Patt Morrison Mon, 10/20

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, October 20, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Tipping: America’s Social Conundrum

Tipping, New York Times reporter Paul Wachter would have you believe, is at the heart of the American dining experience. While originally a European import, this aristocratic practice exists today primarily in the U.S. and critics claim that 200 years later it still stirs feelings of anxiety and resentment. Conceived of as a way to guarantee quality of service, the tip has turned into both an expectation and an instrument of social disapproval. Several high profile restaurateurs have even tried to abolish it in favor of service taxes. From a practical view, economists have long struggled to explain tipping in terms of incentives; why tip at the end of a meal since this cannot retroactively improve service? And why tip at a restaurant you will never revisit? Patt explores America’s unique tipping conundrum.

 

Guests:

Paul Wachter: author of last Sunday's New York Times Magazine article on Tipping

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2:06 – 2:40

Parks v. Thomas: The Rematch for Supervisor's Seat

Los Angeles County Second District Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke is retiring and two powerhouses of California politics are poised to take over. In one corner sits former Los Angeles Police Chief and current City Councilman Bernard Parks. In the opposite corner, former City Councilman and current State Senator for the 26th district, Mark Ridley-Thomas. This afternoon Patt referees a debate between the two, as they vie in a runoff election to take over Burke's role as Supervisor for the Second District of LA County.

 

Guests:

Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks

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State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas

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2:40 – 3:00

Searching for Schindler

A chance meeting in a luggage store changed writer Thomas Keneally’s life forever.  It was while shopping for a new bag that he met Holocaust survivor Poldek Pfefferberg, who had a story for the author.  It was a story Pfefferberg insisted Keneally write, one he predicted would win the author acclaim and even….an Oscar.  The book was “Schindler’s List,” the true story of Nazi businessman Oskar Schindler who saved Jewish lives by using them as labor in his factory.  In his latest book Keneally, “Searching for Schindler,” he details the conversations and experiences that brought “Schindler’s List” to life on paper, and in the Oscar winning Steven Spielberg film.

 

Guests:

Thomas Keneally (ken-NEE-lee), author "Schindler's List" and "Searching for Schindler"

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