01/26 Thursday: Nancy Jo Sales , Mark Ballard, Dr. E. Faye Williams, Dianne Andrews

Hour One

Nancy Jo Sales

Nancy Jo Sales is an author and journalist who has written for Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar and more.  She joined the show to talk about her recently published book, American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers.

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate called in to discuss Donald Trump's accusations of voter fraud and other topics with involving the president and the George Orwell book 1985. 

Hour Two

Dr. Faye Williams and Dianne Andrews

Legendary activist Dr. Faye Williams discusses Trump's first week office with TV personality and Trump supporter, Dianne Andrews.  Dr. Williams attended the Woman's March in Washington and is not a supporter of Trump. 

01/25 Wednesday: Attending, True South, Larry Carter

HOUR ONE

Dr. Ronald Epstein

Ronald Epstein is a family physician, palliative care physician, writer, researcher and teacher of communication and mindful practice in medicine. He joins the show to talk about his book, Attending. The book describes mindfulness and medical practice, how doctors think and what matters most—safe, effective, patient-centered, compassionate care—from the foremost expert in the field.

Jon Else

Jon Else was Henry Hampton’s series producer and his book, True South focuses on the tumultuous eighteen months in 1985 and 1986 when Eyes on the Prize was finally created. The show told the story from the point of view of ordinary people inside the civil rights movement. Hampton shifted the focus from victimization to strength, from white saviors to black courage.

HOUR TWO

Larry Carter

Larry Carter has been president of the United Teachers of New Orleans since May 2008 and also serves as interim president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers. Previously, he was a member of the UTNO executive council as well as a union grievance specialist.  Carter speaks with callers about teachers' unions, being an educator and his opinions on the new Sec. of Education.

01/24 Tuesday: Arlie Russell Hochschild, Michael Medved, Rev. David Diamond and Rev. Reginald Pitcher

Hour One

Arlie Russell Hochschild

Arlie Hochschild is a sociologist and academic. She is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkley. She discussed her new book titled Strangers In Their Land: Anger and Mourning on The American Right. Hochschild travels from her home state of California to Louisiana Bayous to talk with conservatives.

Michael Medved

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Medved is an American radio show host, political commentator and film critic. His show The Michael Medved Show is based in Seattle and airs throughout the United States on Salem Radio Network. He called into the show to discuss Donald Trump's presidency. 

Hour Two

David Diamond and Reginald Pitcher

Reverend David Diamond and Reverend Reginald Pitcher debate over Donald Trump and religion. Rev. Diamond is a supporter of Trump and Rev. Pitcher is in opposition.

01/23 Monday: David Horowitz, Unprecedented, Lamar White & Darrell Glasper

HOUR ONE

David Horowitz

Horowitz's book, The Big Agenda is a guide to fighting the opponents of the conservative restoration. Horowitz identifies who the adversaries are as well as their methods, motivations, and agenda, including the particular issues with which they will try to advance their destructive goal—and he lays out a strategy to defeat all of it.

Thomas Lake

Packed with exclusive photojournalism and new revelations straight from the front lines, Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything chronicles the most hard-fought and newsworthy election of our time.

HOUR TWO

Lamar White and Darrell Glasper

Lamar White is a blogger, journalist and disability rights activist from Alexandria, LA.  Darrell Glasper is a former city councilman and brings along his friend, Lyn Williams. White, Glasper and Williams talk about the Trump campaign and what we can expect from Trump since his first few days in office.

01/20 Friday: George Sells and Raymond Strother

Hour One

George Sells

George Sells as a retired WAFB anchor and stopped by in-studio to discuss Donald Trump and his speech during the inauguration earlier this morning. 

Hour Two

Raymond Strother

Raymond Strother is a well known Democratic political consultant and is a current professor at Northwestern State University. He received his Masters from Louisiana State University and has worked with many people in high offices, including writing speeches for Bill Clinton.  He called in to discuss Trump's Inauguration speech after being sworn in as President.   

01/19 Thursday: Jay Connaughton, Mark Ballard, Diane Ravitch, Donney Rose

Hour One

Jay Connaughton

Connaughton is a native of Louisiana and the man behind Donald Trump's political advertisements that helped him become president-elect. He is originally from Covington and attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He has worked on many major campaigns throughout his career.  

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard of The Advocate discusses Donald Trump and his policies the day before his inauguration is set to take place. 

Hour Two

Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch is a historian of education, a research professor at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture and  is the former US Assistant Secretary of Education. She joined Jim to discuss Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. 

Donney Rose

Poet Donney Rose comes in-studio to talk young poets here in Baton Rouge, La. Got to forwardarts.org to learn more about the ALL CITY Teen Poetry Slam in Baton Rouge.