01/28 Thursday: Potential Smoking Ban in Bars and Casinos, Food and Saving, and Trump and the Presidential Race

HOUR ONE: 

Robert McMillan 

Robert McMillan is a doctor from Shreveport.  He discusses with Rhodes and Turner the potential smoking ban in casinos and bars in New Orleans.  

Stasha Rhodes

Stasha Rhodes is the Director of Smoke Free EBR.  She discusses with McMillan and Turner the potential smoking ban in casinos and bars in New Orleans.  

Henry Turner 

Musician, vocalist, guitar player, composer, producer and promoter Henry Turner Jr. is an integral part of the Louisiana Music scene. He and his band, & Flavor, have toured extensively throughout the United States for the past thirty years.  He is well known for creating an intricate and syncopated style of music that has been branded: Louisiana Reggae, Soul, Funk and Blues.  He also discusses the potential smoking ban. 

HOUR TWO: 

KATIE PATTON PRYOR 

Katie Pryor is a political consultant.  She comments on tonight's GOP debate. 

Dana Gunders

Dana Gunders is an author and cook.  She shares her latest book Waste Free Kitchen Handbook: A guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food. 

CHRIS WARNER 

Chris Warner is a sports writer and a Donald Trump supporter.  He discusses the 2016 Presidential campaign and the GOP Debate tonight on FOX.  He also gives his opinion on how the dynamic will change without Trump on stage. 


01/27 Wednesday: Louisiana Budget, Happiness, Islam and Interfaith Relations

HOUR ONE: 

Jim Richardson

James Richardson is John Rhea Alumni Professor of Economics and Director of the Public Administration Institute in the E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Richardson has also served as Chairman of the Department of Economics, Acting Dean of the College of Business Administration, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Louisiana State University. Dr. Richardson has served from 1987 through the present as the private economist on the Louisiana Revenue Estimating Conference, the panel with the constitutional authority and responsibility to provide official revenue estimates for the state.

Brett Blumenthall 

 Brett Blumenthal is bestselling author of A Whole New You: Six Steps to Ignite Change for Your Best Life (December 2012), 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You (January 2012) and Get Real and STOP Dieting! (December 2010). Her next book 52 Small Changes for the Mind will be released December 8, 2015 (Chronicle Books). She regularly speaks at conferences, spas and wellness centers on topics of change and wellbeing.

HOUR TWO: 

Emad Nofal

Emad Nofal is the Chairman of the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge.  He discusses misrepresentations and misunderstandings about Islam with Robin Bade and Fred Wideman. 

Robin McCullough Bade 

Robin Bade is the Executive Director of the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge.  She discusses interfaith relations with Emad Nofal and Fred Wideman. 




01/26 Tuesday: Islam, 'Conservative Black Chick' Crystal Wright, and the 2016 Presidential Election

HOUR ONE: 

Caner Dagli 

Caner Dagli is an associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross and an expert in Islamic studies.  He shares his new book “The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary”.  
"I think it's an insult to American voters's intelligence when politicians try to scare them about Muslims and Syrian refugees," Dagli says.  He addresses the misrepresentations in the media about radical Islamic terrorists, calling the population of such violent sects "microscopic" compared to the 1.6 billion world Muslim population.  "They look for quotes that are convenient to them...They cherry pick...They look for quotes of violence." 

Crystal Wright 

Crystal Wright is author of the newly released book Con Job: How Democrats Gave Us Crime, Sanctuary Cities, Abortion Profiteering, and Racial Division. As a black conservative woman living in Washington, D.C, some would say she is a triple minority: woman, black and a Republican living in a Democrat dominated city. She’s contemplating moving back to her home state of Virginia, where her vote would count for something. By day, Crystal is a communications consultant and editor and publisher of the blog Conservative Black Chick.

HOUR TWO: 

Joshua Stockley 

Joshua Stockley is a Political Science Professor at ULM.  He comments on the first two weeks of John Bel Edwards' term as governor.  He also discusses the presidential election and questions if Donald Trump can be stopped. 

Elbert Guillory

Elbert Guillory completed nearly a decade long career as a Louisiana State Legislator. Guillory completed his service to Louisiana as a State Senator, where he also served as Chairman of the Retirement Committee. Guillory was a champion for Pro-Life Legislation and played a vital role in Gov. Jindal’s sweeping School Choice Reforms in 2012. He was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame for his work on incarceration.  He is a Navy Veteran and has practiced law four decades.




