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. 

07/24 Monday: Dawn Wells, Ameen Walker, Terry Heaton, Reginald Brown

Hour 1:

Dawn Wells

Famous for her role as Mary Ann on the hit sitcom Gilligan's Island Dawn Wells, chats with Jim about her life after the show. She's an actress, producer, author, spokesperson, journalist, motivational speaker, teacher, and humanitarian. Wells has starred in over 150 TV shows, and 7 motion pictures, and has starred in 60+ theatrical productions across the country and on The Great White Way.

Ameen Walker 

Ameen Walker, president of First Financial, joins Jim in studio to discuss his membership in the Masons. Walker is a 32nd degree Mason and is the Master of Ceremonies. He talks about the charitable work the Masons do on a daily basis. 

Hour 2:

Terry Heaton

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Author, Terry Heaton chats with Jim about his latest book, The Gospel of Self: How Jesus Joined the GOP.

"The bitter political and religious divides we see today in America have roots that go back many decades. The televangelist Pat Robertson was one of the first to determine how battlelines were drawn. Robertson, now a leading and unflinching Trump supporter, rose to national prominence in the 1960s with his Christian Broadcasting Network and his hit show The 700 Club. Terry Heaton, who worked alongside Robertson at The 700 Club and became its executive producer, provides the inside story of how evangelical Christianity forced itself on a needy Republican Party in order to gain political influence on a global level. " -Amazon

Reginald Brown

The East Baton Rouge Parish Constable, Reginald Brown Sr., joins the discussion to comment on the retiring of Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie. Brown also addresses crime rates around East Baton Rouge Parish. 

03/01 Wednesday: Angie Morgan with Spark, Business Bootcamp, Lab Girl, Stephen Handwerk

HOUR ONE

Captain Angie Morgan

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Leadership expert Captain Angie Morgan, shows you how to be a Spark by learning and adopting seven key leadership behaviors. Drawing on backgrounds as military officers and business leaders, the authors Spark present a roadmap for leadership development that will help you succeed.

Ameen Walker

Ameen “THE BIZ FIXER” Walker of First Financial of BR, LLC is hosting a business bootcamp seminar.  Walker shares some business tips on the show for those looking to make more money.  For more info on his free seminar go to www.bizbootcamp.info 

Hope Jahren

Lab Girl is a book about work, love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two things come together. It is told through Jahren’s remarkable stories: about her childhood in rural Minnesota with an uncompromising mother and a father who encouraged hours of play in his classroom’s labs; about how she found a sanctuary in science, and learned to perform lab work done “with both the heart and the hands”; and about the inevitable disappointments, but also the triumphs and exhilarating discoveries, of scientific work.

HOUR TWO

Stephen Handwerk

The Executive Director of the Louisiana Democratic party joins the show to assess the President Trump's Address to Congress.

01/09 Monday: Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival, Leo & Nick Saban, Biz Boot Camp, DA Hillar Moore

HOUR ONE

Ara Rubyan

On January 11, 2017 the 11th annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival will be launching its opening night. The festival features independent films about Jewish culture and will be held at the Manship Theatre, running through to January 15, 2017. Ara Rubyan joins the show to describe the movies that will be premiering this week. www.brjff.com/jim/

Leo Honeycutt & Nick Saban

On the day of the game between Alabama and Clemson, we hear an interview of Nick Saban by Leo Honeycutt.  Saban talks about what makes a championship team and a winning coach.

Ameen Walker

Ameen “THE BIZ FIXER” Walker of First Financial of BR, LLC is hosting a business bootcamp seminar.  Walker shares some business tips on the show for those looking to make more money.  For more info on his free seminar go to www.bizbootcamp.info 

HOUR TWO

DA Hillar Moore

The district attorney joins the show to discuss the decrease of homicides in the capital city.  Moore talks about the lack of education and poverty and the affect they have on crime rates.  Moore also compares the crime in Baton Rouge since the Alton Sterling incident and what we should look forward to in the new year.

09/16 Friday: Janet Lee Berg, Ameen Walker, Tyrus Thomas, John Wirt, Rick Avery, Ray Strother

HOUR ONE

Janet Lee Berg

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Jim chat's with Janet Lee Berg, author of Rembrandt's Shadow. 

October 20, 1942. Benjamin Katz and his frightened family stand at the train station in occupied Holland, unsure if they would be taken to their freedom—or the death camp. Sylvie, his granddaughter, who was six years old at the time, would later recall the madness as they wondered if their desperate last minute escape would work. When the German officer received the order to allow the escape he said, “I would have much rather been given the order to kill all of you.”-Amazon

Ameen Walker and Tyrus Thomas

Ameen Walker and Tyrus Thomas join the show to talk about their event tomorrow at Everything Philly. Former LSU basketball players will be signing autographs from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

John Wirt

Music and film critic John Wirt joins Jim in studio to chat about the Beatles and their visit to New Orleans. Wirt comments on upcoming movies being released in theaters and which ones were filmed in Louisiana. 

Rick Avery

Author and stuntman Rick Avery chats with Jim about his life as a stuntman, his book, and training actors to perform stunts. He says John Travolta got him started with his stunt career. Avery comments on training Usher for the upcoming film, Hands of Stone.

HOUR TWO

Ray Strother

Political consultant Ray Strother joins the show to discuss the presidential election. Strother comments on Republican candidate Donald Trump admitting President Barack Obama was born in the United States. 

04/01 Friday: Ameen Walker & Tyrus Thomas, Chesley Heymsfield, Ben Applebaum: Recess, Louisiana Voice: Tom Aswell, FBF Gary Shandling, Joyce Goldstein

HOUR ONE

Ameen Walker & Tyrus Thomas

Ameen and Tyrus are on the show to promote the opening of the new restaurant Everything Philly. Opening at the Northgates of LSU April 2, 2016, the restaurant will offer genuine Philadelphia fare in a fast casual setting.  

Chesley Heymsfield

The Executive Director comes on the show to promote the Louisiana International Film Festival. (LIFF) kicks off Wednesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 17 at Cinemark Perkins Rowe. It includes an impressive 5-day array of film premieres from around the globe including a newly minted Southern Perspectives category---all at Cinemark Perkins Row in Baton Rouge.

Ben Applebaum: Recess

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Author Ben Applebaum comes on the show to talk about the importance of Recess.  Recess is the ultimate illustrated guide to the best games of the playground, for inside and outside. This fun and interactive guide includes the rules to over 150 games and variations, including over two dozen international games from schoolyards around the world, plus various tips and strategies.  Applebaum gives some statistics on the decline of recess and the health of children in schools in the 21st century.

HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

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Tom Aswell, blogger from Louisiana Voice, is on the show talking with Jim about Bobby Jindal, Governor John Bel Edwards, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the presidential election.

Flashback Friday: Gary Shandling

Joyce Goldstein: The New Mediterranean Jewish Table

Joyce Goldstein was chef and owner of the groundbreaking Mediterranean restaurant Square One in San Francisco.  The New Mediterranean Jewish Table is an authoritative guide to Jewish home cooking from North Africa, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and the Middle East.