06/10 Friday: Rep. Gene Reynolds, Rosie Schaap remembers Ali, Tom Aswell on Bobby Jindal

HOUR ONE

Gene Reynolds

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Representative Gene Reynolds talks about the consecutive sessions since February 14. Reynolds describes the process of getting a bill passed and the differences in this process between Gov. John Bel Edwards and former Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Rosie Schaap

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Rosie Schaap, a columnist for the New York Times, shares her story of meeting Muhammad Ali while Ali was shooting the cover for Sport Magazine in 1976.

Flashback Friday

Hear Rosie Schaap's father, Dick Schaap, reminisce on some of his favorite moments with the champ.

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HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

Publisher of the blog, Louisiana Voice and author of Bobby Jindal: His Destiny and Obsession, Tom Aswell joins Jim to discuss numerous topics ranging from Bobby Jindal's career to Muhammad Ali's sense of humor.

06/09 Thursday: Update on the Session; New Orleans Rep. Walt Leger, Bill Bryan vs. Vincent Bruno

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard joins the show at the closing of the first week of the special session.  

Walt Leger

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New Orleans Representative, Walt Leger talks with Jim about the current bills being passed in the session.  Leger gives some ballpark figures identifying how close representatives are to closing the gap in the budget.

HOUR TWO

Bill Bryan

Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee, Bryan joins Jim and Republican Vincent Bruno on what people should want in a president.

Vincent Bruno

Republican and former New Orleans law officer, Vincent Bruno joins Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee Bill Bryan to discuss with Jim what people should be looking for in the next president.

06/08 Wednesday: Pulitzer-Winning columnist, Clarence Page; Cindy Hurst; Scott Wilfong & Lamar White Jr.

HOUR ONE

Clarence Page

Clarence Page is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.  He joins Jim to talk about the 2016 Presidential Election and its nominees.  Page mentions the Trump University case and the death of Muhammad Ali.

Cindy Hurst

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Filmmaker and owner/founder of the The Sankofa Project, LLC, a production agency that focuses on social movement and cultural self-awareness.  Cindy Hurst talks with Jim about her recent project, Black Maskulinity, and a personal story about the late Muhammad Ali.

HOUR TWO

Scott Wilfong

Scott Wilfong joins the show along with Lamar White Jr. of CenLamar to discuss opinions while analyzing the differences between the two nominees.

Lamar White Jr.

Lamar White Jr. of CenLamar joins Scott Wilfong 5 months before the election to analyze the differences between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump when it comes to the presidency.

06/07 Tuesday: Black Republicans, Old State Capitol, Education and Government, Muhammad Ali, Trump's Remarks about judge

HOUR ONE

Corey D. Fields

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A professor of Sociology from Stanford University, Fields discusses Black Republicans and their impact on voting in different states.

Mary Durusau

As the Director of Museums, Durusau joins the show briefly to give updates on what is going on at the Old State Capitol. LSU Historian Gaines Foster analyzes the 2016 campaign with a historical perspective on June 7 at 5:30.

Noel Hammatt

Noel Hammatt is an independent researcher and former board member of the Baton Rouge public school board. He joins the show to talk about the bills that relate to education in Louisiana being discussed in the session.

HOUR TWO

Mark Kram Jr.

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 Kram's father wrote many stories about Muhammad Ali during his sports writing career.  Kram Jr. remembers the great Muhammad Ali and his impact on history as well as sports.

Michael Wolf

Attorney Michael Wolf discusses the controversial, racist remarks that were made by Donald Trump about a federal judge.

06/06 Monday: 72th Anniversary of DDay, Terry McMillan, Rob Maness, Rudy Macklin on Muhammad Ali

HOUR ONE

George Morris

George Morris of The Advocate joins the show on the 72th Anniversary of DDay to talk with Jim about the importance of war and what the men who fought experienced.

Terry McMillan

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The author of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Mama" is back on the scene with her newest book, "I Almost Forgot About You."  McMillan talks with Jim about the characters in her books and how relate-able they are to our own lives.

HOUR TWO

Rob Maness

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Rob Maness is a Senate candidate and talks to Jim about what makes him different from the other candidates.  Maness also remembers DDay and describes his qualifying background and experience.

Rudy Macklin

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Former LSU basketball player Rudy Macklin remembers his friend from Louisville, Muhammad Ali, who died Friday at the age of 74.  Macklin talks about growing up in the same hometown as Ali and watching Ali's fights as a child.

06/03 Friday: Smiley Anders' Column's 37th Birthday, Charlotte Stewart, Summer Reading, HB 350, Chittom on Trump,

HOUR ONE

 Smiley Anders

Smily Anders of The Advocate joins Jim in the studio on the eve of his column's 37th birthday. 

Charlotte Stewart

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Stewart is famous for portraying the role of beloved schoolteacher "Miss Beadle" in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie (1974).  She talks with Jim about filming with Elvis Presley, meeting her husband on set and upcoming projects she is looking forward to.

Mary Stein

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Stein, the Assistant Direction of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, promotes summer reading for children and adults the summer.

HOUR TWO

Susan Raborn

Susan Raborn talks about HB 350.  Raborn discusses the benefits of the bill and what it took to get the legislation to the governor's desk. 

Michael Chittom

Delegate Michael Chittom explains why Donald Trump is fit to be president and why Hillary Clinton is not.