05/23 Monday: Dr. Monty Sullivan, New Cancer Drug--Keytruda, Clay Higgins, Flying into Hurricanes, Mike the Tiger Diagnosed with Cancer

HOUR ONE

Dr. Monty Sullivan

The President of the Louisiana Community & Technical College System joins the show after testifying before congress on educational job/ training programs.  Sullivan talks about the costs of funding these programs and different education opportunities in Louisiana.

Dr. Jay Brooks

Dr. Brooks is the Chairman of Dept. of Hematology/Oncology at Ochsner Medical Center.  He discusses with Neal the new Cancer Drug, Keytruda. Dr. Brooks talks about the side effects and costs of this new treatment.

HOUR TWO

Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins, the man popularly known as the ‘Cajun John Wayne', has recently announced that he is running for Congress.  Higgins discusses his reasoning for running and why he feels he needs to answer to "the will of the people."

Lt. Commander Jason Mansour

Lt. Commander Mansour is the Commander of Gulfstream 4 SP High Altitude.  He specializes in environmental intelligence, where sometimes he may carry out 8 hour missions. Mansour explains the circumstances and characteristics of storms, along with some of his experiences as a hurricane hunter. 

Ginger Guttner

Ginger Guttner is the Director of PR for the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. LSU's Mike the Tiger has been diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, which could be the first ever diagnosis of the condition in a tiger. Guttner gives us an update on Mike's condition and some of the logistics for moving a 400 lb. tiger to Baton Rouge’s Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center where he will be treated.

05/20 Friday: Urban Congress, What's it Like in Space, Smoking Cessation Trust, Stripper's Weight and Age

HOUR ONE

Raymond Jetson

Representative Jetson starts off the show by discussing the obstacles young African American males face in Baton Rouge specifically.  Jetson introduces the formation of the Urban Congress on African-American Males. The cross-generational congress will discuss ways to address problems facing young black men, such as failure to graduate high school, going to jail and inability to get a job.

Ariel Waldman

Ariel is the founder of Spacehack.org, a directory of ways to participate in space exploration, and the global director of Science Hack Day, a 20-countries-and-growing grassroots endeavor to make things with science. She is the author of What’s It Like in Space?: Stories from Astronauts Who’ve Been There and tells some interesting stories from her book. 

HOUR TWO

Jim Pittman

Jim Pittman is the spokesman for the Smoking Cessation Trust.  SCT is organized as a Low Profit Limited Liability company, an L3C, under Louisiana Law.  The program focuses on making significant positive contributions to encourage and expand clinician participation in smoking cessation counseling, encouraging clinicians to consistently counsel every patient who smokes, regardless of whether the patient is ready to quit at this time, and to identify and refer potential Class Members to SCT.

Flashback Friday: Patti Davis

For flashback Friday we hear an interview with Jim and former President Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis

Jim Lewis

As the former manager of Sugar's Strip Club, Lewis comments on the remarks made by Rep. Kenny Havard.  Jim feels that the comments were taken too personal and Havard should not apologize.

05/19 Thursday: Update from the Capitol, Jack Cashill on EgyptAir Crash, Footography, A Bathroom of One's Own, Venessa Lewis and Michael Wolf on Stripper Amendment.

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate joins Jim to talk about the remarks made on Wednesday by Representative Kenny Havard about the weight and age limit of strippers in Louisiana. He also mentions the equal pay and medical marijuana bill.

Jack Cashill

Jack Cashill  is an independent writer, producer and the Executive Editor of Ingram’s Magazine. His upcoming book, TWA 800: The Cover-Up & Conspiracy gives way for Cashill and Jim to talk about the EgyptAir crash that occurred on Wednesday.

Lauren Jenifer Gates

The former playmate talks to Jim about her book, Footography and tells the story of how she sang Happy Birthday to Hugh Heffner.

HOUR TWO

Peter Schuck

Professor Schuck talks to Jim about the transgender bathroom mandate and the importance of the issue.  Schuck's article, "A Bathroom of One's Own," appeared in the New York Times May 18, 2016.

Venessa Lewis

The Louisiana Mermaid has started an online petition about the 'joke' amendment created by Jackson Rep. Kenny Havard.  Lewis talks about trafficking in Baton Rouge and wants Havard to apologize.

Michael Wolf

Attorney Michael Wolf takes an opposing view of guest Venessa Lewis on the remarks made by Rep. Havard about strippers.  Wolf expresses his reasons for feeling that the comments were blown out of proportion.

05/18 Wednesday: The Statesmen and The Storyteller, Tipping Etiquette, Trump and Ivanka, Women and Equal Pay, Brian Low

HOUR ONE

Mark Zwonitzer

Author Mark Zwonitzer joins Jim on the show to discuss his book, "The Statesman and the Storyteller." This dual biography covers the last ten years of the lives of friends and contemporaries, writer Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and statesman John Hay, who served as secretary of state under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Peter Post

Peter Post is an etiquette expert and the managing director of The Emily Post Institute.  He talks about etiquette and more specifically the etiquette of tipping. 

HOUR TWO

Dr. Meg Meeker

Meg Meeker, MD, is an American pediatrician who has written several books on parenting from a Catholic perspective. She observes and dissects the relationship between Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka. 

Julie Schwam Harris

Julie Schwam Harris, Co-chairwoman of the Legislative Agenda for Women, joins Jim to discuss the equal pay bill.  The equal pay bill (Senate Bill 254) provides the tools and incentives preventing pay discrimination and resolves questions about wages without fear of retaliation.

Brian Low

Brian Low joins Jim on the show to talk about financial advising. Low gives some strategies that work for different people in various financial situations.

05/17 Tuesday: Dean Ceppos on Trump & Media, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Attorney Susan Nelson & Rev. David Diamond

HOUR ONE

Dean Jerry Ceppos

Dean of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, Jerry Ceppos opens the show to discuss Donald Trump and the media.  Ceppos gives his opinions of Trump's actions when in the public eye and the best sources to find unbiased media.

Dr. Siddartha Mukherjee

The Pulitzer Prize winning author joins Jim on the show to talk about his recent book, The Gene:  An Intimate History.  Muhkerjee talks about genetics and how powerful the idea of heredity can be.

HOUR TWO

Rev. David Diamond

Rev. David Diamond joins Jim on the show along with Attorney Susan Nelson to talk about political views and opinions of presidential candidates.

Attorney Susan Nelson

Attorney Susan Nelson Jim on the show along with Rev. David Diamond to talk about political views and opinions of presidential candidates.