Patt Morrison for Friday, June 29, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 29, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:19

Mexicans head to the polls

Mexico elects a new president every six years, and this Sunday is it. For the first time, a woman is running as a major party candidate – and for the second time, Mexicans living abroad can cast absentee ballots. Patt checks in with one man who plans to return home to vote and we check in on the campaign trail and what the election outcome could mean for the U.S.

 

Guests:
Raul Murillo, Mexican citizen who will be returning home tomorrow [SATURDAY] to vote in the Mexican presidential election; he’s also president, Hermandad Mexicana en Estados Unidos, which has been registering voters

John Ackerman, political science professor, Mexico’s State University in Mexico City

 

1:21 – 1:30

OPEN

 

1:30 – 1:39

Foie gras countdown

Time is running short on the legal consumption of delicious, fatty goose liver.  Foie gras will be banned in California starting Sunday. While animal activists are celebrating the end of force-feeding ducks and geese to fatten their livers before slaughter, culinary artists are lamenting the end of a passion-inspiring dish. Some chefs say the force-feeding tubes aren’t torture, and that the livers of normally-fed birds that remain legal won’t really be foie gras.  You won’t face criminal prosecution if you are caught red-forked with the banned liver dish, but anyone who uses the force-feeding techniques to raise birds for foie gras will face a fine of up to $1000. LA Times Restaurant critic John Gold joins Patt to weight the ethical and culinary repercussions of the 2004 state law that finally takes effect this weekend.

 

Guest:

Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic, Los Angeles Times

UNCONFIRMED:

Wayne Pacelle, president, CEO, The Humane Society of the United States; author, "The Bond: Our kinship with animals, our call to defend them"

 

1:41:30 – 2:58:30

Comedy Congress: Live, from the Crawford Family Forum

The comedic material emanating from the campaign trail is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of it is unintentional. Our motto at Comedy Congress is “just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh instead.” Join Patt for another rousing session that asks the hard-hitting questions of Americans, such as, what’s a donut? And, why are we so obsessed with making our candidates seem as average as possible? Tune in to laugh at the madness of it all, because the truth hurts far less when it’s told by comedians.

 

ON TAPE

 

Guests:

Alonzo Bodden, winner of season 3 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and star of Showtime Comedy Special and podcast "Who's Paying Attention"

Ben Gleib, roundtable regular on Chelsea Lately, host of the podcast "Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib"; he's also on the new SyFy series 'Insane or Inspired' and next month can be heard in the movie "Ice Age 4," hitting theaters everywhere in 3D

Jeff Cesario, Emmy winning comedian who's written for "Dennis Miller Live," "The Larry Sanders Show" and stars in 'the Dick Rossi Show' at funnyordie.com

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 27, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:19                 

[open]

 

1:21 – 1:39                 

College presidents approve football playoffs

Are you ready for some football… playoffs? After years of anticipation, college football will finally have a playoff series. Come 2014, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) will be extinct. Yesterday, it was announced that a committee of university presidents approved the BCS commissioners' plan for a four-team playoff to begin in the 2014 season. The approval comes after the commissioners’ six-month process of developing a new method for determining the major college football champion team. Instead of simply matching the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country in a championship game after the regular season, the way the BCS has done since 1998, the new system will create a pair of national semifinals where No. 1 will play No. 4, and No. 2 will play No. 3. The winners from each semifinal will advance to the championship game. How will this monumental format change impact college football? How excited (or disappointed) are you about having a college football playoff?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

1:41:30 – 1:58           

Walter Cronkite, the anchor of middle America

History is shaped by many, but perhaps even more so by journalists and members of the media, whose choices about what stories to follow and questions to ask influence much of public dialogue (like it or not). Walter Cronkite, who delivered newspapers as a boy in Houston, grew into one of the most prominent members of this special circle, coming into his own as a television anchor at the same time that television itself began to usurp radio and print media as a news source. Cronkite covered everything from the space race and the Vietnam War to the first Earth Day in 1970. His special ability to predict the next story was strengthened by both a strong work ethic and an earnest desire to reach the general American public, not the intelligentsia – according to author Douglas Brinkley, President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America.” At 667 pages, Brinkley’s biography of Cronkite approaches the weighty influence of the man himself, but you can get a snapshot tomorrow when Brinkley joins Patt to talk about the life of one of the most famous U.S. news anchors of all time.  Did you grow up watching Walter Cronkite on CBS news? Do you have memories of a specific broadcast? What are the differences you see between news then and now?

 

Guests:

Douglas Brinkley

 

2:06 – 2:30

Ask the Chief

Call in with your questions and comments as Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck sits down with Patt to discuss the issues facing the LAPD.

