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THURSDAY: Colorado State University Chancellor Mike Martin; Author J. Edward...

Former LSU Chancellor and now Chancellor of Colorado State University Mike Martin calls in to talk with Jim for the better part of today's show. Mike discusses his time at LSU, what he liked about...

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THURSDAY: Highland Coffees Owner Clarke Cadzow; and Al Vernacchio

Highland Coffees owner Clarke Cadzow is our guest for the better part of today's show and he joins us in studio to discuss the recent news that he'll be closing his doors come December 24th. Located at...

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All About That Base: Jindal Rallies the Faithful

Rather than attending the Washington, D.C. Mardi Gras festivities, or Iowa’s Freedom Summit for GOP presidential hopefuls, Governor Bobby Jindal courted a base for a possible 2016 presidential run,...

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From Childhood Kerosene Experiments, to Nurturing Diversity in Science at LSU

The sciences are tough enough. For students of color, studying science, technology, engineering or math can be particularly daunting. At LSU over the last decade and then some, Isiah Warner has been...

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Halftime: 'Unfortunately, It’s Not a Game'

For the first time in months, LSU System President F. King Alexander was able to relax a bit over the weekend. “I spent it with our daughter, at her soccer tournament Saturday and Sunday.” Last...

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LSU Genetics Lab Contributes to 1000 Genome Project

When you think "mutant," you probably think of Magneto from the X-Men. But if you ask Dr. Mark Batzer, a biology professor at LSU, he might start talking about Barbara McClintock, who discovered...

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All Over But the Voting

The final gubernatorial forum before tomorrow’s primary election was held Wednesday night at LSU. Most reports on the event zeroed in on David Vitter’s absence, coupled with Scott Angelle pointing to...

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What's the Best Way To Fix the LSU Lakes?

The LSU lakes are sick. They’re slowly filling with harmful nutrients and sediment, without an effective way to drain. “If we do nothing, they will become the swamps that they were,” says landscape...

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"Moment or Movement": LSU Symposium Seeks Racial Solutions

Racial discord in the capital city boiled over this summer, and the annual LSU Presidential Symposium is looking into causes and solutions, asking the question “Moment or Movement?”

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LSU's Kevin Kope on university budget cuts

Louisiana State University Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope discusses the impact of budget cuts on the university and on faculty morale. He addresses the effect on students with the reduction in...

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LSU's Len Apcar examines fake news

Len Apcar, Chair of Media Literacy at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, on the label "fake news" and its impact on the 2016 election. Apcar says some politicians may appropriate the term "fake...

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Susan Jackson on LSU gymnastics

Former LSU gymnast Susan Jackson phones us to talk about LSU's recent second-place finish.

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D-D Breaux on LSU gymnastics

D-D Breaux, LSU Gymnastics Coach for 40 years, comments on her team finishing second in the nation two years in a row.

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Jim Wharton on possible TOPS restoration

LSU Chancellor Emeritus Jim Wharton talks about the possible restoration of TOPS and an attempt to name the LSU Parade Grounds in honor of William Tecumseh Sherman, the founder of the Ole War Skule.

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Paul Marx, former Mike the Tiger caretaker

Former Mike the Tiger caretaker Paul Marx, a well-known lawyer in Baton Rouge, remembers caring for Mike II and even bringing him to his family home one night. LSU is apparently close to unveiling Mike...

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Monday: Justin Vincent, LSU Football, David Madden

Former LSU running back Justin Vincent, star of the 2003 national championship team, on the Tigers season opener vs. Brigham Young. Vincent now works for the Tiger Athletic Foundation and will discuss...

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House Committee Passes 'Maxwell Gruver Act'

LSU announced Wednesday that it is banning the fraternity Phi Delta Theta from its campus until 2032 for violating university hazing policies. Just a few hours earlier, a House committee voted to...

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Monday, May 7th: Kevin Cope, Richard Allen

LSU Faculty veteran Kevin Cope on peaks and valleys at the Ole War Skule with budget issues remaining prominent at Louisiana’s flagship university. Author Richard Allen on the legacy of Robert Kennedy...

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Monday, June 4th: Jim Richardson, Barry Erwin, George Mulvaney

LSU economist, Jim Richardson, who is part of the influential panel that tells the legislature that tells how much money is coming into the state and Council for a Better Louisiana's Barry Erwin on...

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Wednesday, August 15th: Darrell Glasper, Collis Temple, Ron Fein, Leesa Gentz

African-American activists Darrell Glasper and Collis Temple discuss President Trump's statements directed at Black Americans. Glasper and Temple were college basketball stars at Southern and LSU,...

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