10/04 Tuesday: Deni Ellis Béchard, Gus Weill, Troy Hebert, Tony Guarisco

Hour One

Deni Ellis Béchard

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The Canadian-American author joins the show to discuss his new fiction novel, "Into the Sun" set in Afghanistan. Béchard has written many other and his written for publications such as The LA Times, The Harvard Review, The National Post and more.

Gus Weill

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Gus Weill returns to the show to discuss the 2016 presidential race and his take LSU Football's Coach O. Weill is a political consultant and a former public relations specialist. He graduated from Louisiana State University and established the first PR/advertising firm in Baton Rouge in 1958.

Hour 2

Troy Hebert and Tony Guarisco

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The two former State Senators join the show to talk about the VP debate airing October 4. Hebert is the former Commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and was elected for three terms as Democrat to the Louisiana House of Representatives. Guarisco served as a Democratic State Senator from 1976-1988. 

10/03 Monday: Stanley Nelson & Greg Iles, Greg LaFleur, Marijuana Manifesto

HOUR ONE

Stanley Nelson & Greg Iles

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Reporter Stanley Nelson has documented cold case files in Louisiana and Mississippi in The Civil Rights Cold Case Project.  Novelist Greg Iles has spent many hours researching his novels that deal with race, family and evil men.  Iles uses the information and history that Nelson reports on for his novels like Mississippi Blood, that look into the unsolved Civil Rights-era cold case murders of numerous black men.

Greg Lafleur

Greg Lafleur is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who previously played for LSU.  Lafleur was also the athletic director for Southern University.   Lafleur talks about Coach Ogeron and Steve Ensminger.  He is a candidate in the Mayoral race, and describes the qualities that make him fit for the job.

HOUR TWO

Jesse Ventura

Former governor of Minnesota, Navy SEAL and Professional Wrestler Jesse Ventura joins the show to talk about his recent book, Marijuana Manifesto. Ventura lays out his philosophy on marijuana, and why he’s always been in favor of legalization. He also discusses the presidential election and Marijuana's role in the race.

09/30 Friday: LSU Pres. of Alumni Association, John McCann of McNeese State., Ali Akbar & Lamar White

HOUR ONE

Cliff Vannoy

The President of LSU Alumni Association joins the show in the first hour to talk about the contributions of LSU alumnae and how those contributions make LSU the most beautiful campus in higher education.

John McCann

Former head coach of McNeese State, McCann, gave LSU's interim coach, Ed Orgeron his first job on his coaching staff in the 80s. McCann discusses Orgeron's character and foretells his success as head coach of the tigers.

HOUR TWO

Ali Akbar & Lamar White

Blogger and Democrat Lamar White, and political consultant and Republican, Ali Akbar discuss the presidential debates earlier in the week as well as the Congressional race.

09/29 Thursday: Joe Conason, Dr. Laura Cassidy, Humberto Fontova and Dayne Sherman

Hour one

Joe Conason 

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Joe Conason is an American author who joined the show to discuss his new book 'Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton' and his experiences with the former President. He is the former executive editor of the New York Observer and founder & editor-in-chief of The National Memo. 

Dr. Laura Cassidy 

Dr. Laura Cassidy joined Jim to discuss dyslexia and the Louisiana Key Academy, a charter school that she co-founded. The LA Key Academy specializes in teaching students with dyslexia. She served as Chief of Surgery at Earl K. Long Medical Center from 1990-1992. She worked in private practice specializing in breast cancer treatment until her retirement in 2006. 

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Humberto Fontova

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Humberto Fontova is a Cuban-born political commentator backing Donald Trump in the upcoming election. He fled Cuba in 1961 and lived in the New Orleans area. He attended the University of New Orleans where he received a B.A. in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Latin American Studies from Tulane. 

Dayne Sherman 

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Sherman is an American journalist and joined Jim on the air to lend his support for Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. Sherman is also an author and has been publishing short fiction since 2001. 

09/28 Wednesday: Lester Duhe, Shelter at Home Program with Julie Baxter Payer

HOUR ONE

Lester Duhe

Lester Duhe, a former football player at Louisiana State University joins Jim on the show to talk about the interim head coach, Ed Orgeron and a little bit about the presidential candidates.

Julie Baxter Payer

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Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, Legal and Special Projects, Payer joins the show to talk with callers and Jim about the Louisiana Shelter at Home Program.  Deadline to register for the program is October 15.

HOUR TWO

Trey Ourso

Trey Ourso is a political consultant joining the show to talk about the presidential debates Monday night.  Ourso discusses Hillary and Donald's campaigns, determining who he feels "won" the debate.

09/27 Tuesday: Warren Drake, Rick Wentzel, David Alexander, Roy Fletcher, Ron Faucheux

Today's guest host is Michael Marsh

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Warren Drake, Rick Wentzel, and David Alexander

East Baton Rouge Parish School Superintendent Warren Drake, Livingston Parish Superintendent Rick Wentzel, and Ascension Parish Superintendent David Alexander join guest host Michael Marsh to discuss the flood recovery for schools in their parishes. The superintendents also discuss the platooning of students at different schools and how it's affecting families. 

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Roy Fletcher and Ron Faucheux

Political consultant Roy Fletcher and pollster Ron Faucheux chat with Michael about the first presidential debate and how Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton performed.