Patt Morrison for Thursday, 9/3/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 3, 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

 

 

1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:39

SCOTUS to Lose Another Band Mate?

Speculation about the future of Justice David Souter began early this year when he did not fully staff his law clerks—and the same guessing game is now underway about Justice John Paul Stevens.  Justice Stevens, the oldest judge currently serving on the Supreme Court and the second oldest justice in court’s history, has hired fewer law clerks than usual, fueling the theory that this court term will be his last.  Will SCOTUS lose another band mate?

 

Guests:

Joseph Thai, professor of law at Oklahoma University Law School; former clerk for Justice Stevens

 

• Thai teaches Supreme Court decision making, first amendment, criminal procedure and criminal law at Oklahoma University.
• He clerked for Justice Stevens from 2000 – ’01 and has written several law review articles about Stevens’ rulings in various cases.  Thai also wrote a biography of Stevens that is published in The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States.

 

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1:41 – 1:58:30

L.A. Restaurant Lets Friends Cook

Atwater bistro Canelé periodically holds a “Friends Cook” night, where non-professional cooks design a complete meal that goes on the menu for the evening—and work in the restaurant’s kitchen to get it prepared. One recent cook wrote about her experience for the Los Angeles Times magazine; she and Canelé’s chef join Patt to talk about this local chef-for-a-night opportunity.

 

Guests:

Amy Seidenwurm (SIGHdenwurm), Director of Digital Marketing at the Los Angeles Philharmonic & Hollywood Bowl, and recent one-night cook at Canelé Restaurant

IN STUDIO

 

Corina Weibel, Chef and co-owner of Canelé Restaurant

IN STUDIO

 

2:06 – 2:39

Is Preventive Health Care All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

In a national debate that’s been chalk full of misconceptions, questionable claims and outright lies, one commonly held belief had been upheld by almost everyone:  preventive health care practices, from encouraging healthy behavior to disease prescreening, helps to save both lives and money.  It turns out that there’s reason to question even that conventional wisdom:  a new study shows a much more complicated picture of preventive medical services, from the savings they offer to the health benefits they provide.  Does preventive medicine do more harm than good?

 

Guests:

Michael O’Grady, senior fellow at the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center at the & author of the preventive care study

• O’Grady is a former assistant secretary for planning & evaluation at the U.S. Department of  Health & Human Services; he also served as the senior health analyst for the Senate Finance Committee and three Congressionally mandated Medicare Commissions.

 

TBD:

Representative from Kaiser Permanente

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

OPEN

 

 

 

 

 

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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