Patt Morrison for Friday, 8/21

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, August 21, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

*KPCC'S FRANK STOLTZE IS GUEST HOST

1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:39

Compassionate Release - Deborah Peagler is Free

Terminally ill prison inmate Deborah Peagler has won her battle for compassionate release, after spending 25 years behind bars for her role in the murder of her abusive boyfriend.  On the same day, the California Senate voted to reduce the prison population by 27,000, including elderly and medically incapacitated inmates. Overcrowding, early release, sentencing of battered and abused women… we tackle all these issues as highlighted by Peagler's case.   

 

Guests:

Nadia Costa, attorney for Deborah Peagler

 

Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law and Director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center at Stanford Law School.

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

The Cove

Unfortunately, the Cove is no Hollywood thriller. The film exposes the horror of Japan's tradition of herding dolphins into a hidden cove for slaughter. Using state-of-the-art equipment - including spy drones and cameras disguised as rocks - a group of activists risked their lives to create this documentary with an agenda: stop the slaughter and the unhealthy consumption of the mercury-laden dolphin meat. With Japan's dolphin hunting season set to begin in September, how successful were the filmmakers in bringing awareness to the issue and ultimately changing minds?

 

Guests:

Fisher Stevens, producer of “The Cove.” He is also an actor and director.

 

Charles Hambleton, producer of “The Cove”

IN STUDIO

• Hambleton was director of “clandestine operations” for The Cover, working as a master diver to get underwater cameras in place.

 

2:06 – 2:39

How the Delta Goes, so Goes California’s Water

Southern California doesn’t get the majority of its water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but the region and the state as a whole are still dependent on management of the massive watershed east of the San Francisco Bay.  The Governor is putting forward a package of legislation that promises a dramatic makeover for the hurting Delta region, including ecological restoration and a very controversial peripheral canal.  Is there a way to please farmers, fishermen and drinkers of California’s water in these increasingly dry times?

 

Guests:

Lester Snow, director of the California Department of Water Resources

 

Dante Nomellini, attorney at Nomellini, Grilli & McDaniel law firm in Stockton

• The Nomellini family has operated a farm in the Delta for several generations.
• Dante clients are farming interests across the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

 

TBD Researcher from the CSU California Water Institute

 

 

2:41 – 2:50

Life on the Web

Co-creators Queena Kim and Tanya Jo Miller conceived CyberFrequencies as a way to explore the culture of the Web. From their servers in LA to the vast reaches of CyberSpace, they are the portal to the net, news, noise, and nonsense. They join us to talk about their latest debate: the power and potential of facebook to compete with google.

 

Guests:

Queena Kim, reporter and producer for KPCC's Off Ramp and co-creator, cyberfrequencies

 

Tanya Jo Miller, co-creator, cyberfrequencies

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

KPCC 89.3 FM / Southern California Public Radio

NPR Affiliate for Los Angeles

626.585.7821

jserviss@kpcc.org / jserviss@scpr.org

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