01/25 Monday: Derrick Todd Lee's Prosecutor, LSU Gymnast joins the Circus, Senator John Milkovich

HOUR ONE: 

John Sinquefield

John Sinquefield is a Baton Rouge prosecutor.  He got the death penalty for Baton Rouge serial killer Derrick Todd Lee.  Sinquefield shares his experience with the Lee case and discusses his views on the highly debated issue of capitol punishment.  "I've prosecuted serial rapists before, but I don't think I have ever seen a situation like that before or since in my lifetime," Sinquefield says of Derrick Todd Lee's crimes.  "He committed horrible, heinous acts against these women." 

HOUR TWO: 

Susan Jackson

Susan Jackson is a decorated gymnast for LSU.  Jackson shares her experiences growing up with the sport.  "I was very overactive as a toddler and to save myself and the house, my mom put me in gym," she begins.  Jackson also noted her special connection to LSU, "I felt like the coaches really cared for me as a person, not just as a gymnast."  

After she graduated, Jackson ran away with the circus. "How many people get to say that?" she says.  Jackson traveled Europe for two years with Cirque Du Soleil. 

John Milkovich

John Milkovich is the new state senator from Shreveport.  He ran his campaign on family and traditional values, vowing to defend traditional ideals and cut taxes.  He shares how he will better improve Louisiana. 


01/22 Friday: "The Artful Detective", Elaine LaLanne, Louisiana Budget Proposal, and Flashback Friday to Lynn Marino

HOUR ONE: 

Yannick Bisson 

Yannick Bisson stars as William Murdoch on the popular Ovation TV series The Artful Detective which is about to begin its ninth season on January 23.  

Elaine LaLanne

Elaine LaLanne is the wife of the late fitness legend, Jack LaLanne.  She joins Jim to remember her husband as the fifth anniversary of Jack's death approaches this Saturday.   "He died with a weight in his hand," Elaine says. 

Clara Benson

Clara Benson is the author of No Baggage.  Clara Bensen’s 2013 Salon.com article entitled “The Craziest OKCupid Date Ever,”  was read by more than half a million people. The story of her luggage-less adventure attracted major national and international attention, with coverage in USA Today, and appearances on The View, Fox News. No Baggage has also been optioned by New Line cinemas.   Clara and her partner Jeff have made four subsequent no baggage trips, to South America, the Caucuses, Scandinavia, and Japan.  "I was nervous about a lot of things... we washed our clothes in the sink, hung them up to dry at night, and put them on in the morning and kept going," Bensen says, "We used couchsurfing.com." 

HOUR TWO: 

Jim Brown

Jim Brown is the former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner.  He comments on Governor Edwards's budget proposal.  Brown suggests examining the effectiveness of higher education and the TOPS program and look to see what can be improved. 

Flashback Friday

Lynn Marino was the mother of a Derrick Todd Lee victim.  Marino passed away this last year after a battle with cancer despite her wish to outlive Lee.  Jim remembers her on this segment of Flashback Friday in light of the serial killer's recent death. 

01/21 Thursday: Death of Serial Killer Derrick Todd Lee, BTR Airport, and Louisiana Budget Proposal

HOUR ONE: 

Ann Pace

Ann Pace is the mother of Charlotte Murray Pace.  Murray Pace was victim to serial killer Derrick Todd Lee.  The killer died of complications due to a heart pacemaker today, and Ann Pace shares her reaction to the news. "We don't remember victims.  I don't know what it is about humans.  You could say Ted Bundy, and everyone would know who he is, but I don't think one person could name a victim.  We remember the killers." 

Jim Caldwell 

Jim Caldwell is the Marketing & Air Service Development Manager at Baton Rouge Metro Airport.  He comments on air travel right now. "Total passenger volume (inbound and outbound) is about 800,000," Caldwell says, "We have a slightly higher percentage of business travel than the New Orleans airport." Caldwell also notes of a betterment in the food options at the BTR airport. 

Mike Edwards

Mike Edwards is the Airport Safety & Operations Manager at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.   He joins Jim Caldwell to discuss air travel and safety.  "We actually have one of the shortest screening times as far as getting through security," Edwards says.  He also comments on his experience working with the security for President Obama's recent visit to Baton Rouge.  

HOUR TWO: 

Barry Irwin

Barry Irwin is the President and CEO of the Council for a Better Louisiana.  He discusses Governor Edwards's budget proposal.  "It's going to have to be a balance... not just businesses or individuals getting picked on... share the pain," Irwin says of the budget. 

Susan Mustafa

Susan Mustafa is the author of Bloodbath.  Mustafa shares her book as serial killer Derrick Todd Lee died today. "I looked at a timeline of his life, and where he was when a lot of women in that timeframe were missing because of unsolved cases," Mustafa says.