06/17 Friday: Ginger Gibson, Ali Akbar and Dianne Andrews, Friday Flashback: Dale Brown on Shaq

HOUR ONE

Ginger Gibson

Ginger Gibson is a Reuters correspondent covering the 2016 campaign. She focuses mainly on campaign finances. Gibson covered the 2012 campaign and Congress prior to joining Reuters. She joins Jim to discuss Donald Trump and his campaign and relationship with the media.

HOUR TWO

Ali Akbar

Ali Akbar joins TV host Dianne Andrews and Jim in studio to discuss presidential platforms on issues like immigration and foreign policies.

Dianne Andrews

TV host Dianne Andrews joins Ali Akbar in studio to discuss presidential platforms on immigration and foreign policies.

Friday Flashback: Coach Dale Brown on Shaq entering draft.

06/16 Thursday: The Highest Glass Ceiling, Tiger Rag Magazine, Flournoy vs. Fontova

HOUR ONE

Ellen Fitzpatrick 

A professor and scholar specializing in modern American political and intellectual history, is the author and editor of eight books.  In her recent book, The Highest Glass Ceiling, Fitzpatrick tells the story of three remarkable women who set their sights on the American presidency. 

Cody Worsham

Editor of Tiger Rag magazine, Worsham talks to Jim about "Pistol" Pete Maravich and his impact on LSU basketball.  Worsham also addresses the rumors of Paul Mainieri possibly coaching the Texas Longhorns.

HOUR TWO

Melissa Flournoy

Former state lawmaker, Melissa Flournoy debates with Humberto Fontova about the laws of gun control and the incidents that occurred in Orlando.

Humberto Fontova

Humberto Fontova is a Cuban-American author, blogger, political commentator, and conservative polemicist.  He argues with Flournoy about the gun policies that are in place and feels that there should not be a ban on weapons.

 

 

06/15 Wednesday: Patel Running for Senate, Slim Harpo Awards, Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Crisis Intervention Center

HOUR ONE

Abhay Patel

Abhay Patel is running for the Senate.  A graduate of Louisiana State University, Patel has previously worked in economics and finance in the state of New York.  For the last few years he has worked in New Orleans. This is his first time running for office.

Johnny Palazzotto

Palazzotto is co-founder of Baton Rouge Blues Foundation,Inc. He currently produces the Slim Harpo Music Awards and presents Music in the Schools throughout Louisiana. Palazzotto joins Jim on the show a week before the Slim Harpo Award Show that will be held at The Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge.

HOUR TWO

LTG Russel Honore

LT. General Russel L. Honoré, US Army (Ret),  joins Jim on the show to talk about the Orlando shooting and the child who was killed by an alligator in DisneyWorld.  Honore talks gun control and criticizes the procedures of investigating suspect criminals in reference to the Orlando incident.

Aaron Blackledge

 In over three decades of operation the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. has effectively and positively touched the lives of tens of thousands of people and their neighbors in surrounding communities. Aaron Blackledge is the Exec. Director and he joins the show to talk about the services provided amid the traumatic events that have happened over the week.

06/14 Tuesday: Council for a Better Louisiana, Forum for Equality, ProCon.org, NENA

HOUR ONE

Barry Erwin

President and CEO of CABL, Erwin discusses budget cuts while the special session is being conducted.  Erwin elaborates on what he calls the "needs-based" system of TOPS and the budget as whole and its effects on the people.

Sarah Jane Brady

Exec. Dir. of Forum for Equality in New Orleans, Sarah Jane Brady joins Neal in discussing the Orlando shooting and the whole LGBT community especially here in Louisiana.

HOUR TWO

Kamy Akhavan

Akhavan is the Managing Editor of ProCon.org a nonprofit nonpartisan public charity that provides well-sourced pro, con, and related research on controversial issues.  Akhavan talks about the pros and cons of gun control in light of the shooting that occurred in Orlando.

Brian Fontes

The Voice of 9-1-1™, NENA is on the forefront of all emergency communications issues. CEO Brian Fontes talks about the phenomenon of texting 9-1-1 rather than calling and talking for safety reasons.

06/13 Monday: Immigration in the Presidential Campaign, Protection in Public, Skip Bertman on being a Father, Ann Wilder helping Radicals

HOUR ONE

Gus Weill

The former public relations specialist discusses the tone of the presidential race since the Orlando shooting over the weekend.  Weill expresses his feelings about the future of Donald Trump's campaign.

Aubrey Futrell

Retired Louisiana state trooper, and former SWAT trainer specialist, Aubrey Futrell, talks with host Leo Honeycutt about how to protect ourselves in public places.  He gives tips on precautions to take in different scenarios.

HOUR TWO

Skip Bertman

Legend Skip Bertman talks about what it takes to be a good father and passes down some advice his father gave him.

Ann Wilder

Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services, Ann Wilder joins Leo to talk about characteristics or situations that create a radical.  Wilder talks about how to help these people and what triggers their behaviors.