PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE - LIVE FROM CHARLOTTE for Monday, September 3, 2012

10-11 am PT/1-2 pm ET
1-2 pm PT/4-5 pm ET

Contact in Charlotte: Lauren Osen - 626-483-5278  

Contact in Pasadena: Joe Armstrong - 773-263-7337

 

1:06 – 1:19
RNC wrap-up

Guest:
Ryan Lizza



1:21 – 1:30
Charlotte opens its arms to the DNC
Charlotte, North Carolina was named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who became the wife of England’s King George III the year before the city was founded. To this very day, Charlotte retains the nickname the ‘Crown City’, although Charlotte is also known as ‘The Hornet’s Nest,’ a second nickname derived from a statement made by British Revolutionary War General Cornwallis whose forces were ousted from the city by hostile residents. More than two centuries later, the 2012 Democratic National Convention starts in earnest tomorrow and no hurricanes are currently threatening to upend the procedural nomination of incumbent Democrat president Barack Obama. Following on the heels of last week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, the Democrats chose Charlotte early in 2012 knowing full well that North Carolina’s 15 Electoral College votes went to Obama in 2008 by a narrow margin and that the state would be hotly contested in this year’s election. Many Democrats called for the convention to be moved after voters approved in May an amendment to the North Carolina State constitution that bans gay marriage in the state, but the show will go on with Los Angeles’ Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa swinging the gavel as the Democratic Convention Chair. What will the Democrats accomplish at their 2012 National Convention? How will the week of speeches and balloons affect the final two months in the race for the White House?

Guests:
Tom Hanchett, staff historian at the Levine Museum of the New South



1:30 – 1:50
Michael Grunwald’s ‘New New Deal’ reveals story behind Obama’s economic stimulus
As the Democratic National Party prepares to once again officially name Barack Obama as its nominee for president of the United States, Americans on both ends of the political spectrum are voicing their opinions of Obama’s performance over the last four years in office. What defines a presidency in the context of history? President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal fundamentally shaped his era as Commander in Chief, but it remains to be seen what the first African-American president’s legacy will be. One defining endeavor is most certainly the $800 billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. Journalist Michael Grunwald, in his book “The New New Deal,” examines the stimulus which he says was as ambitious as FDR’s New Deal and also the most extensive infrastructure investment since President Eisenhower’s interstate highway system. How do you think the economic stimulus implemented by the Obama administration will be remembered in the long run? Did it truly help prevent a depression?

Guest:
Michael Grunwald, author, “The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era”

1:50 – 1:58:30
Comedy Congress: Live from the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Patt Morrison takes Comedy Congress on the road to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, where she and Comedy Congress’ stalwart funny man Ben Gleib will help figure out what makes Democrats so funny. Gleib will be on gaffe patrol in the southern city and he’ll bring it all to listeners live without a net. Which speech or politico will have the funniest moments at the 2012 DNC? What will keep us talking and guffawing through the home stretch of the election season?
Guests:
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

4:06 – 4:30 - OPEN



4:30-4:39
North Carolina liquor laws kick off the DNC in a ‘dry spell’
Local alcohol laws and restrictions might be alien concepts to outsiders, but they’re simply a way of life in some American cities like Charlotte, North Carolina. With thousands of thirsty Democratic conventioneers descending on the southern city this week, these differences in the specific times and days that allow thirsty patrons to purchase libations are enough to cause one to drink. In North Carolina, all spirits – distillates other than beer and wine – can only be bought at state-run Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) stores, and all ABC stores are closed every Sunday and on holidays like Labor Day. This means that many Democrats also may be looking for a martini or margarita to go with their votes when they arrive on Sunday or Monday. State officials tried to pass a bill that would temporarily exclude from the liquor restrictions Mecklenburg County, which includes the convention host town of Charlotte, but the measure stalled in a Senate Committee leaving convention revelers high and dry. Restaurants and bars can still serve liquor but to keep up with increased demand, they’ll have to stock up before the two-day lockdown begins. With 6,000 delegates, 15,000 journalists, and tens of thousands more politicians, lobbyists volunteers and other attendees and onlookers arriving in a matter of days demand for tippling will be high. Can the DNC get going in style without proper social lubricants? Will you raise a glass to the DNC from California?

