01/31 Tuesday: Peter Hook, Quin Hillyer, Melissa Flournoy and Elbert Guillory

Hour One

Peter Hook

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Peter Hook is the co-founder and bassist for Rock groups Joy Division and New Order. The English rock ban Joy Division changed their name to New Order following the death of their lead singer in 1980. They are best known for their song Blue Monday. He discussed his new book Substance: Inside New Order on the show. 

Quin Hillyer

Quin Hillyer is a columnist and conservative and joined the show to talk a bout Trump's presidency and his picks for cabinet positions.

Hour Two

Melissa Flournoy and Elbert Guillory

Former lawmaker Marissa Flournoy and former Louisiana State Rep. Elbert Guilliory debated on opposite sides of Donald Trump. Guillory is a Republican and supporter of Trump and Flournoy is in opposition. 

01/30 Monday: Ann McElhinney, Living on Automatic, Rev. Gene Mills

HOUR ONE

Ann McElhinney

In 2013, Dr Kermit Gosnell was convicted of killing four people, including three babies, but is thought to have killed hundreds more in a 30-year killing spree. Ann McElhinney's book, Gosnell reveals the investigation that brought Kermit Gosnell to justice. What started as a routine drug investigation, turned into a shocking unmasking of America's biggest serial killer.

Dr. Christine Adams

Dr. Christine Adams' book, Living On Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships, offers a groundbreaking new concept of personalities and relationships.  Dr. Adams describes signs of attraction and what could possibly be detrimental to a relationship.

HOUR TWO

Gene Mills

Gene Mills is President of the Louisiana Family Forum. Mills joins the show to talk with Jim about Donald Trump's executive orders and assess Trump's first 10 days in office.

01/27 Friday: Void: The Strange Physics of Nothing, Frederick Clarkson, Ali Akbar, and Daniel Banguel

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James Weatherall 

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Author James Weatherall chats with Jim about his latest book, Void: The Physics of Nothing. 

"James Owen Weatherall’s previous book, The Physics of Wall Street, was a New York Times best-seller and named one of Physics Today’s five most intriguing books of 2013. In his newest volume, he takes on a fundamental concept of modern physics: nothing. The physics of stuff—protons, neutrons, electrons, and even quarks and gluons—is at least somewhat familiar to most of us. But what about the physics of nothing? Isaac Newton thought of empty space as nothingness extended in all directions, a kind of theater in which physics could unfold. But both quantum theory and relativity tell us that Newton’s picture can’t be right. Nothing, it turns out, is an awful lot like something, with a structure and properties every bit as complex and mysterious as matter. In his signature lively prose, Weatherall explores the very nature of empty space—and solidifies his reputation as a science writer to watch." -Amazon

Frederick Clarkson

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Journalist and public speaker, Frederick Clarkson, joins Jim to discuss religion and politics under a Trump presidency. Clarkson is the co-author of the group blog, Talk to Action, which addresses The Religious Right. 

Hour 2:

Ali Akbar & Daniel Banguel

Republican Ali Akbar and Democrat Daniel Banguel join Jim in studio to discuss a Trump presidency. The pair also chat about the election system and reforming elections. Banguel helped organize the protests in Baton Rouge following the Alton Sterling shooting.

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

Hour One

Nancy Jo Sales

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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

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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.