01/12 Tuesday: Governor John Bel Edwards, Nick Saban and Alabama, and Rising Crime in Baton Rouge

HOUR ONE: 

Mary Patricia Wray

Mary Patricia Wray is the former Director of Communications for Governor John Bel Edwards.  She is also the owner of Top Drawer Strategies.  She comments today on Governor Edwards transition and his first political disappointment as his House Speaker choice was not elected.  "He is extremely focused on work all the time... but he doesn't stop learning and growing," Wray says of Edwards. 

Michelle Southern

Michelle Southern is the Assistant News Director and a Producer at Louisiana Radio Network.  She gives her opinion on former LSU football coach Nick Saban.  "It's like when your husband leaves you for your best friend, who becomes a supermodel," Southern says. 

HOUR TWO: 

Hillar Moore 

Hillar Moore is the District Attorney for Baton Rouge.  He comments on rising crime in the area in and around LSU.  "The lack of education... has a lot to do with where we are," Moore says on crime.  He also asserts that "Faith based organizations do play a significant part," in crime prevention. 

01/11 Monday: Inauguration of Governor John Bel Edwards, Wealth Gap in the U.S., and the Budget Chaos

HOUR ONE: 

Marsanne Golsby

Marsanne Golsby was the former Press Secretary to Governor Mike Foster.  She discusses the inaugural of John Bel Edwards earlier today.  Golsby asserts that Edwards is starting off with a political challenge as he loses his choice for Speaker of the House. 

"If you're asking me if President Obama is coming to Louisiana because we have a new Democrat for our governor?" Golsby says, "Probably."  

Paul Kiel

Paul Kiel is ProPublica reporter who covers consumer finance.  He discusses his article in The New York Times, Debt and the Radical Wealth Gap.  "The average black family makes 60% of what the average white family earns." 

HOUR TWO: 

Tom Aswell

Tom Aswell is the publisher of Louisiana Voice. He comments on this morning's governor inauguration of John Bel Edwards.  "I think he might be a one term governor," Aswell says of Edwards," Unless something drastic happens."  Aswell also remembers the late C.B. Forgotston and his predictions of Bobby Jindal's political aspirations. 

Jeremy Alford

Jeremy Alford is the publisher and editor of LaPolitics.com.  He also comments on John Bel Edwards's inauguration and President Obama's visit later this week.  "It seems like he <Obama> is coming down to Louisiana to support John Bel Edward's expansion of Medicaid." 

01/08 Friday: Geography, Senator Ted Cruz, Louisiana Politics, and Remembering Politico C.B. Forgotston

HOUR ONE: 

Eric Weiner 

Eric Weiner is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss, as well as two other books. His latest book, The Geography of Genius, has been called “smart, funny and utterly delightful…Weiner’s best book yet.”  As a long-time foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, Eric reported from more than 30 nations, from Iraq to Indonesia, covering some of the major international events of recent times.  Eric writes a regular column for BBC Travel.  His work also appears in The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and other publications, as well as on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Sarah Duggin

Prior to coming to Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law, Sarah Duggin was Vice President & General Counsel of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).  Sarah has also served as Chief Counsel of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a multi-facility academic medical care provider, and as General Counsel of the Children's National Medical Center. Prior to her general counsel positions, Sarah was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly where she litigated complex criminal and civil cases, including a number of pro bono matters. 

Duggin gives her professional opinion on the relevance and constitutionality of Ted Cruz's eligibility for president as he was born in Canada. 

Ryan Haynie

Ryan K. Haynie is a partner with the Baton Rouge-based Haynie and Associates, a government relations and lobbying firm founded 33 years ago by his father and namesake.  Haynie also discusses on Senator Ted Cruz's eligibility for president due to his birth in Canada. 

HOUR TWO: 

Ron Gomez

Ronald Gomez, Sr. is a veteran print and broadcast journalist, author, and businessman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette Parish, from 1980 to 1989.  He was also the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of Governor Buddy Roemer.  Gomez remembers politico C.B. Forgotston who passed away at the beginning of the week. 

Chris Broadwater

Chris Broadwater is an attorney and former state lawmaker.  He also remembers C.B. Forgotston's life and legacy. 

Robert Travis Scott

Robert Travis Scott is the President of the Public Affairs Research Council.  He comments on the budget chaos.  He also speaks on John Bel Edwards' inauguration to Louisiana Governor on Monday. 

01/07 Thursday: LSU and Tigerland, Louisiana Politics and Congressman Charles Boustany and Future Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser

HOUR ONE: 

Due to technical difficulties, the first two segments are parts of an encore show from New Year's Eve.  The live show begins in the third segment at 4:25.

