Talk Louisiana

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon discusses several topics including causality insurance costs as well as his thoughts on running for re-election next year. Author Catherin Musemeche talks her recent book "Lethal Tides".

LSU Geology professor Brooks Ellwood talks his findings on LSU's Indian Mounds being the oldest man-made structure in North America. Louisiana State Representative for District 98 Garey Forster is joined by Southeastern professor and political authority Dayne Sherman to discuss several political topics including recent and upcoming elections and their candidates as well as the verdict of the 2019 killing of Ronald Greene. Musician James Linden Hogg talks his upcoming performance and book signing for his recent book "Finding Faith in the Waste Land" held at Cavalier House Books on December 17th at 2 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/comingup/author-musician-to-launch-new-book-at-cavalier-house-books/article_4151694c-7cba-11ed-a134-8bbd544175e2.html.

Sportscaster Tim Brando talks his career throughout the years and also reflects on the career of Mike Leach amid his recent sudden passing. The Advocate's Mark Ballard speaks on several political topics including the upcoming governors election.

Attorney William Most discusses Louisiana keeping prisoners behind bars despite being free and other political topics. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller comments on Public Service Commissioner elect Davante Lewis and gives his thoughts on the upcoming governor election. Cardiology Specialist Dr. Carl Luikart speaks on heart disease amid the recent sudden passing of Mike Leach.

Legal director of the ACLU Louisiana Nora Ahmed talks several issues affecting our state and also comments on the effects of the abortion ban on health care. Jazz vocalist Phillip Manuel talks the start to his career as well as his upcoming Christmas performance at Snug Harbor in New Orleans on December 17th at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. For more information, visit www.snugjazz.com. General director of Opéra Louisiane Kathryn Frady talks the upcoming production "Amahl and the Night Visitors" on December 17th and 18th at The Manship Theatre. For more information, visit https://www.operalouisiane.com/tickets.

Policy & Compliance Director of Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) Morgan Lamandre talks sexual misconduct and its relation to the recent elections and also comments on the recent Shreveport elections and the candidates. Journalist Clancy Dubos talks John Kennedy and the upcoming governors election as well as several other political topics.

Former Metro Councilman and SU Hall of Famer Darrell Glasper is joined by LSU Hall of Famer Rudy Macklin to talk several sports topics including Deion Sanders as well as the release of Brittney Griner. Former LSU beach volleyball players and current AVP beach volleyball members Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss talk the evolution of beach volleyball as well as what's to come with their careers.

Section 1, Division B of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Judge Don Johnson talks his candidacy and campaign in the upcoming runoff election for appeals court seat as well as a few other local political topics. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks what's going on in politics in Washington as well as the recent Georgia election. Executive Producer at Louisiana Public Broadcasting Linda Midgett talks the upcoming documentary "Why Louisiana Ain't Mississippi … or Any Place Else!"

Reporter for The Advocate/The Times-Picayune Tyler Bridges talks the results of the Georgia election as well as several other political topics including John Kennedy and the upcoming mayoral runoff in Shreveport. Executive director of the Manship Theatre Melanie Couvillon talks an upcoming performance December 9th and 10th, "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time". For more information, visit https://www.manshiptheatre.org/show/simply-having-a-wonderful-christmastime. Secretary of State of Louisiana Kyle Ardoin talks this Saturday's election as well as the First Amendment.

Fred Dent of Dent Financial Advisors talks the the current economic state including inflation and the thought of an upcoming recession. Director Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism, Boyd Professor and Associate Executive Director for Clinical Science Dr. Eric Ravussin talks his obesity research and the impact of obesity in America.

Candidate for Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Hunter Greene talks his candidacy and comments on his opponents for the upcoming election. Pollster and political consultant Bernie Pinsonat talks several campaign topics including upcoming elections. Music writer and critic John Wirt is joined by Masahiro Sumori to talk Wirt's book "Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues" and Sumori's translation of the book into Japanese.

