This hour, Newell has on Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola & former NOPD Chief, to discuss President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, DC, as he announces a crackdown on crime and homelessness in the city. Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola & former NOPD Chief, joins Newell to determine if this move is necessary.

On today's show, Newell asks if the City of New Orleans is collecting the sales tax revenue it's actually owed and if the quality of life in New Orleans is worth that tax expense.

Then, Newell has on

Mike Hoss, Voice of the New Orleans Saints, to review the Saints' first 2025 preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers,

Patrick G. Eddington, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, to talk about the potential of the FBI getting involved in Texas's political redistricting squabble,

and Guy Williams, President of the Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the latest economic news.

This hour, Newell is joined by Guy Williams, President of the Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss what's happening to the US labor market, the divergence between US Central Bank rates and the rest of the world, how the New York economy affects elections and the national Democrat party, and the new fake jury duty scam.

This hour, Newell has on Mike Hoss, Voice of the New Orleans Saints, to review the Saints first 2025 preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Then, Patrick G. Eddington, Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute, joins the show to talk about the potential of the FBI is getting involved in Texas's political redistricting squabble.

Patrick G. Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, joins Newell to talk about his latest article, “America’s Not-So-Secret Secret Police.” The decision by Democrats in the Texas state legislature to leave the state in an attempt to derail a very public gerrymandering effort by Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, is strictly a state matter, not a federal one. The FBI has no legal basis to be involved in this political conflict. But apparently as of midafternoon on August 7, 2025, that is irrelevant to FBI Director Kash Patel and presumably his boss, Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Mike Hoss, Voice of the New Orleans Saints, joins Newell to review the Saints' first 2025 preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

This hour, Newell asks if the City of New Orleans is collecting the sales tax revenue it's actually owed and if the quality of life in New Orleans is worth that tax expense.

Newell asks if the City of New Orleans is collecting the sales tax revenue it's actually owed and if the quality of life in New Orleans is worth that tax expense.

On today's show, Newell points out the United Nations' failure to place blame on Hamas for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allowing Israel to take the blame.

Then, Newell has on

Dr. Alí R. Bustamante, UNO Professor of Economics & Finance, to discuss the millions of student borrowers that could have their wages garnished this summer.

New Orleans City Councilmember Joe Giarrusso, to discuss the state of the budget of the city,

Tommy Faucheux, President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, to talk about Louisiana’s oil and gas industry and counter the narrative that a business is automatically “bad” if it operates internationally,

Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, to preview the New Orleans Saints' first preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers,

and Bill Healy, the leader & spokesman of the Red Dress Run, to talk about the event.