Talk Louisiana

Dayne Sherman, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, and East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome survey the state in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

Washington Post reporter Tyler Pager assesses the situation in Afghanistan. Author Rannah Gray discusses her book "Familiar Evil" and its subject Scott Rogers. Lt. Gen. Russel Honore gives his perspective on Afghanistan.

Reverend Chris Andrews discusses the vaccine and encourages people to get vaccinated. Mark Ballard speaks on new COVID restrictions at LSU.

Dean of UC Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky speaks on his new book "Presumed Guilty" and systemic racism in America. Dr. Mike Robichaux discusses vaccines.

Member of the Louisiana Senate Cleo Fields discusses redistricting Louisiana. Jak Kuntzler and Steven Cavalier talk about the joining of their synagogues. Janeshia Adams-Ginyard talks her career as an actress, stunt woman and professional wrestler.

Dean of UC Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky speaks on his new book "Presumed Guilty" and systemic racism in America. Dr. Mike Robichaux discusses vaccines.

Secretary of Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development Dr. Shawn Wilson discusses new infrastructure bill. Denny McLain reflects on late teammate Bill Freehan and his time in the MLB. Blythe Grossberg talks her new book "I Left My Homework in the Hamptons."

The Washington Examiner's Quin Hillyer and National President/CEO of the National Congress of Black Women Dr. Faye Williams discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Major Bobbie Ragsdale gives his perspective on Afghanistan.

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist John Hale remembers his life in the field. The Advocate's Mark Ballard discusses chaotic BESE meeting.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman surveys the situation in Afghanistan. Washington Post national security writer Dan Lamothe grades the Biden Administration’s pullout from Afghanistan. Louisiana State Museum director Rodneyna Hart on their new exhibit.

Attorney Lewis Unglesby on the state’s woefully low vaccination rates and resistance to masking. Dr. Samantha Montano previews her new work Disasterology.

East Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore on the city and nationwide spike in crime.

LSU Comms Professor Bob Mann previews his new autobiography and talks about campus COVID policy failures. Baton Rouge restaurateur Stephen Hightower discusses the ongoing trials and tribulations of the pandemic restaurant economy.

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley explains how the state plans to lift test scores after a tough pandemic year drop. BR Lawmaker C. Denise Marcelle discusses the state of the Legislature post-veto session.

Dr. Neal Barnard advocates for vegan diets. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross compares and contrasts the scandals that took down David Vitter and Andrew Cuomo.

Louisiana Lottery head Rose Hudson celebrates a banner year for the group. Southern Poli Sci Chair Dr. Albert Samuels analyses the 2022 US Senate race that looks set to be a cakewalk for John Kennedy.

Legendary sports broadcaster Bob Costas remembers his life in the industry. Baton Rouge journalism staple Mike Marsh on the Capital Region’s media market.

Leo Honeycutt, famed Edwin Edwards biographer, remembers the Cajun Prince a month after his passing. Baton Rouge Theater Ballet Theatre co-artistic Director Molly Buchmann on why strip clubs are getting recovery money meant for theatres.

LSU Professor Kevin Cope advocates for a vaccine mandate, or at least an allowance for instructors to go remote this semester. LSU Board members Collis Temple and Robert Dampf argue that you can’t mandate a vaccine that is under EUA. A quick hit from The Advocate’s Mark Ballard on the AG’s fight against vaccine and mask mandates.

State NFIB Director Dawn McVea surveys the small business landscape in the face of the Delta surge. Veteran journalist Tyler Bridges discusses his latest profile on Congressman Clay Higgins.

Conservative columnist Quin Hillyer advocates for skeptical Republicans to get the vaccine. Former LSU tennis coach Tony Minnis remembers his time at the Ole War Skule. Time's Jeffrey Kluger discusses his love of space.

Blue Cross healthcare economist Mike Bertaut discusses COVID and the health insurance industry. Ed Cullen and Jordan LaHaye of Country Roads on their recent coverage of Southern architecture.

Danielle Scott, Baton Rouge native, and 5x Olympian for Team USA Volleyball, tells her story and discusses the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ameen Walker and Stephanie Riegel talk about the Penthouse Club approved for a $1 million grant.

Susan Jackson, the former LSU gymnast, talks about Simone Biles withdrawing from the Olympics. Mark Ballard discusses what is going on at the Capitol after the veto override session. Poet, Maggie Smith, talks about her latest work, Goldenrod.

Ted James, Baton Rouge Democrat representative, discusses his experience with COVID-19, the lack of people being vaccinated in Louisiana, and the veto override session. Philip Rucker talks about his book I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell discussed the legacy of Edwin Edwards, LSU Theatre Professor Femi Euba discussed his book "Experiencing WS" and Novelist Ace Atkins discussed his new project.

Dan Moldea, investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime and political corruption since 1974, talks about what is happening in Washington DC since the insurrection of the Capitol earlier this year. John Carlos reminisces his 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the political controversy that his Black Power salute on the podium caused. Earl Swift discusses his book, Across the Airless Wilds.

Dayne Sherman and Jeff Sadow discuss the failure of the veto override session of the transgender sports ban. Julia Hawkin, a 105-year-old Senior Olympian, talks about her life and athletic career. Ed Lagucki, President of Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations, talks about draining issues and flooding in Baton Rouge.

Former attorney LD Sledge joins us on his birthday. Unitarian Pastor Steve Crump counters Gene Mills comments on legislation banning transgender girls and women from sports teams. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard recaps a disastrous veto override session for Republicans.

