On the Monday edition of the show, Jim speaks with author Charlotte Alter.  Also EBR Councilwoman Chauna Banks is in the studio.  Jim also welcomes Baton Rouge poet Donney Rose.

On the Monday edition of the show, Jim speaks with author Charlotte Alter.  Also EBR Councilwoman Chauna Banks is in the studio.  Jim also welcomes Baton Rouge poet Donney Rose.

Major General Skip Phillips and Colonel Eric Crider on the stop in Baton Rouge of the Army War College. Eugene Collins, head of the Baton Rouge NAACP, on racial strife in Zachary over alleged sexual abuse by a white teacher of a black student.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon comments on the coming showdown over tort reform and insurance rates for women. Mark Ballard of the Advocate discusses the newspaper’s account if business dealings of Attorney General Jeff Landry.

Political Consultant Rannah Gray reports on her trip through Iowa for that state’s caucuses and her visit to Nevada for the primary there. Former State Rep. Raymond Jetson, who was a pastor for 23 years, comments on the statement from former Texas Gov. Rick Perry that President Trump has been chosen by God.

Author John Barry reflects on his research about the flu pandemic a century ago and how it compares to Coronavirus. Dietmar Rietschier, Executive Director of the Amite River Basin Commission, recalls the bombing of Dresden 75 years ago this month in the final days of WWII.

Outgoing Superintendent of Education John White looks back at his tenure. Jim discusses the 2020 election, and the change of heart regarding the President experienced by many of his former GOP rivals.

Advocate Reporter Bryn Stole comments on a story about business dealings of Attorney General Jeff Landry. Psychologist Juko Holiday recalls her appearance 20 years ago on “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?” John Dennis talks about his electoral challenge of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

David Rubenstein on his new book “The American Story”. Quin Hillyer on the Louisiana GOP’s censure of Mitt Romney. Mark Ballard on tort reform efforts.  

Former gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone comments on the close race he lost to Gov. John Bel Edwards, sizes up the national and state political landscape and tells his backstory as a son of North Baton Rouge. Historian Alexis Coe on her book about George Washington.