J.R. Ball

J.R. Ball is the managing editor of The Times Picayune in Baton Rouge.  He shares his article, Tigerland, the heart of LSU's social scene, may soon disappear.  LSU Football Coach Les Miles has expressed his wishes for his football players to avoid all Baton Rouge bars because of the rising crime.  "They're starting to involve guns," Ball says, "It's not just bar fights or people getting stabbed in a bar." 

HOUR TWO: 

CHarles Boustany

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Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon with more than 30 years of clinical experience, was first elected to Congress in 2004.  Boustany represents Louisiana’s Third Congressional District, covering South Louisiana.  Boustany has championed health care reform, international trade, tax reform, and sound energy policy focused on building a comprehensive vision providing solutions for all Americans.  Boustany discusses his campaign for the opening Louisiana Senate seat.  

Billy Nungesser

Billy Nungesser is the former President of Plaquemines Parish.  He will soon be the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.  He joins us today to discuss how he will better the state.  


01/06 Wednesday: Money Advice, Jewish Film Festival, Same Sex Marriage, Ted Cruz and Birthplaces

HOUR ONE: 

Jane Bryant Quinn

Jane Bryant Quinn is a nationally known commentator on personal finance.  Quinn shares her latest book How To Make Your Money Last.  

BILL GRIMLEY

Bill Grimley is a Baton Rouge attorney and author.  His two novels are Perception and The Benefactor.  Grimley comments on the eligibility of Ted Cruz as a presidential candidate as Cruz was born in Canada.    

 

Ara Rubyan

Ara Rubyan is the Director of the Louisiana Jewish Film Festival.  He promotes the Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival which is January 13-17, 2016 at the Manship Theatre.  Tickets can be obtained here. 

HOUR TWO: 

Moses Evans

Moses Evans is the Justice of the Peace of Baker, Louisiana.  He performed 19 same sex marriages since the Supreme Court decision last year.  He discusses his views with Pastor David Diamond.  

David Diamond

David Diamond is a pastor in Baton Rouge.  He debates with Justice Evans on the Supreme Court's decision on same sex marriage.  


01/05 Tuesday: Health and Wellness, Manship Film 'After the Spill', Candidate for Senate Col. Rob Maness, and Remembering Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers and Basketball Legend Pete Maravich

HOUR ONE: 

David Agus

Dr. David B. Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering and heads USC’s Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. He is one of the world’s leading physicians and the cofounder of two pioneering personalized medicine companies, Navigenics and Applied Proteomics.  He shares his new book, The Lucky Years: How to Survive in the Brave New World of Health.  

Medicine is undergoing rapid change. In the old world, you followed general principles and doctors treated you based on broad, one-size-fits all solutions. In this new golden age, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the latest scientific findings and leverage the power of technology to customize your care. Only those who know how to access and adapt to these breakthroughs—without being distracted by hyped ideas and bad medicine—will benefit. Imagine being able to get fit and lose weight without dieting, train your immune system to fight cancer, edit your DNA to avoid a certain fate, erase the risk of a heart attack, reverse aging, and know exactly which drugs to take to optimize health with zero side effects.

Cyril Vetter

Over the past five decades, Cyril Vetter's career has spanned a variety of industries, including music, broadcasting and publishing.  He owned TV and radio stations, a television production firm, newspapers as well as music recording and publishing companies. Vetter's music career began in the mid-1960s, when he co-wrote the frat-rock classic "Double Shot (of my Baby's Love)," and he is a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.  He promotes the new Manship Film 'After the Spill' with Jon Bowermaster. 

Jon Bowermaster

Writer, filmmaker and adventurer, Jon is a six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council. One of the Society’s ‘Ocean Heroes,’ his first assignment for National Geographic Magazine was documenting a 3,741 mile crossing of Antarctica by dogsled. Jon has written a dozen books and produced/directed more than fifteen documentary films. He promotes his latest film, 'After the Spill' with Cyril Vetter. 

HOUR TWO: 

Robert Maness

Rob Maness has a life long record of providing dedicated service to the Nation and ran as a Republican Candidate for the Louisiana United States Senate seat in 2014.  Having worked his way up from the enlisted ranks to full colonel, he retired from active duty in 2011, ending his military service of more than 32 years.  He worked in the utility industry as a director for two years after his military retirement and is currently the Owner of Iron Liberty Consulting Group, residing in Madisonville, Louisiana.

John Brummett

John Brummett is a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.  He remembers the late, former Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers, who passed away at age 90.