Guest:
UNCONFIRMED
Susan Stabley, Staff Writer for the Charlotte Business Journal

4:41:30 – 4:58:30
Peter Dreier ranks the 100 greatest Americans of the 20th Century
America has undoubtedly changed during the course of the 20th century and, according to professor of politics Peter Dreier, one such change has been towards becoming a more humane, inclusive, and democratic country. Throughout the century, countless distinguished Americans have influenced the trajectory of the nation and pioneered to achieve greatness, but how do Americans define genuine greatness in the context of history? What characteristics make some Americans greater than others? Dreier attempts to answer these and other questions in a new book “The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame.” The Occidental College professor hopes to provoke and inspire readers to think hard about what truly makes certain individuals great and also what our choices of who qualifies as ‘the greatest’ says about us as a society. Ranging from women's suffrage to the civil rights movement and beyond, which influential Americans do you rank as some of the greatest of the 20th Century and why? What do your selections say about you as a person and as an American citizen?

Guests:
Peter Dreier, E. P. Clapp Distinguished professor of Politics, and director of Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College; author of “The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame” (Nation Books 2012)

 

 

 

 

 

Producer - Patt Morrison
89.3 KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
213.290.4201 – mobile/SMS
626-583-5171  – office
474 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91105
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PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE for Friday, August 31, 2012

Patt Morrison will be on-air in its normally scheduled time slot from 1pm-3pm.


1:21 – 11:40

California has some of the worst response times for veterans’ benefit claims

Disabled United States veterans in metropolitan areas face some of the longest response times in the country for decisions on war-related disability claims. An investigation by The Bay Citizen and the Center for Investigative Reporting recently revealed that while the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs takes an average of eight months nationally to respond to a claim, in cities like New York, most veterans wait a year or longer. Here in California, wait time averages more than nine months, with the administrations in San Diego and Los Angeles vying for the title of ‘longest to respond.’ For comparison, it takes the V.A. in South Dakota an average of less than six months to respond to a claim. Since 2012, the V.A. has seen the number of new claims filed annually increase by 48%, but the number of claims representatives has only increased by five percent.

 

Guest:

Aaron Glantz, reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting

 

 

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

NPR programming VP reveals disturbed childhood in ‘Giving Up the Ghost’

Many teenagers feel like outcasts, pariahs and misfits, but in his book “Giving up the Ghost,” NPR’s vice president for programming’s Eric Nuzum reveals that his teen years were so disturbingly disenfranchising that he found himself on the brink of suicide. The subtitle of Nuzum’s book concisely sums up the contents: “A Story About Friendship, ‘80s Rock, A Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted.” Nuzum credits his friend Laura with giving him a reason to not end his own life during his tumultuous formative years and is also thankful to his mother for insisting he check himself into a mental hospital. In his account of his younger years, Nuzum also describes how his very real emotional struggles manifested in the hauntingly surreal form of a ghost who visited his dreams. Listen in as Nuzum recalls his demons and explains how he made it out alive. 

 

Guests:

Eric Nuzum [NOO-zum], vice-president for programming at NPR; author of the memoir “Giving Up The Ghost: A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted”

 

 

2:06 – 2:19

Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech

The stakes were high last night as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finally took the podium to deliver his speech accepting the party’s nomination. Was he able to deliver the clear and concise vision for America’s future that many analysts and voters have said he lacks? Patt checks in on the contents of Romney’s speech, as well as his delivery.

 

Guest:

Dr. Jack Brown, physician and Body Language Expert; he writes the blog

bodylanguagesuccess.com.