The show begins with an encore presentation of an interview done with Dick Cheney twenty years ago. BRASS and Circa 1857 owner Luke Lognion talks what's new on Government St. and several upcoming events. Physician and author Michael Stein talks recent book "Me vs. Us: A Health Divided". Children's writer Deborah Wiles talks her latest work "Bobby: A Story of Robert F. Kennedy".

Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne talks Louisiana politics and his upcoming LPB documentary "Why Louisiana Ain't Mississippi". The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks what's going on in Washington.

LSU professor Kevin Cope talks what's going on at the university and also comments on the renaming committee and President Tate. The Bayou Brief's Lamar White talks several political topics including the same-sex marriage bill and Nick Fuentes.

Political consultant Michael Beychok talks several political topics including the upcoming Georgia election and the results of the recent midterm elections. Jazz musician Brian Shaw talks his upcoming show back in Baton Rouge, "Cool Winter Nights and Hot Jazz", tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at the Manship Theatre Baton Rouge. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.manshiptheatre.org/show/brian-shaws-cool-winter-nights-and-hot-jazz-2022.

Executive director of the Ports Association of Louisiana Jennifer Marusak talks current developments with the association. Actor and country music singer John Schneider talks his intro into politic s as well as his recent film, "To Die For". Author E.M. Tran speaks on her recent work, "Daughters of the New Year".

Advocate reporter Mark Ballard

Advocate reporter Mark Ballard

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser talks several political topics including his potential candidacy for governor. Republican and former member of the Louisiana State Senate Elbert Guillory talks his potential candidacy for lieutenant governor and comments on the upcoming governors election and other political topics.

Attorney Lewis Unglesby talks what's going on in the legal world and also comments on the new NIL world and the 1986 assassination his former client, Barry Seal. Film historian, biographer, screenwriter, author and educator Joseph McBride talks John F. Kennedy on the 59th anniversary of his assassination. Artistic director of BR Ballet Theatre Molly Buchmann talks several upcoming events. For more information, visit https://batonrougeballet.org/.

Republican political consultant Scott Wilfong is joined by Southeastern professor and political authority Dayne Sherman to discuss Louisiana politics, including the governor election and potential candidates. American radio show host, author, political commentator, and film critic Michael Medved talks American politics and comments on the 1963 assassination of John Kennedy.

LSU Manship School professor and longtime politico Robert Mann talks what's going on at LSU and also his upcoming book on Huey Long. Longtime Advocate columnist Smiley Anders comments on his column, LSU, and his upcoming 85th birthday. Hollywood acting coach, business trainer and life coach Bernard Hiller speaks on his life and start into the acting coach world.

Pollster and former state law maker Ron Faucheux talks the recent midterm elections and also comments on upcoming elections and candidates. The Advocate's Mark Ballard speaks on several political topics including elections and what is going on nationally.

Member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and executive director 100 Black Men Metro Baton Rouge Dadrius Lanus talks EBR Parish district race, runoffs, and issues within the school system. Louisiana Voice publisher Tom Aswell comments on several political topics including Ted Cruz and the upcoming Louisiana governor election. David Kneipp and Shannon Abney from Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana talk the school readiness tax credit program. For more information, visit getsmartla.org.

Veteran journalist and press secretary at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Ed Pratt remembers Southern University students Lenard Brown and Denver Smith on the upcoming 50th anniversary of their killing. The Louisiana United Methodist Church director of communications and member of the extension ministry Todd Rossnagel talks the decision many churches have made to leave the United Methodist Church. Mystery and crime writer Jeffery Deaver talks his life and career as well as his latest work, "Hunting Time".

Author and journalist Dan Moldea discusses several national political topics previous and upcoming elections and also comments on a few political candidates. Former LSU Assembly Center Director and international athletics executive Bill Bankhead talks his recent book "The Greatest Shows on Earth".

Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster comments on several political topics. Columnist and writer Quin Hiller is joined by chair of the Board of Louisiana Progress and founder of 10,000 Women Louisiana Melissa Flournoy to discuss several political topics including recent and upcoming elections and the candidates. BR Gallery development director Gwen Palagi talks the upcoming fundraiser event "Kinetics" today beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.batonrougegallery.org/.

