AirTalk for Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Kaitlin Funaro

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SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: Fate of wild horses divides Native Americans, animal rights groups

The practice of slaughtering wild horses on Indian reservations has never been banned, but has been forced to stop when funding for inspection was cut from the federal budget. The issue whether to restore funding to the inspection has divided animal rights groups and some Native American groups—at times driving a wedge between members of the same tribes. Proponents of feral horse slaughtering, including the Navajo Nation, say the itinerant animals cost the tribe hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and take away important natural resources from its land. Opponents say that there are ways to preserve the horses and killing them violates a cultural tradition and identity of Native Americans.

Guest:  Erny Zah (pron: ZAH), director of communications for the President’s Office at the Navajo Nation

Guest: TBD CON

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Do we praise our children too much?

Guest: Deepa Fernandes, KPCC’s Early Childhood Development Correspondent

Guest: TBA praise expert

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: Does a jury of your peers have to be all English speakers? A New Mexico Supreme Court ruling this week underscored the rights of non-English speakers to serve as jurors in the state's trials. Its constitution declares clearly that the right of any citizen to "sit upon juries, shall never be restricted...on account of...inability to speak, read or write the English or Spanish languages." It's the only state in the union to make such an accommodation - by providing interpreters for prospective jurors.

NOT CONFIRMED

Guest:  Margaret Montoya, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law

CONFIRMED

Guest: Richard Gabriel, the President of Decision Analysis, Inc. a national trial consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: College hook-up culture off the hook? Not so, new study says: Despite recent headlines claiming that sex among college students was on the rise, students are actually having less sex than two decades ago. This, according to new research presented Tuesday at the American Sociological Association. Martin Monto, a sociology professor from the University of Portland, found “no evidence of substantial changes in sexual behavior that would support the proposition that there is a new or pervasive ‘hookup culture’ among contemporary college students.” But young adults do seem to be having sex with fewer strings attached to partners. The researchers looked at nationally representative data from the General Social Survey of 1,829 high school grads, ages 18-25, who had finished at least one year of college. They compared answers from 1988-1996 with those from 2002-2010 and found no major differences. These latest findings echo other, similar research. So is the hook-up culture just a myth? What’s really going on behind closed campus doors?

PENDING/DO NOT PROMOTE

Guest: Martin A. Monto, professor of sociology, University of Portland

AirTalk for Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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Tuesday, August, 13, 2013

 

9 a.m. TAPING for 11:40 SEGMENT

11:06 –11:20

Topic: Judge throws out LAPD’s impound policy for illegal immigrants, what’s next? (TEMP HEADLINE)

Guest: Paul Orfanedes (ore-fuh-NEE-deez), attorney for Judicial Watch

Guest: Michael Kaufman, ACLU staff attorney

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: Will Amber alerts be silenced by blaring complaints?: California State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) says Amber alerts should be "used sparingly and effectively to earn the public trust." The comments come after worry that folks will opt-out of receiving emergency alerts on their wireless phones. Last week, the Amber alert sounded loud across California and beyond for missing teenager Hannah Anderson.

OPEN PHONES

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Guest:  Alex Padilla, California State Senator (D-Pacoima); Chairman State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications

 

***TENTATIVE ** DO NOT PROMOTE

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: High-Speed Rail Authority reacts to Hyperloop:

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: Sexting versus cheating: Which is worse? Which would you more likely to forgive?

New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s second bout of sexting revelation has again got lots of people talking about digital infidelity. It’s been pretty well established that sexting is a form of cheating, but how likely would you let your partner off the hook for it? According to a new survey conducted by the magazines Men’s Health, Women’s Health and the sex advice website Good In Bed, only 1 in 5 polled say they would leave their partner if they caught them sexting with someone else. What’s more, one third of the nearly 5,000 respondents say they won’t even confront their partners about it. Is sexting without sex worse than cheating? Would you be more likely to forgive sexting than physical infidelity? How could your relationship survive sexting?

Guest: Kristen Mark, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Director of Sexual Health Promotion Lab at the University of Kentucky. She is one of the researchers behind the Good In Bed survey.