 

Guests:

Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department Chief

 

2:30 – 2:39

Remembering Nora Ephron

She was the writer behind When Harry Met Sally and Julie and Julia, as well as the author of I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. In her films, her books, and her life, Nora Ephron was unafraid to delve into topics that many didn’t want to consider – “women’s issues” like daily duties, money, romance, and divorce. Ms. Ephron died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, of pneumonia, at the age of 71. Patt spoke with the humorist and essayist in 2010; on today’s program we’ll listen to the interview and remember the woman who claimed she remembered nothing.

 

Guests:

Nora Ephron

ON TAPE

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Are we the most partisan Supreme Court in history?

This week, the Supreme Court handed down a controversial judgment on Arizona’s SB1070, and is expected to rule on the Affordable Care Act in the coming days. In the past, the Roberts court has frequently been divisive between the conservative and liberal wings, with decisions on major cases being ruled 5-4 or 6-3.

Are we in the most partisan Supreme Court in history? Or has the court always been viewed as legislating from the bench? Is it even possible to have a non-partisan Supreme Court?

 

Guests:

Vincent Bonventre, Professor of Law at Albany Law School, and author of New York Court Watcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patt Morrison for Monday, June 25, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, June 25, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:40 – OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Can a murderer ever be reformed? – San Quentin Prison is only a half hour from San Francisco, but you wouldn’t know that from the inside. California prisons are huge, overcrowded and have a culture and economy all their own. In part, because of the lifers. People serving lifetime sentences in California are unlike prisoners in other states: the Governor has to sign off on their parole, even when the parole board strongly recommends their release. It’s one of only three states with the policy. In practice, that means that no matter how many years a convicted murderer has served, no matter how much prison officials believe the inmate is ready to return to society, parole is never granted. Because no governor will risk their name for a convict who may commit another crime. Radio reporter and author Nancy Mullane gained deep access to San Quentin, forming relationships with 5 lifers there. She tells their stories in her book, Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption. 

 

Guests:

Nancy Mullane, author of Life after Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption. She is also working on a two hour radio documentary of the men’s stories.

IN STUDIO

 

2:00-2:30 – OPEN

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

In praise of the 10,000-mile diet – the locavore’s dilemma

If you went to a farmers market this weekend looking for the most local groceries, thinking you’re helping the environment and the local economy – think again. Backed by several inconvenient truths, the authors of “The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet” join Patt to explain the paradox of eating local. Is it more sustainable? Does it nurture social capital? Does it increase food security? After considering various data geographic, historical, and economic data, the authors say those are only the locavore’s well-meaning myths.

 

Guest:

Pierre Desrochers, associate professor of geography at the University of Toronto; co-author with Hiroko Shimuzu of “The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000-Mile Diet”

Via ISDN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison Schedule for Friday, June 22, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 22, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:30  -- OPEN

 

1:30 – 1:39

A new story found in old Los Angeles Police Department bulletins

Just like you and I, Los Angeles policemen and women receive daily notices from their employer about what to be on the lookout for. These days the notices, or bulletins, might take the form of emails or radio calls, but from 1907 to at least 1958, they were handed out to staff on cheaply printed pulp paper. From the onset of the automobile, through World Wars I and II, prohibition, and into the era of organized crime, Los Angeles police were given instructions to watch for things like “girl bandits,” bank robbers, or even the simple bad habit of leaving animals hitched along streetcar tracks. The bulletins tell the story of a city known for a genre of crime that inspired Noir novels, and thanks to Getty archivists and volunteers at the Los Angeles Police Museum, they are being preserved and digitally scanned so that the story will stay available for years to come. Do you have members of the police force in your family that shared stories of crimes past? Have you visited the Police Museum and seen its collection?

 

Guest: Glynn Martin, director of the Los Angeles Police Museum

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Grammar pet peeves at work and online

When you’re looking for a job or applying to grad school, it’s always a good idea to double check the spelling and grammar of every email and letter you submit. But what about the rest of the time? Should we let split infinitives lie? What about me vs. I? Spelling errors or lapses in grammar may not matter much in quick texts and emails, but what about informal public spaces, like Twitter? Grammar nuts, share your pet peeves with us.

 

Guest:  Karen North, Director, Annenberg Program on Online Communities, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

2:06 – 2:19

Paul Williams on staying alive in Hollywood

You may or may not know Paul Williams by name, but you definitely know his music. Williams wrote some of the larger hits of the late ‘70s, including “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays” for the Carpenters, “Evergreen” for Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson (which won an Oscar), and “An Old Fashioned Love Song” for Three Dog Night. Along with Kenny Ascher, Williams also composed the soundtrack for the Muppet Movie, including one of the most famous banjo ballads of all time, “The Rainbow Connection.” Over the course of a few short years, Williams racked up enough appearances on “The Tonight Show,” “The Muppets,” “The Love Boat,” “Hollywood Squares,” and even “Smokey and the Bandit” to be considered “a professional celebrity,” but – after coming to terms with substance abuse issues – retreated from the limelight. A new documentary, “Paul Williams: Still Alive” brings Williams to the fore once more. Director Stephen Kessler and Paul Williams join Patt to talk about music, the culture of Hollywood and celebrity, and how one man made it through.

