9/18 Friday: Pope Francis, True Crime Novelist T.J. English, Louisiana Teachers, and the N word

HOUR ONE: 

Michael Collins

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Fr. Michael Collins is a Roman Catholic priest in living in Dublin, Ireland.  He shares his book Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope.

Thomas Joseph English

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T.J. English is an Irish-American journalist known primarily for his nonfiction and true crime novels.  He shares his book Where the Bodies Were Buried. 

HOUR TWO:

Carnell Washington

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Carnell Washington is the President of the East Baton Rouge Federation of Teachers.  

Moses Evans

Moses Evans Jr. is the Justice of the Peace for the Parish of East Baton Rouge: Ward 2 District 3.  He discusses the N word with Pastor David Diamond.  

David Diamond

David Diamond is a Pastor in Baton Rouge.  He discusses the N word with Justice of the Peace Moses Evans. 

9/17 Thursday: Lily Eskelsen Garcia, Trey Ourso, Clay Young

Hour 1:

Lily Eskelsen Garcia

President of the National Education Association Lily Eskelsen Garcia joins Jim in studio. Lily is a native of Utah and is a 6th grade teacher. 

Garcia talks about why politicians are deciding what schools needs and how upset parents are by this. She discusses Common Core and her favorite standards. 

Hour 2:

Trey Ourso

We're joined by Former Executive Head of the Louisiana Democratic Party and Gumbo PAC Head Trey Ourso. Ourso talks about the gubernatorial race and how they were different than the last election. He promotes the "ABV" campaign, Anybody But Vitter. 

Ourso discusses Vitter's prostitution scandal. 

Clay Young

Political Consultant Clay Young adds to the conversation about the upcoming governors election. Young discusses last night's presidential debate. 

9/16 Wednesday: Fathers and Sons and College Football, Louisiana Debtors Prison, 2016 Presidential Debates and Election, and the Louisiana Gubernatorial Election

HOUR ONE: 

Stuart Stevens

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Stuart Stevens is a founding partner in Strategic, Partners & Media, is a contributor to The Daily Beast, and is currently working on a new show for HBO about Georgetown in the JFK era and has just completed a novel set at a political convention in the near future.  He shares his latest novel, The Last Season, about fathers, sons, and college football.  

Marjorie Esman

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Marjorie Esman is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana.  She discusses Louisiana's Debtors Prisons: An Appeal to Justice.  

HOUR TWO: 

Jerry Sanson

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Jerry Sanson is a Professor of History and Political Science,  Behavioral Science and Social Sciences Department at Louisiana State University at Alexandria.  He comments on tonight's Presidential debate and on the impending Louisiana Gubernatorial election.  

Leo Honeycutt

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Leo Honeycutt is a well known Louisiana author and award-winning journalist.  He also discusses the 2016 Presidential Debates and Election.  Honeycutt comments further on the Gubernatorial election which is five weeks away.  

9/15 Tuesday: Tyler Bridges, Ben Bagert, Marty Mule'

Hour 1: 

Tyler Bridges

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Reporter Tyler Bridges discusses the upcoming gubernatorial election. Bridges talks about Baton Rouge reporter Derek Myers, who was fired. Myers claims his termination was because he asked Sen. Vitter questions about his prostitution scandal. 

Jim and Tyler chat about Vitter and the election. Bridges talks about the differences between Edwin Edwards and David Vitter. 

Hour 2

Ben Bagert

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Jim is joined by former senator Ben Bagert to discuss the governor's election. Bagert has know Sen. David Vitter. Bagert also talks about how Governor Jindal is doing in the presidential election. He comments on Donald Trump's success in the race. 

Marty Mule' 

Sports writer Marty Mule' joins the conversation to chat about attending the first New Orleans Saints game. Mule' remembers the plane crash that killed LSU Football Coach Bo Rein in 1980 before he could even coach a game.  

9/14 Monday: Former Reporter Derek Myers on Senator Vitter, Walking with Tigers with Dale Brown, and Environmental News of Louisiana

HOUR ONE: 

Jeffrey Marx 

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Jeffrey Marx is the youngest-ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting.  He is also the author of six books.  Marx discusses his book Walking with Tigers with former LSU Basketball Coach, Dale Brown. 

Dale Brown

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Dale Brown is the former Basketball Coach for LSU.  He discusses Jeffrey Marx's new book, Walking With Tigers.  

HOUR TWO: 

Edward Overton

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Edward B. Overton is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at LSU.  He discuss the LSU Lakes Project, the Water Campus, and what we can do now to benefit the water of the Capitol region.  

Derek Myers

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Derek Myers was a Baton Rouge television reporter who was fired this past Tuesday from WVLA.  Myers says he was fired because he asked Senator Vitter a question about a "serious sin" <Vitter's Prostitution scandal>. 

9/11 Friday: Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Dardenne and Louisiana Politics

HOUR ONE: 

Jay Dardenne

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Jay Dardenne has been on the Metro Council and has served as State Senator, Secretary of State, and Secretary of State.  He has also served as Lieutenant Governor.  Now, Jay Dardenne is running in the Gubernatorial election against David Vitter, Scott Angelle, and John Bel Edwards.  He discusses the swiftly approaching election and his campaign.  

HOUR TWO:

Scott Wilfong

Scott Wilfong is a Louisiana political consultant.  

Dayne Sherman

Dayne Sherman is a writer of fiction and journalism.  He discusses Louisiana politics and the 2016 Presidential Election with Scott Wilfong.