Michael Roberts sits down with David England, retired Finance Professor at John A. Logan College, to discuss the ramifications surrounding the steep drop in oil prices, as well as a spike in prices for gold, and the final results of Mr. England's challenge with CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Author and retired Carbondale Police Department Detective Paul Echols joins Tom Miller in the studio.

Candidate for Illinois Governor in the June Republican Primary Gary Rabine joins The Morning Newswatch.