Monday May 5

9am

Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama all have different opinions on whether there should be a gas tax.

We speak to Wells Fargo Senior Economist Gary Schlossberg to break it down.

10am

Laura Donohue, Fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and at StanfordUniversity's Center for International Security and Cooperation, says that we are giving the government too much power and too much right to intrude on our freedom in an attempt to fight terrorism; sacrifices that may not do much to actually protect us from future attacks.

Her new book is “The Cost of Counterterrorism”

11am

The Kentucky Derby suffered another tragedy Saturday, when the second place horse, Eight Bellies, broke both front ankles and had to be euthanized immediately on the track; an event that NBC deliberately did not cover.

This brings up the calls to end horse racing and whether it is cruel to the animals, charges that Ronn does not agree with.

Ronn Owens has been nominated to the National Radio Hall of Fame. And you can help decide if he receives this terrific honor by visiting his site, and following the links to vote

Tuesday May 6

9am

George Stephanopolous, host of This Week, previews the import of today's democratic primaries.

10am

Economist Bill Bernstein discusses the shifting priorities in a global economy.

His latest book is “A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today”

You can meet him today at Stacey's bookstore on Market Street at 12:30

11am

What television shows will be canceled. Which should be canceled but are coming back anyway. And will it really be reality in the future?

Tim Goodman, SF Chronicle TV Critic answers your questions.

Ronn Owens has been nominated to the National Radio Hall of Fame. And you can help decide if he receives this terrific honor by visiting his site, and following thelinks to vote

Wednesday May 7

9am

Hillary doesn't get the margin of victory she needed to change the race; the calls for her to drop out continue.

We speak to Megyn Kelly, anchor of Fox News Channel, who analyzes the race.

We also speak to Paul Waldman, founder of Media Matters, and what either candidate is going to deal with in the general election against McCain.

10am

Jim Hammer, legal analyst and former San Francisco SF Prosecuter, talks some of the court cases in the news, including the polygamy case in Florida.

11am

Phil Bronstein, Editor-at-Large of The San Francisco Chronicle, as well as starblogger, talks issues of the day

Ronn Owens has been nominated to the National Radio Hall of Fame. And you can help decide if he receives this terrific honor by visiting his site, and following thelinks to vote

Thursday May 8

9am

The reports are that Bernie Ward is going to court today to change his “not guilty” plea.

We let callers share their opinions on the charges, how it was handled, and more.

11am

Marilyn Kreiger is the resident cat behaviorist for the CatChannel.com, Cat Fancy Magazine's web site, answering reader's questions every week. Her articles have appeared in Catnip, the Tufts University journal; Cat Fancy magazine as well as many other publications.

A series of clicker training videos that feature me clicker training cats can be viewed on CatChannel.com: http://www.catchannel.com/Magazines/CatFancy/march-2008/marilyn-krieger-clicker-training-videos.aspx

Friday May 9

9am

Candace Delong, former FBI profiler, and Dean Johnson, KGO-7 Legal Analyst, discuss the Bernie Ward case in terms of his court appearance yesterday.

They come back and do another half hour at 11am.

10am

State Senator Carole Migden, the incumbent, Assemblyman Mark Leno, and Joe Nation are all running for Carole's seat. They discuss the issues.

11:30am

Alka Gupta, Vice President of Business Development for Retrevo.com, talks gadgets and tech with some emphasis on Mother's Day gifts.