04/26 Tuesday: Medical Marijuana in Louisiana, First woman in LA enlisted in infantry combat, The Network, Stuart Stevens, The Geography of Madness

HOUR ONE

David Brown & Karen O'Keefe

The director of a group called Sensible Marijuana Policy for Louisiana, says changing out "prescription" for "recommendation" allows doctors and pharmacists to get marijuana to patients without risking their federal license with the Drug Enforcement Agency.  Karen feels that there is overwhelming evidence that marijuana is one of the safest available treatment options, when used at the direction of the physician.

Grace Barnett

 Barnett is the first female to enlist in an infantry combat position in the U.S. Army. After being in law enforcement for three years and she has been working to go into the infantry since the department of defense allowed women in this role. She says it’s a great honor to serve her country on the front lines.

Scott Woolley

Author Scott Woolley tells the story of America’s airwaves, the two friends—one a media mogul, the other a famous inventor—who made them available to us, and the government which figured out how to put a price on air. This is the origin story of the foundational technology of the communications age as told through the forty-year friendship of an industrialist and a brilliant inventor.

 

HOUR TWO

Stuart Stevens

Stuart Stevens is an American travel writer and political consultant. He was the cofounder of a political media consultancy, Stevens & Schriefer Group. Stevens stays on the show for a few segments and talks about honesty in candidates, voting registration and much more with Jim.

Frank Bures

The Geography of Madness is an investigation of "culture-bound" syndromes, which are far stranger than they sound.  Frank Bures tells Jim about his travels around the world to trace culture-bound syndromes to their sources—and tells a remarkable story about the strange things all of us believe.

04/25 Monday: Chancelier Skidmore, Jerry Sanson on McKeithen Paying KKK, Bob Mann of LSU Manship

HOUR ONE

Chancelier Skidmore & Jolie Gilbert

Chancelier Skidmore joins Jim on the show to talk about the All City Teen Poetry Slam Festival that will be on LSU campus April 27-30. He brings the Baton Rouge Youth Poet-Laureate, Jolie Gilbert on the show and both share two poetic pieces.

Dr. Jerry Sanson of LSUA

 Based on FBI records obtained by the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, Former-Governor John McKeithen made payments to the KKK in the 1960s to stop racial violence.  Dr. Sanson, professor of history and political science talks about the validity of the resources and rumors. Jerry Sanson is joined by Gus Weill, who was on McKeithen's advisory counsel, to discuss more details.

HOUR TWO

Robert Mann 

Robert Mann holds the Manship Chair in Journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU.  He joins Jim during the second hour of the show to aid in the discussion of former Gov. John McKeithen's payments to the KKK. Mann also discusses politics and candidates in the presidential election.

04/22 Friday: Mark Kram Jr. on Curt Schilling, Former US Surgeon Gen, Guirard reinstated 4/22, Ban the Box Bill, George Sells on Mahaffey's death, The Joy of Less

HOUR ONE

Mark Kram Jr.

The sportswriter is on the show with Jim to discuss Curt Schilling, one of ESPN's baseball commentators, who posted a photo and caption on Facebook in regards to access to public facilities for transgender people. Schilling has been fired by ESPN and Kram gives his opinions on their choice.

Joycelyn Elders, Former Surgeon General

The former Surgeon General of the United States talks to Jim about the issue of abortion in Legislation in the state of Louisiana.  Elders gives her opinions on the issue and talks politics and presidential elections with Jim.

E. Eric Guirard

The lawyer makes a surprise appearance on the show with Jim after being reinstated today by the Supreme Court.

HOUR TWO

Representative Denise Marcelle

Baton Rouge Rep. Denise Marcelle is the author of the Ban the Box bill and she says the bill would prohibit state employers from asking job applicants about their criminal record until after the interview process.

George Sells with Margaret Lawhon

Sells is on the show to talk about the life and death of John Mahaffey, a longtime face and voice of Baton Rouge television news.  Mahaffey died early Friday after a brief illness. He was 77. Sells is joined by Margaret Lawhon, Mahaffey's former coworker.

Francine Jay

Francine Jay considers herself a minimalist and how It’s about eliminating the distractions that keep us from fully appreciating life. Jay explains to Jim how the less stuff we have cluttering our homes (and the less “to-do’s” cluttering our time), the more energy we can devote to the things that are truly important to us. 

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

March 3, 1988: Buddy Roemer endorses Al Gore.

04/21 Thursday: Mark Ballard, The Death of Prince, John Wirt, Jim Brown

Hour 1:

Mark Ballard

The Advocate's Mark Ballard joins Jim to talk about what's going on during the regular session. Ballard discusses legislation on abortion, TOPS, Ban the Box, the motorcycle helmet law, and other bills. 

John Wirt

Music Critic John Wirt visits the studio to talk about the death of Prince. Wirt highlights Prince's great career and remembers Prince's performance at the 2014 Essence Festival. Wirt says Prince was struggling with flu-like symptoms in the last week. 

Prince was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004 and was a Jehovah's Witness. 

Hour 2:

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Former Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown joins the show in studio. Brown discusses Andrew Jackson being replaced on the front of the 20 dollar bill. He also believes the monument in Jackson Square should not be removed. Brown also comments on the upcoming presidential election. 

04/20 Wednesday: Maxine Crump, US Army War College, 6th Anniversary of Deep Water Horizon Explosion, Garret Graves, Gus Weill

Hour 1: 

Maxine Crump

Maxine Crump

Journalist Maxine Crump joins Jim to talk about an article written about her in the New York Times. Crump said she was contacted by Georgetown University about her family members that were enslaved by a Catholic church in Louisiana. The article is "Georgetown Confronts a Haunting Sale of Slaves" by Rachel Swarns. 

Army War College

Col. Lance Clark discusses the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Penn. Clark talks about enrollment and what the university has to offer. He says the War College comes to Louisiana to encourage students to talk about national security. 

Hour 2: 

Garret Graves

Congressman Garret Graves joins Jim to talk about the 6th anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. He also discusses coastline erosion, the rising sea level, and coastline restoration.  

Gus Weill

Political Consultant Gus Weill joins Jim to discuss the upcoming presidential election. He talks about the New York primary election and the victories of Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.