Patt Morrison for Thursday, 10/8/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 8, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

NASA: We have Impact! LCROSS hits the Moon

NASA’s LCROSS spacecraft is scheduled to hit the Moon’s surface early tomorrow [Friday] morning.  LCROSS’s mission is to confirm the “presence or absence of water ice” on the South Pole of the Moon’s surface.  We’ll talk to a NASA scientist about the impending impact and check-in on a local school and working with NASA on the project.  

 

Guests:

 

Mike Wargo, Chief Lunar Scientist for Exploration Systems at NASA

 

Rick Piercy, founder Lewis Center for Educational Research

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Alan Miranda, student at the Lewis Center for Educational Research; he works on the project

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He’s in 9^th grade (14 years old)

 

2:06 – 2:39

Healthcare: Safeway’s “wellness” model

Putting aside for a moment how we get there, a majority of Americans say they’re in favor of universal healthcare coverage. But what if you eat healthy, exercise, and don’t smoke? Should you pay the same as someone who doesn’t take care of themselves, smokes, and eats unhealthy foods? Safeway Inc. says no: penalize with higher rates those who choose to smoke and eat unhealthy foods, but encourage healthy habits by writing a check to those who lose weight or kick smoking. Is this is win-win model or a nefarious way for scooting individuals out the insurance door?

 

Guests:

Robert Zirkelback, spokesperson for America’s Health Insurance Plans, a *** group

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Jerry Flanagan, health care policy director, Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocate group

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2:41 – 2:58:30

Michael Moore on “Capitalism: a love story”

Hate him or love him, hackle-raiser Michael Moore joins us to talk about his newest film taking aim at the financial industry. Is it a necessary and unique look at our current financial climate or an exploitive hack job?

 

Guests:

Michael Moore, writer, director, producer of “Capitalism: A Love Story”

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The F-Word

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TRT: 17:30 pm

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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