9/03 Thursday: Billy Cannon, A Long, Long Run; Donald Trump, Mark Kram Jr.

September 3, 2015 Show Producer

Hour 1:

Billy Cannon and Charles deGravelles

Heisman Trophy winner Dr. Billy Cannon and author Charles deGravelles join the show to discuss deGravelles' book Billy Cannon: A Long, Long Run. Cannon talks about his birth, growing up and his family's reaction after reading his biography.

Cannon says the highlight of his day was going to practice in high school.

Cannon served two and a half years in federal prison and was convicted in 1983 for his part in a counterfeiting scheme.

"Through conversations with Cannon, deGravelles follows the athlete-turned-reformer from his boyhood in a working-class Baton Rouge neighborhood to his sudden rush of fame as the leading high school running back in the country. Personal and previously unpublished stories about Cannon's glory days at LSU and his stellar but controversial career in the pros, as well as details of his indictment for counterfeiting and his post-release work as staff dentist at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, unfold in a riveting biography characterized by uncanny success, deep internal struggles, and a champion's spirit that pushed through it all."- Amazon.com

Hour 2:

Arthur Goldwag

Arthur Goldwag joins Jim to talk about Donald Trump. He wrote an article in The New York Times about Trump's rosebud moment. Goldwag says he didn't think Trump was actually serious about running for president. His most recent book is titled The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right.

Mark Kram, Jr.

Mark Kram, Jr. discusses the judge ruling in favor of Tom Brady in Deflategate. He says the public will always think he's wrong.

Charles deGravelles

Charles comes back in the second hour to discuss his biography of Billy Cannon.

9/02 Wednesday: Asian America, Dangers of Caffeine Overdosage, and the Voice of Tiger Stadium Dan Borne

September 2, 2015 Show Producer

HOUR ONE:

Erika Lee

One of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian American historians, Erika Lee teaches American history at the University of Minnesota, where she holds the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History and is Director of the Immigration History Research Center. She joins the show to share her new book The Making of Asian America: A History.

Matt Parker

Matt Parker created his own auto collision repair business. He has never held public office in Louisiana. Parker shares why he is running for Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana and why he can make a difference.

Laura MacCleery

Laura MacCleery, as Chief of Regulatory Affairs, is a seasoned legislative and regulatory campaigner for improvements to public health. She shares her expertise on this New York Times article which warns of 5 Powdered Caffeines that are hazardous to health.

HOUR TWO:

Dan Borne

Dan Borne has been the Public Announcer and the Voice of Tiger Stadium for the past three decades. Borne remarks on his career and discusses the excitement as the football season begins.

9/01 Tuesday: Ed Kron, Sean O'Keefe, Rolfe McCollister, Steve Rayborn, Louisiana's Top 10 Redneck Cities

September 1, 2015 Show Producer

Hour 1:

Ed Kron

Ed Kron, with Bozeman, chats with Jim about the need for generators during the current hurricane season.

Sean O'Keefe

Former LSU chancellor of LSU, Administrator of NASA and US Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe joins the conversation to chat about his time at LSU during Hurricane Katrina and the arrival of Les Miles. O'Keefe talks about the university's recent budget cuts, as well as, working for NASA.

O'Keefe says he never believed he was qualified to be the Administrator of NASA and adds the job had many highs and lows.

O'Keefe discusses his nearly fatal plane crash in Alaska. He and his son were two of the four survivors. He says it reminds him of how fragile life is and thanks God everyday they made it out alive.

Hour 2:

Rolfe McCollister

Founder and CEO of Louisiana Business Inc., Rolfe McCollister joins Jim to discuss the upcoming gubernatorial election. He expects the election to get heated pretty soon.

McCollister talks about his recent article about Senator David Vitter and his prostitution scandal. He says it would be harmful to Louisiana to elect Vitter as the next governor.

Steve Rayborn

Steve Rayborn is the newly elected Registrar of Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish. He urges East Baton Rouge residents to get out and vote in the upcoming governors election in October.

Frederick Marksman

Frederick Marksman comments on his article about Louisiana's Top 10 Redneck Cities. Marksman chose the Top 10 by adding up factors such as, number of mobile homes, tobacco stores, number of high school dropouts and similar categories.

8/31 Monday: Former Gov. of Mississippi Haley Barbour, Remembering Hurricane Katrina, Gubernatorial Election, and Candidate for District 68 Rep Robert Cipriano

August 31, 2015 Show Producer

HOUR ONE:

Haley Barbour

Haley Barbour, Founding Partner of BGR Group, returned to BGR in January 2012 after serving two consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi, including two years as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He will discuss his book about Hurricane Katrina.

C. B. Forgotston

C. B. Forgotston is an accomplished Louisiana politico and attorney. He comments on the Gubernatorial election and remembers Hurricane Katrina.

HOUR TWO:

Robert Cade Cipriano

Robert Cade Cipriano started a successful communications practice in Baton Rouge and has since advised elected officials and multinational companies around the world. He is running for State Representative for District 68 against incumbent Steve Carter. If elected, Cipriano would be the youngest legislator in the House at 29 years old.

Jeremy Alford

Jeremy Alford is the publisher and editor of LaPolitics.com and LaPolitics Weekly. He will give his opinion on the swiftly approaching Gubernatorial election.

8/28 Friday: Remembering Hurricane Katrina and the Inflammatory Nature of the "N Word"

August 28, 2015 Show Producer

HOUR ONE:

Barry Weinstein

Barry Weinstein is Rabbi at Temple Sinai, Lake Charles, LA and Temple Shalom, Lafayette, LA. He remarks on the changes Hurricane Katrina brought to Baton Rouge.

Ivor van Heerden

Ivor van Heerden is the former Director of the LSU Hurricane Center. After being wrongly dismissed, he wrote a book about Katrina called The Storm. He is also the director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes.

Gubernatorial Q&A

John Bel Edwards: "I welcome transparency, and I welcome sunshine."

David Vitter: "I have a complete record of strong transparency... I will continue holding in person town hall meetings in every parish of the state."

Scott Angelle: "My administration will be more transparent than any other. I will post my daily schedule online everyday."

Jay Dardenne: "You can rest assured that when I travel out of state, it will be to bring business to Louisiana..."

HOUR TWO:

Kym Carter

Kym Carter is a former Olympian and current Director of the Carl Lewis foundation. She comments on the use of the 'N word.'

Musheer Robinson

Musheer Robinson joins us from the Louisiana NAACP and further discusses use of the 'N word.'

Gus Weill

Gus Weill is a Louisiana politico and author. He discusses the changes Louisiana has undergone in the ten years post Hurricane Katrina.

8/27 Thursday: Gubernatorial Election, Gubernatorial Q&A, Remembering Hurricane Katrina, LBJ, and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donnelon

August 27, 2015 Show Producer

HOUR ONE:

Bob Mann

Robert Mann is a journalist and political historian and currently holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU. He is also the author of several books including, Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater and the Ad that Changed American Politics. Mann will discuss the Gubernatorial election and remember the legacy of LBJ on the 107th Birthday of the former US President. He will also remember Hurricane Katrina as this week marks the 10th anniversary since the storm.

HOUR TWO:

Jim Donelon

Prior to becoming Insurance Commissioner, Jim Donelon served as Chief Deputy Commissioner and Executive Counsel of the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Donelon shares his plan for reelection and also remember Hurricane Katrina and its impact on Louisiana.