10/20 Thursday: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Karl Roider, Shaun Assael, Abhay Patel, Gus Weill

Hour One

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

 

Amani AL-Khatahtbeh is young Muslim women and author of 'Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age,' where she discusses her experience as a Muslim woman post 9/11. She is the founder and editor-in-chief and founder of muslimgirl.com 

Karl Roider

 

Roider is a former history professor at Louisiana State University and dropped to give his input on last night's debate and the 2016 race to the presidency. He first joined LSU's staff in 1968.

Shaun Assael

Shaun Assael is an author and investigative journalist. He is a senior writer for ESPN the magazine. He has authored many books but called-in to discuss his book-- 'The Murder of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights'

Hour Two

Abhay Patel

Republican candidate Abhay Patel announced his withdrawal from the 2016 Louisiana Senate Race and endorsed Republican Charles Boustany. Patel joined the show to speak on his decision.

 Gus Weill

 

 

  

The former public relations specialist and former writer for the LSU Daily Reveille joined Jim to talk about the Reveille's decision to turn into a weekly publication. Weill is originally from Lafayette and now resides in New York City.

10/19 Wednesday: Caroline Fayard, Jim Mora & David Falcouri, Being A Dog, Roy Fletcher, Branford Marsalis & Timothy Muffitt

HOUR ONE

Caroline Fayard

U.S. Senate candidate joins the show to talk about the LPB and CABL debate Tuesday night.  Fayard discusses some of the issues in the debate as well as the other participating candidates.

Jim Mora & David Falcouri

David Falcouri a strategic economist joins Jim Mora, candidate for the District 9 seat on the Metro Council of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Falcouri and Mora discuss flooding and backwater projects that the state of Louisiana has neglected since 1983.

Alexandra Horowitz

Alexandra Horowitz teaches psychology, canine cognition, and creative nonfiction writing.  Her book, "Inside of a Dog," focuses on the science of dog cognition and perception with personal reflections on her own dog's behavior. "Being a Dog" studies dog’s worldview as has never been done before.

HOUR TWO

Roy Fletcher

Roy Fletcher, political consultant joins the show to discuss the last presidential debate, tonight, October 19.  

Branford Marsalis & Timothy Muffitt

Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra & Lansing Symphony Orchestra Conductor Timothy Muffitt and Saxophonist Branford Marsalis join the show a few days before his LA Classical Tour at the River Center Theatre on Friday.  Muffitt talks about the upcoming performance and Marsalis remembers growing up in New Orleans.

10/18 Tuesday: Ian Scheffler, Roger Villere, Leslie Michelson, Jules Witcover, Humberto Fontova, Melissa Flournoy

Hour One:

Ian Scheffler

Scheffler is a writer from Los Angeles living in New York City. He graduated from Colombia University as an honor student. His first book is 'Cracking the Cube: Going Slow to Go Fast and Other Unexpected Turns in the World of Competitive Rubik's Cube Solving.' 

Roger Villere

The Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party stopped by to give his insight on the upcoming presidential election and the local Louisiana election for Senate. He has been serving as Chairman for almost 14 years. 

Leslie Michelson

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Michelson is the author of "The Patient's Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love.' He is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Private Health Management and was the CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation

Hour Two:

Jules Witcover

Author and journalist Jules Witcover stopped by to indulge on the upcoming election for President of the United States. He has written for the like of the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun. He has covered several presidential campaigns. 

Humberto Fontova and Melissa Flournoy

Humberto Fontova is a Cuban-born American author and political commentator. Melissa Flournoy is the former Director of Planned Parenthood. The veteran Jim Engster Show guests will stop to discuss the final presidential debate airing October 19. Fontova is for Trump and Flournoy for Hillary. 

 

10/17 Monday: Weather with Jay Grymes, John Kennedy, Pat Englade & Tonja Garafola, Bill Cassidy

HOUR ONE
 

Jay Grymes

Chief Meteorologist at WAFB 9 News joins guest host Clay Young to talk about the extreme weather conditions Louisiana has dealt with this summer and predicts some cooler weather conditions for the weekend.

John Kennedy

Treasurer John Kennedy, who is also running for U.S. Senate, talks with Clay Young about the presidential election, the Senate race and the issues Louisiana needs to tackle to move forward.

HOUR TWO

Pat Englade & Tonja Garafola

Chief of Police, Pat Englade and Tonja Garafola, wife of the late Officer Brad Garafola, join Clay Young at the top of the second hour.  Tonja and Pat talk about tragedies that occurred this summer in the Capitol city and describe how to resolve the issues.

Bill Cassidy

U. S. Senator Bill Cassidy discusses the aftermath of the flooding and talks about how they are handling it in Washington.

10/14 Friday: Water Damage in Used Car, Earl Casey & Jim Brown

HOUR ONE


Eric Lane

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The President of Gerry Lane Enterprises joins the show with Leo Honeycutt to talk about buying used cars since the flooding in Louisiana.  He warns that there are certain signs to look for when buying a used car to be sure it was not damaged in the flood.

HOUR TWO

Jim Brown

Jim Brown joins Leo Honeycutt in the studio to talk about the future of the presidential campaign.  Brown and Honeycutt discuss the types of issues the presidential campaign

Earl Casey

Earl Casey is originally from Louisiana and is also the former National news director of CNN.  Casey joins brown in talking about the media, the presidential election and the lack of the country's interest in the election.