 

Guests: Stephen Kessler, director of “Paul Williams: Still Alive” and Paul Williams, composer and musician

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

Is summer better in L.A. or N.Y.C.?

Patt’s counterpart on the East Coast joins her for one of their periodic duels of L.A. versus N.Y.C. This time, it’s summer here versus summer there. Here in Los Angeles we rock the movies in cemeteries and there’s always the Hollywood Bowl. Then again, New York’s got Shakespeare in the Park and The High Line. We’ve got our Dodgers, they’ve got their Yankees; we have road rage, they have fights on subways. What are your favorite things to do in L.A. and if you’re a transplant from the Big Apple, what do you miss?

 

Guest:

Brian Lehrer, host of WNYC’s public affairs program “The Brian Lehrer Show”

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

U.S. Congressman John Lewis says ‘we must be the change we seek’ to revolutionize the world

In 1965, when John Lewis marched in the first of a series of black civil rights protests from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital, Montgomery, even he probably could not have predicted that he would eventually represent Georgia’s fifth district as a United States Congressman. It was on that first march, however, that Lewis and hundreds of other protesters were attacked by local and state police in what is now known as Bloody Sunday, a brutal event that galvanized Lewis to become a legendary civil rights activist and the public servant he is today. Lewis hopes to inspire others to follow in his footsteps to help make the world a better place with his new book, “Across that Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change.” Lewis maintains that the best place to start when trying to revolutionize the world is with ourselves.

 

Guests:

Congressman John Lewis, (D- GA) and former chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

 

 

 

 

 

Patt Morrison for Thursday, June 21, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 21, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:39 - OPEN (SCOTUS?)

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Federal Farm Bill has something for everyone (to hate)

The Senate began voting Tuesday on the federal Farm Bill. While the bill originally contained over three hundred proposed amendments, that number has now been whittled down to seventy-three. Despite its name, the thousand-page bill includes everything from food stamps to aid to Pakistan, including Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-Washington) amendment, which requires more peas, lentils and chickpeas to the federal school lunch program Putting jokes about the number (and relevancy) of amendments aside, the bill’s import is high: the outcome of this vote will set the nation’s food and agricultural policy for the next five years. And it might change the policy drastically, eliminating millions of dollars in crop subsidies – instead requiring crop insurance – something which would certainly result in price changes on supermarket shelves and tangible effects on American pocketbooks. Should farm subsidies continue, or come to a stop? Is there a particular amendment you’ve been following? How closely do you pay attention to agricultural policy?

 

Guests:

TBD

Senator Rand Paul, [TENTATIVE, request in] Senator from Kentucky, whose amendment to decrease farm subsidies was defeated on Wednesday

 

2:06-2:30 - OPEN

 

2:30 – 2:39 - Larry Ellison to buy Hawaiian island of Lanai for sale, expected to fetch $500 million

An entire Hawaiian island will change hands this week. Well, almost a whole island. Once home to the largest pineapple plantation in the world, Lanai is a comma-shaped island near Maui. Ninety-eight percent of the land is owned by Dole’s parent company, Castle & Cooke. No longer home to pineapples, Lanai now features two resort hotel, and a lot of stark natural landscape. Residents have been uncertain all week as rumors swirled about who the buyer would be and what exactly they would seek to do with their newly acquired land. Now, Hawaiian governor has announced that Larry Ellison, the CEO of Silicon Valley’s Oracle will pick up the 88,000 acres. We check in with a local landowner to see how he feels about the new neighbors.

 

Guest: Robin Kaye, head of Friends of Lanai and Lanai homeowner since 1974.

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

John Irving talks about “In One Person”

Academy Award winning screenwriter and novelist John Irving joins Patt in studio to talk about his thirteenth novel, about secrecy and sexual identity in a small town.

