12/15 Tuesday: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Senate Election, Consumer Product Safety, Drone Regulations, and Tonight's GOP Presidential Debate

HOUR ONE: 

Sherri LeBas

Sherri LeBas is the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.  Governor Jindal appointed LeBas in February of 2010.  LeBas is responsible for a more than $1.7 billion annual budget and more than 4,200 employees across the state.

Jennifer Duffy

Jennifer Duffy is the senior editor of the Cook Political Report.  She is also the former press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.  With 30 years of experience in campaign politics and 27 years in non-partisan political analysis, Duffy speculates on the dynamics of the upcoming senate election. 

HOUR TWO: 

Patty Davis

Patty Davis is the Deputy Director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.  She discusses the recent reports of hover boards catching fire and the subsequent product investigations.  Overstock, Amazon and now Target has temporarily stopped selling the Swagway X1.  Ten fires in nine states have occurred, including Louisiana.  

Lynn Lunsford

Lynn Lunsford is a Public Affairs representative for the Federal Aviation Administration.  He discusses drone regulations.  

Ryan Teten

Dr. Ryan Teten is the Chair of the Department of Political Science at UL Lafayette.  HIs most recent book examines some twelve thousand presidential speeches to trace the evolution of presidential communication and policy making.  He also comments on tonight's GOP Presidential debate.  

12/14 Monday: Upcoming Senate Race, 2016 Presidential Politics, Crime Victims Reparations Payment, Christmas Gifts, and Bobby Jindal

HOUR ONE: 

Jason Hebert

Jason Hebert is a partner in The Political Firm, which he co-founded after managing the Bush-Cheney ‘04 Campaign in Louisiana and Colorado, winning key victories in both states.  The former state Republican Party Executive Director has undertaken over 350 campaigns in the last 19 years.  He discusses the upcoming senate race and the politics surrounding the presidential campaigns.  

Bob Wertz

Bob Wertz is a Law Enforcement Training Manger for the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.  He comments on the reason behind the budget cuts to the Crime Victims Reparations payment.  

HOUR TWO:

Leonce Chavis

Leonce Chavis is the regional sales manager for AT&T.  Chavis shares information on various cell phones, smart phones and other gadgets for Christmas gifts as the holiday season quickly approaches.  

Stephanie Grace

Stephanie Grace is a columnist for The Advocate.  She comments on Bobby Jindal's appearance at the press club and 'his legacy'.  

 


12/11 Friday: Ethical Aesthetics with Kate Black, Remembering Former LSU Announcer John Ferguson, and the Louisiana Senate Election

HOUR ONE: 

Kate Black

Kate Black is has lived and worked in the major fashion centers of the world and written over 1,000 articles about designers and ethical fashion from her decidedly global perspective. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Magnifeco.com, the digital source for eco-fashion and sustainable living. Kate is also the founder of EcoSessions, a global platform bringing together designers, industry, and consumers to discuss change. She is regularly featured on the Huffington Post and is highly in demand as a speaker on ethical fashion at regional and national green living events.

Remembering John Ferguson

John Ferguson was an announcer for LSU.  He passed away ten years ago this month.  Jim remembers his life and career.  

HOUR TWO:

George Kennedy

George Kennedy is a Louisiana political consultant.  He is the brother of State Treasurer John Kennedy.  He also worked on Jay Dardenne's Gubernatorial campaign this past year.  Kennedy discusses the upcoming Louisiana Senate election and the dynamics behind the preparations. 

12/10 Thursday: Frank Sinatra, 2016 Presidential Election, and Reflecting on the New Governor Elect

HOUR ONE: 

James Kaplan

In November 2010, Doubleday published Frank: The Voice, the first volume of Kaplan’s definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, which quickly went onto the New York Times bestseller list and was chosen by Times chief book critic Michiko Kakutani as one of her Top Ten Books of 2010. In 2011, Kaplan signed with Doubleday to write Volume Two, Sinatra: The Chairman, to be published in 2015. In 2012, James Kaplan was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction. "The first book kind of romanticizes this musical troubadour," Kaplan says, "The second book is about power."  Kaplan calls Sinatra a "Mozartian genius." 

HOUR TWO: 

Elliott Stonecipher 

Elliott Stonecipher is a Louisiana pollster.  He comments on the 2016 Presidential election and the upcoming GOP CNN Debate on Tuesday of next week.  "The idea that it's just going to be a Republican and a Democrat next year...I'm just not buying it.  I think there is still a very real risk on the Hillary Clinton side of the issue regarding the emails...Can Donald Trump be perfect timing for president next year? Absolutely." 

12/09 Wednesday: "Approaching Ali" Author Davis Miller, Donald Trump Deporting Muslims, and Gumbo Pac Trey Ourso

HOUR ONE: 

Davis Miller is the author of international bestsellers including The Tao of Muhammad Ali: A Fathers and Sons Memoir and Tao of Bruce Lee: My Martial Arts Memoir.  He is also the co-librettist of a chamber opera that is based on his transformed-by-Ali stories. He is at work on a harrowing yet comic memoir about having been recently kidnapped in China and on an obsessive modern love novel.  Today he shares his latest book, Approaching Ali. "I think he saved me from what might have been an otherwise, bad, miserable existence."   

Darrell White

Judge Darrell White is the founder and president of the Retired Judges of America.  In light of GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump's recent statements on deporting all Muslims and banning them further entry to America, Ourso speculates the constitutionality of such a statement should Trump win the presidency.  


HOUR TWO: 

Trey Ourso

Trey Ourso is the former executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party.  He is the director of the Gumbo PAC.  Gumbo PAC is a non-partisan clearinghouse of information focused on educating Louisiana voters about U.S. Senator David Vitter's disgraceful public record.  He discusses the improbable win of now Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards. 

12/08 Tuesday: Finding Happiness, Les Miles, John Bel Edwards, Gun Control, and Remembering John Lennon

HOUR ONE: 

Jenny Santi

Jenny Santi was born and raised in Manila in the Philippines; has lived in London, the French Loire Valley and Singapore, and is now based in New York. Santi is a trusted philanthropy advisor to some of the world’s most generous philanthropists and celebrity activists, and for five years beginning at only 28, was the Head of Philanthropy Services (Southeast Asia) for the world’s largest wealth manager. Her consulting firm Saint & Partners based in Singapore and New York City, serves clients including an Oscar-winning actress and signatories of the Buffett-Gates Giving Pledge.  Santi shares her new book: The Giving Way to Happiness.   

Elizabeth Crisp

Elizabeth Crisp is a capitol reporter for The Baton Rouge Advocate.  She comments on Les Miles and John Bel Edwards.  

HOUR TWO: 

Mike Wolf

Mike Wolf is a libertarian Louisiana attorney.  He discusses the politics and legality behind gun regulation.  

John Wirt

John Wirt is a reporter for the Baton Rouge Advocate.  Thirty-five years ago, music legend John Lennon was killed in his home at Dakota.  Wirt remembers Lennon's legacy and career.