Guest host Jim Nickel, former WRKF Board Chair, talks with Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin about the Oct. 12 statewide election and LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward about his move from Texas A&M to alma mater.

Meteorologist John Wetherbee provides the latest information on the path and expected time for landfall for Barry. Lamar White of the Bayou Brief comments on hurricanes in Louisiana,  the threat to land and residents and assesses the politics winds in Washington D.C. and Louisiana. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, a New Orleans native, reflects on storms past and the imminent danger of the current one. University of Oklahoma historian Steven Gillon remembers his friend, John F. Kennedy Jr., who died 20 years ago this month in a plane crash. Gillon’s book is “The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr., America’s Reluctant Prince.”

Forecaster and Meteorologist John Wetherbee looks at the potential path of Hurricane Barry. EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome surveys the city on the brink of a major tropical depression reaching Baton Rouge. The mayor is preparing for the arrival of what could become Hurricane Barry. Broome will also comment on bike sharing in the city. Also discussing this endeavor is Sean Flood, Gotcha CEO. Mark Ballard Capitol Bureau Chief talks about the current storm on the way to this area and previous weather developments in recent time. Ballard also looks at the governor’s race with the primary three months from tomorrow.

Well known attorney Gordon McKernan talks about his success as a lawyer-advertiser and successfully defeating a bill in the Legislature that would have curtailed billboard advertisements for injury attorneys. John Kaufman of the Manship Theatre previews this year’s line-up of performers at the treasured downtown arena that has 325 prime seats.

Best-selling author Ace Atkins, former Auburn football star, on his latest work, “The Shameless,” a Quinn Colson novel. State Representative Franklin Foil on traffic concerns that are taking center stage in the Senate race between Foil, fellow Republican Steve Carter and Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson. Renowned artist Xavier Cortada comments on the Annual Arts Summit of Baton Rouge on July 15-16.

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain comments on the state of the state’s largest industry with an update on marijuana in Louisiana. Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Tyler Bridges assesses the legacy of John Alario, who has toiled 48 years in the Louisiana Legislature. Matt and Donna Saurage of Community Coffee preview an LPB documentary about 100 years of success for the Baton Rouge company.

Democrat Dayne Sherman,  author professor and blogger, and Republican Elbert Guillory, former state senator, spar over the governor’s election and the state of the nation under President Trump, who hosted a military style exhibition yesterday in the nation’s capital. Journalist Meredith May details an extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures, the honeybee. May’s book is “The Honey Bus.”

July 4th program includes an interview originally run on June 27th with Walter Imahara. Randy Taraborrelli chronicles the lives of the Kennedy family with his new book “The Kennedy Heirs”. Karen Auvinen discusses her new work “Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living”.

  Lawyers Mike Wolf and E Eric Guirard exchange views on the prudence of legal advertising. Cosmopolitan Magazine resident astrologer Aliza Kelly discusses why many political leaders such as Ronald Reagan rely on astrologers to receive advice on scheduling and other decisions.

Investigative reporter Dan Moldea on the upcoming appearance before Congress of former special counsel Bob Mueller. U. S. Senator John Kennedy details his conversion on abortion and why he won’t vote to approve judges who support Roe v. Wade.