07/20 Wednesday: Adam Winkler, The Jaguar Man, Roy Fletcher, Congressman Charles Boustany, Moses Evans

Hour 1:

Adam Winkler

UCLA Law Professor Adam Winkler joins the show to discuss gun laws in the country. Winkler comments on a "no buy" list when it comes to purchasing guns. He is not in favor of an assault weapon ban.

The Jaguar Man

Author Lara Naughton discusses her latest book, The Jaguar Man, with Jim. 

"On the fourth day of what Lara Naughton thought would be two weeks of bliss in Belize, she was kidnapped and assaulted by a man pretending to be a cabdriver. Held in the depths of the tropical forest—alone with the jaguar Man—she found that compassion was her only defense." -Amazon

Roy Fletcher

Political Consultant Roy Fletcher chats with Jim about gun laws. He also comments on the Republican National Convention and the overall presidential election. He says all of Trump's children are very involved in his campaign. 

Hour 2: 

Charles Boustany

Today is the first day of qualifying in Louisiana and Congressman Charles Boustany joins the conversation to discuss his campaign for US Senate. He also comments on the tragic events the state has recently seen. 

Moses Evans

Justice of the Peace Moses Evans joins Jim in studio to talk about Sunday's ambush on police, the shooting of Alton Sterling, and his time as a Baton Rouge Police Officer. 

07/19 Tuesday: Russel Honore, Ray Strother

Hour 1: 

General Russel Honore

Lt. General Russel Honore, US Army (Ret) and current leader of the Green Army talks with Jim in studio about the recent ambush on police in Baton Rouge. Honore also discusses the death of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, the attack on police in Dallas, as well as, the terror attack in Nice, France. 

Honore comments on the struggles men and women face after returning home from the military. 

Hour 2:

Raymond Strother

Political consultant Ray Strother joins Jim to discuss what's going on at the Republican National Convention and the overall presidential election. Strother comments on Melania Trump's speech at the RNC which sounded similar to Michelle Obama's speech at the DNC in 2008. 

07/18 Monday: Tara Wicker, Chris Thomas King, Representative Pat Smith, David St. Romain, Chairman Roger Villere

HOUR ONE

Tara Wicker

Councilwoman Tara Wicker is a native of Baton Rouge.  Wicker joins the show to discuss the recent killing of three Baton Rouge officers Sunday, July 17.

Chris Thomas King

Chris Thomas King is a Grammy award winning New Orleans musician and actor. He is originally from Baton Rouge and joins the show to talk about his newest music ventures and the tragedies in his hometown. He invites the city to come and listen to him at the St. James Episcopal Church on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

 

HOUR TWO

Pat Smith

Representative Patricia Smith talks with Jim about the recent shootings in Baton Rouge. Smith expresses the Capitol city's need for an open discussion about racial profiling.

David St. Romain

Musical artist David St. Romain is a native of Alexandria, Louisiana who expresses his grief for his friend, Officer Brad Garafola who lost his life Sunday in Baton Rouge.

Roger Villere

Roger Villere is Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party.  He is attending the Republican Convention in Cleveland this week but expresses the concern for the Capital city and the effects of the shootings on the convention.

 

 

07/15 Friday: Real Food/Fake Food, Karl Roider, Hands Up--Greg Williams Jr., Ali Akbar, Quinn Hillyer

HOUR ONE

Larry Olmsted


Larry reveals the deception that extends from high-end foods like olive oil and Kobe beef to everyday staples such as coffee, honey and cheese. Olmsted explains why buying foods closer to their whole forms is healthier and safer.

Karl Roider Jr.

Former LSU history professor talks about the Turkish military seizing control of the country and the tragedy in Nice, France.

Greg Williams Jr.

Greg Williams Jr., New Venture’s artistic director, who is also is acting in the production, "Hands Up."  Williams joins the show to discuss the importance of the production since the Alton Sterling shooting. The show’s two performances Saturday in LSU’s Claude L. Shaver Theatre come at a time when tension is high between Baton Rouge’s black community and law enforcement.

HOUR TWO

Ali Akbar

Member of the black conservatives, Akbar joins the show to comment on the effects of the Alton Sterling shooting in the black community.  Akbar also exhausts the importance of the criminal justice reform.

Quin Hillyer

Quin Hillyer is a Conservative and an American newspaper columnist and writer. He talks about Donald Trump speaking at the GOP convention next week.

07/14 Thursday: Michelle McCalope, The End of The Perfect 10, Gary Chambers, Bill to De-Escalate Violence, Trump and Pence

HOUR ONE

Michelle McCalope

Award-winning journalist and native of Baton Rouge, McCalope joins the show to talk about the aftermath in the community since the shooting of Alton Sterling.

Dvora Meyers

Gymnastics insider Dvora Meyers examines the evolution of elite women’s gymnastics over the last few decades with her book, "The End of The Perfect 10." Meyers reveals why successful female gymnasts are older and more athletic than they have ever been before, how the United States became a gymnastics powerhouse, and what the future of gymnastics will hold.

Gary Chambers

Publisher and Co-Owner of Baton Rouge's The Rouge Collection is responsible for a large part of Alton Sterling's funeral at Southern University, Friday, July 15.  Chambers describes who is expected to attend the funeral.

HOUR TWO

Garret Graves

Congressmen Cedric Richmond and Garret Graves have teamed up to introduce legislation that would give police training to de-escalate situations and help provide law enforcement access to nonlethal weapons. Graves says this comes after last week’s fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling. He says this bill’s goal is to use new technology to bridge gaps between life and death.

Rob Maness

Rob Maness joins the show to talk about Indiana Gov. Mike Pence who is expected to be Donald Trump's running mate.