04/07 Friday: Jean Kelly, Garret Graves, Jay Dardenne and Dr. Kevin Wacasey

April 7, 2017 Show Producer

Hour One

Jean Kelly

The first guest was Jean Kelly with H&R Block on new tax rules for flooded families and the new rules for the IRS. Jean Kelly is a master tax advisor for H&R Block

Garret Graves

Congressman Garret Graves discussed his plan for flood relief and how the state is hindering flood victims from receiving flood relief.

Jay Dardenne

Jay Dardenne is the former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana and Louisiana Secretary of State. He ran for governor and lost but elected governor John Bel Edwards announced that he would become the commissioner of administration. Dardenne discussed new tax plan, gas tax and more.

Hour Two

Dr. Kevin Wacasey, MD

Dr. Wacasey is a physician in Dallas, Tx and tackled issues with healthcare on air. He is taking on insurance companies and mandated healthcare and how people can take back control of their healthcare and insurance.

04/06 Thursday: Winifred Reilly, Sheldon Hirsch, Mark Ballard, Jason Allen, Gene Reynolds, Melanie Bronfin and Kristen White

April 7, 2017 Show Producer

Hour One

Winifred Reilly

Winfred Reilly is an author and joined Jim to to discuss her latest work, It Takes One To Tango. The book examines how in an unhappy marriage, all it takes is one of the spouses to take that extra step to repair the relationship.

Dr. Sheldon Hirsch

Sheldon Hirsch joined as the second guest and not only is he a doctor but an author. He latest book is Hot Hands, Draft Hype, and DiMaggio's Streak: Debunking America's Favorite Sports Myths, which he discussed on the show. He also the other of another sports novel.

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard returns to give his take on the Governor John Bel Edwards and his trip to Washington about flood relief in Louisiana.

Jason Allen

Jason Allen came in studio on behalf of the International Film Festival. The festival will take place at Perkins Rowe from April 20-23.

Hour Two

Gene Reynolds

Representative Gene Reynolds (D) came on the air to talk about his proposal for a new TOPS plan. He proposes that the GPA should be raised to a 3.0 instead of the current 2.5.

Melanie Bronfin

Louisiana Policy Institute for Children director Melanie Bronfin, came on the air to advocate for more money to be invested in early childhood care.

Kristen White

Kristen White is a 21 year old senior at LSU and on the executive board for the Minority Women's Movement. She came on to talk about TOPS, Alton Sterling and offer a young perspective on the world today.

04/05 Wednesday: Governor Calls from Washington, Raymond Jetson, Amy Shively Hawk

April 5, 2017 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Gov. John Bel Edwards

The Governor calls the show from the airport in Washington, DC. Gov. Edwards talks about his meeting with the congressional committee about receiving funding for the historic flood last year and addresses Congressman Garret Graves.

Raymond Jetson

Jetson joins the show to talk about the Urban Congress. Jetson describes an event this Saturday, April 8 that will solidify the Urban Congress in the Baton Rouge community and help the black community prosper.

HOUR TWO

Amy Shively Hawk

Shively's stepdaughter Amy Hawk--whose mother Nancy ultimately reunited with and married Shively in a triumphant love story--and based on extensive audio recordings and Shively's own journals, Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton is a haunting, riveting portrayal of life as an American prisoner of war trapped on the other side of the world.

04/04 Tuesday: Michael Bertaut, Garret Graves and Dan Collins

April 4, 2017 Show Producer

Hour One

Michael Bertaut

Michael Bertaut is the Chief Economist of Blue Cross Blue Shield and came in studio to discuss the fate of Obamacare in the United States.

Hour Two

Garret Graves

Congressman Garret Graves joined the show to discuss flood recovery in Louisiana. Graves is a member of the 6th congressional district in Louisiana; he beat out Democrat and former Governor Edwin Edwards for the position.

Dan Collins

Dan Collins was the cover story in an issue of Baton Rouge Business Report. The title of the feature story is Swamp Tale, about his whistleblower lawsuit against the state.

04/03: Monday: Rebuild Louisiana, Don't Divorce, Joyce Burges, Eric Guirard

April 3, 2017 Show Producer

HOUR ONE

Julie Baxter Payer

Deputy Chief of Staff for Gov. John Bel Edwards joins the show to talk about Rebuild Louisiana. The governor will be in Washington this week to stand before Congress to ask for money for those affected by the historic flooding last year.

Diane Medved, Ph.D.

Drawing on three decades of clinical and personal experience, Dr. Medved will show why you should save—and revitalize—your marriage. She expertly unmasks the threats to marriage, including hookup apps that promise non-committal sex, and legions of professionals who are financially invested in your divorce. She punctures one-by-one the arguments in favor of divorce, proving that "the good divorce" is a myth.

HOUR TWO

Former Councilwoman Joyce Burges & Eric Guirard

Burges and Guirard join the show to talk about President Trump. Guirard updates us on his former relationship that was terminated because of his political views and Joyce Burges describes the future of the African American community now that Trump is the President.

03/31 Friday: Rodney Walker, John Pojman, Shelby Prindaville, Troy Hebert and Lamar White

March 31, 2017 Show Producer

Hour One

Rodney Walker

Rodney Walker called-in to the show to discuss his journey of going from a child in foster care to graduating from Morehouse College and then on to Yale for graduate school. Rodney's story is very inspiring and he is now a sought after inspirational speaker.

John Pojman and Shelby Prindaville

John Pojman is a LSU professor and Shelby Prindaville is the Art Program Director and Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Saint Mary in Kansas. They talked about a clay substance that Professor Pojman invented that Shelby decided to use for her art and in her classes for her students.

Hour Two

Troy Hebert and blogger Lamar White discuss Donald Trump's first ten weeks. Troy Hebert represented the Republican Party and supported Trump while Lamar White was against Trump.