 

Guests: John Irving, author of “The World According to Garp,” “The Cider House Rules” and “A Prayer for Owen Meany.” His latest novel is “In One Person”

IN STUDIO

ON TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 20, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:39 OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30 - Unafraid, but still undocumented

It was almost a year ago that Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas wrote an essay in the New York Times magazine outing his undocumented status. Since then, he’s become a symbol for immigration reform and enthusiastically welcomed President Obama’s announcement Friday that the administration will protect as many as 1.4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. But Vargas won’t be among those. That’s because Vargas is 31 years old, and the change in procedure only applies to unauthorized immigrants up to age 30. Still, Vargas isn’t bitter. As he told the Huffington Post, "Look, I knew when I got into this that this thing was bigger than me…I knew that there were important principles and the futures of millions of people involved. And I know that when change happens there will always be some people born too late or too soon." How do other undocumented immigrants over 30 feel?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

2:06 – 2:39 - John Deasy: Big Man on Campus

Just because the school year is over doesn’t mean John Deasy and the LAUSD have had time off. Superintendent Deasy joins Patt to talk about the issues facing L.A. schools, including the recent court ruling that LAUSD must incorporate student test scores into teacher evaluations. The teachers union UTLA has proposed a counter teacher evaluation plan based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession issued by the Department of Education, but it will be up to the superintendent to persuade UTLA to get behind its chosen method of teacher evaluations. We also check in on the misconduct at Miramonte Elementary School and Deasy’s subsequent order for principals to send any unreported misconduct from the last 40 years to LAUSD headquarters. So far, the district has received over 8,000 files and the deadline has been extended to this Friday. Finally, in a tentative agreement between LAUSD and UTLA last week, teachers will be required to take 10 furlough days – a move that could cut the school year by five days – in exchange for 4,000 rescinded pink slips. Patt also takes your calls for the Big Man on Campus.

 

Guest:

John Deasy, Superintendent, LAUSD

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30 - Is the American dream being roped off for VIPs only?

America is ideally supposed to be a meritocracy – where those who are the most capable are at the top – but there is an evident lack of diversity among those who occupy positions of power. In “Twilight of the Elites,” Christopher Hayes reframes the debate about institutional dysfunction and public mistrust of our institutions as systemic deficiencies inflamed by the friction between the haves and the have-nots. Hayes points to SAT testing as one meritocratic system that was meant to provide more opportunities, but has gradually been subverted to favor those born into wealthy families. As a result, the leaders of tomorrow are not the most capable, but rather those with the most resources. Hayes doesn’t call for the total elimination of our current social contract, but for a leveling of the playing field. Have average Americans been marginalized by an institutional aristocracy?

 

Guest:

Christopher Hayes, host of MSNBC’s ‘UP with Chris Hayes’ and author of the new book ‘Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy’”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Tuesday, June 19, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:19 OPEN

 

1:21 – 1:39

The Feds strike out against Clemens

Barry Bonds was convicted on one of four counts of obstruction of justice last year. John Edwards was recently acquitted on one count and the jury could not reach a verdict on the other five counts related to his campaign finance fraud case. And now Roger Clemens walks after he was tried for obstruction and lying to Congress. Is this just another case of federal prosecutors trying to go after high profile people? Are these trials good use of taxpayer dollars? Should matters that involve major league baseball be settled by MLB? The federal government has struck out again.

 

Guests:

TBD

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

The coming Kickstarter boom… and bust

Whether they’re funding documentary films, art or apps, crowdfunding projects on sites like Kickstarter can quickly raise money for things that don’t exist yet. The major successes are few so far, but some, like musician Amanda Palmer’s campaign for her new album, have broken the million dollar mark. That’s great news for creative types everywhere. The choice between artistic license and money and fame isn’t so stark. But the crowdfunding revolution could be terrible news for the economy, argues Slate columnist Matthew Yglesias. Play these successes out a decade or two, and all the aspiring writers who would have traded their dreams for law school and a paycheck are earning less, contributing less to government coffers and slowing GDP. That could lead policymakers to act rashly to try to get the economy back on track. Should we celebrate the Kickstarter revolution? Or fear the coming recession?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

2:06 – 2:19

The Outsourced Self with Arlie Hochschild

You know that phrase, my life is in your hands? We’re paying people to make that true. You can hire people to bear your child, to plan your wedding and to coach your entire life. Are we now asking the question, how much of our lives should we outsource? As lives become busier and more stressful, and the competition for our attention stronger, people have grown accustomed to turning to strangers on the internet to fulfill roles traditionally filled by friends, family and ourselves. From renting a grandma to hiring a ‘wantologist’  to “help you name your goals,” UC Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild explores the growing service-for-pay industry that tackles responsibilities that were once too personal to be accomplished by anyone else. Turning to the free-market can save time and make lives simpler, but is it worth it?

 

Guest:

Arlie Russell Hochschild [HOKE-shield], professor emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Author of “The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times,” as well as “The Second Shift: Working Parents and the Revolution at Home” and “The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work.”

 

2:30-2:40 -  OPEN

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

What words define the 2012 election?

