Professor Mak Lilla of Columbia University talks about his book, "The Once and Future Liberal." Lilla's op-ed piece in the New York Times last year, "The End of Identity Liberalism," was the most read op-ed essay of 2016, with 1.6 million views.

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Henry Gass and Noelle Swan of the Christian Science Monitor talk about Louisiana's dwindling coast.

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Nicole Sweazy of the Louisiana Housing Authority talks about the shelter program utilitzed after the historic flood of 2016.

Also on today's program: Maxine Crump on slave ancestors and Georgetown University, here.

Music Producer Jeff Roedel talks about the art spawned by the flood of 2016, including his song "Fight the Flood."

Also on today's program: Maxine Crump on slave ancestors and Georgetown University, here.

Journalist Maxine Crump talks about her experience this past year after learning her ancestors were sold as slaves by Georgetown University in 1838.

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Mayor Gerard Landry of Denham Springs updates on his city's recovery from the historic flooding of 2016 one year late.

Mayor Landry says 77 percent of the structures in Denham Springs received severe flood damage. We check in with landry for the latest on the recovery in Denham Springs.

Also on today's program, Alyssa Carson, the aspiring astronaut, here. 

Daniel Mintz talks with us about the new food studies program at Loyola University. The university has established a new bachelor's degree program in food studies beginning this fall.

Also on today's program, Alyssa Carson, the aspiring astronaut, here.

16-year-old Baton Rouge resident Alyssa Carson is an aspiring astronaut who aims to become the youngest person in space. Carson is involved in a NASA program and wants to be involved in colonizing Marse in 2033.

Also on today's program: Michael Rubin on "Cashed Out," here.

Today we speak with award-winning author and attorney Michael Rubin of Baton Rouge about his latest book, "Cashed Out."

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Mary Lee Orr of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network talks about the state of the environment in Louisiana and the conflict over the Bayou Bridge pipeline.

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