Family Forum head Gene Mills discusses his support for legislation that would ban transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s sports teams. Former Louisiana Democratic Party head Jim Nickel reviews the historic veto override session one day in. Dr. Christine Montross on her research into failed policing practices.

Democratic Women of Greater Baton Rouge President Rene Singleton discusses efforts to rebuild the party in the Bayou State. Former Falcon Lyman White discusses his time in prison with Edwin Edwards. House Republican Caucus Chairman Blake Miguez previews the veto override session.

LSU Petroleum Engineering Professor Dr. Jyotsna Sharma discusses her life in the oil industry. Attorney Jim Gates remembers his humorous encounters with recently departed Governor Edwin Edwards. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard on the likely upcoming veto override session.

Jason Berry questions Governor EdwardsFormer Manship Dean Jerry Ceppos discusses his new book Covering Politics in the Age of Trump. Investigative reporter Jason Berry remembers the life of former Governor Edwin Edwards.

(KYLE ENCAR)Loyola Law Professor Andrea Armstrong discusses her work detailing prison deaths in Louisiana. LSU Olympians Claston Bernard and Kym Carter discuss the suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson. Famed reported Tyler Bridges remembers decades spent covering former Governor Edwin Edwards.

Jan Moller and Jim remember the life of former Governor Edwin Edwards who passed away at 93 and discuss the Louisiana Budget Projects’ opposition to a tax swap proposal that will be on the ballot this fall. Washington Post Alabama expert Henry Olsen explains the intra-party GOP politics that are dominating the state’s Senate race.

Baton Rouge State Senator Franklin Foil discusses his support for a potential upcoming veto override session. Dr. John Wyble on youth literacy efforts. Author Alka Joshi previews her second novel set in India during the 60s.

Attorney Jill Craft talks about the fight to get LSU to return Troy Middleton’s memorabilia to his family. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard updates us on the status of Baton Rouge’s favorite new celebrity Cara the Python.

LSU archeologist Brooks Ellwood defends his assentation that the burial mounds on campus are the oldest known, still standing man-made structure. Pennington Biomedical’s Stephen Heymsfield explains ongoing anti-obesity efforts. WAPO Director of Polling Scott Clement discusses American’s views on how President Biden is handling the uptick in crime.

Baton Rouge Councilwoman Chauna Banks discusses the uptick in crime and the Alton Sterling settlement. Jim Caldwell with Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on the industry’s rebound from COVID. Trina Edwards updates us on her husband’s move into hospice care.

Former Louisiana Democratic Party head Stephen Handwerk and state GOP Minority Outreach Director Elbert Guillory discuss charges against a Trump organization and the likely upcoming veto session. Music history maestros Zia Tammami of Spontaneous Combustion and John Wirt of the Advocate remember Jim Morrison.

Visit Baton Rouge President Paul Arrigo discusses the city’s efforts to restart tourism with the pandemic seemingly on the way out. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard updates the audience on the new and improved odds of a historic veto override session being held later in July.

Former Democratic state lawmaker John Milkovich and Democratic political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray discuss whether the Legislature should approve a veto override session. LSU Professor Kevin Cope advocates for an on campus vaccine mandate. Preserve Louisiana head Fairleigh Jackson previews a lecture on the close of Pride Month.

The Advocate’s Andrea Gallo discusses a new lawsuit filed against coach Ed Orgeron for his alleged role in covering up a rape. Cannabis advocate David Brown on the state’s slow march towards legalization. Writer Ariel Sabar previews Veritas, the story of one of modern history’s most infamous frauds.

Lamar White of the Bayou Brief discusses his investigation into some of Attorney General Jeff Landry’s financial irregularities. Major Bobbie Ragsdale on his work with the 377th Theater Sustainment Command in Belle Chasse. Ruth Graham details her life and relationship her father the famous Evangelist Billy Graham. Frito Lay executive Richard Montanez previews his new book Flamin Hot, the story of his rise from janitor to advertising legend.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough discusses the department’s long battle against COVID and his experiences in the Obama Administration, including the night Osama bin Laden was killed. AFL-CIO Louisiana head Louis Reine discusses the fight to improve conditions for working Louisianans by expanding union membership.

The Atlantic’s George Packer explains what he says are the four predominant political views in the country right now. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard on the possibility for a veto override session being called and other legislative matters.

Former Clemson cornerback Martin Jenkins on his fight to allow college student-athletes to get paid. Libertarian Mike Wolf and former Independent state lawmaker Troy Hebert debate the recent push to limit voting access in many states. Former LSU star track athlete Aleia Hobbs discusses her mistreatment by track officials that resulted in her missing the Olympics.

District 7 EBR Councilman LaMont Cole discusses the spike in homicides this year. Tailoring legend Manuel Martinez drops by to give his summer fashion advice.

Guest host Julie Baxter-Payer. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields discusses the signature of his bill that mandates kindergarten for all children who turn five on or before September 30th. Council for a Better Louisiana head Barry Erwin celebrates some of the big wins of the latest legislative session. Cadets of the Ole War Skule Executive Director Randy Gurie on LSU’s new WW2 exhibit.

STAR Legal Director Morgan Lamandre reviews the recently wrapped up legislative session and where the state managed to improve and not improve in its handling of power-based violence. Jack Guinness discusses The Queer Bible, a book of essays about famous people written by other famous people. West Feliciana Parish head of tourism David Floyd previews their new John James Audubon-inspired tour. Baseball legend Dennis McLain surveys the state of pitching in the modern game.