01/10: Harriet Lerner, Crystal Wilkinson, Jared Yates Sexton, Pat Bergeron, Bill Bryan, Larry Pratt
Hour One
Harriet Lerner
Dr. Harriett Lerner is a psychologist and respected figure in the psychology of women. She is the author of 12 books and discussed her latest book titled, "Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts.
Crystal Wilkinson
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Crystal Wilkinson is an author and this year's winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. She is the author of many books and discussed her latest book titled, The Birds of Opulence. She attended Eastern Kentucky University and graduated with a B.A. in journalism in 1985.
Jared Yates Sexton
Jared Yates Sexton was born and raised in Southern Indiana; he is the author of many novels and works as a political correspondent and an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia Southern University. He discussed his OP-ED piece he wrote for The New York Times titled: Donald Trump's Toxic Masculinity.
Hour Two
Bill Bryan and Pat Bergeron
Bill Bryan is an attorney in Louisiana; Pat Bergeron has served professionally in all three levels of government and is a graduate of Baton Rouge High School and Louisiana State University. They stopped by to discuss their plan to create a new political party titled: The Louisiana Independent Party.
Larry Pratt
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Pratt is the executive director of Gun Owners of America and is a long-time gun rights activist. He took over the organization in 1976 just one year after the group's inception and a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
01/09 Monday: Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival, Leo & Nick Saban, Biz Boot Camp, DA Hillar Moore
HOUR ONE
Ara Rubyan
On January 11, 2017 the 11th annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival will be launching its opening night. The festival features independent films about Jewish culture and will be held at the Manship Theatre, running through to January 15, 2017. Ara Rubyan joins the show to describe the movies that will be premiering this week. www.brjff.com/jim/
Leo Honeycutt & Nick Saban
On the day of the game between Alabama and Clemson, we hear an interview of Nick Saban by Leo Honeycutt. Saban talks about what makes a championship team and a winning coach.
Ameen Walker
Ameen “THE BIZ FIXER” Walker of First Financial of BR, LLC is hosting a business bootcamp seminar. Walker shares some business tips on the show for those looking to make more money. For more info on his free seminar go to www.bizbootcamp.info
HOUR TWO
DA Hillar Moore
The district attorney joins the show to discuss the decrease of homicides in the capital city. Moore talks about the lack of education and poverty and the affect they have on crime rates. Moore also compares the crime in Baton Rouge since the Alton Sterling incident and what we should look forward to in the new year.
01/06 Friday: We Throw Things at You, What's the Matter With North Carolina, Vincent Bruno & Lamar White, Jr.
HOUR ONE
Ardie Cesario
Cesario's book, We Throw Things at You, is dedicated to Martha White, a little-known civil rights protester from Baton Rouge who sat in the white section of a public bus before Rosa Parks staged a similar protest in Alabama. Cesario talks with Jim about White's impact on the civil rights era.
Karen Cox
Karen L. Cox is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the founding director of the graduate public history program. Karen joins the show to speak about her op ed pieces in The New York Times, "We're Here, We're Queer, Y'all" and "What's the Matter With North Carolina."
HOUR TWO
Vincent Bruno & Lamar White, Jr.
Republican and former New Orleans law officer, Vincent Bruno and Democrat blogger Lamar white, assess if the Russian government was behind hacking efforts targeting the Democratic National Committee.
01/05 Thursday: Patrick Juneau, Dan Moldea, Mike Chittom
Hour One
Patrick Juneau
Patrick Juneau is the Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator and joined the show to discuss his work with BP and the oil spill. Junueau received his Juris Doctor at Louisiana State University Law School and attended LSU for his undergrad years.
Hour Two
Dan Moldea and Mike Chittom
Dan Moldea is a best selling author and investigative journalist, he joined Jim to speak on Russia's involvement in the Trump election. He was joined by Republican Mike Chittom to dispute Donald Trump.
01/04 Wednesday: Body Wise, Mike Shepherd, Restore Louisiana, Bob Mann
HOUR ONE
Dr. Rachel Abrams
Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams joins on the show to promote her book Body Wise. Dr. Abrams takes an Integrative approach that balances conventional medicine, wellness practices, and intuition to heal the body both physically and emotionally. Dr. Abrams talks with callers to discuss ways to help understand their bodies in the conditions they are in.
Mike Shepherd
The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Executive Director, Mike Shepherd joins the show to talk about musical legends. Shepherd mentions Elvis Presley, Chris Owens, Al Hirt, Johnny Rivers and John Fred.
HOUR TWO
Pat Forbes
Pat Forbes has been the Executive Director of the state Office of Community Development since July 2011. He talks about this Friday's meeting of the Restore Louisiana Task Force. Forbes discusses the state's recovery plans that will be voted on Friday in Livingston Parish and submitted to HUD.
Bob Mann
LSU Mass Communications Professor, Bob Mann, joins the show to talk about "Tricky Dick" Nixon. Mann discusses the former president's sabotage of the peace treaty and why he feels Nixon was a "shady, press-averse loser."