06/07 Tuesday: Black Republicans, Old State Capitol, Education and Government, Muhammad Ali, Trump's Remarks about judge

June 7, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Corey D. Fields

A professor of Sociology from Stanford University, Fields discusses Black Republicans and their impact on voting in different states.

Mary Durusau

As the Director of Museums, Durusau joins the show briefly to give updates on what is going on at the Old State Capitol. LSU Historian Gaines Foster analyzes the 2016 campaign with a historical perspective on June 7 at 5:30.

Noel Hammatt

Noel Hammatt is an independent researcher and former board member of the Baton Rouge public school board. He joins the show to talk about the bills that relate to education in Louisiana being discussed in the session.

HOUR TWO

Mark Kram Jr.

Kram's father wrote many stories about Muhammad Ali during his sports writing career. Kram Jr. remembers the great Muhammad Ali and his impact on history as well as sports.

Michael Wolf

Attorney Michael Wolf discusses the controversial, racist remarks that were made by Donald Trump about a federal judge.

06/06 Monday: 72th Anniversary of DDay, Terry McMillan, Rob Maness, Rudy Macklin on Muhammad Ali

June 6, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

George Morris

George Morris of The Advocate joins the show on the 72th Anniversary of DDay to talk with Jim about the importance of war and what the men who fought experienced.

Terry McMillan

The author of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Mama" is back on the scene with her newest book, "I Almost Forgot About You." McMillan talks with Jim about the characters in her books and how relate-able they are to our own lives.

HOUR TWO

Rob Maness

Rob Maness is a Senate candidate and talks to Jim about what makes him different from the other candidates. Maness also remembers DDay and describes his qualifying background and experience.

Rudy Macklin

Former LSU basketball player Rudy Macklin remembers his friend from Louisville, Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at the age of 74. Macklin talks about growing up in the same hometown as Ali and watching Ali's fights as a child.

06/03 Friday: Smiley Anders' Column's 37th Birthday, Charlotte Stewart, Summer Reading, HB 350, Chittom on Trump,

June 3, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Smiley Anders

Smily Anders of The Advocate joins Jim in the studio on the eve of his column's 37th birthday.

Charlotte Stewart

Stewart is famous for portraying the role of beloved schoolteacher "Miss Beadle" in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie (1974). She talks with Jim about filming with Elvis Presley, meeting her husband on set and upcoming projects she is looking forward to.

Mary Stein

Stein, the Assistant Direction of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, promotes summer reading for children and adults the summer.

HOUR TWO

Susan Raborn

Susan Raborn talks about HB 350. Raborn discusses the benefits of the bill and what it took to get the legislation to the governor's desk.

Michael Chittom

Delegate Michael Chittom explains why Donald Trump is fit to be president and why Hillary Clinton is not.

06/02 Thursday: Mark Ballard on the Session, VP of National Press Club, Payday Loans, Tony Guarisco

June 2, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of the Advocate talks about some of the bills being discussed in the Legislative Session and also addresses what will be discussed in the upcoming special Session.

Jeff Ballou

The Vice President of the National Press Club joins Jim to talk about Donald Trump's attitude toward the First Amendment. He feels that Donald Trump misunderstands the role a free press plays in a democratic society and with that attitude, would not make a good president.

HOUR TWO

Tom Feltner

Tom Feltner is the director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America, he talks about aiding Americans with their payday loans.

The Consumer Federation of America said the "ability to repay" standard proposed by the CFPB is an important step forward because it will help ensure that consumers can make loan payments without falling behind on housing, child care and other expenses. The advocacy group also praised the effort to deter payday firms from repeatedly trying to collect loan payments directly from a customer's bank account, noting that millions of borrowers get hit with overdraft and other fees.

Tony Guarisco

Former lawmaker talks mainly about the presidential election and Donald Trumps attitude towards Hillary Clinton before the Presidential Election and now.

06/01 Wednesday: U.S. Senate Candidates Campbell and Fleming, Bernie Pinsonat

June 1, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell

Campbell talks with Jim about Governor Edward's support of his running for Senate. Campbell talks with callers about some of the issues he feels passionate about.

HOUR TWO

Congressman John Fleming

Congressman John Fleming is a conservative republican also running for U.S. Senate. He feels that Obamacare is wrong and expresses his views and opinions on government.

Bernie Pinsonat

Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says State Treasurer John Kennedy has a large lead with the upcoming U.S. Senate election. In a Southern Media and Opinion Research poll of 500 likely voters, Pinsonat says the poll shows Kennedy's favorable rating is a 62%.

05/31 Tuesday: Witness the Revolution, Jeff Sadow, Former Chancellor of LSU on TOPS for Higher Education.

May 31, 2016 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Clara Bingham

Witness to the Revolution, Clara Bingham’s unique oral history of the tumultuous 1960's, unveils anew that moment when America careened to the brink of a civil war at home, as it fought a long, futile war abroad.The death toll in Vietnam was approaching fifty thousand, and the ascendant counterculture was challenging nearly every aspect of American society — from work, family, and capitalism to sex, science, and gender relations.

Jeff Sadow

LSUS Associate Professor, Jeffrey Sadow gives his opinions on the upcoming special session in Louisiana that will start 30 minutes after the regular session ends. Sadow also gives his predictions for the presidential election.

HOUR TWO

Jim Wharton

Former LSU Chancellor James "Jim" Wharton joins Jim during the second hour to elaborate on the Legislation's decision to decrease TOPS funding. Wharton feels that by decreasing the program, due to the cost of higher education, parents will not be able to send their children to college.