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8:32 am
Tue April 2, 2013

Interviews: Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel, Author Scott Taylor Smith

Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 8:09 pm

Jim talks with Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel about economic development expansions and the latest political news.

Author Scott Taylor Smith talks about his latest book "When Someone Dies".


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WRKF
5:03 am
Tue April 2, 2013

Rep. Cassidy On Affordable Care Act, Alternatives

Originally published on Wed April 3, 2013 9:14 am

News broke Tuesday that 6th District Rep. Bill Cassidy will announce his candidacy for Senate Wednesday.

While Congress has been off last week and this week for their annual April recess, Cassidy has spent some of his time off here in Baton Rouge.

Cassidy recently co-sponsored the Defund Obamacare Act, which is part of the Republican handling of the Affordable Care Act three years after the healthcare overhaul was signed into law.


 

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Music Inside Out with Gwen Thompkins
1:00 pm
Thu March 28, 2013

Givonna Joseph's OperaCréole

Credit OperaCréole

Listen to Gwen & Givonna

Mezzo sopranos are often the bad girls of opera — the floozies, the gossips, the witches, the like. So how did a good girl like Givonna Joseph get mixed up with such characters? Turns out, bad girls have the most fun.

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WRKF
10:36 am
Thu March 28, 2013

Interviews: BRAC's Adam Knapp, Pro Bono Attorneys Emily Ziober and Ken Mayo

Originally published on Fri March 29, 2013 10:10 am

Jim talks with Baton Rouge area Chamber President and CEO Adam Knapp about IBM's plans to build a service center in Baton Rouge; employing 800 people. Adam also talks about other economic development news.

Attorney's Emily Ziober and Ken Mayo discuss the importance of doing pro bono legal work for those that erstwhile could not afford representation. 

Economist Marina Adshade talks about her latest book, "Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love".


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9:10 am
Thu March 28, 2013

Interviews: Blogger Jeff Sadow, Physicist and Author Loenard Mlodinow

Originally published on Fri April 12, 2013 1:37 pm

LSU-Shreveport political science professor and blogger Jeff Sadow talks with Jim about Governor Jindal's policies and his support for the Governor.

Physicist and author Leonard Mlodinow discusses his new book, "Subliminal: How Your Subconcious Mind Rules Your Behavior"


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