10/08 Thursday: Jesse Ventura, Emrys Staton, John Folse, Julianne Thompson, Daryl Purpera

Hour 1:

Jesse Ventura

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Former governor of Minnesota, Navy SEAL and Professional Wrestler Jesse Ventura joins the conversation to talk about conspiracies and the 2016 presidential election.  

Ventura believes the biggest conspiracy in the US is the assassination of President John Kennedy. He says he still doesn't try to figure out who killed him but if new information comes out he is eager to learn.  

Hour 2:

Emrys Staton

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The Reverend Emrys Staton chats with Jim about illegal immigration in the United State and his forum at the Unitarian church in Baton Rouge called Expanding the Border Between the United State and Mexico: Enforcement Beyond Fences.  Staton was arrested for his activism but has never spent a night in jail. 

Staton says he's been appalled by some things that come out of Donald Trump's mouth. He doesn't believe the border needs to be militarized to be effective. 

John Folse

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Chef John Folse joins the show to remember another Louisiana chef, Paul Prudhomme. Prudhomme passed away today at the age of 75. 

Julianne Thompson

Former co-chair of the Atlanta Tea Party and founder of the Free America Project Julianne Thompson chats with Jim about Majority House Leader Kevin McCarthy dropping out of the race for Speaker of the House. 

Thompson says she was shocked when she heard McCarthy dropped out. She says Republicans should use this as a chance to press the reset button and put a fresh face in office. 

Daryl Purpera 

Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera comments on the resignation of Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte. 

10/07 Wednesday: Author David Maraniss, Baton Rouge Arts and Science Museum, LSU v. South Carolina Game, F. King Alexander Censured, and Author William Doyle on JFK

HOUR ONE: 

David Maraniss

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David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post.  He is the author of six critically-acclaimed books.  He shares his latest book, Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story today.  He discusses the political climate in Detroit in the 1960s, including the attempt to host the 1968 Olympics and riots surrounding the Civil Rights' Movement. 

Jeff Palermo 

Jeff Palermo is the News Director at Louisiana Radio Network.  He comments on the move of the South Carolina v. LSU game.  South Carolina University announces their game with LSU will not be played in Columbia as originally scheduled, but instead they will come to Baton Rouge.  The game will begin at 2:30 PM. During the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday morning, Gamecock Coach Steve Spurrier said in light of the catastrophic flooding, whatever decision was made needed to be one that was right for the community of Columbia.  "What's best for the victims of the flood is something that has to be taken into serious consideration," said Spurrier. 

Douglas Kennedy

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Douglas Kennedy is the Audience Engagement and Public Relations Manager at Louisiana Art & Science Museum.  He promotes the 30th Annual Gala which will be held this Friday, October 9th, from 7:30-10 p.m.  Tickets are available here. 

HOUR TWO: 

Kevin Cope

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Kevin Cope is the Louisiana State University Faculty Senate President.  He discusses the censuring of F. King Alexander after Alexander fired a tenured professor.  THe teacher is accused of using profanity and sexual content that allegedly made students feel uncomfortable.  Early childhood education teacher Teresa Buchanan was a tenured professor and dismissed in June.  They voted 39 to 5 to censure F. King Alexander.  Cope says they're disappointed how Alexander handled the situation.  Cope says they’re not talking about the guilt or innocence of the teacher, just the process by which she was fired.

William Doyle 

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William Doyle is the author of PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy.  Doyle also served as director of original programming for HBO, and he is coproducer of the PBS special Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story.  Doyle provides insight to this part of JFK's life. 

10/06 Tuesday: Caroline Roemer, Harlow Giles Unger, J.R. Ball, Francis Rooney

Hour 1:

Caroline Roemer

Executive Director of the Louisiana Associate of Public Charter Schools Caroline Roemer joins Jim in studio to discuss the success of charter schools in the state. Roemer likes that parents choose to enroll their children in charter schools. There are 138 charter schools in Louisiana. Roemer doesn't agree with teachers unions. 

Harlow Giles Unger

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Author Harlow Giles Unger joins the show to talk about his latest biography, Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman. 

"In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic."- Amazon

Hour 2:

J.R. Ball

We're joined by news editor for NOLA.com and Times-Picayune J.R. Ball to talk about a poll that ranked former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards number one out of the six most recent Louisiana governors. Ball says Mike Foster was the best governor. He projects we'll see David Vitter and John Bel Edwards in the runoff. 