What’s been some of the most effective language of this election cycle? Patt sits down with linguist George Lakoff for a teachable moment on political language.

 

Guest:

NOT CONFIRMED:

George Lakoff, Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the UC Berkeley and author of The Political Mind, Don’t Think of an Elephant, Moral Politics, Whose Freedom, and Thinking Points — as well as many books on the brain, mind, and language

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Monday, June 18, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, June 18, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:39: OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Dambisa Moyo on “Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What it Means for the World”

China has so far dominated the mining of rare earth minerals – elements necessary for all those high tech gadgets we can’t live without – and it’s making moves to acquire more global commodities. As China and its middle class grow, so too will their demand for consumer goods and energy. Commodity prices have increased by nearly 150 percent since 2000 and the world’s finite resources will not be able to satisfy future demand. That will undoubtedly lead to conflict. China’s demand for resources is already outstripping its own significant resources and so far the country has supplemented its own supply by buying or trading for the resources it needs, but what about the future? Economist Dambisa Moyo looks at the demand and China’s race for resources.

 

Guest:

Dambisa Moyo, economist and author of "Dead Aid, an Influential Critique of Western Aid for Africa." Her new book is is "Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What it Means for the World”

 

2:06 – 2:19

LAUSD’s incredible shrinking school year
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ruled last week that the current method for LAUSD teacher performance evaluations is inadequate, and that the teachers union will have to come up with a more reasonable method of gauging student achievement. Another aspect of this new deal between LAUSD and the teachers union means that the 2012-13 school year may be shortened as many as five additional days. If these new cuts are approved, the number of days cut from the academic year over the last four years could wind up being18 days. The move may save some teacher’s jobs, as well as art classes, but would put extra pressure on parents to juggle childcare and supervision for the days their kids aren’t in school. And how would academic achievement suffer as a result of a shorter school year? Can teachers condense all the necessary lessons into a shorter year? Where can the district turn for cuts in the already-austere budget?

 

Guests:
UNCONFIRMED:
Nancy Weems, an LAUSD charter school teacher
Scott Folsom, president of the Los Angeles 10th District Parent Teacher Student Association

 

2:30 – 2:39

Motorcycle fatalities increase nationwide as helmet laws grow less strict

Highway fatalities have decreases dramatically over the last decade, except for one group: motorcyclists. Despite the fact that helmets have been proven by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to decrease fatalities for motorcycle drivers by thirty-seven percent and passengers by forty-one percent, the American Motorcyclist Association, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and the American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) have spent millions lobbying congress against passing new helmet laws. In some cases lobbyists have even tried and succeeded in repealing current laws. Many of the groups argue that government money should be spent training motorcyclists instead of on things like checkpoints for helmet safety. According to Fairwarning.org, “if the biker groups’ lobbyists and congressional allies have their way…the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…would be blocked from providing any more grants to states to conduct highway stops of motorcyclists to check for safety violations.” The number of states requiring that all motorcyclists wear helmets continues to drop; with Michigan’s April repeal of its fifty-year-old helmet law, only nineteen states now have such regulations, down from the total of forty-seven in 1970. Current California law requires all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, but will that continue to be the case? And do you think that helmets should be required?

 

Guests:

UNCONFIRMED

Rick Schmitt, who wrote a recent article on motorcycle helmet laws and fatalities for Fairwarning.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison Schedule for Thursday, June 12, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 14, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:19 – OPEN


1:20 – 1:39 – Being gay in the Mormon Church [NOT CONFIRMED]

 

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

L.A. Film Fest returns to downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles is better known for making films than it is for exhibiting them, but for 17 years the festival now known as the L.A. Film Fest has been showcasing independent, international, and short films in the City of Angels. Returning to L.A. LIVE for the third year in a row, this year’s festival will feature a diverse slate of nearly 200 feature-length films, shorts and music videos, representing more than 30 countries, along with such signature programs as Poolside Chats, Coffee Talks, music events and more. In addition to the limited festival screenings, there will also be a number of free community screenings, including the Dirty Dancing Dance-A-Long and 30th anniversary screenings of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The Los Angeles Film Festival is produced by Film Independent, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to promoting and supporting independent films and filmmakers. Will you be going to the film festival? What films are you looking forward to seeing?

Guests:

Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times entertainment writer

 

 

2:00 – 2:21 - OPEN

 

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

What do your Air Jordans say about you?

Look in the mirror. Now, look at your shoes. Can you possibly tell who you are between your ears by what you wear on your feet? Researchers say yes. A recent experiment by psychologists at the University of Kansas found that shoes betray their owner’s emotional traits and politics, among other things – so much so that the study’s participants were 90% accurate with their guesses. As reported to the Journal of Research in Personality, flashy shoes are indeed indicative of extroverted personalities. One thing that people didn’t pick up on, however, is that brand new and well-kept shoes can often mean that the wearer has attachment anxiety.  What do your shoes say about you?

