Patt Morrison Weds, 12/24

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:20

OPEN

 

 

 

1:20 – 1:40

Shoppers Drive a Hard Bargain!

Shoppers aren't shy about asking for bigger bargains, as holiday sales shape up to be the lowest in years and some retailers, Toys "R" Us and Macy's included, are staying open 'round the clock.  Discounts, easier return policies, "buy two and get a bigger percentage off"-- they're all on the table.  Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift like you shop for a used car?  Some experts say you're a moron if you're not.  What's your method for finding the best bang for your buck?

 

Guest:

Lars Perner, Assistant Professor of Clinical Marketing in the Marshall School of Business at USC

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1:40 – 2:00

Inside the New Yorker’s World Famous Cartoons

New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff is here with insight to America’s more-than-80-year love affair with the magazine’s cartoons, the psychology of cartoon humor, and a behind-the-scenes look at the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.

 

Guests:

Bob Mankoff, New Yorker Cartoon Editor

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[NPR NEWS]

 

2:00 – 2:20

Home Sales Down Nationally, but Up in Bizarro SoCal

In a continuation of the housing trend that is largely responsible for the domino effects of financial institution failures, the credit crisis and the resulting recession, home sales declined dramatically in November and housing prices posted their sharpest decline in four decades.  However, here in Southern California bargain hunters are in the market in droves, and have been responsible for boosting home sale figures, up 27% from last year.  So the property market is on the rebound locally?  Not quite—as Patt discovers, credit a record flood of foreclosures for SoCal’s sales boom.

 

Guest:

Thomas Davidoff, professor of economics and finance at U.C. Berkeley’s Haas Real Estate Group

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2:20 – 2:40

Maya Angelou:  "Letter to My Daughter"

Grammy Award winner and best-selling author Maya Angelou doesn’t have a daughter;   she has a son.  But in her latest work, “Letter to My Daughter,” she speaks to women everywhere as if they were part of her own family.  In her first original collection in ten years, Angelou imparts her advice through short lyrical essays that are part memoir part “how-to,” offering a window into the turbulent life she led on her way to becoming a renowned voice of American literature.

 

Guests:

Maya Angelou, poet, performer, teacher and director.   In addition to her autobiographies, including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," she has written a cookbook, "Hallelujah! The Welcome Table" and five poetry collections.

ON TAPE

 

 

 

2:40 – 3:00

John Henry Faulk: More than a Storyteller

It was more than forty years ago that story-teller and radio host John Henry Faulk first recorded his “Christmas Story.” Since then it’s become an NPR Christmas tradition.  But Faulk was more than a story teller. Among other things, he was an activist, author, playwright, and husband. Faulk was branded a communist in the late fifties, but won a libel suit that helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist. He was known for his work as a proponent of civil rights and made speeches at universities on the First Amendment. Patt talks with Faulk's widow, Elizabeth, about the life and experiences of this great storyteller.

 

Guests:

Elizabeth Faulk, widow of John Henry Faulk

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TOSS TO FAULK STORY

ENCO # 11378

BGREC group

“JH Fall Christmas Story”

TRT: 10:36