Patt Morrison Tues, 11/11

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

*GUEST HOST DAVID LAZARUS - BUSINESS COLUMNIST @ THE LA TIMES

1:00 – 1:20

OPEN

 

 

 

1:20 – 1:50

Federal Tow Truck to the Rescue of Broken Down Ford, GM, Chrysler

It’s been a long time coming: even after successive rounds of layoffs, contract negotiations with unions and closures of assembly plants, Detroit’s Big 3 auto makers are on the edge of oblivion. General Motors, hemorrhaging $1 billion a month in operating costs, might run out of cash early next year.  Privately held Chrysler is supposed to be in worse shape and Ford, probably the best positioned out of the three, could be a few years away from bankruptcy.  If even one of the nation’s three largest auto manufacturers fail in 2009, roughly 2.5 million jobs throughout the U.S. would likely be cut—meaning there’s a huge motivation for the federal government to stop that from happening.  Will your tax dollars go to help car companies that have slashed their own tires? 

 

Guests:

David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research; he is in favor of government intervention

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Dan Ikenson, associate director of CATO’s Center for Trade Policy Studies; he is against government intervention

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NOT CONFIRMED

Representative from the United Auto Workers

 

 

 

1:50 – 2:00

Even NASCAR Can’t Outrun the Recession

Could it really come to pass: America’s most popular sport, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, minus Chevrolets, Fords and Chryslers?  As unbelievable as it sounds, the chairman of NASCAR said Sunday he’s not certain the Big Three automakers will be able to continue their involvement in NASCAR as long as they are facing financial oblivion.  Stock car racing could not be more all-American, starting with the racing chassis of Chevy Camaros and Ford Tauruses that went on to become best-selling mass production chars.  What will become of an American tradition without American cars?

 

Guests:

Darrell Waltrip, three-time former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, current race commentator at Fox Sports and columnist at FoxSports.com

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2:00 – 2:30

OPEN

 

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

Men To Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity

Would the man in your life rather spend an afternoon playing Grand Theft Auto than planning his next career move? From Judd Apatow movies and shows like HBO’s Entourage, to Maxim magazine and extreme sports, American popular culture seems to glorify and cater to the man-boy of Generation X. Cultural historian Gary Cross identifies and examines this modern-day cultural phenomenon in Men To Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity, in which he proposes a shift in American masculinity. Cross ties the rise of the American man-boy to trends in 20th century advertising, popular culture, and consumerism. Is this a problem? We hear from both genders on the question of men and maturity.

 

Guest:

Gary Cross, professor of history at Pennsylvania State University. Author, Men To Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity.

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