 

Guest:

TBD

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Chris Buckley asks, “They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?”

Author and satirist Christopher Buckley brings you more laughs after Thank You for Smoking: his new book chronicles the adventures of “Bird” McIntyre as he tries to pit the American people against China in order to garner congressional approval of a secret weapons system. When he fails to find an actual reason to smear the country’s reputation, he and his “sexy, outspoken neocon” cohort Angel Templeton fabricate a story for the Washington Press alleging that China’s secret service has plans to assassinate the Dalai Lama. Rumor, intrigue, and close-calls abound as Bird and Angel navigate their way through a full-fledged propaganda campaign to pit the United States against China. Christopher Buckley is here to discuss his latest work, and the art of storytelling.

 

Guests:

Christopher Buckley, author, They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? and Thank You for Smoking

IN STUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 13, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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

 

 

1:06 – 1:39 OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

The Department of Justice threatens legal action against Florida for its voter purge

The state of Florida has drawn a line in the sand about its right to purge its voter rolls, but the Department of Justice appears to have no qualms about crossing it. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott (R) went on record with Fox News, defending Florida’s controversial new program of citizenship verification. “We found individuals that are registered to vote that don’t have a right to vote, noncitizens, and they voted. I have a job to do to defend the right of legitimate voters,” said Scott. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez begs to differ; on May 31^st the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sent Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner a warning letter: the purge was taking place too close to Florida’s primary, in contradiction to federal law. When Florida refused to back down, the Civil Rights Division sent a second letter (dated June 11, 2012) informing the Detzner of the Department’s plans to initiate “an enforcement action” against Florida in federal court. “One of Congress’s concerns in enacting the provisions of the [Voting Rights Act] and [National Voter Registration Act], and one of the Department’s concerns in enforcing federal law as enacted by Congress, is ensuring that state efforts to find and purge ineligible persons from voter registration lists do not endanger the ability of eligible U.S. citizens to register to vote and maintain their voter registration status,” wrote Perez. “The federal statutes that the Department has called to Florida’s attention here are longstanding requirements of which the State is certainly aware.”

Both sides argue they are protecting voters’ rights – which case do you think has the stronger argument?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

Singing the blues with inmates of Louisiana’s Angola maximum security prison
Canadian blues singer Rita Chiarelli had been making pilgrimages to the cradle of the blues in the Mississippi when she learned about the Louisiana State Penitentiary – commonly known as Angola prison. Angola is legendary for harsh conditions… blues and folk legend known as Leadbelly did time in Angola, and he wasn’t the only blues musician to do so. Chiarelli was preparing for a concert at Angola when she was struck by the quality and gravitas of the musicians spending time behind bars at the facility. After a set of concerts at Angola she decided that rather than simply entertain the inmates, she would lead a concert during which she would play with musicians who were serving time. Country legend Johnny Cash performed many concerts at prisons like Folsom and San Quentin during his storied career, but never played with the convicts. How did Chiarelli manage to step over that line and convince prison authorities that this would be beneficial for inmates? What kind of rehabilitation can music provide to people who wind up behind bars? Is blues music still the music of the oppressed?

Guest:
Rita Chiarelli “cha-REH-lee”, Canada’s “Goddess of the Blues” has released eight albums since 1992; the focus of the new documentary “Music From the Big House”
IN STUDIO

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

A lesson on what it means to be a feminist, from someone born after 1990

What does the word feminism mean to a thirteen year old?? One might guess that today’s teenagers hold a lot of misconceptions about the definition, including that feminism equates with “hairy armpits” or “man-haters,” but the reality is that the both the word and the movement lack a tangible presence for the 11 – 18 year old set. High schooler Julie Zeilinger, who grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio, felt this lack. After completing a research project on women who choose to abort their female children, Zeilinger took on the label “feminist” and went looking for support from schoolmates. She found very little. Worse, as she began to reach out to places like the National Organization of Women or to read blogs like Feministing, she felt equally alone and underrepresented. So Zeilinger started her own site, TheFBomb.org, especially for teenagers. Zeilinger was recently named one of the “Eight Most Influential Bloggers under 21” by Women’s Day, as well as one of the “40 Bloggers Who Really Count,” by the Times of London. Zeilinger joins Patt today to talk about her experiences, as well as her new book, “A Little F’d Up: Why Feminism In Not A Dirty Word.” Do you consider yourself a feminist? What does the word mean to you? If you have a son or daughter, how do you explain it to him or her?