 

 

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

New law makes DIY food legal to sell (PENDING APPROVAL ON FRIDAY)
If you’ve every baked or eaten a homemade brownie so good you’d be willing to pay for it, you’re in luck.  A new bill moving its way through the California legislature would make it legal for do-it-yourself bakers to sell home-cooked foods. Current laws prevent food prepared in anyplace other than a commercial kitchen to be sold, except in the venerable fundraising bake sale. Home cooked food is a huge industry in the more than 30 others states that already have ‘Bakers Bills’ on their books – to the tune of annual sales of $100 million in West Virginia alone. In trying economic times, the ability for people to sell their home-cooked foods directly to consumers has provided a much needed source of extra income for people who know their way around a cookie sheet or bread oven. California’s bill would still come with regulations, however; permits would still be required, foods would have to be labeled as homemade, ingredients could not include meat or cream and would have to be listed, and gross yearly sales could not exceed $35,000, although that ceiling would rise to $50,000 in 2015. Anyone selling directly to consumers would also have to register with local health departments and take courses in food handling. Food safety experts are less optimistic and cite concerns about the kinds of conditions and possible contaminants in home kitchens. Would you eat a blueberry scone cooked in a kitchen in a home with a sick child or unruly pet? Should Californians be able to sell brownies make at home? Would you buy them?”

Guests:

Michael Gatto, (GAHT-oh), Assemblyman for the 43rd Assembly District (representing the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and parts of Los Angeles, including Los Feliz, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, and Van Nuys); co-sponsor of AB1616, California’s proposed ‘baker bill’

Mark Stambler, home baker who was making as many as 50 loaves of bread a week before the Los Angeles County Health Department ordered him to stop

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Guest:

Jason Alexander, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, and comedian; best known for his role as George Costanza on Seinfeld, appearing from 1989 to 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer - Patt Morrison
89.3 KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
213.290.4201 – mobile/SMS
626-583-5171  – office
474 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91105
jarmstrong@kpcc.org

 

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE for Thursday, August 30, 2012

11:06 – 11:19

OPEN

 

 

11:23 – 11:39

Why Millennials need to start getting it on

The recession impacted the life of Americans far and wide, but perhaps no group was hurt harder than the Millennial generation. Generation Y has entered a job economy that’s forced them to postpone marriage, and delay purchasing homes and cars, but their lack of economic growth has also led a decline of birthrates compared to past generations. The Great Recession essentially led to a pause button on adulthood for Millennials, according to The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson, and has led to declines of purchases on everything from diapers to pregnancy kits, child care and education.

 

Guests:

UNCONFIRMED

Steve Williams, reporter for Bloomberg

 

Wolfgang Lutz , Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital

 

 

11:41:30 – 11:58:30

Is fat the new gay?

Are they born that way? Is it a lifestyle choice? These are common questions surrounding the cultural acceptance of homosexuality, an acceptance that has evolved significantly in the last half-century. But they also apply to another cultural phenomenon that touches us all: the obesity epidemic. With the appearance – and ridicule – of obese New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the GOP Convention this week, the obesity question is now front and center: Do we as a society accept people as obese? Do we wish to enact laws – societal priorities – to “cure” the obese as was once thought acceptable for homosexuals? Would we ever accept an obese person as a national leader, a position that has required a telegenic and photogenic aesthetic since the dawn of mass media?

Guests:

Paul Campos, professor and contributor to Salon

 

UNCONFIRMED
James Rainey, LA Times Reporter

 

 

2:06 – 2:19

OPEN

 

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

How much money will California really lose due to pot dispensary closures?          

Two days ago the Huffington Post issued the following headline: “Obama’s War on Weed in California: Cannabis Crackdown Has Dire Economic Consequences.” But how dire are the circumstances? Is marijuana really an under-utilized cash cow in a debt-ridden state? Over the last few years, with the legalization of medical marijuana and the opening of thousands of dispensaries statewide, California has had the opportunity to test this theory. What are the results? That depends on what side you talk to: millions of dollars in taxes, or rising crime and the bills that come along with policing that crime. For some, the Obama administration’s recent decision to crack down on California is driving a lucrative business with plenty of legal employees out of state, including out of the city of Los Angeles, where the L.A. City Council voted that all dispensaries be shut down by September 6^th. But is the medical marijuana industry responsible for bringing in as much as proponents claim? How much potential revenue does California really stand to lose?

 

Guests:

Mark Lacter, contributing writer for Los Angeles Magazine and writes the business blog at LA Observed.com

 

UNCONFIRMED

Betty Yee, board member, California State Board of Equalization

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Lisa Bloom fights for our sons’ futures

Lisa Bloom investigates why young men in the U.S. are medicated, suspended and expelled from schools at quadruple the rate of girls, incarcerated more than any other male group in human history and how parents can combat these problems in her new book, “Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture”

 

Guest:

Lisa Bloom, a National TV legal analyst and the New York Times bestselling author of “Swagger”

 

 

 

 

 

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE for Wednesday, August 29, 2012

11:06 – 11:19 - OPEN

 

 

 

11:23 – 11:39

Is California really losing money due to pot dispensary closures?          

