The Founders Show

The Founders Show

A look at Louisiana politics from Chaplain Hy McEnery and Christopher Tidmore

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Tulane's Plans For Charity Hospital

June 26, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on several topics, including whether a remote straw vote of the legislature is constitutionally legal enough to provide teacher pay raises; how despite critics on the Left, whether SpaceX might actually help lower tech prices and help the poor bridge the digital divide; and whether the ideological extremes of both parties are like “Thelma and Louise driving off the cliff”— and WE are the co...
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June Elections Preview, Iran War MOU

June 22, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher explore several topics, including the upcoming June 27 elections.  We break down what’s coming in each Republican runoff, for US Senate, PSC, and BESE.

We also asked the question whether smart phones are the reason for the decrease in fertility.  A new study suggests just that.

Finally, we talk about Iran war MOU.  One hundred billion dollars; Thirteen American lives; The cost o...
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Early Voting Underway

June 22, 2026 • 54 mins
With early voting underway, Hy and Christopher interview John Young, candidate for the very competitive public service commissioner post. We talk about the energy grid, the META AI facility in Richland Parish, and the impact to our vulnerable infrastructure of EMP pulse.
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Upcoming Elections & Polls Are Tight

June 22, 2026 • 54 mins
We talk about the upcoming elections, how close the polls are, and Hy and Christopher take a few minutes to interview Josie Olivia about the new play at Le Petit Thestre.
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Finding A Way To Pay Teachers More

June 1, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on the issue of whether Killing MFP To Pay Teachers Is a Terrible Trade.
Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, told reporters four days before the May 16 election, “If the public doesn’t vote to give [teachers] a pay raise, then that means they don’t want to give them a pay raise…So the legislature is not going to turn around and do something that our constituents voted not ...
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Impact of Surge In Black Voters In May Election & Why We Call It "The Founders Show"

May 23, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on several topics, including what it means to be a “Madisonian” and how that influences the name “The Founders Show”.

Most of the conversation of today’s centers on how the Surge in the Black Votes Upset Expectations in the May 16 Election. As Christopher writes in The Louisiana Weekly:

Nick Albares enjoyed the endorsement of John Bel Edwards as well as every ...
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La. Congressional Map Redraw Fight, Constitutional Amendments, Route 66

May 15, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher kick off the program, talking about the likely redraw of the LA congressional map, which looks amazingly like the 5-1 map that was in existence prior to Governor Jeff Landry coming to the office. There are a few minor differences, including the fact that St. Bernard Parish will no longer be divided between the First and Second Congressional Districts, but, nonetheless, the map has angered activists on t...
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Trump Dominates GOP & Maybe Louisiana Senate?

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Christopher discuss the Indiana and Ohio GOP primaries and how Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates defeated long-time incumbents. They question whether the same outcome could occur in Louisiana’s May 16 U.S. Senate race, where Julia Letlow and John Fleming currently lead incumbent Bill Cassidy.
The discussion includes congressional redistricting and an underreported Supreme Court ruling regarding distribution...
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The King, Congress, HMS Trump, and Congressional Redistricting

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Christopher talk about canceled congressional primaries and whether redistricting efforts to create six GOP districts could backfire. They also discuss King Charles meeting Trump and America’s 250th birthday. HMS Trump’s bell is presented as a gift. Hy concludes the show reflecting on Founder George Mason.
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Live from New York, It’s Fraunces Tavern

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Christopher broadcasts live from Fraunces Tavern Museum in Manhattan. He interviews Ambrose Richardson on the meaning of the American Revolution and George Washington’s greatest patriotic act: laying down power. This leads into Rep. Mike Bayham’s effort to lifetime-limit governors to two terms. Hy and Christopher discuss Black soldiers in the American Revolution and school vouchers. Hy concludes with the Continental Arm...
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Medicare Advantage Rate Hikes

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore speak with Darren Grubb of Medicare Advantage Majority on the effort to underfund Medicare Advantage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 0.09 percent payment increase. That rate was not reflective of real-world healthcare costs and risked significant premium increases for over 50% of Medicare recipients. CMS later agreed to a 2.48 percent rate increase for 2027. Hy and C...
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Takeover of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board?

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore talk about legislative efforts to reform the board of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board. Will there be a property service fee imposed? We discuss courts, Salt Coast, cars, foster care, and Trump killing petrodollars in the aftermath of the Iran War. Hy finishes by reflecting on the Great Awakening.
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U.S. Supreme Court & Curtis Robinson

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore talk about the U.S. Supreme Court decision, upcoming elections, and New Orleans courts. Most importantly, we remember a dear friend who died too young, Curtis Robinson. Hy concludes the program by reflecting on the importance of the philosopher Montesquieu.
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Iran War Impacts

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christoper Tidmore discuss the Louisiana economy, movies, military, and careers. We talk about the (lack of?) reasons for the Iran War. Hy reflects upon Francis Scott Key to end the show.
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Louisiana Elections, Iran War & More

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy McHenry & Christopher Tidmore discuss Sen. Markwayne Mullins becoming Homeland Security Secretary, the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, President Trump’s machinations in the Iran War, the Public Service Commissioner's contest, and the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board. Hy honors St. Brendan to end the program.
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Legislative Session - Taxes & Brake Tags

May 11, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy & Tidmore discuss the Louisiana Legislative Session and the impact on state taxes and schools. Most importantly, we celebrate that automobile brake tags may soon become a thing of the past. Hy uses the patriotic moment to reflect on early education.
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What's Next In The Iran War?

March 9, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher and the show with an interview with Bill Hyland, his historian of St Bernard Parish on the https://www.losislenos.org/events We also talk about https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/one-of-the-last-great-newspapermen/article_3b0b4113-286f-4305-8172-ec076eba845b.html of the program, Curtis Robinson.
But our main conversation, as Christopher writes below, is What’s Next in the Iran War?
Many have criticiz...
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Rep. Julia Letlow Joins The Show

March 4, 2026 • 54 mins
The Founders Show kicks off with an interview with Congresswoman Julia Letlow, candidate for the United States Senate in the May 16 Republican primary.  We talk about why flood insurance for Louisiana is more important than a perfect American Conservative Union rating, her endorsement from President Trump, and why she decided to challenge Bill Cassidy.

At the end of the show, we talked to another candidate, former Jeffe...
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U.S. Senate Race, OPSO Communication Crisis, SNAP Changes

February 23, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on several subjects on today’s broadcast, including a major communications crisis at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, The secret to a better Mardi Gras “Fat Friday”, SNAP, NO soda for you, and a New POLL in the Louisiana US Senate race SHOWS A DEAD HEAT… and that the negative ads on Julia Letlow are working.
Referring to the first topic, we had asked Orleans Parish Sheri...
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A Carnival Classic

February 23, 2026 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher revisit one of our classic shows, featuring the Creole balladeer Armand St. Martin.  We premiere several new carnival songs and talk about the traditions of carnival, that begin literally on the day that Louisiana is founded, Mardi Gras 1699.
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