AirTalk for Monday, June 3, 2013

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Monday, June 3, 2013

 

***PLEDGE CLOCK IN EFFECT***

 

11:08 –11:20

OPEN

 

11:27 -11:39

Topic: UN panel calls for moratorium on ‘Killer Robots:’ Governments around the world should stop research on lethal autonomous machines before it’s too late, according to a United Nations human rights expert. A group of researchers, including experts on drone technology that work for the Pentagon, warn that killer robot technology could arrive before nations have time to think through the implications. Christof Heynes, a UN special rapporteur urged world leaders to press pause on research, saying “Time is of the essence.” Speaking to reporters in Geneva, he said programming machines to kill without humans making decisions could encourage more wars and make it more difficult to hold anyone accountable for war crimes. Autonomous, non-lethal systems are being developed by the Pentagon already. Their envisioned use includes crowd control while delivering humanitarian aid to danger zones. Human Rights Watch wants an all-out ban on killer robots. But a different camp says the Pentagon ought to continue research and development because the U.S. can’t anticipate what it will need in future conflicts. How quickly is the technology moving? Can a machine with artificial intelligence make the same battlefield judgement as a human soldier? Why can’t a human be kept in the loop, as occurs with current drone technology?

Guest: Bonnie Docherty (DOK-ur-tee), Senior Researcher, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch; Lead author on "Losing Humanity: The Case against Killer Robots," a joint publication on fully autonomous weapons that was jointly published by Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic

BY PHONE

Guest: Christopher Harman, Senior Naval Analyst, Institute for the Study of War - a described as a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization dedicated to advancing an informed understanding of U.S. military affairs.

BY PHONE

 

11:44-11:54

Topic: Killer Robots (CONT’D)

 

12:08 – 12:20

TENTATIVE

Topic:  Santa Ana Police pursuit turns deadly for innocent pedestrian:

Guest: TBA, Santa Ana Police Department

2^nd Guest: TBA

 

12:27 – 12:39

Topic: Why is LAUSD helping high school students get STD-test results by text message?: The Los Angeles Unified School District and the STD-test sharing site Qpid.me have joined forces to encourage students to get tested for sexually-transmitted diseases and share those test results with potential partners. The site,  shows users where the nearest STD testing center is located. The results of the test are then sent via text message to the user. The LAUSD is targeting seventh through twelfth grade students and demonstrating how to use Qpid.me in health classes. They say the service will hopefully encourage teens to demand to know the STD-status of potential sexual partners. Critics, however, say that Qpid.me encourages young people to engage in pre-marital sex. Does a service like Qpid.me encourage promiscuity? How do users protect their privacy? Does the site stigmatize users with negative test results? Will users receive accurate information?

Guest: Ramin Bastani, (pron TBA) Founder & CEO Qpid.me (CupidMe)

BY PHONE

Guest: Valerie Huber, President National Abstinence Education Association

BY PHONE

 

12:44 – 12:54

Topic: Why is LAUSD helping high school students get STD-test results by text message?: (CONT’D)

 

 

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AirTalk for Friday, May 31, 2013

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Friday, May 31, 2013

11:06 –11:20

Topic:  United Nations rep wants to press ‘pause’ on killer robot technology:

Guest: TBA, Human Rights Watch

NOT CONFIRMED

Guest: Ron Arkin, Regents’ Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing, has published extensively on autonomous systems, has conducted research under funding provided by the US Army and Navy; Consultant in the area of intelligent robotic systems

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Strip club receiving Enterprise Zone credits stokes criticism of tax-incentive program:

Guest: Steve Smith, Spokesperson, California Labor Federation

BY PHONE

2nd Guest: TBA

 

11:40-11:50

Topic: Los Angeles Kings take on Chicago to reach hockey’s Stanley Cup finals:

NOT CONFIRMED

Guest: Nicholas J. Cotsonika, NHL writer for Yahoo! Sports

 

11:40-11:50

Topic: Santa Monica’s “Inkwell” celebrated as a seminal spot for black surfers: On Saturday, Heal the Bay is hosting an event at Bay Street in  Santa Monica beachto honor the life of Nick Gabaldon (1927-1951), a pioneering African-American surfer, and celebrate multicultural beach