In the battle to legalize marijuana in California, one of the most common “pro” arguments rests on the notion of marijuana as a cash cow, with the potential to bring in millions of dollars. Over the last few years, with the legalization of medical marijuana and opening of thousands of dispensaries statewide, California has had some opportunity to test that argument. For some, then, the Obama administration’s recent decision to crackdown on California’s medical marijuana industry has thrown a wrench in the wheel, and is driving a lucrative business with plenty of legal employees out of state, including out of the city of Los Angeles, where the L.A. City Council voted that all dispensaries be shut down by September 6^th. But is the medical marijuana industry responsible for bringing in as much as proponents claim? How much potential revenue would does California really stand to lose?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

 

11:41:30 – 11:58:30
Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ warns about not teaching evolution
Bill Nye is most widely known for being “The Science Guy,” a TV personality that made science fun and accessible in one hundred episodes of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” that ran from 1993 to 1998. Last weekend, Nye kicked the Creationism vs. evolution hornet’s nest with statements made in a video posted to the Big Think website. In the video, Nye advocated for evolution, cautioned that the teaching of evolution would make future generations less intelligent and took some potshots at Creationists, saying "It's very much analogous in trying to do geology without believing in tectonic plates. You're just not going to get the right answer. Your whole world is going to be a mystery instead of an exciting place." With these comments, advocates for both viewpoints lined up in their usual battle lines and a war of words ensued. How would not teaching evolution change the teaching of science?

 

Guests: TBD

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:39

Ask the Chief

It’s time for Ask the Chief, your monthly opportunity to put your law and order questions to top cop Chief Charlie Beck. Patt gets the latest on several internal LAPD investigations, including whether members of its SWAT unit took advantage of their positions to buy and then resell specially-made handguns. Chief Beck will also speak about the investigation into the use of overly-harsh physical methods by officers at a ‘military-style’ boot camp for youth and what the LAPD has done in to beef up public security in the wake of the Aurora and Wisconsin shootings. Plus, your questions.

 

Guest:

Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department

 

 

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

What your taste in music says about you
The results from personality tests like Myers-Briggs can tell you a lot about a person, but if you really want to get a peek inside someone’s soul take a look at their music collection. A quick spin through their iPod or stacks of vinyl records can provide insight into a person’s temperament, disposition and may give you an idea of whether or not you’ll likely get along. Granted, music taste is subjective, but an informal poll of Patt Morrison’s team revealed that you may be being judged by your favorite tunes. To wit: do you like the indie band Deerhoof (artsy), pop songsmith Aimee Mann (contemplative), country crooner Taylor Swift (vapid) or grizzled troubadour Tom Waits (experimental and peculiar)? The world of sports can be especially revelatory when it comes to music tastes… the L.A. Dodgers organization plays songs selected by specific players when they step up to the plate or onto the pitcher’s mound, allowing thousands of people to groove to… or suffer through an athlete’s preference for Young Jeezy. What do your music tastes say about you? Do you judge people by their music?

 

Guests:
Marah Eakin (MAHR-ah EE-kihn), music editor for The A.V. Club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer - Patt Morrison
89.3 KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
213.290.4201 – mobile/SMS
626-583-5171  – office
474 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91105
jarmstrong@kpcc.org

 

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE for Tuesday, August 28, 2012 (11 a.m - Noon, 2-3 pm)

 

11:06 – 11:19  - OPEN

 

 

 

11:23 – 11:39

This year’s presidential ticket is sporting something it never had before: a candidate from Generation X
Representative Paul Ryan’s ascension as the presumptive vice presidential nominee is the first time Generation X - those born between the mid-1960s to the early 1980s - has had a shot at a seat at the big table. The public perception of Gen Xers is that they are apathetic, confused, self-loathing, and fatalistic – hardly the kind of image of the socially conservative and fiscally grounded fitness nut that Paul Ryan exhibits. Could Paul Ryan be a new symbol for a generation that has suffered through a severe recession during its prime wage-earning years? Or does Ryan represent another aspect of the misunderstood generation that has simply been biding its time?

