CORRECTED: Patt Morrison Thurs, 11/27

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 27, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

THANKSGIVING DAY – SHOW ON TAPE

1:00 – 1:20

Black Friday: What’s in Store?

The day after Thanksgiving is typically a bright spot in the retail calendar, kicking off the holiday shopping season. But this year, when consumer spending reached record lows, Black Friday may turn bleak. Retailers do have a few rays of hope in pent-up demand and lower gasoline prices. Martha Olney, Adjunct Professor of Economics at U.C. Berkeley, joins Patt to see if sales will meet the low expectations this season.

 

Guests:

Martha Olney, Adjunct Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley.  Olney is an expert on consumer spending and consumer debt, as well as the history of the Great Depression.

ON TAPE

 

 

 

1:20 – 1:40

Jetpack Dreams

Journalist Mac Montandon was once certain that by no later than the year 2000 humans would have traded in their beat up, gas-guzzling cars for shiny metal backpacks welded to jet engines. That disappointment lead him on a quest, from the first mention of the jetpack in a 1928 science fiction story, through modern Internet forums of jetpack enthusiasts and the Niagra Falls “International Rocketbelt Convention,” to the true story behind a bizarre mid-1990s case of kidnapping, imprisonment and murder—all in the name of the jetpack. Montandon joins Patt to speak about his journey writing “Jetpack Dreams: One Man’s Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was” and the colorful pop history of this seemingly mythic machine.

 

Guest:

Mac Montandon: Author, “Jetpack Dreams: One Man’s Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was”

ON TAPE

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

Ronald Reagan: From Leading Man to World Leader

In his new book, “Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years,” author Marc Eliot sheds light on Ronald Reagan as president…of the Screen Actors Guild. Eliot documents a period of Reagan’s life that has been left largely unexamined by biographers, and in doing so, lends new insight into the qualities that made Reagan one of America’s most popular presidents. Patt and Eliot cover Reagan’s days as a Hollywood bachelor, his place in the “Irish Mafia,” and how Hollywood shaped a future president of the United States.

 

Guest:

Marc Eliot, author "Ronald Reagan:  The Hollywood Years"

ON TAPE

 

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

 

2:00 – 3:00

How to Eat Supper

Lynne Rosetto Kasper has been sharing cooking tips on public radio for more than a decade. Her new book, “How to Eat Supper,” is a meditation on how to bridge supper traditions of yore with today’s busy schedules—creating a meal from one dish, a piece of bread, or those cans that have been sitting in your cabinet for over a year. Named one of the 12 best cooking teachers in America by the James Beard Foundation, Lynne brings her talent to life hosting American Public Media's "The Splendid Table." She’s here to talk about "How to Eat Supper," and to impart some of her wisdom to those cooks still in the kitchen.

 

Guests:

Lynne Rosetto Kasper, Host of 'The Splendid Table' and author of “How to Eat Supper”

ON TAPE