Patt Morrison for Friday, 10/30/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, October 30, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:19

OPEN

 

 

1:21 – 1:50

Meg Whitman - can she become California's next governor?

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman kept everyone guessing about her plans when she resigned her leadership position at eBay. Now, according to the latest Field Poll, she's in a near dead-heat with Tom Campbell for the nomination; candidate Steve Poizner is trailing them both at more than 10 points behind.  How will this highly successful businesswoman handle the big issues facing our state and the inevitable politics that accompanies them?

 

Guest:

Meg Whitman, Republican candidate for California governor in 2010, and former president and CEO of eBay.

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Carla Marinucci, political writer for the San Francisco Chronicle

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1:50 - 1:58:30

OPEN

 

2:06 – 2:19

Zombies, cyborgs, or a rare disease - science making it real in film

Writer/director Jerry Zucker, of "Airplane!" and "Ghost" fame, realized that Hollywood could benefit from a dose of scientific reality in films and TV.  To this end, he and the National Academy of Sciences president got together and formed the Science and Entertainment Exchange.  With offices in L.A., scientists and engineers can now sit down with entertainment industry professionals and help them flesh out ideas with accurate details relating to insects, extraterrestrials, robots, nanotechnology, disease, global  change - you name it. As if those zombies aren't scary enough already!

 

Guests:

Jennifer Ouelette (ooo-LET), works for the National Academy of Sciences in the capacity of Executive Director of the Science and Entertainment Exchange. She has been the one directly linking Hollywood and the Science community.

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• The Exchange is a program of the National Academy of Sciences that provides entertainment industry professionals with access to top scientists and engineers to help bring the reality of cutting-edge science to creative and engaging storylines.

 

Dr. Robert Smith? (question mark is part of his name), epidemiologist at the University of Ottawa and co-author of "When Zombies Attack:  Mathematical Modeling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection."

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2:21- 2:45

Investigating the paranormal

When there is something strange in the neighborhood – who you gonna call? No, really, who should you call? The public’s fascination with ghosts is as alive today as it was in the days of the Headless Horseman and the technology that allows people to track such paranormal activity continues to advance. We discuss the science and the séance of ghost hunting with local experts.

 

Guests:

Brian Patrick, Investigator for Los Angeles Paranormal Association

IN STUDIO    

 

Jason Carrasco, Therapist and Case Manager for Pasadena Paranormal

IN STUDIO    

 

Syd Schultz, Director of Pasadena Paranormal

IN STUDIO

 

 

2:45 – 2:58:30

“On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears”

From the Cyclops to the Cyborg, monsters have morphed and evolved throughout history – but why? Do we create monsters because we love to be terrified or are these creations a reflection of how we handle uncertainty, ambiguity and insecurity?

 

Guests:

Stephen T. Asma, author of “On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears”

ON TAPE

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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