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(LRN) D-D Breaux, LSU Gymnastics Coach for 40 years, comments on her team finishing second in the nation two years in a row. Also on today's program : Former LSU gymnast Susan Jackson on LSU's recent second-place finish, here .

(LRN) Former LSU gymnast Susan Jackson phones us to talk about LSU's recent second-place finish. Also on today's program : Susan Bordo on "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton," here .

(LRN) The Reducetarian Foundation's Brian Kateman discusses how he believes diet choices can create a healthy and sustainable world. Kateman specifically looks at meat consumption and what it takes to grow the meat we consume. Also on today's program : Susan Bordo on "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton," here .

(LRN) Professor Susan Bordo, with the University of Kentucky, talks about her book, "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton." Bordo contends FBI Director James Comey may have enabled Donald Trump to win the 2016 election. Also on this program : D-D Breaux on LSU gymnastics, here .

(LSU) Economist Loren Scott talks with us about his report showing a low return on investment for the state from the film industry tax incentives. He also talks about his assessment of Governor John Bel Edwards' push for increasing the state minimum wage to $8.50. Also on today's program : Renee Edward and Bethany Ewald Bultman on the film "One Note at a Time" playing at the Louisiana Internationa...

(LIFF) Director Renee Edwards and Bethany Ewald Bultman, Chair of the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation, speak with us about the film, "One Note at a Time." The film is showing this week at the Louisiana International Film Festival in Baton Rouge. Also on today's program : Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Neil Johannsen on exercise, here .

(LSU) Dr. Neil Johannsen of Pennington Biomedical Research Center speaks with us about the impact of exercise on chronic disease and the influence of Louisiana heat on summer workouts. Also on today's program : Renee Edward and Bethany Ewald Bultman on the film "One Note at a Time" playing at the Louisiana International Film Festival, here .

Bruce Feiler writes the "This Life" column for the New York Times and wrote "The First Love Story: Adam Eve and Us." He joines to talk about the misconceptions about Adam and Eve on Good Friday. Also on today's program : WRKF's Sue Lincoln reviews the legislative week, here .

(Kelly Tate) WRKF's Sue Lincoln, from Capitol Access, joins us to review the first week of this year's regular legislative session. Also on today's program : Author DeePak Singh on his immigrant's journey from MBA to minimum wage to public radio, here .

DeePak Singh, author of "How May I Help You? An Immigrant's Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage," speaks with us one writing his memoir, as an immigrant from India, about the perils of immigration to the U.S. for people of all lands and cultures. Also on today's program : WRKF's Sue Lincoln reviews the legislative week, here .

Jeff Guinn, author of "The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple," talks about the legacy of Jim Jones 38 years after the massacre at Jonestown. Also on today's program : WRKF's Sue Lincoln reviews the legislative week, here .

Dr. Richard Friedman, a psychiatrist from the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, responds to a proposal from a California Congressman to have a psychiatrist on staff at the White  House. Also on today's program : Richard Marsbury and Malcolm Suber on Confederate monument removal in New Orleans, here .

Retired Tulane University dean Richard Marsbury opposes removal of four Confederate era monuments in New Orleans. Mayor Mitch Landrieu is ready to have the statues removed and has the support of the City Council as well as from Malcolm Suber of the group Take Em Down Nola. Suber also joins us. He is recommending the removal of the statue of Andrew Jackson in the French Quarter, as well. Also on to...

Patrick Mulhearn, Executive Director of Celtic Studios, talks with us about the state of the film industry in Louisiana amid a host of budget cuts. Also on today's program : Director Paul Catalanotto on his film, "When the Rivers Rise," here .

(Sue Lincoln) Director Paul Catalanotto of Hammond is a graduate of the University of New Orleans. He discusses his film, "When the Rivers Rise." The film takes a look at 2016's historic flooding in our state. Catalanotto's film will show next week at the Louisiana International Film Festival in Baton Rouge. Also on today's program : Patrick Mulhearn on Louisiana's film industry, here .

(elbertguillory.com) Former State Senator Elbert Guillory (R-Opelousas) and Faye Williams (D-Alexandria), President of National Congress of Black Women, discuss efforts by the Louisiana GOP to attract more Republicans. There are 22,000 black Republicans out of three million registered total voters in the state. Also on today's program : Patrick Mulhearn on Louisiana's film industry, here .

Dr. Paul Offitt, author of “Pandora’s Lab,” argues that science is a process of learning from one’s failures. He notes seven historical examples of significant missteps by science. Also on today's program : Elbert Guillory and Faye Williams on the GOP's need to attract the black vote, here .

Dr. Rebekah Gee, Louisiana's Secretary of Health, talks with us about the uncertain future of the Affordable Care Act, the state’s reliance on the federal Medicaid provision, the dangers of additional budget cuts to the state's largest agency. Also on today's program , IEM's Madhu Beriwal on disaster management and equal pay, here .

Mary Durusau is the Director of Museums at the Old State Capitol. She gives us an update on the latest at Huey Long's old haunt, including a new exhibit, "The Power of Children." This exhibit, which opened last week, shares the stories of Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges, and Ryan White. These three children's lives teach us about overcoming obstacles to make a positive difference in the world. "The Power...

Madhu Beriwal is the CEO of IEM, a global consulting firm focused on emergency management and homeland security. Beriwal is one of Louisiana’s pioneer female CEO's. She is here to talk about equal pay and her role in the disaster management industry for the past three decades. Also on today's program : Louisiana's Secretary of Health Dr. Rebekah Gee on the Medicaid expansion and budget cuts, here...

(LRN) Jonathan Ferrara has produced over 170 exhibitions in New Orleans, across the United States, and Europe on his book "Guns in the Hands of Artists." Ferrara, who lives in New Orleans, created a provocative exhibition 20 years ago that merged guns with artists. Louisiana is the most homicidal state in America per capita in a country where every day, there are 35 gun homicides, 60 gun suicides,...

(EJ Ourso Business School, Louisiana State University / EJ Ourso Business School, Louisiana State University) LSU Economist Jim Richardson heads the State Revenue Estimating Conference. Jan Moller is president of the Louisiana Budget Project. We speak with Richardson and Moller about the opening of Louisiana's 2017 Legislative Session. They will also address the feud simmering between Gov. John Be...

(United States Marine Corps) Maj. Gen. Ronald G. Richard calls in to talk about President Trump's ordering of air strikes on Syria this week and what it may do to relations with Russia. Also on today's program , East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome on her first months in office, here .

(Kelly Tate) WRKF's Sue Lincoln joins us for our Friday look at politics. This week, we examine what appears to be the loss of civility in civil discourse as illustrated by Gov. John Bel Edwards' appearance before a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing this week. We also preview the state legislative session, which opens Monday. Also on today's program , East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon W...

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome talks to us about her first three months in office and her vision for the state's largest parish. She says flood recovery is still the first thing on the minds of many of the people she encounters at community meetings.