Patt Morrison Tues 2/17

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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 1:00 - 1:30 

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:40 

James Harris: Candidate for Mayor

There are several candidates running for Los Angeles Mayor in the March 3 election, including the incumbent Antonio Villaraigosa. Patt spends a few minutes talking with each of his contenders. Today, it's James Harris.

 

Guest:

James Harris, meat packer and mayoral candidate

 

1:40  –  2:00 

Mysteries of the Wild, Wild West

Bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker is back with what he does best—the critically acclaimed mystery writer is here with his new thriller, The Renegades, set in the lawless desert of the Wild West.

 

Guests:

T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Renegades: A Charlie Hood Novel 

 

 

2:00 - 2:20

OPEN 

 

 

2:20  –  2:40 

Ah-choo! Cure for the Common Cold?

They keep saying the next new medicine is better, but nothing ever seems to really do the trick… now researchers say they may have found the secret to the common cold and may, just may, be able to develop an effective treatment for this misery.  We check in with one scientist who's decoding the genomes of 99 strains of the cold virus, exposing its Achilles heel, and another who is skeptical.

 

Guests:

Stephen Liggett, asthma expert at the University of Maryland and co-author of the finding

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Glenn Tillotson, an expert on anti-viral drugs at Viropharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company

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2:40 - 3:00 

Unsung Heroes of Iraq: The Interpreters

In a conflict such as Iraq, communications are vital; interpreters working with US forces play an essential role. Yet they often play that role to great personal risk. Veteran journalist and war correspondent George Packer became a staff writer for "The New Yorker" in 2003. In 2007, Packer published "Betrayed," an article about Iraqi interpreters and the great risks they took helping US forces. The tragedy: they were provided with virtually no protection for their efforts. Tomorrow evening, Los Angeles Theatre Works debuts a production of "Betrayed," Packer's play based on his interviews with these forgotten heroes.

 

Guests:

George Packer, journalist, author and playwright

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The play debuts Wednesday, February 18 at 8 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA  90049
L.A. Theatre Works Box Office (310) 827-0889 or www.latw.org