Guest: Jennifer de Francisco, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in couples therapy, separation, and divorce therapy in Newport Beach.

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Do you like the orderliness of a homeowner association, are would your rather live in a less-structured neighborhood?

Guest: TBA

 

AirTalk for Monday, August 12, 2013

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SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Monday, August 12, 2013

11:06 –11:30

OPEN

 

11:30 -12:00

Topic: Using the iPad as a parenting tool:

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents keep their children under the age of 2 from having any screen time--that’s television as well as gadgets like mobile phones and tablets. But what we should do and what we actually do are two different things, as parents discover the world over just how well their iPhone or iPad double as a pacifier for their kids. Experts all seem to think that children learn better with traditional activities like drawing or playing, but the reality is that it is getting harder and harder to ensure kids stay “screen free.” While it seems like an inevitability, how young is too young to expose a child to a device? Is there any educational value to phone or tablet apps that target toddlers?  

Guest 1: A TBD PEDIATRICIAN

Guest 2: Sharon Rechter (REHCHT-ehr), Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at BabyFirst TV, a Los Angeles-based educational content provider and app-maker for babies and toddlers.

BY PHONE

Guest 3:  Caroline Knorr, parenting editor at Common Sense Media, a San Francisco-based non-profit that studies the effects that media and technology have on children.

BY PHONE

12:06 – 12:25ish

Topic: Tyson Foods bans beef with Zilmax growth hormone: Last Thursday [Aug 8], market traders noticed cattle prices rise sharply. It was in response to news that Tyson Foods - a major meatpacker - quietly had sent letters to cattle feedlots indicating Tyson would no longer buy cows fed Zilmax. That's a supplement designed to bulk up cows before slaughter. Tyson cited the health of animals as reason for the change. They said experts have anecdotal evidence of cows becoming lame as a side effect of the growth-inducing drug. Such supplements are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If market prices are up on the news, consumers can expect supermarket prices to rise, too. Industry watchers are calling this a game-changer. Some also question Tyson's true motivation. Is it because they're trying to gain access to foreign markets that ban growth hormones? Is the export market becoming more important than domestic shoppers for agriculture companies? Will other meatpackers follow suit? Will feedlots be forced to halt using Zilmax and similar drugs?

Guest:  Tom Talbot, Cattle producer and Veterinarian from Bishop, California; Member, Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

BY PHONE

Guest:  TBD Critic of Zilmax

Guest: Dennis Smith, Livestock Industry Analyst, Archer Financial Services

BY PHONE

12:25ish – 12:40

Topic: Kegger! Top party schools unveiled: did your alma mater make the list?

Guest: Rob Franek "FRAN-ik", publisher, The Princeton Review

BY PHONE

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: How Legos went from being a cute toy to a play-time empire: The iconic LEGO brick was built in 1958, and since has captivated fans everywhere becoming the world's most valuable toy company. But just 10 years ago, unprofitable, the company faced bankruptcy. It started with a Danish carpenter who created toys, and through innovation created hit toys for the next four decades. The book, “Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry” by David Robertson delves into the company’s ethos, its most popular inventions, what nearly ruined them, and how they bounced back. Robertson’s book is an insider’s story that gives a glimpse into the brand that has reinvented itself through designers, company leadership, and loyal fans. Did you play with LEGOs as a kid? What did building things with snap-together blocks teach you that you used later in life?

Guest: David Robertson, is a professor of Innovation and Product Development at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and the author of “Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry”

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RE: AirTalk for Thursday, August 8, 2013

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SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Friday, April 9, 2013

 

 

11:06 –11:30??

Topic: Five years since ban, texting while driving has more than doubled

California banned texting while driving and drivers from using handheld cell phones 5 years ago. The Automobile Club of Southern California has released new findings looking at how well the bans are working out. The results might be surprising: texting while driving is apparently up 126%, even though handheld mobile use is down 57%. The surveys were conducted starting 2008, before the bans took effect. Distracted driving was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes in 2010, according to the National Highway Safety Administration. Besides California, 10 other states have banned the use of handheld mobile phones and 41 states prohibit drivers from texting. Have you stopped texting while driving since the ban? Are currently texting while driving penalties to curb the behavior?

