AirTalk for Monday, April 29, 2013

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Monday, April 29, 2013

 

WATCHING SCOTUS DECISION ON TEXAS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CASE

 

***TENTATIVE**DO NOT PROMOTE***

11:06 –11:40

Topic: Supreme Court rules on race charges against University of Texas:

Guest: Greg Stohr, Supreme Court Reporter, Bloomberg News

BY PHONE

Guest: Ilya Shapiro, (pron TBA)Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute - a libertarian think tank; Editor-in-Chief, Cato Supreme Court Review

BY PHONE

Guest: Daria Roithmayr (pron: dah-REE-uh ROYTH-my-er); Law Professor, George T. and Harriet E. Pfleger Chair in Law, USC Gould School of Law; Roithmayr specializes in critical race theory and comparative law

BY PHONE

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Should legal immigrants who aren’t citizens serve on juries?

Guest:  TBA

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: UCI “Blackface” video

Guest:  TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: Who should be responsible for factory safety overseas?

TENTATIVE

Guest: Brian Finnegan, Global Rights Coordinator for AFL-CIO; author of AFL-CIO report, “Responsibility Outsourced: Social Audits, Workplace Certification and Twenty Years of Failure to Protect Worker Rights”

BY PHONE

2^nd Guest: TBA

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: The painful search for a hangover cure: For years, the medical community abstained from studying hangover cures because doctors didn’t want to be seen as encouraging overindulgence of alcohol. What helped change that was grasping the severity of the problem: it’s estimated that painful hangovers cost the U.S. economy $148 billion annually. Recovering revelers either call in sick or show up with headaches, nausea, decreased skills and general misery. Now, scientists are calling for more research into cures. What about tequila shots or a bottle of wine actually causes the pain of a hangover? Dehydration was blamed in the past, but that’s changing. What are your home-made cures and what do actual doctors recommend?

 

Guest: Dr. Sharon Orrange, (pron: like the fruit) M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at USC; Also has a private practice in Internal Medicine at USC

BY PHONE

 

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Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

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AirTalk for Friday, April 26, 2013

 

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Friday, April 26, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: Lawmakers want to strip the California Medical Board’s power to investigate physicians

Guest:  State Sen. Curren D. Price, Jr. who sponsored legislation to have the Medical Board’s powers removed. Sen Price represents the 26th district, which covers much of Los Angeles.

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Doctors debate telling patients they are terminally ill

Guest: Peter Ubel, Physician at Duke University and author of “Critical Decisions: How You and Your Doctor Can Make the Right Medical Choices Together” (Harper Collins, 2012)

Guest: Leslie Blackhall, Director of the Palliative Care Research Program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

 

12:06 – 12:40

Topic: FilmWeek: Mud, At Any Price, The Big Wedding, and more: Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Loewenstein to review the week’s new film releases, including Mud, At Any Price, The Big Wedding and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

Guests:  

Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Alt Film Guide

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

 

12:40 – 1:00  

Topic:  Friedken looks back on The French Connection, The Exorcist and life: Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin is out with a new book chronicling his rise from a poor urban neighborhood the height of Hollywood elite. Director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, Friedkin gives readers a behind the scenes look at how his films came to life - from how the Exorcist's demon voice was created to whom he considered for the lead role of Popeye.

Guest: William Friedkin, director of The French Connection and The Exorcist and more

AirTalk for Thursday, April 25, 2013

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: More students identify Stanford as their “dream school” than Harvard

Guest: Elizabeth Scarborough, CEO of SimpsonScarborough [ONE WORD], a market research firm that specializes in looking at higher-education brands.

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: OC Roundtable

Guest: Ben Bergman, KPCC’s Orange County reporter

Guest: Norberto Santana, Voice of OC

Guest: Teri Sforza, OC Register reporter

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: You can have Burger King delivered to your home...but would you? The fast food giant Burger King announced that it’s expanding their limited delivery service to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. One local Burger King in Glendale has been delivering Whoppers and fries since earlier this month. The new push for delivery is one way that the fast food chain is trying to hold on to customers in an increasingly competitive industry. A trend toward healthier eating and competition from newcomers like Chipotle and Panera are encroaching on fast food’s territory. Will offering deliver help Burger King keep its market share? What else are fast food chains doing to hold on to customers who are more concerned about the health effects of fast food? Would you order a Whopper to be delivered?

Guest: TBA

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Apps, ‘big data,’ and the ‘folly of technological solutionism’: Are you tired of hearing, “There’s an app for that?” In today’s technologically-savvy world, there seems to be an app to solve everything. This has many techies expectant of a promising future. As technology develops, it’s presenting solutions for problems as big as education reform and as basic as forgetting something. Not so, says Evgeny Morozov. In his new book, “To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism,” Morozov unabashedly attacks “solutionists” and the ideas coming out from the Silicon Valley. Morozov criticizes solutionists, those who try to solve problems with technology, for their utopian ideals because technology could never provide a solution to complex human problems. Rather, its solution can even make issues worse. With education, Morozov argues that technology can limit teacher-student interactions, which hinders development through discussions. In politics, online transparency discourages political activism because individuals want to keep their privacy. Is Morozov right? Are we so caught up with “big data” hype that we believe in an unrealistic Utopia? Can the internet cause more problems than find solutions?

