AirTalk for Monday, March 25, 2013

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Monday, March 25, 2013

 

11:06 –11:30

Topic: OPEN

Guest: TBA

 

11:30-12:00

Topic:  Does bilingual education pay off in better test scores? [temp head]

 

Guest: Roger Lowenstein, founder and executive director of Los Angeles Leadership Academy, a public charter school in Lincoln Heights that practices dual language immersion.

K1 and K2 at his school are taught in two languages (English Spanish). They’ll expand the program to a new grade level each year, so that next year, K3 will also be taught in two languages.

 

He is coming to the studio. Told him to show up at 11:30pm

 

12:06 – 12:20

Topic: Fresh and (not so) easy for British grocer to make it in the States: The British company Tesco had high hopes for its Fresh and Easy chain of grocery stores in Southern California. The store is a smashing success in its homeland, and the goal for Tesco was to position Fresh and Easy as an alternative to Trader Joe’s in California. Like the Southland favorite, Fresh and Easy specializes in prepackaged meals and fresh produce. To further ingratiate itself, Fresh and Easy spent years researching American consumer habits, even going so far as to shadow customers while they shopped at their local grocer. But things aren’t looking too good for the interloping competitor. For several reasons, Fresh and Easy has failed to connect with Americans in a significant way. Experts attribute the disconnect to some of the products the store sells, which are still quintessentially European, or the fact that produce comes in bags and can’t be purchased individually. Also, Fresh and Easy hit a snag with labor activists for being anti-union, since they depend on unmanned self-checkouts in all of their stores. The company also seemed to overshoot when it built its huge distribution center in Riverside County, and it failed to specialize its merchandise given the location of its stores. As a result, the chain is operating at a $2 billion loss. Is there a Fresh and Easy in your neighborhood? Were you impressed with the stores, or turned off? Why do you shop where you shop? What are you looking for in your local grocer?

 

Guest: Jim Prevor (like Trevor), of PerishablePundit.com, a website and blog dedicated to the food marketing business

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic:  Cyprus and the European Union: [temp head] Blurb to come depending on news Monday.

 

Guest: Jacob Kirkegaard, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic:  Predatory Signage or Better Parking Regulation: Among all the things Angelenos are known for, our tortured relationship with the automobile definitely ranks high on the list. Being stuck in traffic isn't the only thing LA drivers have to contend with daily, there's also the little issue of where to park the thing once you're done driving. Street signs in the city are often no help at all, crammed with confusing and sometimes contradictory instructions on when and where someone can park. Some angry Angelenos are calling them "predatory signage," devised to confuse the poor driver; the city says more signs are needed to deal with an increased demand for curb space. In comes Michael Brouillet, a fed-up Hancock Park resident who got burned by these confusing signs more than once. He has designed a new smartphone app called ParkSafeLA to help drivers navigate the linguistic labyrinth of parking on the streets of Los Angeles.

 

Guest:  Michael Brouillet (bru-LET)

updated AirTalk for Friday, March 22, 2013

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Friday, March 22, 2013

GUEST HOST IS PATT MORRISON

11:06 –11:20

Topic: Colorado killings: The complex case involving the deaths of a chief of Colorado prisons and a pizza delivery man is under investigation. The suspect, Evan Spencer Ebel, was a Colorado parolee who was killed in a shootout with Texas police. Various news organizations are reporting that Ebel belonged to a white supremacist prison gang call the 211 Crew. Today on the show, we’ll look at the 211s and also other white supremacist organizations operating in US prisons.

 

Guest:  Pete Simi, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska and co-author with Robert Futrell of American Swastika: Inside the White Power Movement’s the Hidden Spaces of Hate (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2010)

 

Carla Hill, investigator and researcher for the Anti-Defamation League. One area of your research focuses on domestic extremists in America.

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: More chaos surrounding the Bell jury: The Bell corruption trial has reached new levels of abnormality after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy declared a mistrial yesterday. Kennedy said “all hell had broken loose” due to a jury that was divided on the verdicts reached thus far. Furthermore, several jurors expressed their concern via anonymous notes to the judge after rendering the verdicts received thus far. Still, nearly half the counts have not been decided yet, and this impasse represents an extreme rarity in the legal world. While the developments certainly indicate a boon to defense attorneys trying to mount a challenge to the delivered verdicts, experts feel that since the jury deliberated and decided, there’s no precedent for overturning them. The case moving forward with the undecided counts is less clear, and the defense is reluctant to show their cards given former Bell administrator Robert Rizzo’s upcoming trial; Rizzo is thought to be the mastermind behind the corruption scandal. So what’s next? And why is this case so bereft with jury problems? What was going on in the deliberation room?

