10/31 Tuesday: Dan Moldea, Fairleigh Jackson, Joseph McBride

Hour 1:

Dan Moldea

Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea joins Jim to discuss the release of JFK assassination files. Moldea also comments on the Paul Manafort indictment.

Fairleigh Jackson

Fairleigh Jackson with Preserve Louisiana comes in studio to chat about the Preserve Louisiana Gala on November 2 at the Old Governor's Mansion. For more information visit preserve-louisiana.org

Hour 2:

Joseph McBride

Author and journalist Joseph McBride comments on the releasing of the JFK files. McBride studied the investigation in President Kennedy's assassination.  

07/05 Wednesday: Dan Moldea, Tom Schedler and Darrell Glasper

Hour One

Dan Moldea

Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea was on the air to discuss the 10th anniversary of exposing David Vitter being one of the many clients of the DC Madam. 

Hour Two

Tom Schedler

Tom Schedler is the Secretary of State of Louisiana; he talked to Jim about President Donald Trump and his request for the release of private voter information from each state. 

Darrell Glasper

Darrell Glasper commented on the one year anniversary of the shooting of Alton Sterling by two Baton Rouge Police Officers in front of the Triple S Food Mart. 

05/10 Wednesday: John Heubusch, Dan Moldea, Thomas Martin, Kevin Gutzman

Hour 1: 

John Heubusch

Executive Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, John Heubusch, joins the show to discuss President Donald Trump's low approval rating and the beloved President Ronald Reagan's 35% approval rating mid-way through his first term. He also comments on what Trump is and should be borrowing from Reagan's playbook. 

Dan Moldea

Author and investigative journalist, Dan Moldea, chats with Jim about President Donald Trump. Moldea comments on Trump firing FBI Director James Comey and Comey's investigation into Hillary Clinton. 

Hour 2:

Thomas Martin

President of Martin Investigative Services, Thomas Martin, also chats with Jim about President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey. Martin discusses what this means to the FBi and ongoing investigations. Martin is a former agent with the Federal Department of Justice. 

Kevin Gutzman

Chairman in the Department of History at Western Connecticut State University, Kevin Gutzman, joins the conversation to chime in about Trump firing Comey. He comments on the comparisons to the Watergate scandal with President Richard Nixon. 

02/21 Tuesday: Michael H. Cottman, Glenn Frankel, Walt Leger, Dan Moldea

Hour One

Michael H. Cottman

Michael H. Cottman discussed his new book titled, Shackles from the Deep: Tracing Path of a Sunken Slave Ship, a Bitter Past and a Rich Legacy. Cottman is a writer and has had articles appear on CNN.com, Essence, Black Enterprise, etc. He attended Clark Atlanta University where he majored in journalism.

Glenn Frankel

 

Glenn Frankel is a journalist who began working as a reporter in 1973 after graduating from Colombia University. He worked at the Washington Post for 27 years covering international and national news. He was awarded the Knight Fellowship at Stanford University in '83. He discussed his book High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of American Classic on the show. 

Hour Two

Walt Leger

Stat lawmaker Walt Leger called-in to discuss the budget and his thoughts on the decision being made with the Rainy Day Fund how much to use. He is the representative for District 91 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives, chosen by John Bel Edwards. 

Dan Moldea

Moldea is an investigative journalist and has reported on political corruption since 1974. He graduated from the University of Akron and worked at Kent State University post-graduation. He is the former president of Washington Independent Writers. 

09/15 Thursday: Mark Ballard, Dan Moldea, Shawn Wilson, Ali Akbar

Hour 1

Mark Ballard 

Ballard returns to the show to discuss the current 2016 Senate race, Gov. John Bel Edwards and more with host Jim Engster.

Dan Moldea

 

Moldea is an author and investigative reporter who has been reporting on organized-crime since 1974. He has written books on subjects like the O.J. Simpson trial to the killing of Robert Kennedy. He joins Jim to speak on his take on the upcoming presidential election. 

HOUR 2

Shawn Wilson

 

The Secretary of the Department of Transportation stopped by to discuss Baton Rouge roads, bridges and future plans for construction.

 

Ali Akbar

 

 

The Republican political consultant returned to the show to discuss his support for the candidacy of Donald Trump for President of the United States. 

07/28 Thursday: College Professors on Politics, Dan Moldea & Ali Akbar, Dr. Ernest Johnson, Elbert Guillory & Melissa Flournoy

HOUR ONE

Stanley Fish

Fish is a professor of humanities and law at Florida International University, in Miami.  His recent piece in The New York Times argues that college professors should keep their opinions about politics to themselves.  Fish feels that while on university time, professors should be restricted to discuss scholarly topics.

Ali Akbar & Dan Moldea

Political activist Ali Akbar is not a fan of Hillary Clinton. Investigative journalist Dan Moldea is a fan.  Akbar and Moldea debate over which presidential candidate they feel would make a better president. 

HOUR TWO

Dr. Ernest Johnson

President of the NAACP in Louisiana comments on the recent shootings and police brutality since Alton Sterling. 

Melissa Flournoy & Elbert Guillory

Former lawmaker Melissa Flournoy and former member of U.S. Senate Elbert Guillory agree that at both conventions, certain issues should be addressed rather than political mudslinging.  However, they do not agree on which candidate should win the presidency.