 

BY PHONE

Guest:  Steven Bloch, Ph.D., (pron: TBA) Traffic Safety Researcher, Automobile Club of Southern California

NOT CONFIRMED

Guest: TBD, Officer with the California Highway Patrol

 

 

 

 

11:30 -11:40

Topic: Industry and entertainment news from Television Critics Association summer tour: The hardest working summer camp in Beverly Hills just wrapped. The Television Critics Association two-week tour featured previews of possibly racist, definitely over-hyped and likely entertaining new programs. There were also insightful industry trends of note. One surprising thesis: the long-coveted 18-49 demographic is over? What are the most promising new shows? Which audiences are they trying to win? (And will Angelenos get to see any of the CBS fodder?)

 

Guest:  Tim Molloy, Reporter, TheWrap.com

 

 

 

11:40 - 12:00

Topic: Should fast food workers be paid a living wage? In light of the recent actions over wages for fast food workers, activists and economists are debating the consequences of actually paying a living wage. On one side, you have economists saying that paying a living wage would be beneficial not just to the workers themselves, but overall because it would ultimately result in less government support and it wouldn’t actually cost consumers all that much. On the other side, you have folks arguing that it’s untenable for businesses, would cost jobs and would ultimately hurt working families…etc. (TEMP BLURBAGE)

 

BY PHONE

Guest: John Schmitt, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research

 

Guest: TBD

 

REACHED OUT TO:

Michael Saltsman, E

Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Vincent Reinhart

 

 

 

12:06 – 12:40

Topic: Filmweek: Elysium, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, We’re the Millers and more: Larry Mantle and KPCC critics Tim Cogshell, Henry Sheehan and Charles Solomon review this week’s releases, including Elysium, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, We’re the Millers and more. TGI-Filmweek!

 

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

IN STUDIO                             

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

IN STUDIO                             

Guest: Charles Solomon, film critic and animation historian for KPCC, author for amazon.com

IN STUDIO

 

 

 

12:40 – 1:00

*NOT CONFIRMED DO NOT PROMOTE*

Topic: Reporter wants Harrison Ford to start acting his age

For many over 30, Harrison Ford is the actor from such iconic adventure flicks as Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” For those under 30, they might know him as the guy who played Shia LaBeouf’s pops in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” The 71-year-old actor is tapped to replace Bruce Willis in the upcoming “Expendables 3,” the sleeper hit franchise starring a bunch of 80s action stars. Ford also told the Daily Telegraph that he sees no issue giving it another go as the cranky archaeologist in a fifth Indiana Jones installment. "We've seen the character develop and grow over a period of time, and it's perfectly appropriate and OK for him to come back again with a great movie around him where he doesn't necessarily have to kick as much ass,” Ford told the Daily Telegraph in an interview. Ford’s desire to continue taking on action hero roles has irked Graeme McMillan over at the Hollywood Reporter. “The actor celebrated his 71st birthday this year, placing him six years past his suggested retirement age and at the point where most actors are either accepting smaller roles that involve passing on sage advice in a small cameo or retiring altogether,” McMillan writes. By reprising a role which he made famous 30 years ago, is Harrison Ford potentially turning himself into a parody of his younger self? Is he setting himself up for failure?  

 

Guest: TBD

 

 

AirTalk for Thursday, August 8, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBD  

 

 

 

11:20 -11:30

Topic: Should bond measures only need 55% voter percent support instead of two-thirds majority?:  In the last Los Angeles city election, a bond measure to raise money for transit projects failed to pass by a hair. Measure J secured 64.72% of the vote, but needed 66.6%. State law requires local bond measures to have two-thirds of the vote, but some lawmakers want to change that. They argue city infrastructure is crumbling because  tax-raising efforts are hamstrung by too high a threshold for voter support. One lawmaker in particular is rather passionate. Yesterday [WED], City Councilman Bob Blumenfield won support of L.A. City Council to support passage of ACA 8. The Sacramento bill was authored by Blumenfield during his time in the California State Legislature. If it passes the Senate, it would place a measure on the November 2014 ballot to reduce the threshold for passage of local infrastructure bond measures to 55%. Why is two-thirds the current standard for such measures?

