Joe Biden is getting dunked on by the other 2020 primary candidates for touting his experience reaching across the aisle to work with segregationist, racist Senators. Other candidates are telling him he should apologize, even as his lead in national polling is narrowing, with Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders sensing blood in the water. Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to WWL listeners about what they think might happen next

Congressional Democrats are pushing for reparations for descendents of slavery, even as recent polling shows most Americans don't think it's necessary. Why are Democrats centralizing this issue if it will hurt their chances of winning elections? Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to WWL listeners about where they fall on the issue

President Trump has proposed getting rid of the Office of Personnel Management, which he says is obsolete and redundant. Democrats are predicatbly crying foul; but what does OPM do that Congress thinks is so important? Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to WWL listeners about whether or not streamlining the government in this way is good business or not.

Buckle up for this one... a House Judiciary subcommittee met today with prominent Black authors, pastors and thought leaders about the idea of the US providing reparations to the descendents of slaves. Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to a diverse group of WWL listeners about whether they think it's desirable or deserved, and how it might be pulled off.

Two more shooting in Metairie in two days has the suburbs on edge. Do you feel safe where you live? Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to WWL listeners about their concerns about crime and safety

Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to WWL listeners about crime in the city, and how New Orleans sometimes feels like the most dangerous city in America

What is a living wage in America, anyway? Does it differ from state to state, region to region? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is feuding with Amazon on Twitter after volleying at the internet giant's wage structure. Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to Ryan Bourne from the CATO Institute and Lily Roberts from the Center for American Progress to understand the difference between a minimum wage and a living wage

Governor Jon Bel Edwards is asking for Federal help for Louisiana fisheries due to the flooding in the Midwest, which is filling the Gulf Coast area with fresh water, and having a devastating affect on seafood harvest, oysters in particular. Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to Harlon Pierce, Chairman of of the Gulf Seafood Institute, about just how bad things are for Louisiana fishers and distributors

According to President Trump's Twitter feed, ICE is planning a massive operation next week, one that would deport millions of immigrants in the coming weeks. Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to Ira Mehlman, Media Director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, about how this will affect those who have been ordered to leave, as well as families with mixed immigration status

Todd Menesses, in for Scoot, talks to "The Last Lap" host Seth Dunlap about the weekend's big trade that sent Anthony Davis to Los Angeles. Seth calls it an unmitigated victory for the Pels, who unloaded a player who no longer wanted to play for them, and acquired enough assets to form a solid, deep core that should allow them to eschew any long, drawn out rebuilding effort.