Ball believes Nick Saban was the best football coach LSU has ever had. He says LSU fans were fine when Saban went to the NFL but only hated him when he went to coach at Alabama. 

Francis Rooney

Former Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney joins the conversation to discuss the aftermath of the papal visit to the United States. Rooney says Pope Francis' trip was a great success. 

Rooney says Pope Francis has a way of bringing up controversial issues, yet everyone still loves him. 

10/05: Sex Workers and the Law, Gubernatorial Election, Louisiana Politics, and Breast Cancer Awareness

HOUR ONE: 

Alison Bass

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Alison Bass is an author and award winning journalist.  She is also an Assistant Professor of Journalism at West Virginia University.  She shares her latest book Getting Screwed: Sex Workers and the Law.  Bass argues for the decriminalization of prostitution on the basis that anti-prostitution laws encourage exploitation and violence against women.  Bass is of the opinion that men seek out sex workers because they love their wives and don't want to leave their families, but their sexual needs are not being met. 

LEO HONEYCUTT

Leo Honeycutt is an author and award-winning television journalist.  He discusses the Gubernatorial election. Honeycutt also comments on the recent hypothetical poll which placed former Governor Edwin Edwards as most favored Louisiana governor.  He also gives his opinion on J.R. Ball's opinion article in The Times Picayune on Edwin Edwards. 

HOUR TWO: 

Sarah Holliday-James 

Sarah Holliday-James is running for Baker Clerk of Court.  She promotes an event for The Pink Cupcakes of Louisiana on Thursday night for Breast Cancer Awareness.  

Robert Mann

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Bob Mann is a journalist and political historian and currently holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University.  He shares his article, Louisiana's governor's race is all prose, no poetry.  Mann provides insight to the swiftly approaching Gubernatorial election. 

10/2 Friday: American Organized Crime, Last Night's Gubernatorial Debate, FBI Chief Michael Anderson, and Lt. Governor Candidate John Young

HOUR ONE: 

Joe Urschel

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Joe Urschel is an Executive Director of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. He is a former managing editor of USA TODAY where he also served as a senior correspondent and columnist and has worked for the Detroit Free Press as a reporter, critic and editor.  Urschel shares his book The Year of Fear. 

Clancy Dubos 

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Clancy Dubos is the publisher of Gambit.  He comments on last night's Gubernatorial debate.  

Michael Anderson

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Michael Anderson is a section chief of the employee services section in the human resources division of the FBI headquarters.   

HOUR TWO: 

John Young

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John Young is the Jefferson Parish President.  He is running for Lieutenant Governor.  He shares his campaign with Jim and what he plans to do for Louisiana.  

10/01 Thursday: Somewhere There Is Still A Sun, Joe Trippi, Bernie Pinsonat, The Trumps, Mark Kram, Jr.

Hour 1:

Michael Gruenbaum

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"Resilience shines throughout a boy’s firsthand, present-tense account of life in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust." -Amazon

Jim chats with author Michael Gruenbaum  about his experience living through the Holocaust and World War II. 

Joe Trippi

We're joined by Political Analyst Joe Trippi to discuss presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. He explains how Hillary will likely get the vote from Democratic women. 

Trippi says Hillary is the strong favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination. 

Bernie Pinsonat

Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat joins Jim in studio to discuss the upcoming gubernatorial election and the televised debate tonight. 

Pinsonat says David Vitter and John Bel Edwards will both likely make the runoff. He says Edwards is a dream come true for Vitter in a runoff. 

Hour 2:

Gwenda Blair

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Author Gwenda Blair joins the conversation to talk about her latest book, The Trumps. 

"The story of the three Trumps mirrors America’s transformation from a land of striving immigrants to a world in which the aura of wealth alone can guarantee a fortune. The Trumps begins with a portrait of Donald’s immigrant grandfather, who as a young man built hotels for miners in Alaska during the Klondike gold rush." -Amazon

Mark Kram, Jr.

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We're joined by Mark Kram, Jr. to remember the Thrilla in Manilla. On October 1st, 1975, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had their third and final boxing match. Kram recalls stories his father, Mark Kram, Sr., told him about attending the fight in the Philippines.