Talk Louisiana

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.manshipthe...

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...

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...

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 Unite...

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" t...

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 informa...

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 SE...

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....