Guest: TBD

 

 

 

11:41:30 – 11:58:30

Rising number of Afghan forces turn their guns on NATO

Though most deaths during the war in Afghanistan have come during NATO and Afghan National forces facing off against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, a rising number of NATO soldiers have been killed from Afghan soldiers turning their guns against, seemingly, ‘their own team.’ According to Newsweek, members of Afghanistan’s security forces have killed 40 soldiers this year, which has surpassed last year’s total of 35. The “green-on-blue killings” have increased since the onset of the war. According to the Long War Project, insider killings have accounted for 13 percent of NATO casualties in 2012, 6 percent in 2010 and 2011, 3 perecent in 2009, and less than 1 percent in 2008.Reasons for the increase of shootings are unclear. According to the Long War Journal, US commanders have insisted that attacks are due to “cultural differences between Afghan and Western troops.” Of note is also the Taliban influence in Afghanistan, who have infiltrated members of the Afghan National army and posed as members. According to CNN, A Department of Defense report in April stated that " a large majority of green-on-blue attacks are not attributable to insurgent infiltration of the ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces] but are due to isolated personal grievances against coalition personnel."

 

 

Guests:

Unconfirmed

Andrew Exum, Senior Fellow with the Center for a New American Security, former U.S. Army soldier in Afghanistan, author of “This Man's Army: A Soldier's Story from the Front Lines

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:19 - OPEN

 

 

 

2:21:30 – 2:39

How did hurricane Katrina change America?
Seven years ago today, the residents of New Orleans were in the midst of the last day before The Storm, as hurricane Katrina has come to be known by locals in its aftermath. The following day, on August 29^th, 2005, the storm would make landfall as a Category 3 story with winds reaching 74 to 130 miles per hour and the gulf coast was hit hard.  Levies were breached in New Orleans and over 1,800 people lost their lives in the storm and ensuing flooding. At an estimated $81 billion, Katrina would be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Katrina changed the city of New Orleans forever, but the disaster changed our larger culture on many levels. Criticism of the Bush administration’s response to the storm prompts different responses to disasters by political leaders today; a generation of young people learned about volunteering by moving to New Orleans to help rebuild the city; and racial and economic inequality in America was laid bare by the wind, water and aftermath. How is America different in a post-Katrina reality? Will the lessons learned continue to be heeded as time passes?

 

Guests: TBD

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Ayn Rand in Hollywood

Before John Galt, there was Jesus. Ayn Rand, the writer responsible for “The Fountainhead,” “Atlas Shrugged,” and (allegedly) Paul Ryan’s worldview, started – like many writers – at the low rung of the Hollywood totem pole. In 1926, the new-to-the-country Russian émigré found herself working as a junior screenwriter for Cecil B. DeMille on “The King of Kings,” an epic “part-Gospel, part-Technicolor” re-telling of the Passion of Christ. For $25 a week, Rand toiled away for no credit, until she eventually left for New York, returning to Hollywood on her own terms in the mid-1940s, when she would see her own novels turned into films, including “The Fountainhead,” which starred Gary Cooper. What is the connection between Ayn Rand’s early years in the movie-making machine and her later magna opera, and were the films that followed any good?

 

Guests:

UNCONFIRMED:

Anne C. Heller, author of “Ayn Rand and the World She Made”

Michael Phillips, film critic for the Chicago Tribune

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer - Patt Morrison
89.3 KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
213.290.4201 – mobile/SMS
626-583-5171  – office
474 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91105
jarmstrong@kpcc.org

 

RE: Patt Morrison schedule for Monday, August 27, 2012

HOURS REVISED DUE TO RNC COVERAGE

 

HOUR ONE

 

11:06 – 11:40 OPEN

 

