PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 2, 2011
1-3 p.m.
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1:06 – 1:39
Ask the Chief – update with LAPD’s top cop, Charlie Beck
An arrest has been made in the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodgers parking lot a few weeks ago; do they have the right guy? LAPD Chief Charlie Beck thinks so, but they’re still looking for two others involved in the crime. This one incident stands out as new figures are released showing violent crimes down 6.4% over 2010 and the homicide rate in
Guest:
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
IN STUDIO
1:41:30 – 1:58:30
The DMV sting: time to stop using Grandma’s handicap placard
The cost of parking has skyrocketed in recent months and some among us (a rapidly growing number) have taken to using fraudulent disabled parking placards to skirt feeding those omnipresent high-tech meters. It’s hard to imagine, but according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, more than one third of the cars parked on any street, at any given time in
Guests:
Mike Marando, deputy director of public affairs for the California Department of Motor Vehicles
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Michael Manville, Ph.D., research fellow at UCLA’s
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2:06 – 2:30
Direct from the Institute of the Obvious: why “duh” science might actually be important
Do we really need new research to convince us that vacations reduce stress levels, that alcohol can increase errors in decision-making, or that women who receive epidurals have less painful childbirths? Studies whose findings seem to confirm conventional wisdom—known colloquially as “duh science”—often support theories that have long been held by the public and the larger scientific community. Critics consistently question the value of such studies, their drain on our tax dollars and the power of their seemingly obvious conclusions to diminish researchers’ credibility. Proponents disagree, arguing that scientific progress and real change in social attitudes and public policy comes with the repeated observation. They cite the numerous and continued studies needed to convince a stubborn populace of smoking’s harmful effects. Why do researchers continue to pursue duh science? Are current, well-studied issues easier to tackle than new ground, or are grant prospects better for researchers whose studies add to established scientific conclusions?
Guests:
Eryn Brown , science writer for the Los Angeles Times
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Kyle Stanford, professor of logic and philosophy of science at the
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2:30 – 2:39
New food pyramid Rorschach test for consumers
It’s a pizza, it’s a pie, it’s a Rothko painting. It’s actually the Obama administration’s new version of the food pyramid. Nutritionists aren’t crazy about the analogies being made to pies or pizzas, but the new icon unveiled this morning looks a lot like a dinner plate and is meant to give consumers an easy way to remember the basics of healthy eating by dividing the plate into color-coded wedges representing fruits, vegetables, grains and protein. The face-lift has been a long-time coming—experts have for decades derided the flawed and politically contentious pyramid that adorned many food products and confused many a consumer. The new graphic is expected to be a major tool in first lady Michelle Obama’s crusade against obesity, and underscores her mantra that half one’s plate be fruits and veggies. What’s changed and how effective can a new icon be?
Guests:
ON WHY THE CHART NEEDED TO BE CHANGED:
William McCarthy, professor in the Department of Health Services in the Department of Psychology at UCLA
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ON HOW CONSUMERS MAY INTERACT WITH THE NEW CHART:
Sasha Strauss, Founder of Innovation Protocol, a management consulting firm focused on brand marketing; he also teaches and lectures on brand marketing at USC, UCLA and UCI
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2:41:30 – 2:58:30
Produced By Conference 2011 – meet, greet with the best producers in TV and film
Dozens of working and “would-be” producers get together this weekend to listen to and learn from their peers at the annual Produced By Conference, where they’ll hear the unvarnished truth about producing for television and film. Think you have the next hot reality show? Want to work in the indie market? How can you get financing? Will your idea make it on new media platforms? It’s a tough business, and we have two of the industry’s best - Mark Gordon, producer of Saving Private Ryan and ABC’s Gray’s Anatomy, and Tim Gibbons, executive producer of HBO’s comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm - with their insight and advice.
Guests:
Tim Gibbons, television and film producer, director and writer; executive producer of HBO’s comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm. In between previous seasons of Curb, he co-executive produced HBO’s single-camera comedy, The Unsuccessful Thug, executive produced and directed A&E’s hidden camera reality series, Spying on Myself, and produced pilot for The Comeback. Gibbons serves on the National Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America is a Governor at the
IN-STUDIO
Mark Gordon, executive producer on the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, CBS’ Criminal Minds and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, as well as Lifetime’s Army Wives. Among his motion picture credits as producer and financier are: Saving Private Ryan, The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot and Wonder Boys, to name a few. Gordon is the co-president of the Producers Guild of America.
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