06/21 Tuesday: Dan Moldea, Charges against Alabama players were dropped, Renaming of Lee High School

HOUR ONE

Dan Moldea

Investigative reporter, Dan Moldea touches on the presidential race, mentioning Clinton's chances of being indicted, Donald Trump and Roger Stone.

James Moran

James Moran, Associate Editor of Tiger Rag comments on a Louisiana DA's decision to drop drug and gun charges against two Alabama players.

HOUR TWO

Philip Hackney

LSU law professor, Hackney joins Attorney Hays Town on the discussion of having public buildings named after confederate icons like the Robert E. Lee High school. 

Hays Town III

Attorney Hays Town III joins LSU law professor, Philip Hackney on discussing having public buildings named after confederate icons like Robert E. Lee High school. 

06/20 Monday: HRI Revitalizing Cities, American Commitment, Sports Hall of Fame, Funding for TOPS

HOUR ONE

Pres Kabacoff


Owner and president of HRI Properties, a full-service real estate development company in New Orleans, talks about his book, Revitalizing Cities. HRI Properties’ early work in neighborhoods and communities made a way for it to become a leader in revitalizing historic neighborhoods that have been abandoned and left vacant.

Phil Kerpen

American Commitment engages in critical public policy fights over the size and intrusiveness of government through direct advocacy, strategic policy analysis, and grassroots mobilization.  Kerpen joins the show to talk about government's intrusiveness on broadband expansion in the capitol city.

Doug Ireland

Doug Ireland is an assistant athletic director/sports information director at Northwestern State University.  Doug has served as chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame since April 1991.  He joins Jim to talk about the inductees of 2016 that will be inducted Saturday. 

HOUR TWO

Dayne Sherman

Dayne Sherman is an American journalist and fiction writer. Sherman joins Faculty Senate President, Kevin Cope to talk about TOPS for higher education in the session since only 70% of funding has been approved.

Kevin Cope

President of the LSU Faculty Senate, Cope joins Dayne Sherman to talk about TOPS for higher education in the legislative session since only 70% of funding has been approved.

 

06/17 Friday: Ginger Gibson, Ali Akbar and Dianne Andrews, Friday Flashback: Dale Brown on Shaq

HOUR ONE

Ginger Gibson

Ginger Gibson is a Reuters correspondent covering the 2016 campaign. She focuses mainly on campaign finances. Gibson covered the 2012 campaign and Congress prior to joining Reuters. She joins Jim to discuss Donald Trump and his campaign and relationship with the media.

HOUR TWO

Ali Akbar

Ali Akbar joins TV host Dianne Andrews and Jim in studio to discuss presidential platforms on issues like immigration and foreign policies.

Dianne Andrews

TV host Dianne Andrews joins Ali Akbar in studio to discuss presidential platforms on immigration and foreign policies.

Friday Flashback: Coach Dale Brown on Shaq entering draft.

06/16 Thursday: The Highest Glass Ceiling, Tiger Rag Magazine, Flournoy vs. Fontova

HOUR ONE

Ellen Fitzpatrick 

A professor and scholar specializing in modern American political and intellectual history, is the author and editor of eight books.  In her recent book, The Highest Glass Ceiling, Fitzpatrick tells the story of three remarkable women who set their sights on the American presidency. 

Cody Worsham

Editor of Tiger Rag magazine, Worsham talks to Jim about "Pistol" Pete Maravich and his impact on LSU basketball.  Worsham also addresses the rumors of Paul Mainieri possibly coaching the Texas Longhorns.

HOUR TWO

Melissa Flournoy

Former state lawmaker, Melissa Flournoy debates with Humberto Fontova about the laws of gun control and the incidents that occurred in Orlando.

Humberto Fontova

Humberto Fontova is a Cuban-American author, blogger, political commentator, and conservative polemicist.  He argues with Flournoy about the gun policies that are in place and feels that there should not be a ban on weapons.

 

 

06/15 Wednesday: Patel Running for Senate, Slim Harpo Awards, Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Crisis Intervention Center

HOUR ONE

Abhay Patel

Abhay Patel is running for the Senate.  A graduate of Louisiana State University, Patel has previously worked in economics and finance in the state of New York.  For the last few years he has worked in New Orleans. This is his first time running for office.

Johnny Palazzotto

Palazzotto is co-founder of Baton Rouge Blues Foundation,Inc. He currently produces the Slim Harpo Music Awards and presents Music in the Schools throughout Louisiana. Palazzotto joins Jim on the show a week before the Slim Harpo Award Show that will be held at The Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge.

HOUR TWO

LTG Russel Honore

LT. General Russel L. Honoré, US Army (Ret),  joins Jim on the show to talk about the Orlando shooting and the child who was killed by an alligator in DisneyWorld.  Honore talks gun control and criticizes the procedures of investigating suspect criminals in reference to the Orlando incident.

Aaron Blackledge

 In over three decades of operation the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. has effectively and positively touched the lives of tens of thousands of people and their neighbors in surrounding communities. Aaron Blackledge is the Exec. Director and he joins the show to talk about the services provided amid the traumatic events that have happened over the week.