 

REQUESTED

PRO Guest:  Bob Blumenfield *or* Representative of Los Angeles Business Council

CON Guest:  Representative of California Taxpayers Association *or* Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc.

 

 

 

11:30-12:00

Topic: NFL player caught yelling racial slur [TEMP HEAD]

Guest: TBD

 

 

 

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: Should states set education goals by race? [TEMP HEAD]

Florida will start implementing education goals based on race starting this school year. The state sets different reading and math standards for students from different minority groups. It wants 90 percent of Asian American students reading at grade level by 2018, 88 percent of whites, 81 percent of Hispanics and 74 percent of black students. In math, 92 percent of Asian American students are expected to perform at grade level, compared with 86 percent for whites, 80 percent for Hispanics and 74 percent for blacks. The goals were approved last October by the Florida Board of Education. Critics say by setting goals lower for black and Hispanic students the state is essentially telling these students that they are not as capable as whites and Asian Americans. Pam Stewart, Florida education commissioner, says standards must be established before achievement and learning gaps could be narrowed. This week, the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a complaint against the goals with the U.S. Department of Justice.   

 

Guest 1:  TBD

Guest 2: TBD

 

 

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBD

 

 

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Queens of Noise [TEMP HEAD]: The 70’s rock band The Runaways helped pave the way for female artists of today like Madonna and Lady Gaga. The LA-based band was the first all-girl group to be signed to a major label and tour the world. Evelyn McDonnell’s “Queens of Noise: The Real Story of The Runaways” tells just that—the real and complete story of the band that stirred up controversy with their sometimes provocative displays of sexuality on stage. McDonnell says her recount of The Runaways’ history is one that’s full of California tales, teenage angst and feminist fables.    

 

IN STUDIO

Guest:  Evelyn McDonnell, author, “Queens of Noise”

 

AirTalk for Wednesday, August 7, 2013

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SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: What is 'intensive therapy' for sexual harassment offenders?:

 

Guest: Robert Weiss, Clinical Social Worker and Founding Director of the Sexual Recovery Institute, which counsels people with a variety of problems, including sexual harassment offenders

BY PHONE

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: What a clean or cluttered desk says about you: Is a messy desk a sign of genius or merely a sign of a messy desk? It’s probably somewhere in between, say researchers at the University of Minnesota. According to a couple new studies published in the journal Psychological Science, disorderly environments can represent a break from tradition, which can in turn inspire more creativity. But before you start throwing office files about, there are perks to being neat and orderly too. It turns out people who keep their desks organized, are more likely to be charitable and to eat better. Why? Well, being in a clean room seemed to encourage people to do what was expected of them, explains psychological scientist Kathleen Vohs. What else do our desks say about us? Can altering our environment, improve our performance? Will this data lead to greater understanding or spark bigger battles between co-workers with different styles?

Guest: TBA

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: MRIs, opiates, and complicated surgeries: Are we over-treating back problems? [TEMP HEAD]

 

Guest: Dr. John Mafi, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

BY PHONE

Guest: TBA back surgeon

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Americans are reaching for something other than a Bud.

Beer has lost its place as America's favorite alcoholic beverage, according to a new poll. Gallup says Americans are just as likely to drink a cold brew as they are to order a glass of red or white. Two decades ago, 47 percent chose beer and only 27 percent wine. Those between 18- to 29-year-olds who are non-white are particularly embracing wine as booze of choice. The beer industry has experienced a bifurcation in the last few years. On the one hand, sales for well-known entities like Budweiser, Bud Light and Miller Lite have seen a steep drop, but craft and craft-related brands have continued to see double-digit growth. Los Angeles seems to bear out this trend with new microbreweries cropping up every few months. Are you drinking more wine than beer? What's your favorite beer? Are you an imported beer person, a domestic beer drinker, or a home-brew devotee?

 

 

Guest: Pete Reid, publisher of Modern Brewery Age, a trade magazine for the beer industry

BY PHONE

 

Guest: Jenny Zegler, beverage analyst at Mintel, a global market research firm. Her areas of research include both the beer industry and the craft beer market.

