Tim Temple, GOP candidate for insurance commissioner, details his reasons for challenging 13-year incumbent and fellow Republican Jim Donelon. Barrett Murphy, longtime local football coach turned trainer, tells how he was chosen national  physical fitness instructor for 2019.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon comments on his failed bid to reduce insurance rates through legislation and the start of hurricane season. Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooks Claire Nader talks of going from Episcopal High grad to top New York model in four years. Retired Judge Tony Graphia discusses his move from jurist to novelist.

Chris D’Elia, dean of the LSU College of the Coast and Environment,  opines about Louisiana’s alarming rate of lost land due to coast erosion. Music critic John Wirt remembers the late, great New Orleans musician Dr. John, who died yesterday at 77. Investigative Reporter Katherine Eban reflects on the pharmaceutical industry detailed in her book “Bottle of Lies.”

State Representative Ted James, Democrat from Baton Rouge, assesses the final hours of the Legislative Session and announces his endorsement for president in the 2020 election. Mark Ballard, Capital Bureau Chief for The Advocate, names the winners and losers in the 2020 session. George Morris of The Advocate relates his passion for stories of veterans and the significance of the 75th anniversary of today’s D-Day invasion at Normandy.

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Christina Melton of Louisiana Public Broadcasting previews an LPB documentary shedding light on a pivotal battle in WWII. Celebrated sportswriter Mark Kram talks about his definitive biography of the late, great heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, who once fought a championship bout in New Orleans. Actress Lee Purcell surveys her long and varied career which continues with a new project.

Smiley Anders, famed Advocate columnist, celebrates 40 years writting his collumn for the state’s flagship paper. Race and Social Change: A Quest, A Study, A Call to Action author Max Klau discusses our current racial challenges. LSU Prof. Marybeth Lima on birdwatching in the Bayou State.

Committee of 100 CEO Michael Olivier discusses the lack of progress on crucial issues such as infrastructure in this year’s legislative session. HOPE CEO Janet Simmons discusses her organization’s work in north Baton Rouge helping those in need of food and work.

Mike Martin, former LSU Chancellor and current President of Florida Gulf Coast University, comments on the state of higher education and the politics of the Ole War Skule. Kevin Balfe, organizer of the Third Annual CrimeCon in New Orleans discusses what is billed as the world’s biggest true crime event. Katherine Diaz of Louisiana Parents for Vaccine Rights talks about her group’s aversion to vaccines which are recommended for Measles.

Mary Durusau of the Old State Capitol and Southern University Historian Frank Ransberg, a retired professor, remember one of Louisiana’s near miss politicians, Jimmy Fitzmorris. At 97, Fitzmorris makes an appearance this weekend in Baton Rouge. Mark Ballard of the Advocate comments on state lawmakers passing one of the nation’s most stringent anti-abortion measures. Rock group Szlachetka rolls in form Nashville to the Dyson House. David Epstein comments on his lattest work.

Adam Sharp, President of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, comments on his background as an aide to former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, working for Twitter in its infancy and the popularity of the Daytime Emmys. Boyd Robert recaps his odyssey from Louisiana cattleman to regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy. On the 102nd anniversary of the birth of John Kennedy, the 35th American President, Christopher Fulton recalls his time in prison for refusing to turn over physical evidence in the JFK assassination.