Guest: Alison Jefferson, Title TBA

BY PHONE

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: Filmweek: After Earth, Now You See Me, The Kings of Summer and more: Larry and KPCC critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this week’s releases, including After Earth, Now You See Me, The Kings of Summer and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

Guest:  Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

IN STUDIO                   

Guest: Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC and Alt Film Guide

IN STUDIO  

                 

12:30 – 12:48

Topic: Film critic Peter Rainer chronicles thirty years of film: Peter Rainer has been a film critic for thirty years. In his book, “Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film Writing in a Turbulent and Transformative Era,” Rainer gives an extensive history of films, directors, actors and more. This nearly 550-page book includes some of his reviews, his take on the best and worst films, and how film and the players involved have grown...for better or for worse. Rainer joins AirTalk to discuss why he thinks Fight Club and Zero Dark Thirty are overrated and which films are underseen.

Is he right? What’s on your overrated and underseen lists? Do you follow the work of any particular directors or actors?

Guest:  Peter Rainer, author of “Rainer on Film,” film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor

IN STUDIO

 

12:48 – 12:58

Topic: A new era for the Pasadena Pops: When the Pasadena Pops open their season on Saturday, the group will have a new face. That of their new conductor, Emmy-nominated multi-platinum singer and entertainer Michael Feinstein. He joins the Pops after the sudden death of his longtime friends and Pops leader Marvin Hamlisch. Feinstein hopes to bring his passion for forgotten scores and all things Gershwin to his conductorial debut.

Guest: Michael Feinstein, musician and the new conductor of the Pasadena Pops orchestra

ON TAPE

 

 

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Jasmin Tuffaha    office: 626.583.5162 

Producer, “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” 

 

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AirTalk for Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

11:06 –11:30

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:30-12:00

Topic: Supreme Court sneak peek and “The Roberts Court:” From gay marriage to DNA patents to racism-related laws, the Supreme Court will rule on a number of landmark cases in the coming weeks. Movie star Angelina Jolie’s recent revelation about her breast and ovarian cancer predisposition has highlighted a genetics case. The court has to decide whether human genes are patentable, specifically whether a Utah company can patent BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes, of which Jolie, like thousands of women, is a carrier.. From California, the Proposition 8 case will address the constitutionality of a ban on same-sex marriage. In conjuction with that case, a decision is slated on the Defense of Marriage Act -- and whether the federal government can deny benefits to gay couples in state were they are legally married. In Shelby v. Holder, the justices are asked to weigh whether the 1965 Voting Rights Act is still necessary to prevent racial discrimination in elections and polling. The other race-related case stems from Texas. A young white woman claims she was discriminated against by the University of Texas when they admitted minority students over her. These highly politicized cases come at a time when the Justices have repeatedly split 5-4 along conservative-liberal lines. We’ll speak with Marcia Coyle about her new book, “The Roberts Court.” Coyle examines major cases on health care, money in elections, guns, and race -- and the significant role of conservative judicial activists in shaping and arguing them.

Guest:  Marcia Coyle, (pron: marsha coil) Author, “The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution;” Chief Washington Correspondent, The National Law Journal; as a lawyer and journalist, Coyle has covered the Supreme Court for 25 years

Guest: Lisa McElroy, (pron: MAK-ul-roy), Professor of Law, Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University; Supreme Court scholar

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: IOC soon to determine fate of wrestling, baseball at the Olympics

In February the International Olympic Committee made headlines when they recommended that wrestling be dropped from the 26 core sports of the Olympics for the 2020 games. The committee determined that the rules needed to be easier to understand and that the sport needed to hire more women in management, stipulations aimed at broadening the sport’s appeal. Since then FILA, the wrestling’s international governing body, has worked to reform the sport and will be presenting its new look to the IOC executive board this week. IOC President Jacques Rogge told the AP in an interview that FILA has made productive changes to give it a chance to remain in the Olympics, but as of now it is still competing with 7 other sports - karate, sport climbing, squash, roller sports, wakeboarding, Wushu (Chinese martial art) and baseball/softball - for just one spot to remain a part of the Games. The IOC’s recommendation to put wrestling on the chopping block offended many people, not just wrestling fans, because the sport was part of the ancient games and feels essential to the spirit of the Olympics. But the IOC has made an effort in recent to modernize the Games, and if no one is watching wrestling, then shouldn’t the committee make room for a new sport?