Guest: Evgeny Morozov, author of “To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism” (Public Affairs) and “The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom” (Public Affairs, 2012)

AirTalk for Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: How do mosques deal with radicalized members?

Guest:  Edina Lekovic, Director of Policy and Programming at the Muslim Public Affairs Council

Guest: Sheikh Yassir Fazaga (YA-SIR FA-ZA-GA), the Religious Leader of Orange County Islamic Foundation  in Mission Viejo. And Director of Mental Health Department at Access California Social Services Agency in Anaheim.

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Florida law seeks to limit spousal support: Lawmakers in Florida have passed a law to cap amounts and duration of alimony payments. Governor Rick Scott could still choose to veto the controversial bill. Proponents frame it as a retirement issue. They say too many breadwinners find themselves on fixed income while paying former spouses who receive social security. Opponents say the bill would make stay-at-home parenting impossible. As the Associated Press details, "[The legislation] would make it harder to get alimony in short-term marriages and would generally prevent alimony payments from lasting longer than one-half of the length of the marriage.The bill defines a short-term marriage as less than 11 years, in which there's an assumption that alimony would not be awarded. If alimony is granted, it would not be more than 25 percent of the ex-spouse's gross income. For failed marriages between 11 and 20 years, there's no assumption either way, but alimony would not amount to more than 35 percent of the ex-spouse's gross income. And in long-term marriages, those longer 20 years, there would be an assumption in favor of alimony, though not more than 38 percent of an ex-spouse's gross income." In California, most of this is up to the judge's discretion. Is Florida heading in the right or wrong direction on this issue? With more Americans facing retirement, should there be a new policy discussion of long-term spousal support? What could be the unintended consequences of such a bill?

Guest: Erika R. Scheideman, Esq., Law Offices of Makupson & Howard based in Pasadena

Guest: Paul Nathan, Law offices of Paul Nathan based in San Francisco

Guest: TBA

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: In proposed immigration reform, paths to permanent citizenship may hinge on the art of “sign-cutting”:

Guest: Ted Alden, senior fellow at the non-partisan Council on Foreign Relations in Washington D.C., where he focuses on immigration policy

Guest: Border patrol agent TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: Recognizing the Armenian genocide: Today, Wednesday April 24th, marks the annual remembrance day for the estimated 1.5 million Armenians who died in the former Ottoman Empire, present day Turkey. President Obama's official statement for Armenian Remembrance Day did not include the word "genocide" despite a 2008 campaign promise to recognize the deaths of Armenians as such. "America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides," Obama said in 2008. "I intend to be that president." Several California legislators including Rep. Brad Sherman and Rep. Adam Schiff called on Obama to use the word "genocide" but so far the White House has resisted. Why is using the term genocide still a politically touchy subject? Is the US concerned about preserving its strategic relationship with Turkey? What would be the political fallout if the President did use the term genocide? How is this omission seen by the local Armenian and Turkish communities?

Guest:  Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: How successful people become successful: In his book “Give and Take,” Adam Grant explores the different ways people rise through the ranks on their way to extreme success. Can you be a giver without being a doormat? Is it better to take anything you can without returning favors, or to “match” those who give you help? Grant discusses how some of the most famous networkers and creative geniuses personalities helped them reach the top of their fields. Are you a giver? A taker? A matcher? What’s the best way to rise to the top?

Guest: Adam Grant, author of “Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success” and tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business

 

AirTalk for Monday, April 22, 2013

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Monday, April 22, 2013

WATCHING: Boston developments, Texas plant updates

 

11:06 –11:40

OPEN

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Should LA building owners be required to retrofit buildings to better withstand earthquakes?

San Francisco passed a sweeping law on Thursday that will require building owners to upgrade any properties that have the kind of structures mostly likely to be damaged in an earthquake -- so-called "wood-frame soft-story" buildings. The upgrades can cost upwards of $100,000 per building and some Los Angeles property owners are firmly opposed to that kind of law being enacted here. But San Francisco lawmakers successfully argued that requiring these upgrades was in the public interest. So far, only two other cities require property owners to pay for this type of earthquake retrofitting, Santa Monica and the Bay-Area suburb of Fremont. Does public safety override property owners' concerns about cost? Is it practical to have this requirement in a city like Los Angeles with such a high rate of low-income housing? Who would be responsible if a building owner couldn't pay?

