09/18: Heather Kleinpeter, Keith Dixon, Melissa Flournoy, Fred Simonson

Hour One

Heather Kleinpeter and Keith Dixon

Keith Dixon and Heather Kleinpeter from the Louisiana Arts & Science Museum (LASM), were in studio to talk more about the LASM Gala. This the 32nd annual gala and will be held on Friday September 22 from 7: 30pm - 10:00pm.

Melissa Flournoy

Melissa Flournoy joined the conversation surrounding Mike Yenni and his sex scandal involving a high school teenage boy. She also discussed Sen. John Kennedy and more happening in Louisiana politics. 

Hour Two

Fred Simonson

Louie's Cafe general manager Fred Simonson was here to talk about the murder of Donald Smart, a dishwasher at Louie's for 20 years. Smart was murdered on Alaska St. by LSU. Police speculate that the murder of Donald Smart and another Black man, might be racially motivated.

09/15 Friday: William Taylor, Mark Calvit, Paul Arrigo, Mark Lipton

Hour One

William Taylor

Saints historian William Taylor was on air with Jim to remember the first regular season game for the Saints. The anniversary of the game is September 17, 1967. This photo is of John Gilliam making a play during the game.

Mark Calvit

Mark Calvit is the executive director of Southside Gardens Retirement and Assisted Living. Calvit came in studio to talk more about his business, LSU football and other various topics. 

Hour Two:

Paul Arrigo

Paul Arrigo is the head of Visit Baton Rouge. Arrigo was here to chat with Jim about many things including the anniversary of the first football game for the New Orleans Saints and how he attended the game as a young man.

Mark Lipton

Mark Lipton discussed his book Mean Men: The perversion of America's Self Made Man. He asks does why our society celebrates the success of mean men and why women stay married to controlling men. For over forty years, Lipton has been a trusted adviser to Fortune 500 corporations, think tanks, philanthropies and more.

09/14 Thursday: Leslie Korn, Mark Ballard, Scott McKay, Dayne Sherman

Hour 1:

Leslie Korn

Dr. Leslie Korn joins the show to discuss her latest book.

"Revolutionize your personal cooking and eating habits for optimal energy, health, and emotional well-being. This book of mood-savvy tips, tools, and delicious recipes guides you step by step through all the essentials. It features dozens of easy-to-understand graphics, lists, and charts to help prioritize choices for maximum benefit."-Amazon

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate chats with Jim about the State Treasurer's race one month away and what the Governor's election will look like in 25 months. 

Hour 2:

Scott McKay & Dayne Sherman

Republican Scott McKay of the Hayride and Democrat Dayne Sherman go head to head about President Donald Trump. The pair discuss Trump being accused of being a white supremacist, the repeal of DACA, and the looming debt ceiling.  

09/13 Wednesday: George Morris and Gen. Russel Honore

Hour One

George Morris

George Morris is a feature writer for The Advocate and long-time sports writer. Morris got his start as sportswriter covering LSU almost 35 years ago and decided to stay in Baton Rouge. Morris was on air to talk more about his long career.

Hour Two

Russel Honore

General Russel Honore is back to talk about how hurricane Katrina changed the cultural landscape of Louisiana. He also commented on the Cajun Navy and the Green Army.

9/12 Tuesday: Joey Strickland, Mike Steele, Bill Bryan

Hour 1:

Joey Strickland

Strickland will discusses the many and varied services available under our state department of veterans services to Louisiana veterans, and what the need is. We hear from the field, how much money our offices bring into the state each year connecting veterans with a vast variety of veterans’ federal benefits, and the increased number of deployments of Louisiana soldiers that are coming this year and in the months ahead.

Hour 2:

Mike Steele

Steele discusses post-Irma recovery, and what happens in statewide post-storm response at this stage in the immediate days after the storm, what specifically Louisiana is doing to help Florida, like many of our leading first responders being there in Tallahassee helping Florida coordinate its response, all the power trucks headed that way from our state, and some really encouraging information on all Louisiana has done to help Harvey’s survivors, including how our Governor’s suggestions to improve FEMA’s Shelter At Home program are going to be helping Harvey survivors now. 

Bill Bryan

Bill Bryan, a BR Blues Foundation Board Member, joins Julie in studio to talk about the 2017 Blues Gala on October 1st. 

09/11 Monday: Leanne Clement, Jay Grymes, Jim Crane, Butch Browning, Chris Ferrara, Hunt Downer, Mike Foster

Hour One

Leanne Clement

Leanne Clement was here to talk about tomorrow night's "Drama Queens" opera with BR impresario Lisette Oropesa. Leanne Clement graduated from The School of Music at Louisiana State University, where she received her Doctorate of Musical Arts and her Master of Music degrees in vocal performance.

Jay Grymes

Jay Grymes is the Chief Meteorologist for WAFB. Grymes talked with guest host Leo Honeycutt about the aftermath Irma and, current state in Florida and the peak of hurricane season being over. He also discusses how a hurricane forms. 

 

Jim Crane

Jim Crane is a State Farm Insurance Agent and joined Leo Honeycutt to talk about the importance of having food insurance in Louisiana. 

 

Hour Two

Chris Ferrara, Butch Browning and Hunt Downer 

Chriss Ferrara, Fire Marshall Butch Browning and Major General Hunt Downer were on air to talk about the 16th anniversary of September 11th and Louisiana's response to the tragedy. Louisiana was the first state to deliver a firetruck to help the effort. Chris Ferrara's company headed the building of the truck.

Mike Foster

 

Former Louisiana Governor Mike Foster joined the conversation on the 16th anniversary 9/11. Foster was governor during the September 11th attacks and served as governor from 1996-2004.