Patt Morrison - Schedule for Monday, 10/3/2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, October 3, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

CALL-IN @ 866-893-5722, 866-893-KPCC; OR JOIN THE CONVERSATION ONLINE ON THE PATT MORRISON BLOG AT KPCC-DOT-ORG

 

 

 

1:00 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 – 2:00

Is Obama losing his black voting base?

As election season rapidly approaches, President Obama seems to be defending his record. What’s different about this instance is that it’s not just to his opponents, but to his own political base, specifically African Americans. In the 2008 election, black voters turned out in record numbers across the country to vote for the then Democratic nominee, and up until five months ago, Obama’s support among African Americans was high – 83% of those polled said they held “strongly favorable” views of the President. But now, that number has dropped to 58% according to a poll conducted by the Washington Post and ABC news. Some leaders in the black community have even publicly criticized his performance, but President Obama has been quick to brush it off, defending his administration’s efforts during a tough economic climate and basically saying he’s had opponents and critics from the beginning and he always will. Nevertheless, the President is reaching out to black voters, granting an interview to BET News. With the election coming up quickly, will the President’s  efforts be enough, or has he alienated his base too much at this point?

 

Guest:

CRITICAL OF OBAMA

Michael Fauntroy, author, blogger (MichaelFauntroy.com), and associate professor of public policy at George Mason University.

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SUPPORTIVE OF OBAMA:  GUEST TBD

 

 

2:00 – 2:40

Big brother is back, and this time he’s in your phones and Facebook accounts

Facebook has undergone yet another facelift, but what may not be as obvious as the layout changes are changes to much of the popular social networking site’s privacy settings. Now you may be sharing even more information about your “likes” and various other browsing without really wanting to. What’s more, there have been allegations that the site was tracking users’ moves even after they logged off. The changes have prompted organizations including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Digital Democracy, and Consumer Watchdog to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging an investigation for privacy infringement. You might be saying to yourself, “Well that’s Facebook. At least I have my handy dandy, safe, private cell phone, right?” Wrong. A Department of Justice document recently obtained by the North Carolina ACLU under a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveals that cell phone companies are holding onto some pretty personal information – who you text, what you text, and where you were when you used your phone. Law enforcement officials say the information retention is crucial for them to properly do their jobs, but the revelation has consumer advocate groups in an uproar. So are your “private” conversations and internet activities ever really private? And if the answer is no, will that ever change?

 

Guests:

ON FACEBOOK PRIVACY

Karen North, director of the online communities program at USC’s Annenberg school of Communications and Journalism

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ON CELL PHONE PRIVACY (TEXT MESSAGES)

Kevin Bankston, senior staff attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a consumer advocacy group

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• EFF is a donor-funded nonprofit. Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers and the general public. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the US government or large corporations.

 

 

 

2:40 – 3:00

The Mozza Cookbook – you can make excellent Italian at home

Nancy Silverton is a rock star in the foodie community.  As if the cred garnered from being the founder of La Brea Bakery and the former owner and operator of Campanile wasn’t enough, the revered restaurateur founded Mozza, an Italian restaurant that is currently the hottest table in Los Angeles - and perhaps far beyond. Silverton also has written a handful of books on food, but her new book, The Mozza Cookbook: Recipes from Los Angeles’ Favorite Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, brings some of her epicurean recipes and chef’s tricks to everyone’s kitchen. Care to try your hand at making squash blossom, tomato and burrata pizza or butterscotch budino with caramel sauce and maldon sea salt? Then this is the book for you.

What makes a good dish great? What are your favorite Italian dishes that you wish you could make at home?

 

PATT:  Nancy is in conversation with Evan Kleiman at the Skirball Cultural Center this Wednesday, October 5^th, at 8pm.

 

Guests:

Nancy Silverton: co-owner of Mozza Pizzeria in Los Angeles, founder of La Brea Bakery, and original dessert chef at Spago.  Her new book is “The Mozza Cookbook.”

IN STUDIO