11:41:30 – 11:58:30

Who gives more to charity – Democrats or Republicans?
The ongoing calls for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to issue additional years of his tax returns haven’t ceased. Romney has faced criticism for his reasoning - that doing so would violate his religious freedom because it would reveal exactly how much money he has tithed to his Mormon church. Democrats continue to press the issue, but should they be so vocal about taking a look at charitable contributions? According to philanthropy.com, a website that tracks charitable giving state-by-state, Utah tops the list of giving, with residents donating 10.2 percent of their discretionary income to charities. Utah is a solidly red state and went for John McCain 62 percent to 24 percent in 2008 and it has a large Mormon contingent. Blue state New Hampshire is bringing up the rear with residents of the ‘The Granite State’ donating only 2.5 percent of their discretionary income to philanthropic organizations. But if you tweak the numbers to remove donations to religious charities the giving evens out. So why the disparity? Do liberals not put their money where their bleeding hearts are or is there something wrong with the math?

Guests:
Dem political strategist - TBA

Arnold Steinberg, political strategist and analyst; a libertarian-conservative long associated with Republican campaigns

HOUR TWO

2:06 – 2:30

Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass talk sleepwalking and movies

In “Sleepwalk with Me,” comedian Mike Birbiglia’s alter-ego Mike Pandamiglio has two loves: comedy and his girlfriend, Abby. Unfortunately, he has arrived at a point in his life where dedicating himself to one means he is unable to give the other an appropriate amount of attention. Pandamiglio-Birbiglia’s struggle towards a decision unwinds against a developing sleeping disorder: sleepwalking. It’s more violent than it sounds, and fans of “This American Life” and “The Moth” will recognize some of the scenarios Pandamiglio finds himself in, including throwing himself out a hotel window. Comedian Mike Birbiglia and producer Ira Glass stop by to talk to Patt about the film, which screens in LA at the Landmark theatre this weekend.

 

Guests:

Ira Glass, host and producer of “This American Life”; produced “Sleepwalk with Me”

 

Mike Birbiglia, comedian; he wrote, directed and starred in “Sleepwalk with Me”

 

2:40 – 3:00 OPEN

 

 

Patt Morrison schedule for Friday, August 24, 2012

1:06 – 1:39 - OPEN

 

 

 

1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Real crime in real time in 140 characters or less

Following police activity on radio scanners is a hobby with a long tradition. There are groups around the country devoted to this time-consuming hobby that allows residents of a community learn just what kind of untoward activity is happening in their neighborhoods. But the hobby has entered a new age with the arrival of social media websites like Twitter. Scanner enthusiasts now don’t just sit and wait for the hiss of the radio to bleat out a robbery or assault – when police activity occurs, they report, tweet and re-tweet what they’ve heard, in essence giving real time, real crime updates. The Los Angeles area alone has at least three active monitoring organizations on Twitter and a web based group called the Southern California Monitoring Association ties the whole thing together. Their motto: “In God We Trust – All Others We Monitor.” How can Twitter change the way people learn about crime? How can up-to-the second, crowdsourced crime reporting become a deterrent?

 

Guests: TBD

 

 

 

2:06 – 2:19

Predicting what lies ahead for Tropical Storm Isaac

Weather science has improved by leaps and bounds, but without the ability to see the future, it’s impossible to pinpoint where a hurricane will hit and with how much force. Current projections for Tropical Storm Isaac look bleak, with the possibility that the storm will hit a vulnerable and still earthquake-ravaged Haiti at hurricane strength and then move on towards Tampa, Florida, where the Republic National Convention is due to be held next week. Patt checks in on the path of the storm and the preparations being taken.

 

Guests: TBD

 

 

 

2:21:30 – 2:58:30 - OPEN

 

 

 

 

CANCELLED:
Consumers are ‘Overdressed’ for pennies on the high fashion dollar

Elizabeth Cline was your typical clothing consumer lured in by fashion trends, but sold on low prices. Cline was buying a new article of clothing every week until she realized how many tops, hoodies, and pants she had that she barely ever wore. It wasn’t until Elizabeth caught herself bringing home seven pairs of identical canvas flats at seven bucks a pair when she realized she had a real problem on her hands. In her book, “Overdressed,” Cline examines the accession of the cheap fashion market along with the decline of independent retailers, why we just can’t say no to the good old deal and steal, and how consumers can break away from the buy and toss cycle.

 

Guest:

Elizabeth L. Cline, author, “Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion;” she has also contributed to New York Magazine, Popular Science, The New Republic and The Village Voice