Wednesday: Governor Jindal Running for 2016 President, Healthy Lifestyles, and Candidate for Governor John Bel Edwards

HOUR ONE: 

Dr. G. Pearson Cross

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Dr. G Pearson Cross is the Interim Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern University.  Dr. Cross will comment on Governor Jindal's announcement to run for president.  He is writing a book about Governor Jindal.  

Dean Ornish, MD

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Dr. Dean Ornish is a nutritionist, author, and healthy lifestyle expert.  He shares his expertise and insight on diabetes and obesity.  Baton Rouge is the fattest city in the fattest state in America.  

HOUR TWO: 

John Bel Edwards

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Representative John Bel Edwards is a candidate for the Gubernatorial election.  He joins Jim today to comment on his campaign and Bobby Jindal's announcement for his candidacy for president.  

Tuesday: Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. Retires, Tom Brady's Suspension, Healthcare, and Louisiana Politics

HOUR ONE: 

Freddie Pitcher, Jr. 

Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. is the Southern University Law Chancellor.  He has just announced his retirement.  He remembers his career and how his experiences have shaped his life.  Pitcher was the first African American Judge elected in Baton Rouge.  Pitcher will remain continue to teach at Southern University and rejoin his old law firm as a senior partner.  

Stan Veuger

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Stan Veuger is an economist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.  Veuger discusses his recent article in the New York Times Deflating 'Deflategate' regarding Tom Brady's scandal.

Josh Archambault

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Josh Archambault is Pioneer’s Senior Fellow on Health Care Policy.  He comments on the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on the case regarding Obamacare.

HOUR TWO:

Stephen Waguespack

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Stephen Waguespack is the president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.  He discusses higher education, the end of the legislative session, and budget reform.  

Doug Ireland

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Doug Ireland is the Foundation Executive Director and Chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.  

Monday: 68th Birthday of Pete Maravich, Baton Rouge Mayor's Office, Brian Williams, Charleston Shooting, and Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the Presidential Candidates

HOUR ONE: 

Bud Johnson

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Bud Johnson is the Director of the Andonie Sports Museum.  He remembers the legacy of Pete Maravich on his 68th birthday.  Johnson shares memories of Maravich and his first impressions of the slight basketball player.  Pete Maravich made 3,667 points in his career. 

Bobby Simpson

Bobby Simpson is the former Mayor of Baton Rouge.  Simpson comments on current Mayor Kip Holden.   He also shares about his own life and perspective after holding the office of mayor.  He now works as an administrator at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.  Simpson says he has no desire to ever run for political office again. 

HOUR TWO: 

George Sells

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George Sells is the former WAFB Anchorman.  He comments on Brian Williams and the recent shootings in Charleston, South Carolina.  Sells affirms that Williams will never recover from his "misrememberings."

Jesse Ventura

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Jesse Ventura is former Governor of Minnesota.  He gives his opinion on the presidential candidates who have just recently entered into the fray, Donald Trump and Bobby Jindal.  He discusses the dynamics of the 2016 election.  Ventura comments on his lawsuit against Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL, whom he sued for defamatory passages in "American Sniper." 

Friday: Glenn Guilbeau, Sukey Forbes, Great Men Die Twice, Rev. Chris Andrews, Prosecutor Prem Burns

Hour 1 

Glenn Guilbeau

Glenn Guilbeau chats with Jim about Tigers loss in Omaha last night and the four LSU football players arrested. 

Sukey Forbes

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Sukey Forbes talks about her book The Angel in my Pocket, a book on dealing with grief and loss. Forbes wrote her book after the tragically passing of her 6-year-old daughter. 

Mark Kram, Jr. 

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Mark Kram, Jr. joins Jim to talk about his book Great Men Die Twice which will be released next week. Kram talks about his late father, Author Mark Kram, Sr. 

Hour 2

Rev. Chris Andrews

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Rev. Chris Andrews speaks on the Charleston, SC church massacre. 

Prosecutor Prem Burns

We are joined by Prem Burns, the prosecutor of Kevan Brumfield, who killed police officer Cpl. Betty Smothers in 1993. 

Thursday: "Elon Musk: Tesla, Space X, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future," The Charleston Church Shooting, James Bullman, Childhood Obesity, Former MLB Pitcher Denny McLain, Tim Meche

Hour 1

Author Ashlee Vance

Elon Musk: Tesla, Space X, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

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"In Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, veteran technology journalist Ashlee Vance provides the first inside look into the extraordinary life and times of Silicon Valley's most audacious entrepreneur. Written with exclusive access to Musk, his family and friends, the book traces the entrepreneur's journey from a rough upbringing in South Africa to the pinnacle of the global business world. Vance spent more than 30 hours in conversation with Musk and interviewed close to 300 people to tell the tumultuous stories of Musk's world-changing companies: PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity, and to characterize a man who has renewed American industry and sparked new levels of innovation while making plenty of enemies along the way. "  -Amazon.com

Rev. Reginald Pitcher

Jim talks with Rev. Reginald Pitcher on the Charleston church shooting which took place last night. 

James Bullman

James Bullman announces he will be running for State Representative for District 69. 

Hour 2

David Katz

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Dr. Katz talks about childhood obesity and other diseases that come along with it. 

Denny McLain

Denny McLain joins Jim to comment on corporate espionage accusations againt the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Tim Meche

Jim talks with Tim Meche about Tom Benson being ruled competent to run the Saints and the Pelicans.

Wednesday: Legendary Singer Mickey Gilley; Obama's setback with trade deal; Gene Mills; Bob Downing

Hour 1

Yuki Oikawa 

Japanese political commentator Yuki Oikawa joins us first to talk about Obama's setback with trade deal and what it means. 

Mickey Gilley

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Mickey Gilley joins Jim on the show today to talk about his upcoming performance at the Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City on Saturday. 

Gilley explains his 2009 accident which temporarily left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Hour 2

Gene Mills

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President of the Louisiana Family Forum Gene Mills talks with Jim about topics like abortion and religion. He also comments on Bruce Jenner's transitioning to a woman and the way the country is moving. 

Bob Downing

Former Judge Bob Downing joins us in the studio to discuss the 800th anniversary of the  Magna Carta.