9/08 Tuesday: Gubernatorial Candidates, Les Duhe, David Hudson, Pen Pals, Beth Courtney, Brian Boyles

Hour 1:

Gubernatorial Candidates

The four major candidates for governor qualified this morning. David Vitter, Scott Angelle, John Bel Edwards, and Jay Dardenne commented on why each believe they will win the election.

Les Duhe

Political Consultant Les Duhe joins the conversation to discuss the upcoming governors race. 

David Hudson

Author of The Handy American History Answer Book, David Hudson, chats with Jim about the history of the United States, especially Louisiana history. Hudson says he really wanted to include information about civil rights in the book. 

Hudson discusses witnessing fights and claims the most significant fight he's even seen was when Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis.

Hour 2

Gay Smith and Dave Woods

Two long time, overseas pen pals, Gay Smith and Dave Woods, join us in studio to talk about their 50 friendship, which developed over a love for music. They first met each other in person 14 years after they met, in 1979. 

Both Smith and Woods says they've never had a love connection just became very close friends. 

Smith says they're letters go through so much history, telling each other about events going on in each country. 

Beth Courtney

President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Beth Courtney talks about the recent 40th anniversary of LPB. 

Brian Boyles

We're joined by Brian Boyles, Vice President of Content with Louisiana Endowment of Humanities, to discuss the Louisiana governors election and the Louisiana Governors Project. 

9/07 Monday: The Road Not Taken, The Boys in the Boat, The Beatles and Me, and Louisiana Politics

HOUR ONE: 

David Orr

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David Orr is the poetry columnist for the New York Times Book Review, and he teaches at Cornell University.  He shares his book The Road Not Taken: Finding America in the Poem Everyone Loves and Almost Everyone Gets Wrong.  

David James Brown

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Daniel James Brown is a former writing professor and current full time narrative nonfiction writer.  He shares his latest book The Boys in the Boat.

Ivor Davis

Ivor Davis is an author and a journalist.  He shares his story The Beatles and Me about the 1964 American tour of the famed four.  Davis gives the inside scoop about the interaction between two of the biggest names in Rock and Roll. 

HOUR TWO: 

Gus Weill

Gus Weill is a well known Louisiana author and political consultant.  He discusses the first day of qualifying for state wide offices tomorrow and the Gubernatorial election.  

 

9/04 Friday: Louisiana's Incarcerated Children, Dangers of Caffeine, Gubernatorial Candidates, Same Sex Marriage, Donald Trump, and Ashley Madison

HOUR ONE: 

Gina Womack

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Gina Womack is the Executive Director of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children.  Womack discusses the high incarceration rate in Louisiana and child disobedience.  

Laura MacCleery

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Laura MacCleery, as Chief of Regulatory Affairs, is a seasoned legislative and regulatory campaigner for improvements to public health. She is the author or editor of more than 75 comments to regulatory dockets and over 25 major research-based reports, and has testified in administrative hearings, the U.S. Congress, and Brussels. 

Gubernatorial Q&A

According to the CDC, Louisiana has some of the highest rates of STDs in the country.  As governor how would you work with the state office of public health to reduce the number of sexually transmitted diseases.  

David Vitter: "Healthcare in Louisiana is ranked 48 in the country... 33.1% are obese... expanding primary and preventive care... dramatically improving education has to be the backbone of our path forward." 

Scott Angelle: "We are failing to educate our children... It is our duty to educate our children about the dangers of premarital sex... As a father of five children, I have often had these awkward conversations about the birds and the bees."

John Bel Edwards: "To do a better job of educating the public about STD's and transmission... We need to take a comprehensive look at healthcare access and education."

Jay Dardenne: "We must put an end to human trafficking and prostitution...  We need a governor who can speak to this issue with sincerity..."

HOUR TWO: 

Darrell White

Judge Darrell White served twenty years of elective service on the Baton Rouge City Court.  He is the founder and president of the Retired Judges of America.  He discusses his views on the same sex marriage decision and how, if it does indeed, affect religious liberty.  He also comments on Donald Trump and the 2016 Presidential race and Ashley Madison. 

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

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. 

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"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

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

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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

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.