 

Guests:

Julie Zeilinger, founder of the blog The F Bomb  and author of “A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word” (2012)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Monday, June 11, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, June 11, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:39: OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30 The fight for Gabrielle Giffords’ seat in the House

A year and a half ago, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was grievously wounded by a would-be assassin. Tomorrow’s election to replace her 8^th district post is fraught with emotion, and politics. She’s endorsed her friend and former district director Democrat Ron Barber, who’s running against Republican Jesse. Aside from the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the election, the climate of the race itself is garnering some attention for its civil nature. Neither candidate seems to be slinging mud, at least directly, although political action and party committees haven’t shied away from negative campaigning. Just how entrenched are these PACs in campaigns? Does the race for Giffords’ seat look one way in Arizona and another way in D.C.? And what will one victory or the other mean for Arizona? And for Congress?

 

Guests:

Ron Elving, Senior Washington Editor, NPR

 

UNCONFIRMED

Kristen DelGuzzi (del-GOO-zee), senior editor for national and international politics, The Arizona Republic

 

2:06 – 2:19 California closes down courtrooms, despite $7.5 billion in uncollected fines

Courtrooms in downtown L.A., Hollywood, San Fernando, and elsewhere in California have recently laid off employees or closed due to falling revenues and budget cuts. What if the court system could get a $7.5 billion shot in the arm? Lloyd W. Pellman, former Los Angeles county counsel asked the California Judicial Council, the policy body for the state courts, to do something about collecting the more than $7.5 billion owed to the state court system. Lawyers familiar with the court system say that money owed to courts is too difficult to collect. Many are too poor to pay their fines, and it’s costly to jail the non-payers.

 

Guest:

TBD

 

2:21:30 – 2:30 Disco ball-like mirror could save your life

With his new disco ball-inspired mirror, a math professor from Drexel University may have eliminated one of the most pesky and dangerous quirks of driving: the blindspot.

 

Guest: UNCONFIRMED

R. Andrew Hicks

 

2:30-2:58:30 Time to start preparing for taxes (again)!

April 15^th may seem worlds away, but it’s never too late to get savvy with your tax preparations. Besides organizing your files and adjusting your withholdings to match the first half of this year’s income, now’s the time to strategize computer and home purchases, elective medical procedures, savings plans, or straight-up home improvements. July’s solar panel installation might be the difference between owing the government a check or expecting money back, so make sure to listen to today’s show for some expert advice. What do you do to prepare ahead of time for tax season?

 

Guest:

Selwyn Gerber, CPA and founder, Gerber & Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

Patt Morrison for Friday, June 8, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Friday, June 8, 2012

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

 

1:06 – 1:39 - OPEN

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Vacation etiquette

Ben Franklin was right – fish and guests do stink after three days.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a summer guest or a summer host…there is a polite way to navigate this socially treacherous territory with some sound advice and remedies to rudeness. Couch-surfing, pad-crashing etiquette: Can it exist? Can it be diplomatically enforced?

Guests:

TBD

2:06 – 2:19

Do parenting skills give female execs a leg up in the workplace?

A new study shows that 95 % of female professionals think raising children has provided them with “unique skills portable to the workplace.” Another 80% of working women believe that technology has made it much easier to balance work and family by connecting them to the workplace whenever and wherever they are. Do you agree?

Guests:

TBD

 

2:30 – 2:39

Finding water in the desert: Stephen’s Grace’s “Dam Nation”

From the pioneer’s doctrine “the rain follows the plow,” through the time of John Wesley Powell, the founding of Los Angeles – and the rise and fall of the Bureau of Reclamation – water has been and will forever remain a political issue in the American West. Lest anyone forget, author Stephen Grace drops by to talk to Patt about the history of water management in the American West. Put down the hose and listen up to the people who brought you the Guerrilla Graywater Girls’ Guide to Water.

 

Guests:

Stephen Grace, author of “Dam Nation” and “Under Cottonwoods”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Osen

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5173 / 626-483-5278

losen@scpr.org @Patt_Morrison

 

RE: Patt Morrison Show

 

Thanks a million!

 

Dave

 

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From: Michael Higby [mailto:michael.higby@mayorsam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:41 AM
To: Coelho, Dave
Subject: Re: Patt Morrison Show

 

Dave - I've gone ahead and removed the phone numbers rather than pull the whole thing down, so we can keep the schedule info up for folks. 

 

Let me know if I got them all.

 

Cheers,

MH

 

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Coelho, Dave <dcoelho@scpr.org> wrote:

 

Anytime….I’m at 626-583-5280

 

 

Thanks!

 

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From: Michael Higby [mailto:michael.higby@mayorsam.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:28 AM
To: Coelho, Dave
Subject: Re: Patt Morrison Show

 

Hi Dave, 

 

What time?

