Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Ballard of the Advocate on the current impasse in the House regarding solutions to the fiscal cliff. 

Tom Aswell of Louisiana Voice and Attorney Mike Wolf on the call from Governor Edwards for Secretary of State Tom Schedler to resign and the politics of guns as President Trump riles the NRA with his comments on Wednesday about gun control. 

Former ATF Agent Chuck Hustmyre of Baton Rouge on the raid at Waco 25 years ago today. Hustmyre, a crime writer, was part of the ill-fated mission at the Branch Davidian Compound on Feb. 28, 1993.

Former State Lawmaker Troy Hebert and Law Professor and former Louisiana Democratic Party Communications Director Susan Nelson on the move to have teachers carry guns into classrooms and the challenges facing Gov. John Bel Edwards.

History Professor Amy Bates on her book about sports and integration in a Maine city, “ONE GOAL, A Coach, A Team and The Game That Brought a Divided Town Together.”

Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott on the second week of the special legislative session to address the looming fiscal cliff on July 1st. 

Brad Metzler, the political thriller novelist, television show creator and comic book author on his latest work: "I am Harriet Tubman" 

Author Howard Blum on his investigation into Russian spies during the Cold War. 

Republican Political Consultant Scott Wilfong and Democratic blogger and commentator Dayne Sherman on the political consequences of the special legislative session, the challenges of President Trump and new leadership in the Louisiana GOP.

Legendary political activist Daniel Ellsberg on the legacy of the Pentagon Papers and the dangers of nuclear proliferation. Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Ballard comments on the first week of the special legislative session on the budget. Singer Cory Branan on his performance tonight in Baton Rouge. Yale Law Professor Amy Chua on her book, “Political Tribes.” Dr. Chura says America is dislaying destructive political dynamics more typical of developing non-Western countries.

State NAACP President Michael McClanahan and former Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory, director of minority outreach for the Louisiana Republican Party, discuss controversy in Tangipahoa Parish over a noose being displayed on the Facebook page of a school board member, the tenth-month delay for a decision in the Alton Sterling case from Attorney General Jeff Landry, and the call for gun control in response to last week’s shooting rampage that killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida school. Film Directors Greg Dicharry and Kevin Hines on their work: “Suicide, The Ripple Effect.” The film premieres in Baton Rouge on Friday. Hines survived jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge.

Writer Jason Berry on the 30th anniversary of Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s infamous “I Have Sinned” sermon at the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, and Berry on the death of Rev. Billy Graham at age 99. Berry is the writer who broke many of the early stories about sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church. Israel Consul General Gilad Katz on his work in the American South and issues related to Israel’s stability. Former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon on his war with the NCAA. Author Peter Levy remembers the racial violence of the 1960s.

Legendary Political Consultant Ray Strother on the politics of gun control and actions Congress will take in light on the tragedy in Florida which left 17 people dead last week. Chrissy Gregg of the WWII Museum in New Orleans on African-American contributions to the War. Former Vanderbilt basketball great Bob Dudley Smith on a memorable fight he had with former LSU Coach Dale Brown 44 years ago in Baton Rouge. Tonight, there will be a reunion at the PMAC.

Baton Rouge Symphony Conductor Tim Muffitt on a major performance this Thursday at the River Center. Former Louisiana Budget Director Steve Winham on the budget chaos at the Capitol with a special legislative session starting today. Author Mark Lipton on his book, “Mean Men.” Lipton says there is a troubling psychology behind some of America’s most famous men.

LSU Law Professor Phillip Hackney on the new tax law’s impact on non-profit organizations. Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Ballard of the Advocate on the upcoming special session. LSU’s most decorated gymnast Susan Jackson and former Tiger gymnast Malia Mathis on the revelation that Dr. Larry Nassar sexually assaulted 250 female gymnasts. Nassar has been sentenced to what  amounts to life in prison for his crimes.