AirTalk for Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Anny Celsi & Allen Williams

626-583-5100

SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

 

GUEST HOST IS PATT MORRISON

11:06 –11:20
Topic:  TBD
Guest:  

11:20 -11:40
Topic: Easing end-of-life anxiety with psychedelic drugs: Research studies have shown that the use of LSD and other psychotropic drugs greatly reduces the stress, fear, anxiety and pain associated with advanced cancer.  One dose of psilocybin, administered by a doctor under controlled circumstances (which can include plush sofas, Persian carpets and sitar music), gives patients a euphoric sense of emotional well-being, peace and optimism that can last a year or more, greatly changing their outlook even in the face of terminal illness.

Guest: TBD

11:40-12:00
Topic: Black boxes in cars: You may not know it, but there’s a plan to get a black box in your car. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is pushing for mandatory crash recorders for all cars. Some groups are bristling at this effort, namely the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They are worried that this will lead to tracking and recording of data that encroach on the privacy of drivers. For instance, what if you lend your car to a friend who proceeded to drive like a speed demon up and down the highway? If the data in the black box was accessed, then the information could make it back to your insurance company, resulting in a huge rate hike. And the black box would track more than just your speed, but if airbags are deployed, what seat belts are connected, the position of the brake and accelerator, and more. With no regulations in place for how much information can be stored, critics of the plan are sincerely worried that these devices could be used for more harm than good. Supporters of the plan, however, point to the fact that most cars already have some form of a crash recorder, and that the amount of data gathered is routinely used to make cars safer for consumers. When it comes to the privacy issue, they indicate that the NHTSA doesn’t have the jurisdiction to access such information anyway. Should cars have these black boxes in them? Will it really make driving any safer? Or could it be used against us? Are you even aware of whether or not there is one in your car?

Guest: Clarence M. Ditlow, Executive Director of the Center for Auto Safety

BY PHONE

12:06 – 12:20
Topic: DWP extends an olive branch to Owens River community:
Guest: TBD

12:20 – 12:40
Topic: TBD
Guest:

12:40 – 1:00
Topic: Odds on Oscar, betting on Best Picture and more:  Gambling on the Academy Awards.
Guest: TBD