 

Cheers,
MH

 

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Coelho, Dave <dcoelho@scpr.org> wrote:

 

Hi Michael,

 

Do you have time for a quick phone call?

 

Thanks, Dave

 

Dave Coelho

Senior Producer, Patt Morrison

Southern California Public Radio - 89.3 KPCC

626-583-5280 office

323-632-5885 cell

 

 

 

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Patt Morrison for Wednesday, June 6, 2012

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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

l:00:00 – l:00:30

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FROM THE MOHN BROADCAST CENTER, I’M PATT MORRISON

1:06 – 1:18

Elections coverage

Guests: TBA

[BREAK]

1:23 – 1:30

Student voting made more difficult in Wisconsin

Guests: TBA

[MUSIC BRIDGE]

1:30 – 1:39

Gay civil rights bills race to the Supreme Court, but which has the best shot?

Back in February, a three-judge panel of the California Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Proposition 8 – the state ban on same sex marriage – unconstitional. On Tuesday, the California Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to revisit its original ruling on Proposition 8 en banc, which makes the Supreme Court of the United States the next place for the appeal. Out of all of the lawsuits making their way towards the Supreme Court on the issue of gay marriage, however, is this the one that gay rights supporters want to arrive first? And what about those opposed? There are a variety of challenges to the ban on same sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that have been winding their way through the court system. What’s the strategy involved in choosing which case should arrive first?

BROAD VOICE ABOUT CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ANTI GAY MARRIAGE LEGISLATION PATH TO U.S. SUPREME COURT, PLUS HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION

Eugene Volokh (VOH-luck), a constitutional law professor at the UCLA School of Law                                      

THEN GO TO JULIE FOR DETAILS ABOUT PROP 8 AND PATH TO U.S. SUPREME COURT

Julie Small, KPCC’s State Capital reporter 

                                                                                                            

AGAINT PROP 8 AND OTHER ANTI GAY MARRIAGE LEGISLATION

Adam Bink, director of online programs for Courage Campaign, an online organizing network against Proposition 8 and other anti gay marriage legislation that empowers more than 750,000 grassroots activists to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country

UNCONFIRMED

PRO PROP 8 AND PRO OTHER ANTI GAY MARRIAGE MEASURES IN OTHER STATES

Waiting to hear back from Alliance Defense Fund publicist Greg Scott, 480-444-0020, about someone from the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal aid group based in Arizona that helped defend Prop 8, and says they will bring Prop 8 to the U.S. Supreme Court

[BREAK]

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Prop 8 continued

Patt: We’re finished here, but the conversation continues on the Patt Morrison page at KPCC-dot-org and on our Facebook page. You’re listening to 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio. When we come back …

2:00 – 2:00:30

HR 2 – billboard

[NPR NEWS]

2:06 – 2:19

[OPEN]

PATT: Up next, we’ll be continuing the conversation with… / NEW SEGMENT

[BREAK]

2:21:30 – 2:30

[OPEN]

[MUSIC BRIDGE]

2:30 – 2:39

Wall Street CEO pay rises 20 percent in 2011, despite losses in corporate value

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the subsequent Occupy movement and the protests against the 1 percent, you might think that financial corporations would rein in the multi-million dollar salaries paid to their CEOs. Instead, compensation to the best-paid CEOs at the largest U.S.-based financial companies collectively rose by an average of 20.4 percent in 2011, according to a new report from Bloomberg Markets magazine. This rise is even more surprising in light of the fact that 33 of the 50 biggest financial companies had negative share returns in their 2011 fiscal years. High-level investment managers maintain that many of the CEOs of companies with underwhelming stock performance are overpaid and warn that the controversy over executive pay in the financial industry will not be resolved until shareholders hold executives fully accountable for their underperformance. How should we determine what compensation is reasonable for CEOs? How can shareholders or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) limit compensation increases paid to executives when their respective companies lose value?

[BREAK]

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Breaking the link between poverty and obesity

Do obesity and poverty travel hand and hand? It turns out the the five poorest states are also among the ten most obese, with Mississippi in the number one position in both columns.  In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that $1 can buy either 1200 calories of potato chips, 250 calories of vegetables, or 170 calories of fresh fruit. While there’s been plenty of research about food deserts – which involves availability – where is the corresponding conversation about the subsidies that make so much junk food inexpensive? What can be done to bring the price of healthy food down so the average American can afford to eat well?

Guests:

Patt: We’re finished here, but the conversation continues on the Patt Morrison page at KPCC-dot-org and you can follow us on Twitter. You’re listening to 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio.

FROM THE MOHN BROADCAST CENTER, I’M PATT MORRISON