Mike Bertaut, chief health care economist for Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana, talks with us about the fate of the Affordable Care Act as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises a vote for repeal next week.

Bertaut will discuss the prospects of more than 400,00 Louisiana residents currently receiving Medicaid benefits.

Louisiana Senators Cassidy and Kennedy have not indicated how they will vote on a repeal measure after efforts to replace Obamacare was stymied by the Senate this week.

Author Zinni Clemmons talks about how her background as a girl from Philadelphia raised by a South African mother and an American father contributed to her debut novel, "What We Lose." Clemmons notes that issues of race in America are not exclusive to the South.

Also on today's program: Manuel Martinez, Baton Rouge's world-renowned tailor, here.

Renowned tailor Manuel Martinez has been in Baton Rouge since 1984 and has been recognized for his work three times at the World Congress of Tailors.

Also on today's program, Professor Jacques Berlinerblau on tenure-tracak university professor jobs, here.

Professor Jacques Berlinerblau from Georgetown University tells us about his belief that more university professors should have tenure. His book is "Campus Confidential, How College Works, or Doesn’t, for Professors, Parents, and Students."

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Janet Humphreys, former U.S. Intelligence officer and resident of New Roads, talks about her association with General Michael Flynn. President Trump's former National Security Adviser was fired for lying to Vice President Pence about his meetings with Russian officials and is now at the center of the probe directed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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Professor Ellen Meacham, who teaches journalism at Ole Miss, talks about Senator Robert Kennedy's memorable visit to Mississippi, which occurred 50 years ago. Meacham is the author of the forthcoming book, "Delta Epiphany: RFK in Mississippi."

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Paul Arrigo, President of Visit Baton Rouge, assesses tourism in the Capital region. We also press Arrigo on his favorite restaurants where he might take visitors from out of town. Arrigo also spends time recalling the tragic shooting of four police officers one year ago today.

Also on today's program: Bradley Beychok on the role of the media in the age of President Trump, here.

Bradley Beychok discusses the role of media watchdog groups and the interaction between the press and President Donald Trump.

Beychok, a Baton Rouge native, is senior adviser and executive chief of staff for American Bridge, a group with ties to the Democratic Party. He was formerly with the watchdog group Media Matters.

Colonel Rob Maness talks about his unwavering support for President Trump amid multiple investigations into Trump's 2016 campaign.

Maness remains an ardent Trump supporter despite revelations this week of a June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and two high-ranking officials of the campaign with a Russian emissary.

Maness is a former Louisiana Senatorial candidate.

Conservative columnist and commentator Quin Hillyer weighs the dilemma faced by Republicans who are dismayed with the first 25 months of the Trump Presidency.

Hillyer is a former aide to Congressman Bob Livingston of Louisiana.