Writer, archivist, and educator J. Michael Lennon remembers novelist, filmmaker, and actor Norman Mailer on the 15th anniversary of his passing. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks the results of recent midterm elections and other political topics.

Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray is joined by former member of the Louisiana State Senate Troy Hebert to discuss last night's midterm election results as well as comment on the upcoming governors race and potential candidates. Attorney and member of the Environmental and Health Council Layna Rush talks the council's upcoming conference on November 10th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.ehcla.org/.

Democratic political strategist and media commentator, Dane Strother, talks today's midterm elections. The first and only Republican woman elected to statewide office in Louisiana, Suzanne Haik Terrell, talks the evolution of Louisiana politics and also comments on today's midterm elections.

Host of KLSU's Spontaneous Combustion, Zia Tammami, talks the great jazz musician Al Hirt and singer songwriter, Johnny Rivers. American political consultant and author James Carville comments on LSU's win against Alabama and also talks tomorrow's midterm elections.

Chief healthcare economist for BCBS Louisiana, Mike Bertaut, talks the changing world of healthcare as well as how healthcare could be affected by the upcoming elections. Democratic activist and Luke Mixon supporter, Carolyn Hill, is joined by LSU Shreveport professor, Dr. Jeff Sadow, to discuss the upcoming midterm elections and candidates.

Business titan, Hans Sternberg, talks escaping Germany, his longtime career in retail, as well as his thoughts on the economy today with online shopping. Developer and founder and CEO of Wampold Companies, Mike Wampold, speaks on his recent project, I Rivermark Centre, and his other endeavors. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks upcoming elections and the candidates.

Attorney and Louisiana political official, Jim Brown, talks his life and times by referring to his recent book "The Jim Brown Reader". He also talks about his first client as a lawyer, Jerry Lee Lewis, and comments on several political issues including the upcoming midterm elections. Veteran sports writer, Glenn Guilbeau, gives his thoughts on the upcoming LSU vs Alabama football game and other SEC teams.

Fred Dent of Dent Wealth Advisors talks the current state of the markets and how they are effected by the upcoming midterm election. Author John Ed Bradley reflects on his LSU football career and remembers Jerry Lee Lewis amid his recent passing. First cousin and former wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, Myra Lewis Williams, talks her life and marriage to the late Jerry Lee Lewis.

The Advocate and The Times-Picayune's, Tyler Bridges, talks his latest work "Five Laterals and a Trombone: Cal, Stanford, and the Wildest Finish in College Football History" and also his front page story from The Advocate on James Carville. President and CEO of Council For A Better Louisiana, Barry Erwin, speaks on several political topics including the ballot amendments for the upcoming election. As we remember Jerry Lee Lewis on his recent passing, we listen to the 2019 interview of his sister, American singer, songwriter and pianist, Linda Gail Lewis.

Lieutenant governor of Louisiana, Billy Nungesser, talks about what's going on locally, including the Louisiana Book Festival on October 29, 2022, in downtown Baton Rouge at the State Library of Louisiana, the State Capitol, the Capitol Park Museum, and nearby locations. Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Syrita Steib, speaks on her candidacy and also gives insight to her background and what got her to this point. American journalist, Jeffery Marx, talks his works and also comments on the upcoming World Series, more specifically, Alex Bregman and Aaron Nola. American journalist and author, Sam Roberts, talks his latest work, "The New Yorkers: 31 Remarkable People, 400 Years, and the Untold Biography of the World's Greatest City".

Former MLB player, Denny McLain, talks the upcoming World Series and also comments on several current MLB players. Journalist and author, Robert Draper, speaks on his latest work, "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind". The Advocate's Mark Ballard discusses Louisiana politics from a Washington perspective amid the upcoming midterm elections.

Founder and publisher of the Bayou Brief, Lamar White, speaks on local and national politics, specially the upcoming midterm elections as well as the 2023 governor election. Metro editor at The Advocate, Kelly Kissel, talks Arkansas politics and also Hillary Clinton on her 75th birthday. American journalist and a New York Times bestselling author, Mark Ebner, talks his recent book "Off the Deep End: Jerry and Becki Falwell and the Collapse of an Evangelical Dynasty".

