page is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.  He joins Jim to talk about the 2016 Presidential Election and its nominees.  Page mentions the Trump University case and the death of Muhammad Ali.

Cindy Hurst

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Filmmaker and owner/founder of the The Sankofa Project, LLC, a production agency that focuses on social movement and cultural self-awareness.  Cindy Hurst talks with Jim about her recent project, Black Maskulinity, and a personal story about the late Muhammad Ali.

HOUR TWO

Scott Wilfong

Scott Wilfong joins the show along with Lamar White Jr. of CenLamar to discuss opinions while analyzing the differences between the two nominees.

Lamar White Jr.

Lamar White Jr. of CenLamar joins Scott Wilfong 5 months before the election to analyze the differences between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump when it comes to the presidency.

06/07 Tuesday: Black Republicans, Old State Capitol, Education and Government, Muhammad Ali, Trump's Remarks about judge

HOUR ONE

Corey D. Fields

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A professor of Sociology from Stanford University, Fields discusses Black Republicans and their impact on voting in different states.

Mary Durusau

As the Director of Museums, Durusau joins the show briefly to give updates on what is going on at the Old State Capitol. LSU Historian Gaines Foster analyzes the 2016 campaign with a historical perspective on June 7 at 5:30.

Noel Hammatt

Noel Hammatt is an independent researcher and former board member of the Baton Rouge public school board. He joins the show to talk about the bills that relate to education in Louisiana being discussed in the session.

HOUR TWO

Mark Kram Jr.

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 Kram's father wrote many stories about Muhammad Ali during his sports writing career.  Kram Jr. remembers the great Muhammad Ali and his impact on history as well as sports.

Michael Wolf

Attorney Michael Wolf discusses the controversial, racist remarks that were made by Donald Trump about a federal judge.