Guest:  TBA

 

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: Vintage car collectors vintage divided over reissuing of CA classic license plates

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has been taking preorders for the so-called “legacy license plates” – the yellow, blue and black plates that were originally released between the 1950s and 1970s. If 7,500 people put in their orders before January 2015, the plates will go into production. The program was established by a bill authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, who represents parts of the San Fernando Valley as well as Atwater Village, Los Angeles and Silver Lake. The DMV wants the new plates to resemble the look and feel of the originals as much as possible, despite certain standards these replicas would have to follow (for instance, license plates in CA have to be reflective). But the re-releases could be used on any cars, even though California laws only allow classic plates to be used on classic cars. Some vintage car enthusiasts are less than thrilled about the reissue, saying that it cheapens the value of the originals they’ve worked so hard and spent so much money to get.

Guest:  Rex Roden (ROH-dehn) , President and Director of the Association of California Car Clubs. The ACCC consists of thousands of automobile hobbyists throughout the state who are interested in California laws and policies regarding collector automobiles.

Guest: Jeff Forton (FOR-tun), owner of Fortech (FOR-tech)Automotive and Restoration in Tustin, CA. The shop restores and sells vintage license plates, among other things.

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Prairie Home Companion comes to the Greek

Guest:  Garrison Keillor, title TBA

 

Updated AirTalk for Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: Rounding up bill activity in California legislature as both houses prepare to vote this week

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee shelved 144 bills on Friday with an eye on the state's fiscal constraints. The bills not making it to the Assembly floor would have cost the state $2.8 billion, and included measures to require adult film stars to wear condoms and a measure to put a 10% tax on bullet sales. Some of the bills moving forward include AB 48, a bill that requires ammunition dealers to report sales of more than 3000 rounds to the Department of Justice, AB 47, which would increase penalties for swatting (prank 911 calls), and AB 999, which would require prisons to provide inmates with access to condoms when they are available. Last weeks the Senate Appropriations Committee also shelved a slew of its own bills that would have cost $3.2 billion, including separate tax measures on cigarettes, sodas, and oil extraction. The Senate will, however, push forward on a number of gun related measures, including SB 47, which would expand current bans on assault weapons to include certain semi-automatic rifles and pistols, and SB 53,

which would increase regulation on all ammunition purchases and ban all internet and mail order sales of ammunition.

 

Guest:  Julie Small, KPCC State Capitol Reporter

Guest: Dan Walters, Political Columnist, The Sacramento Bee

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Successful crackdown on distracted driving, so what's the next target?: The number of drivers using cell phones on California roads has been dropping, according to new statistics from the California Office of Traffic. In 2012, they estimated 10.8 percent of drivers actively using cell phones at any one time. For 2013, that number went down to 7.4 percent. The news comes after April's big crackdown on distracted driving by CHP and over 250 local law enforcement agencies across the state. More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for talking or texting. Since the awareness and enforcement seems to be working, what other dangerous driving habits should be policed vigorously? Is it the use of indicators when changing lanes? Cutting across multiple lanes of traffic? Driving a car desperately in need of repair?

 

Guest: Officer Saul Gomez, CHP Officer in the Southern Division (Glendale offices)

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: How old is too old for pregnancy? Reports about mothers giving birth well into menopause and celebrities who are having babies into their 50s have been making headlines for the past few years. Improved fertility treatments and hormones that can stave off menopause are making it possible for women to become pregnant much later in life but it’s also raising the question about what age is too old to have a baby. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine recently updated their recommendation to physicians, now saying that women ages 50 – 54 shouldn’t be discouraged from pursuing pregnancy using donor eggs. Should physicians encourage postmenopausal women to have children? What are the health risks to pregnancy after 50? What are the ethical concerns of later motherhood? Why do older mothers receive more scrutiny than older fathers?

