PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
1-3 p.m.
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1:06 – 1:19
OPEN
1:21 – 1:39
Give me your money or else: debt collectors ratchet up the pressure
As if asking someone to pay you back repeatedly wasn't unpleasant enough, some debt collectors have taken the art to a new level. Harassing phone calls, abusive language and even physical violence have made their way into the world of debt collection as collectors fight (all to literally) to pry money out of the hands of many Americans who simply don't have it anymore. The comforting fact in all of this is that actions such as these are illegal under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1977. But is that only “cold comfort” to Americans unable to pay their bills?
Guest:
Robert Andrews, senior analyst specializing in the debt industry at research film IBISWorld.
CALL HIM: TBD
Contact:
IBISWorld, Inc. │
Direct: 310 866 5044
Representative of Association of Credit and Collection Professionals
1:41 – 1:58:30
Countdown to Zero
Are you ready for a REALLY scary movie? Countdown to Zero by producer Lawrence Bender (An Inconvenient Truth and Inglourious Basterds) illuminates just how close we could be to witnessing a massive nuclear catastrophe that could launch us into the next ice age. And no, it doesn’t star Bruce Willis or Will Smith. The documentary shines a light on the three of the biggest nuclear threats we face including an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, and human error. The doc includes interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair as well as former CIA operative Valerie Plame. Hey, it even gets a thumbs up from UN Secretary Bann Ki-moon. Countdown to Patt’s show tomorrow and you’ll get a preview.
Guest:
Lucy Walker, writer and director of Countdown to Zero
IN-STUDIO
- The film premiered in January 2010 at the Sundance Film Festival
- It opens July 23
2:06 – 2:30
Round 3: DWP,
The first round came over proposed power rate hikes from the DWP to justify its expansion of alternative energy sources, only to be shot down by the L.A. City Council. The second round came in the form of a planned revenue transfer of $75 million from the coffers of the DWP into the City’s general fund, which was withheld over suspected political payback. Now in the aftermath of those two previous fights comes round three when DWP and the Council square off over the idea of an independent ratepayer watchdog, something that the Council has long promised to impose as a check on DWP’s authority. Just as Council president Eric Garcetti is set to announce a motion that will put the idea of a ratepayer watchdog on the ballot for
Guests:
Eric Garcetti, President of the L.A. City Council representing the 13th District
HE CALLS US: Line #10 first, then 866
Backup: Yusef Robb, yusefrobb@gmail.com;
UNCONFIRMED
Austin Beutner, Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power; Deputy Mayor of economic development for the City of Los Angeles
2:30 – 2:39
Turning it around in the graveyard of empires: fixing the American strategy in Afghanistan
After nine years of war in
Guests:
Vikram Singh, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy to
HE CALLS US:
2:41 – 2:58:30
OPEN
Jonathan Serviss
Producer, Patt Morrison Program
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