Patt Morrison for Wednesday, 10/28/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:19

FDIC’s Sheila Bair: the toughest chairman in D.C.?

If you read David Wessel’s book “In Fed We Trust” you get the idea that FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair is proud to be the toughest person in the Washington intersection of politics and fiscal policy.  As the 106^th bank failure in 2009 was recorded last week, Bair needs to be tough to weather the biggest banking crisis in 20 years.  Also a key player in financial regulation reform, Bair has been a fierce advocate for the average consumer and mortgage holder to receive more government protection—will she be successful?

 

Guests:

Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

ON TAPE

 

1:21 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Culture Clash celebrates 25 years on the boards

"Raucous" will be the word describing the 25th anniversary party for Chicano/Latino performance troupe Culture Clash, as they get together on the stage at UCLA Friday night. Joined by fellow musicians and actors, they will celebrate their long collaboration in sketch comedy and original drama.

 

PATT:  The party starts Friday, October 30th, at 8pm at UCLA's Royce Hall.   

 

Guests:

Herbert Siguenza, Richard Montoya, and Ric Salinas

IN STUDIO

 

2:06 – 2:30

Are international organizations the keys to a healthier U.S. foreign policy?

It’s not a mystery that one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama Administration was to turn around the attitude of the State Department toward international organizations, and chiefly the United Nations.  Once the object of scorn under President Bush, President Obama has promised to work within the UN and other international groups for a more multilateral approach to foreign policy, from climate change to Iran.  Will the change in attitude pay dividends?

 

Guests:

Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs

IN STUDIO

• In her role as Assistant Secretary Brimmer leads the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, which strives to advance U.S. interests through the international organizations in areas including human rights, peacekeeping, food security, humanitarian relief and climate change.
• Prior to her appointment at the State Dept. Brimmer was deputy director of research at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advance International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University.

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

The Queen Mother

She was the last empress of India and she lived for more than a century.   We examine the life of the “Queen Mother” (a name she found “horrible” by the way)--her charm, her trips, her dinner parties, her relationship with other royals, and her loyal staff (many of whom were gay flamboyant men).

 

Guests:

William Shawcross, biographer, The Queen Mother

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Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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