 

Guest: Sharon Steinberg, mental health clinical nurse and lecturer at the Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. (also former Fellow in the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School)

Guest:  Dr. Richard Paulson, the Director of USC Fertility. He is also a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the the school.

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: Should e-cigarettes be treated like the real thing? On Friday, the California State Senate approved a plan to add e-cigarettes to the state’s smoke-free laws, banning them from the workplace, schools, public buildings, day care centers, and restaurants. Backers of the bill argue that, though they don’t burn and produce smoke like tobacco, e-cigarettes may have a second-hand smoke risk, and they should, therefore, be treated like real cigarettes. Opponents of the bill argue that there is no proof of a health risk to bystanders, and that e-cigarettes have, in fact, helped countless people to stop smoking tobacco cigarettes.You already can’t “light up” an e-cigarette on a trains and submarines (they’re banned by Amtrak and the US Navy), but if the bill becomes a law, they, like tobacco cigarettes, would be banned from most public places. If they don’t actually cause smoke, is it fair to ban e-cigarettes from public places? Or should government be erring on the side of caution until studies can prove that they’re safe? And what about the idea that nicotine is a recreational drug? Should that disqualify it from our workplaces? What about our cars? Should we be treating this technology as helpful or harmful?

 

Guest: Margo Sidener (SIH-dehn-ehr), Breathe California of the Bay Area, a nonprofit that flights lung diseases

Guest:  Michael Siegel, Professor of Community Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at Boston University. He has studied the health effects of e-cigarettes.

 

12:20 – 1:00

Topic: Phil Jackson: The “Zen Master” of the NBA reveals his secrets to success:

 

Guest: Phil Jackson, Head coach of the L.A. Lakers (2000-2010), winning five NBA titles; head coach of the Chicago Bulls (1989-1998), winning six NBA titles; Jackson played on the 1970 & 1973 NBA champion New York Knicks; his new memoir is “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success” (Penguin Press; May 2013)

 

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AirTalk for Monday, May 20, 2013

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Monday, May 20, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: Politics update post Sunday talk shows: (TEMP HEAD)

Guest: Jonathan Wilcox, Republican Strategist; former speechwriter for Governor Pete Wilson

Guest: Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist; former senior Obama advisor in 2008, who now runs the Los Angeles office for the Dewey Square Group

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Abercrombie – marketing angles, etc (TEMP HEAD)

Since his 2006 interview with Salon resurfaced last week and went viral, Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Michael S. Jeffries has faced a slew of backlash and protests towards his blunt comments regarding the company’s marketing strategy. In the interview, Jeffries says, “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” The CEO has faced controversy and lawsuits in the past for discriminating against employees and employee candidates based on their physical appearance or their age, and for refusing to produce plus-sized clothing. Amid the recent backlash, Jeffries released a statement Thursday (5/16) claiming that the quotes were mostly taken out of context and gave no indication that the company would change course. Should they? Where do you draw the line between focusing on a particular demographic and being an exclusionary company? To what extent should a company be responsible for being inclusive? Have Jeffries’ candid remarks actually helped his company? Would you shop at Abercrombie? Would you let your kids shop there?

Guest:  Gabriella Santaniello, Senior Vice President of Retail Market Research at Wedbush Securites

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

12:06 – 12:25

Topic: Alhambra Police Department implements “predictive policing”:  

It's straight out of the mind of sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick, but “predictive policing” is not just a nifty plot device. Since late 2011, the Los Angeles Police Department has been using the tool in a number of geographic areas. The software, also called PredPol, is developed by a team of academics and uses police data to predict and map where crime will likely happen. The algorithm’s latest convert is the city of Alhambra, which has become the first place in Southern California to implement its use on a city-wide scale. Research has shown that police officers perform significantly better with the the help of PredPol, but critics worry that its use might lead to racial profiling and violations of the 4th Amendment.

Guest:  Mark Yokoyama, Alhambra Police Chief

Guest: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Professor of law at the University of the District of Columbia . He recently published a paper on prediction policing and possible 4th amendment issues in Emory Law Journal.

