7/28 Tuesday: Stories from a Former Secret Service Agent, Gun Control, General Honore' and the Lafayette Theater Shooting

HOUR ONE: 

Ronald Kessler

Ronald Kessler is a former secret service agent, a best selling author of more than 20 nonfiction books, and a renown investigative journalist.  He shares his latest book, The First Family Detail, which came out today.  Kessler says that being assigned to Hillary Clinton's security detail is considered to be the "worst assignment in the secret service."  The Secret Service codename for Bill Clinton's mistress is "Energizer."

Lieutenant General Russel Honore'

Lieutenant General Russel Honore is most well known for his command of Joint Task Force -Katrina – leading the Department of Defense response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.  In light of the recent Lafayette Theater Shooting, General Honore discusses his article in USA Today: America's in Denial about Gun Culture. 

HOUR TWO: 

Elliott Stonecipher

Elliott Stonecipher is a well known Louisiana Political Analyst and Pollster.  He discusses the upcoming Gubernatorial race and the financial dynamics of the candidates.  David Vitter has 9.4 million dollars to use for his campaign.  Jay Dardenne has 1.8 million.  John Bel Edwards follows in third place.  Stonecipher also comments on the public's lackluster opinion of Louisiana politics and politics in general. 


7/27 Monday: Marty Maley for Attorney General, Victims of the Lafayette Theater Shooting and the Death of Bobbi Kristina Brown,

HOUR ONE: 

Martin Maley 

Marty Maley is running for Attorney General of Louisiana.  Maley has practiced law for over 24 years.  He joins Jim today to discuss his campaign and share his opinions on gun control given the recent Lafayette theater shooting.  "I don't plan on playing politics with the office," Maley says, "I'm running for Attorney General of Louisiana because I want that job."  @mkmsr1963

Eliakim Thorpe

Eliakim Thorpe is an African American activist and public speaker.  He is the creator of the T.H.R.I.V.I.N.G. Organization: A New Philosophy to Transform Organizations.  Thorpe shares his opinion on murder in American and gun control.  He also comments on the controversy surrounding Bill Cosby and the passing of Whitney Houston's twenty-two year old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. @Eliakim_Thorpe

HOUR TWO:

Michelle McCalope

Michelle McCalope is an award winning journalist for WAFB and an emerging author.  She reports from Lafayette on the funeral of Mayci Breaux, one of the victims of the theater gunman.  @mmccalope

Robert Mann

Bob Mann is the Journalism Chair of the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU.  He discusses the Lafayette theatre shooting and his recent article on gun violence  in Louisiana and the United States entitled; Prayer won't stop guns: The hypocrisy behind the right's refusal to talk about gun violence.  "What's so sad about it is likely a week from now, we'll be talking about another mass shooting somewhere else," Mann says.  He also comments on the upcoming Gubernatorial election in thirteen weeks.  @RTMannJr


7/24 Friday: Dee Stanley, Dr. Mary's Monkey, Dayne Sherman, Scott Wilfong

Hour 1

Dee Stanley

Chief Administrative Officer of Lafayette City and Parish Dee Stanley reveals to Jim how the day has been since the tragic Grand Theater mass shooting in Lafayette. He says they're trying to figure out why gunman John Houser would do something like this. 

Edward Haslam

Author of Dr. Mary's Monkey

"You’ll see why we say this is the “Hottest cold case in America.” The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covert government operations over the course of three decades. Following a trail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medical journals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medical secret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in the JFK assassination and continued apace, sweeping doctors into cover-ups of cancer outbreaks, contaminated polio vaccine, the arrival of the AIDS virus, and biological weapon research using infected monkeys."-Amazon.com

Hour 2

Dayne Sherman

Dayne Sherman

Scott Wilfong

ScottWilfond

Two political consultants, Dayne Sherman and Scott Wilfong, reflect on the Lafayette mass shooting. Wilfong believes the answers for change will be mental health. 

Sherman and Wilfong chat with Jim about how the left and right sides view Governor Jindal using tax dollars to have State Police escort him on his presidential campaign. 

Sherman thinks Jindal should've resigned earlier in this year after announcing he's running for President. 

