Retired Air Force Colonel and U.S. Senate Candidate Rob Maness takes a break from the campaign trail to join us as our first guest on today's show. Running as a Tea Party conservative on the GOP ticket, Maness is up against incumbent U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D) and U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R) who've been the two headlining candidates and poll leaders for quite some time, but he says he feels confident. He tells Jim that he feels he's the only true conservative running to represent Louisiana as U.S. Senator, and he states his opinions on President Obama, recent military actions against ISIS, border security, and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's involvement in a keg stand this past Saturday at an LSU tailgate, as well as much, much more.
Contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and columnist for Wired, Clive Thompson is in studio today as our second guest to promote his new book Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better. He'll be at the Baton Rouge Main Library on Goodwood this Friday September 26th to kick off the Library's first After Hours Event. The event is free for the public and Clive will discuss his book and answer questions from guests. Festivities begin at 6pm.
Baton Rouge native and author of the New York Times Bestselling book The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for my Father...and Finding the Zodiac Killer Gary Stewart is our third guest today, and he's here to talk with Jim about his upcoming appearance on LSU's campus. This Saturday September 27th at 1pm, Gary and co-author Susan D. Mustafa will be at the Barnes & Noble store on LSU's campus before the LSU football game to sign copies of their book and talk with students.
Also, Douglas Kennedy the Communications Coordinator for the Louisiana Arts & Sciences Museum closes out today's show to discuss the latest happenings at the museum downtown and exciting upcoming exhibits, like the Party at the Pyramid Gala October 3rd and the current Ancient Egyptian Tapestries collection running through October 12th.