 

Guest: Dan Faller, president and chief executive of the LA-based Apartment Owners Assn. of California

BY PHONE

 

2nd Guest: TBA

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: How should Occidental College handle on-campus sexual assault?: A case brought against Occidental College by several current and former students alleges that the school failed to respond adequately to sexual assault on campus. The group of Occidental students and alumni includes some who say the college failed to protect against sexual assault – their attorney, Gloria Allred, argues that 37 students were “raped, sexually assaulted, battered, harassed or retaliated against for speaking out against sexual violence." Occidental is in the process of reviewing its policies on sexual assault, and recently updated its approach to sexual misconduct cases on campus. The school is not the first to deal with allegations of inappropriate responses to sexual assault – female students at UNC Greensboro and Vassar have notably spoken out about the mishandling of cases in recent years.  How should schools handle sexual misconduct cases? Who is responsible for carrying out prosecution, the university, or local law enforcement? How can colleges better protect their students from sexual assault? Should they be liable for crimes committed on campus?

 

Guest:  TBA complainant

Guest: Gloria Allred, Attorney representing complainants; Partner with Allred, Maroko & Goldberg

BY PHONE

Guest: TBA university perspective

 

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: Furloughs of air traffic controllers kick in at LAX

Furloughs of air traffic controllers at the Los Angeles International Airport began yesterday (SUNDAY), as part of the across-the-board government cuts known as "sequestration." Flight delays are widely expected. The Federal Aviation Administration says the wait at LAX, the country's third busiest airport, will average about 10 minutes, but could balloon up to over an hour. The reduction in air traffic controllers' hours is just one of many cost-saving measures the FAA is enacting. The agency is also going to close control towers at 149 smaller airports, including at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster and Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.

Guest:  TBA

 

**TENTATIVE**DO NOT PROMOTE

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Scientists call for more hangover-cure research:

Guest:  

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

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AirTalk for Friday, April 19, 2013

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Friday, April 19, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

OPEN

 

**TENTATIVE** DO NOT PROMOTE**

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Does Tylenol dull your thinking along with your headache?

Guest:  TBA Researcher

Guest: Michael Shermer, Founding Publisher, Skeptic Magazine; Executive Director of the Skeptics Society

IN STUDIO           

 

11:40-12:00

OPEN

 

12:06 – 12:40

Topic: FilmWeek: Oblivion starring Tom Cruise, Pawn, Antiviral and more:  Larry is joined by KPCC film critics Wade Major and Henry Sheehan to review this week’s releases, including Oblivion, Pawn, and Antiviral. TGI-FilmWeek!

Guest: Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and boxoffice.com

IN STUDIO                    

Guest:  Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and dearhenrysheehan.com

IN STUDIO         

           

12:40 – 1:00

Topic:  Friedken looks back on The French Connection, The Exorcist and life: Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin is out with a new book chronicling his rise from a poor urban neighborhood the  height of Hollywood elite. Director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, Friedkin gives readers a behind the scenes look at how his films came to life - from how the Exorcist’s demon voice was created to whom he considered for the lead role of Popeye.

Guest: William Friedkin, director of The French Connection and The Exorcist and more

IN STUDIO           

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

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AirTalk for Thursday, April 18, 2013

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

11:06 –11:20

OPEN

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Should Army Generals be treated like the Dilberts of the world?: If one thing is undeniable about the U.S. military, it's the power of hierarchy. If a brigadier general tells a full-bird colonel to jump, the only answer is "how high?" But as part of an effort to reform the training of top military brass -- generals and admirals, specifically -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, has put into effect a review system similar to that used on much of corporate America to root out some of the recent scandalous behavior of high-ranking military officers. This will include taking into account the opinions of lower-ranking soldiers and sailors about how their boss does his/her job. Should the military adopt the way of corporate America? Is the political correctness enforced by HR review processes useful in a military constantly engaged in bloody conflict?  

 

Guest:  Tom Ricks, Senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Contributing editor, Foreign Policy magazine. Author of “The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today” (Penguin Press, 2012)

BY PHONE

 

Guest: Jeffrey Addicott, Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.

BY PHONE

 

11:40-12:00 Revenge Porn: Revenge porn websites, where an angry ex posts sexually explicit photos or videos of a former lover, have fallen into a legal gray area for decades. Victims often find private photos of themselves posted on websites with their name, links to social media sites and even their address or phone number. But because current law protects the right to post these photos, there is often no recourse to get the content removed. Now, Florida is close to passing a bill to make it illegal to post nude pictures of someone online along with identifying information without written consent. The bill would subject violators to a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison, five years of probation and a $5,000 fine. Would a bill that bans this type of post online be violating the constitutional protection of free speech? What can victims of revenge porn do if this kind of content was posted without their consent? How can you protect yourself and your personal information so you don’t end up a victim of revenge porn?

 

Guest:  Mary Anne Franks, Law professor at the University of Miami School of Law

BY PHONE

 

12:06 – 12:30

OPEN

 

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: Lakers make/miss playoffs: A look back at an unusual season:

 

Guest: Mike Bresnahan, Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times

BY PHONE

 

**TENTATIVE**NOT CONFIRMED**DO NOT PROMOTE**

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Cupcakes and Kogi, Baconators and Pom: when the bubble bursts on food trends:

Guest:  TBD

 

 

Warm regards,

Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

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