Wilfong doesn't think attacking the current governor will help Jay Dardenne win the election. 







7/23 Thursday: Nayo Jones, Bayou Corne, Governor Q&A, Raymond Strother

Hour 1

Nayo Jones

Singer Nayo Jones chats with Jim about her love for music. She grew up listening to jazz and loves to sing music that moves her. Jones studied at Spelman College. She made her debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2012. 

Singer Nayo Jones chats with Jim about her love for music. She grew up listening to jazz and loves to sing music that moves her. Jones studied at Spelman College. She made her debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2012. 

Attorney Jim Garner

Jim Garner joins us to talk about the Bayou Corne sinkhole. Garner and his firm represent Texas Brine in a lawsuit blaming an oil company located near the sinkhole. Texas Brine filed a 100 million dollar lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum Corp.  He thinks the lawsuit will be resolved by the middle of 2016.  

Gubernatorial Q&A:

There's been a lot of talk about the future of the TOPS Scholarship program and questions over whether Louisiana can continue to fully fund tuition costs for every student who is awarded the scholarship. If elected governor, what changes would you purpose to ensure TOPS can remain a successful program?

Jay Dardenne says TOPS has been a lifeline for middle class families in Louisiana and would consider modest changes to the program. 

John Bel Edwards believes TOPS has been a success and wants to preserve the program. He wants to stop tuition increases. 

David Vitter did not respond.

Scott Angelle says he will always fully fund TOPS if elected governor. He says he would address structural fiscal problems to ensure Louisiana students stay in-state for college.

Hour 2

Raymond Strother 

  

 

 

Political consultant Raymond Strother joins the show to talk about Presidential hopeful Donald Trump visiting the Mexican border. 

"If you're ahead don't look behind you," Strother's advice to David Vitter. 

He thinks Fox News will decide the candidates for president. 

Strother says Trump isn't running as one of us, but it running for the people disgusted with the system. 


7/22 Wednesday: Chattanooga Shooting Victims, Marriage Intimacy Issues, Voting Rights for AfricanAmericans, and State Treasurer John Kennedy,

HOUR ONE: 

John Kennedy 

John Kennedy is the Louisiana State Treasurer.  Kennedy comments on the recent agreement regarding the BP oil lawsuit.  Kennedy expresses his concern for the settlement's future.   @JohnKennedyLA @LATreasury

Charles Steele Jr. 

Charles Steele Jr. was the first African American elected to the City Council of Tuscaloosa and one of the first African Americans elected to the Alabama State Senate.  Steele is also the President and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  He was also a friend of the pastor who was killed in the recent Charleston shootings.  He discusses voting rights issues for African Americans and the controversy surrounding the Confederate Flag.  He will also comment on the Miss USA pageant.  

HOUR TWO 

Michael Gurian

Michael Gurian is a renowned marriage and family counselor.  He joins Jim today to share his new book Lessons of Lifelong Intimacy.  @MichaelGurian1

Ron Richard

Ron Richard is the former commanding General of marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.  He comments on the deaths of the five marines at the Chattanooga Shooting.  Richard also discusses Donald Trump as a presidential candidate and the qualities needed to hold the office.

7/21 Tuesday: Same Sex Marriage, Bobby Jindal, David Vitter, and Donald Trump

HOUR ONE: 

Moses Evans 

Moses Evans Jr. is the Justice of the Peace for the Parish of East Baton Rouge: Ward 2 District 3.  He has already performed 7 same sex marriages in Baker, Louisiana.  Evans comments on the  SCOTUS decision and how it has affected Louisiana.

Bryce Sibley

Fr. Bryce Sibley is the pastor and chaplain at Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center in Lafayette.  Sibley also offers his opinion on same sex marriage in Louisiana.  

HOUR TWO:

Bradley Beychok

Bradley Beychok is the President of Media Matters for America.  He shares his thoughts on Governor Bobby Jindal as he tries for the GOP nomination.  Beychok comments on the Louisiana Gubernatorial Race.  He also talks about presidential hopeful Donald Trump.  

David Diamond

David Diamond is a pastor in Baton Rouge.  Pastor Diamond shares why  he will be supporting David Vitter for Louisiana Governor.