US Senate candidate, Luke Mixon, talks his candidacy and campaign, and also comments on his opponents and other political topics. NY Times best selling author and sports journalist, Jeff Pearlman, speaks on the "best athlete" Bo Jackson by referring to his recent book, "The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson".

New Orleans based journalist and author, Brian Fairbanks, talks the 1991 Louisiana Governor's race by referring to his book, "Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right". Political analyst, Ron Faucheux, speaks on the upcoming midterm elections. Louisiana Old State Capital director, Mary Durusau, talks the Old State Capital's upcoming events including Spirits of Louisiana on Thursday, October 27th. For tickets and more information, visit https://louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/.

Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, and author, Alexandra Carter, speaks on her recent book, "Ask For More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything". Executive Director of PASA, Jackie Lyle, talks about the upcoming event, Kyiv City Ballet in New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts on October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. and in Lafayette at the Heymann Performing Arts Center on October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Indian-American physician, biologist, and author, Siddhartha Mukherjee, speaks on his recent book, "The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human". Former lawyer, novelist, professional ghostwriter, and artist L.D. Sledge talks his work as a lawyer and his recent endeavors, including his recent book, "Cajun Delectables".

Former LSU basketball player and Ukrainian businessman Roman Rubchenko talks the impact of war in Ukraine and life in the country during the war. Former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown joins Rubchenko to speak his college basketball career at LSU. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on the war in Ukraine and several other political topics.

Director of Programming for the Manship Theatre of Baton Rouge John Kaufman talks about their upcoming events including Nicki Lane, tonight at 8 p.m. For more information and tickets, visit www.manshiptheatre.org. Southeastern professor and political authority Dayne Sherman comments on several political topics including Steve Scalise. American physicist, systems neuroscientist, and author Dani Bassett is joined by Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University, author, and twin, Perry Zurn, to discuss their recent book, "Curious Minds: The Power of Connection".

Former baseball coach and second baseman Paul Mainieri talks his coaching career at LSU as well as his former protégés and their baseball careers. Historian and author Timothy Shenk speaks on the 44th President, Barack Obama, by referring to an excerpt from his book "Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy". Political consultant Roy Fletcher talks several political topics including upcoming midterm elections and its candidates.

The head of the A.P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter of LSU Phaedra White Abbott is joined by honorary legend Rhoman Hardy to talk about the chapter as well as speak on the upcoming LSU Legends Fundraiser which is on Friday, October 21st at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. For more information, visit https://www.lsualumni.org/blackalumni or email [email protected]. Former television news anchor on WBRZ-TV Michael Marsh talks Lynyrd Skynyrd and his covering of the tragic plane crash 45 years ago that killed several members of the band. American journalist, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, and a political analyst for CNN Maggie Haberman speaks on her recent book, "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America".

Co-owner of The Shed BBQ in Baton Rouge and former employer of Allie Rice, Chez Ciccone is joined by the father of Allie Rice, Paul Rice, to talk the tragic killing of Allie, the memorial fund in her name, as well as life after the tragedy. American actor and producer Louis Herthum remembers his sisters nearing the 50th anniversary of their killing and also talks his acting career, Angela Lansbury, and his latest work.

United Nations Peace Ambassador, an accomplished attorney, entrepreneur, civic leader and activist Dr. Faye Williams is joined by Louisiana Republican operative Scott Wilfong to discuss several political topics including upcoming elections and its candidates. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks the 1/6th committee hearing and upcoming elections.

Chair of the Board of Louisiana Progress and co-founder of 1000 Women Louisiana Melissa Flournoy is joined by former metro councilman Darrell Glasper to discuss upcoming midterm elections and its candidates. Author Mark Kram Jr. talks sports by referring his biography on Joe Frazier entitled "Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier" and also remembering Joe Don Looney.

Republican congressional candidate Holden Hoggatt talks his candidacy, his campaign and comments on his opponents. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and member of the Democratic Party Foster Campbell comments on the upcoming midterm election and its candidates. American writer Peter Orner speaks on his recent book, "Still No Word from You: Notes in the Margin".