BY PHONE

 

AirTalk for Monday, August 5, 2013

Contact: Producers Joel Patterson, Jasmin Tuffaha, Fiona Ng, Karen Fritsche

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SCHEDULE FOR AIRTALK WITH LARRY MANTLE

Monday, August, 5, 2013

11:06 –11:30

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBD

 

 

11:30-12:00

Topic: Childless cities (TEMP HEAD)

Think Manhattan or San Francisco and the images that come up are young, hip urbanites living life up. But author Joel Kotkin says cities shouldn't only be a playground for the young. He argues in a City Journal piece that in order for cities to continue to thrive economically and culturally, they must draw young families out of the suburbs and back to urban areas. Which means they need to create affordable urban neighborhoods with good schools, safe streets, nice parks and more. Is this premise valid? Can the young, upwardly-mobile creative class sustain urban growth just as well? If you are married with kids, have you ever considered moving to a place like downtown Los Angeles?

 

Guest:  Joel Kotkin, who has co-written a piece titled “The Childless City” for the City Journal, a quarterly magazine put out by the Manhattan Institute. He is also the author of “The City: A Global History” (Modern Library, 2006)

Guest: Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology at New York University, and author of “Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone” (Penguin 2012)

Call him @ landline: TBD                                                     

12:06 – 12:30

Topic: How can L.A. crackdown on hit-and-runs?

In 2012, the LA Weekly reported on an awfully high number of vehicular hit-and-run crashes in Los Angeles. The report said that the LAPD records about 20,000 hit-and-run incidents a year, 4000 of which result in injury or death. It also reported that 48% of all crashes in LA are hit-and-runs, compared with and 11% average across all US cities. And despite those statistics, the report said, “there is no LAPD task force or organized city effort to address the problem.” In response LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a motion calling for the LAPD to start addressing the problem, and the department then released its own report to the Police Commission and the Public Safety Committee. The report took issue with the 48 percent figure, saying that the number was reached by calculations using only "reported collisions" and not "all collisions," and claimed that city's hit-and-run rate is actually comparable to other major metropolitan areas. On July 26th the Public Safety Committee met to discuss the issue, with city council members, LAPD representatives, and bicycle and pedestrian safety advocates on hand. Despite some reported pushback from LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing, the participants seemed to agree that hit-and-runs have not been adequately addressed before, and that they are not properly punished or even prioritized by law enforcement.  Now that the issue has been officially brought to motion, what will be done to curb hit-and-runs?  What can be done?

 

Guest: (PENDING) Joe Buscaino, LA City Councilman

Guest:  (PENDING) Mitch O’Farrell, LA City Councilman

Guest: (PENDING) Michael Downing, LAPD Deputy Chief

Guest: (PENDING) Mike Feuer, LA City Attorney

12:30 – 12:40

Topic: Can the hypothetical "Hyperloop" make California high-speed rail history? Imagine travelling from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about thirty minutes without the help of Scotty. Elon Musk, the inventive entrepreneur behind Tesla, SpaceX and PayPal, is envisioning a transportation tube he’s calling a “fifth mode of transportation.” On August 12, he’ll reveal the alpha design for the project, then crowd-source ideas from anyone and everyone with a brilliant scientific mind. Musk thinks he can make it happen for about $6 billion and with competitive ticket prices. His inspiration stems from his derision for California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project. He told Bloomberg Businessweek last year, “[T]he $60 billion bullet train they’re proposing in California would be the slowest bullet train in the world at the highest cost per mile. They’re going for records in all the wrong ways.” Is this the paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for? How much do we know about how it would work? Why is Musk releasing the alpha design as open source rather than patenting it? Should officials with the high-speed rail project be paying attention?

Guest:  Alan Ohnsman, Bloomberg News reporter covering automotive and green transportation

12:40 – 1:00

NOT CONFIRMED - PENDING GUEST

Topic: Food critic hates In-and-Out Burger. Is he high? (TEMP HEAD)

 

Guest:  Larry Olmsted