02/17 Friday: Sheelah Kolhatkar, E. Eric Guirard and Ibrahim Matri

Hour One

Sheelah Kolhatkar

Kolhtkar is a former hedge fund analyst and a current staff writer for The New Yorker. She lives in New York City and her writing has appeared in other publications like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. She discussed her new book, Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street.

E. Eric Guirard

Guirard is an injury lawyer in Baton Rouge and enjoys singing and rapping on the side as a hobby. He discussed a new song he wrote about his ex-girlfriend left him because he voted for Donald Trump.  

Hour Two

Ibrahim Matri

Ibrahim is an LSU graduate student majoring petroleum engineering. He came to LSU by way of Libya and discussed how an immigration ban would impact his life and studies. He also commented on living in Libya underneath the rule for Gaddafi and more. 

02/16 Thursday: Donny Most, Mark Ballard, Chris Broadwater, Sharon Hewitt, Elbert Guillory

Hour One

Donny Most

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Actor and singer Donny Most joined the show to discuss his long career in the industry. He is best known for his role as Ralph Malph from the show Happy Days. Donny grew up Brooklyn and attended college but did not graduate after landing the part of Ralph. 

Mark Ballard

The Capitol Bureau Chief of The Advocate joined the show for updates within the state of Louisiana including: budgets, Troy Brown and more. 

Hour Two

Chris Broadwater

Broadwater is a Republican Louisiana State Representative for District 86. He is an attorney in Baton Rouge. He discussed the Louisiana budget on the air and made a brief comment on the Troy Brown situation. 

Sharon Hewitt

Rep. Hewitt is a Republican Louisiana State Representative and called the show breifly to make a comment on the resignation of Troy Brown. 

Elbert Guillory

Guillory is a former State Senator and a Republican, who represented District 24. He is a graduate of Southern University. He also served as a State Representative for District 40 from 2006 to 2009. 

02/15 Wednesday: Mike Wolf, Murder Chose Me, Peter Cohan, Disciplined Growth Strategies

HOUR ONE
 

Mike Wolf

Attorney Mike Wolf joins the show to talk about Judge Mike Erwin being accused of using racial slurs towards a woman in Sammy's Grill.

Rod Demery

A new show airs tonight on Investigation Discovery called Murder Chose Me that highlights the murder cases of a former Shreveport Police detective. Rod Demery’s says the show is centered around many of the homicide cases he worked in his 17 years with Shreveport PD but also some elements are woven in about why he became a detective

HOUR TWO

Mike Wolf continues the conversation about Judge Mike Erwin.

Peter Cohan

Peter Cohan models his systematic approach to brainstorming, evaluating, and implementing growth strategies across five dimensions: Customers, Geography, Products, Capabilities, Culture. His book,

02/14 Tuesday: Karen Roy, General Russel Honore and Rick Mannning

Hour One

Karen Roy

Karen Roy shares her inspiring story of life in a wheelchair after being shot during a robbery in 1987. She was 19 years old at the time and has since lived a full life. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Louisiana State University and is the mother of three children.

Rick Manning

Manning is the President of Americans for Limited Government and joined the show to defend Michael Flynn and discuss why he thinks Flynn was done wrong. Manning also served as the Public Affairs Chief of Staff during the administration for George W. Bush.

Hour Two

General Russel Honore

General Russel Honore is known for being a hero during Hurricane Katrina. He served as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and coordinating military relief efforts during Katrina. He graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge.

02/13 Monday: Right on Crime, Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity, Sen. Sharon Hewitt, Tom Aswell

HOUR ONE

Elaine Ellerbe

Ellerbe, the Director of Right on Crime joins the show to talk about "operating smarter" when it comes to incarceration.  Right on Crime is a program devoted to being smart on crime rather than spending large amounts of taxpayers' money on incarceration.

Derek Thompson

Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson uncovers the hidden psychology of why we like what we like and reveals the economics of cultural markets that invisibly shape our lives. Thompson's book, Hit Makers is a magical mystery tour through the last century of pop culture blockbusters and the most valuable currency of the twenty-first century—people’s attention.

Sharon Hewitt

 

Senator Sharon Hewitt joins the show to talk about Senator Troy Brown. Hewitt describes the opening day of the special session and how Brown's future will depend on the upcoming due process.


HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

Louisiana Voice's Tom Aswell joins the show to discuss a few topics in the second hour of the show.  Aswell and Jim talk about Sen. Troy Brown, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump and Putin.