03/30 Thursday: Mark Ballard, Amanda Goncu, Natalie Denby, Matt Walsh, Rabbi Barry Weinstein

Hour One

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard returns to talk discuss the Governor John Bel Edwards and his tax plan that was unveiled yesterday.

Amanda Goncu and Natalie Denby

Amanda Goncu (pictured) and Natalie Denby are staff organizers for the Human Library, an event that will be held in April at the Art Council's Ebb and Flow Festival. The Human Library lets people check out human books where people share life stories and have one-on-one conversations. 

Hour Two

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh is a conservative and is a frequent contributor to The Blaze (http://www.theblaze.com/matt-walsh/). He joined Jim on the air to talk about a new book he wrote titled, The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage and Gender.

Rabbi Barry Weinstein

Rabbi Barry Weinstein called in to discuss his support for Trump and why some Jewish people support him. 

03/29 Wednesday: BR General Dr. Cole, President of PAR, Clean Sweep EBR, Darrell Glasper & Reginald Pitcher

HOUR ONE

Dr. Kenny Cole

Dr. Kenneth Cole is the chief transformation officer at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Cole joins the show to talk about the Affordable Care Act and the future of healthcare and insurance under President Trump.

Robert Travis Scott

Governor John Bel Edwards laid out his plan today for a new tax structure in Louisiana. President of PAR, Robert Travis Scott, describes the governor's plan and calls for better outcomes for individuals over businesses.

Rowdy Gaudet

Mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome, along with Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful and the Great American Cleanup, is hosting the first ever Mayor Broome's Clean Sweep EBR parish-wide cleanup event on Saturday, April 1. Her Chief Administrator Officer joins the show to give listeners more information about the Great Cleanup.

HOUR TWO

Darrell Glasper & Rev. Reginald Pitcher

Republican Darrell Glasper and Rev. Reginald Pitcher join the show to talk about President Donald Trump and discuss whether he has ties with Russia.

03/28 Tuesday: Marty Appel, James David Cain, David Diamond

Hour One

Marty Appel

Author Marty Appel joined Jim to discuss his latest worked. The book is titled Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character. The book is about Casey Stengel, former manager of the New York Yankees. 

James David Cain

James David Cain is former Louisiana State Senator and a retired farmer and rancher from Dry Creek. He was in office as senator from 1992-2008.  He received his Bachelor of Science  and Master of Science degrees from McNeese State University. He discussed his career, including and appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, on the air. 

Hour Two

David Diamond

Baton Rouge Minister David Diamond joined our show today after he could not make it for yesterday's show. He and Jim talked about a number of topics, including evangelical support for Donald Trump. 

03/27 Monday: More Alive and Less Lonely, Representative Ted James, Justice of Peace Moses Evans

HOUR ONE

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem's book More Alive and Less Lonely collects over a decade of Lethem’s finest writing on writing, with new and previously unpublished material, including: impassioned appreciations of forgotten writers and overlooked books, razor-sharp critical essays, and personal accounts of his most extraordinary literary encounters and discoveries.

Rep. Ted James

Representative Ted James joins the show to talk about the upcoming Legislative session. James touches on the Alton Sterling decision, taxes and the possibility of a new bill that allows Mayor Broome to appoint a chief of police at her discretion. 

HOUR TWO

Moses Evans

Justice of the Peace Moses Evans joins the show to talk about his business since President Trump has been elected to office.  Evans says same sex marriages have been at an all-time high. 

03/24 Friday: Ron Powers, Edward Pratt, Scott Wilfong and Dayne Sherman

Hour One

Ron Powers

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Author Ron Powers joined the show to talk about his latest work, No One Cares About Crazy People. He is a New York Times best-selling author and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He is the first television critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize. 

Edward Pratt

Edward Pratt is a columnist for the Advocate. He joined the show to discuss an article he wrote involving a police officer in Walker. The officer brought a noose to work as joke with a cookie attached to the noose. Pratt discusses his take on the incident and the symbolism behind the noose and cookie. 

Hour Two

Scott Wilfong and Dayne Sherman

Scott Wilfong and Dayne Sherman return to discuss Trump's healthcare bill and the lack of votes that caused the bill to not be passed. Wilfong was in-studio to represent the Republican Party and Dayne Sherman called-in to represent the Democratic Party. 

03/23 Thursday: Garland Goodwin Wilson, Mark Ballard and Len Apcar

Hour One

Garland Goodwin Wilson

Garland Goodwin Wilson came in studio to discuss Of Moving Colors Productions and their 30th anniversary that is coming up. Wilson was named the the Artistic Director of the Company back in 1988. The celebration for the 30th anniversary will be held at the home of David Manship. Tickets for the event can be purchased on their website at: http://www.ofmovingcolors.org/

Mark Ballard

Editor of The Advocate Capitol news bureau, Mark Ballard, called in to give his weekly updates of what is going in the state of Louisiana. 

 

Hour Two 

Len Apcar

Len Apcar is the former senior of the New York Times and is the current Wendell Gray Switzer Jr. Endowed Chair in Media Literacy for LSU Manship School of Mass Communication. He spent 24 years with the New York Times before leaving his position to come to Baton Rouge. Apcar joined Jim in studio to talk about Donald Trump and fake news.