 

12:25 – 12:45

Topic: District 6 School Board Debate: [Temp head]

Guest: Monica Ratliff, candidate for school board

Guest: Antonio Sanchez, candidate for school board

 

12:45 – 1:00

Topic: Rock the Vote puts its imprint on the the Los Angeles city election

Guest:  Heather Smith, President of Rock the Vote

 

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AirTalk for Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Mandating a “living wage” for Los Angeles hotel workers: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel said over the weekend that she supports a plan to extend the city's "living wage" requirement so all hotel workers in the city. The city already requires hotels along Century Boulevard near LAX to pay their employees $12 an hour. Greuel said over the weekend that she wants to expand that. Hotel workers say higher wages will pump much-needed cash into the Los Angeles economy but business leaders argue that it will drive employers outside of the city. Greuel says she supports the higher wages but Eric Garcetti has not taken a position. Will this issue drive a wedge between the two candidates in the run up to the election? Should the "living wage" be extended to all hotel workers? Will hotel owners be able to afford the increases and remain profitable?

Guest 1:  Tom Walsh, president of UNITE HERE! Local 11

Guest 2: TBD

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: California Condors versus Wind Farms

Guest:  Ashley Richman, Director of Siting Policy at The California Wind Energy Association

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: How will California spend its budget surplus?

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: How are travellers impacted by lack of airport competition?

Guest: William Swelbar, Research Engineer in MIT’s International Center for Air Transportation

Guest: Brian Sumers, Airports and Airlines Reporter, Los Angeles News Group

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Cyborg Neil Harbisson listens to color: Neil Harbisson was born completely colorblind, but with a machine he helped invent called the "eyeborg" he can now hear in color. Harbisson says he was inspired by the idea of expanding his perception: his eyeborg machine perceives a wide spectrum of colors, including some that the human eye can't detect, and translates them into sound. Each color matches up with a tone and pitch, and using bone conduction in the back of his skull, Harbisson is able to listen to the colors the machine is seeing. Harbisson has been wearing his eyeborg for more than a decade, and over time has adapted it to see more and more. The eyeborg can detect some colors that only insects and birds can see, as well as infrared, which Harbisson says is his favorite color because of its low tone. Harbisson, a former music student, has used his expanded senses as a cyborg to contribute to his art. He paints famous speeches and works of music. He has spent time listening to famous faces -- Prince Charles has a nice sound to him -- and looking at beautiful vistas, though Harbisson says his favorite views are at the supermarket, where pure white light enhances bright colors. While many are fascinated by the eyeborg, Harbisson says that cyborgism hasn't quite caught on. There are developments to be made in the medical field for those wishing to use technology to enhance their sense. Harbisson has also been outspoken about cyborg rights; he has often been discriminated against by store owners and law enforcement officers who assume the eyeborg is a camera. What is the future of cyborgism? How can people enhance their perception with technology? Neil Harbisson joins us for a conversation about his experience as the world's first recognized cyborg.

Guest:  Neil Harbisson, Cyborgist and Colorologist

 

AirTalk for Friday, May 10, 2013

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Friday, May 10, 2013

 

11:06 –11:30

Topic: (To be announced - USC - UCLA story)

 

TENTATIVE

Guest:  Sanden Totten, KPCC Science Reporter

Guests: TBA

 

11:30 -11:50

Topic:  McCain introduces bill that overhauls cable TV business:

Guest:  Carmen Balber (BAHL-buhr), executive director of Consumer Watchdog

Sent request out to McCain.

Guest: Steve Effros (ehf-FRAWS), cable industry analyst and he headed the Cable Telecommunications Association for 23 years.

 

11:50-12:00

OPEN

 

12:06 – 12:40

Topic: Filmweek: The Great Gatsby, And Now a Word from Our Sponsor, Aftershock, and more: Larry and KPCC critics Wade Major and Henry Sheehan review this week’s releases, including The Great Gatsby, And Now a Word from Our Sponsor, Aftershock and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

Guest: Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and Host/Producer, IGN DigiGods

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

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: It’s a family affair: The Source Family makes a second run at fame: [blurb needed]

Guest: Jodi Willie, director of The Source Family

Guest: Isis Aquarian, Source Family member

Guest: Electricity Aquarian, Source Family member