interviews

Interviews: Highland's Cemetary's Kenny Kleinpeter, Lawrence Korb On U.S. Foreign Policy

Jim Engster — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:00 +0000

Jim talks with Kenny Kleinpeter, of the historic Highland Cemetary.

Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow with the Center For American Progress, discusses U.S. Foreign Policy.

Audio should be posted by 11 am on Monday, May 27.

Interviews: Oklahoma Reporter Matt Skinner, Author James Lacey

editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:00 +0000

Jim talks with veteran Oklahoma reporter Matt Skinner about the devastation in the wake of this week's deadly tornado.

State government watchdog and political blogger C.B. Forgotston and Jim discuss goings-on at the Capitol.

Author James Lacey on his book, "Moment Of Battle"

Interviews: Former State Lawmaker Vic Stelly, Columnist Quin Hilyer

editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:00 +0000

Jim talks with former state lawmaker Vic Stelly, architect of the Stelly Tax Swap Plan which was enacted and repealed within a decade.

Conservative columnist and commentator Quin Hilyer on the trials of the Obama White House

Interviews: Hugh Buckingham On The Oklahoma Tornado Disaster, Author James Scott, AARP's Joan Ruff

Jim Engster — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:13:00 +0000
AARP Board Member Joan Ruff on the future of Social Security. and Louisiana's resistance to the Medicaid Expansion in the Affordable Care Act.
Jim talks with former LSU professor Hugh Buckingham, who was very near the tornado disaster in Moore, Oklahoma.
Author James Scott on his book, "The War Below", about three submarines that battles Japanese forces during World War II.

The NOLA Brain Gain

Peter Ricchiuti — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:28 +0000

The New Orleans business boom is not a coincidence, it's a campaign. NOLAbound successfully recruited young entrepreneurs to New Orleans.

Interviews: Congressional Candidate Paul Dietzl III, Talk Show Host & Author Jim Brown

editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:00 +0000
Paul Dietzl, the grandson of former LSU Coach Paul Dietzl, who is planning to run for the District 6 U.S. Congressional seat, that will be left open by Bill Cassidy in 2014, as HE runs for U.S. Senate.
Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, Secretary of State, legislator and current radio show host, author and publisher Jim Brown discusses some of the challenges facing President Obama in his second term.

Analyst Cokie Roberts Steeped In Louisiana Politics

Amy Jeffries — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:32:00 +0000
NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts grew up in Louisiana in the 1940 and 50s -- the daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs, who both represented New Orleans in Congress.
Cokie was home, here in Louisiana yesterday, to deliver the keynote speech at LSU's commencement ceremony.
Before all the pomp and circumstance, WRKF's Amy Jeffries caught up with her.

Interviews: Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne

editor — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:14:00 +0000
A visit with Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, to talk about...everything.
Louisiana singer & songwriter Jay Chevallier talks about his 50 years in entertainment.

Interviews: Former LSU Chancellor Jim Wharton, Choreographer Liz Lerman

editor — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:00 +0000
Jim talks with former LSU Chancellor James Wharton about the TOPS college tuition grant program and the state of Higher Education in Louisiana.

Interviews: Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra's Tim Muffett, And Discussing Post-Secondary Education

editor — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:53:00 +0000
Former Home Depot CEO Steve Odland and Patrick Callan, with the National Center for Public Policy & Higher Education, discuss the importance of post-secondary education.
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra conductor Maestro Tim Muffett talks about the upcoming performance by Tony Award winning singer Audra McDonald and more.
Medical journalist and author Jessica Wapner on her book, "The Philadelphia Chromosome"