Guest: Corina Knoll, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times covering the Bell corruption trial

Guest: Richard Gabriel, trial consultant for Decision Analysis, co-author of “Jury Selection: Strategy & Science," just worked with the Department of Justice on the Kwame Kilpatrick corruption trial in Detroit

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: West Hollywood apartment complex designed to attract “creative types”: The Los Angeles Times recently reported that two new apartment buildings will go up soon in West Hollywood, named the Dylan and the Huxley. The idea behind these new developments is to cater to young people who don’t live the traditional 9-to-5 lifestyle, but who work from home and hope to find the sense of community we envision when we think of bohemian loft living and sharing physical space as well as wifi passwords. The idea of selling the idea of a way to live isn’t a new one. A generation ago, suburbs sprang up all over the country filled with identical stucco and tile “McMansions” equipped with massive dining rooms, designed and built to cater to a desire to project a certain image and live a certain lifestyle. And if these buildings in WeHo are an indicator of the next wave of building and marketing a lifestyle, we have to wonder: are they getting it right? Are developers able to instantly create a sense of being by simply replacing the no-longer-necessary dining room with an office? Can we buy the community we inspire to, or is that just a dream? And finally, Would Dylan Thomas and Aldous Huxley approve?

Guest: Mike Leipart, chief marketing officer at The Agency, a Beverly Hills real estate agency

Guest: Amitai Etzioni, founder and director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at George Washington University in Washington DC

12:06 – 12:40

Topic:FilmWeek: Olympus Has Fallen, Admission, Everybody Has a Plan, and more: Guest host Patt Morrison and KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Lael Loewenstein, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases, including Olympus Has Fallen, Admission, Everybody Has a Plan, and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

 

Guests:

Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC and the L.A. Times Community Papers chain

 

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

 

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

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: David Mamet and HBO’s “Phil Spector”: You’re won’t find a more diverse and prolific list of credits than that of David Mamet’s: Glengarry Glen Ross, About Last Night, Hoffa, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Wag The Dog are just a few examples of his willingness to embrace controversial topics with style and substance. This time around he takes on the weirdness that was the Phil Spector trial for HBO. Mamet has said that the film, starring Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, is a “work of fiction.” Fiction or not, the portrayal of the iconic “Wall of Sound” producer who was famous for pulling guns on musicians well before he was famous for his eccentric headwear is already drawing attention. Critics have praised Pacino for his portrayal of Spector and the dynamic between Pacino and Mirren, who plays Spector’s defense lawyer. Writer and Director David Mamet joins AirTalk to talk about the inspiration for this film, why he chose to depict Spector’s personal side in such a way, and the relationship between Spector and his lawyer that drives the movie. Does a fictionalized account of the Phil Spector trial sound interesting? And for that matter, what is the line between fact and fiction when telling the story of a life recklessly lived?

Guest: David Mamet, writer and director of HBO’s “Phil Spector” that premieres Sunday

 

AirTalk for Friday, March 22, 2013

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Friday, March 22, 2013

 

GUEST HOST IS PATT MORRISON

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic: OPEN

Guest:  TBA

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: School district restricts hugging: Everyone loves a good hug, right? Well, while most people don’t mind, there are some groups which draw the line. Introverts and germaphobes traditionally refrain from a warm embrace, but now there’s also an entire school district which is cracking down on the practice. In St. Mary’s County, Maryland, school administrators have prohibited adults in elementary schools from hugging or touching any students who are not their own. The district points out that this is only one facet of a larger response to making schools safer in the wake of the Newtown tragedy. Non-parent volunteers also must face background checks, and parents may only interact with their own children at recess. Some of these new parameters are being welcomed as appropriate ways of reducing the danger children may face, but the hugging rule provides a sticking point for a lot of parents. After all, some children simply need to be hugged after squabbling with another student or falling and scraping their knees. So is this going too far? Is it best to place child protection above all other considerations? What are other ways in which schools are addressing this larger problem?

Guest: TBA from St. Mary County or school safety expert

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: West Hollywood apartment complex designed to attract “creative types”

Guest: TBA

 

12:06 – 12:40

Topic:FilmWeek: Olympus Has Fallen, Admission, Everybody Has a Plan, and more: Guest host Patt Morrison and KPCC film critics Andy Klein, Lael Loewenstein, and Charles Solomon review this week’s new releases, including Olympus Has Fallen, Admission, Everybody Has a Plan, and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

 

Guests:

Andy Klein, film critic for KPCC and the L.A. Times Community Papers chain

Lael Loewenstein, film critic for KPCC and Variety

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

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Phil Spector movie on HBO

Guest: David Mamet

AirTalk for Thursday, March 21st, 2013

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

 

11:06 –11:20

Topic:

Guests:

 

11:20 -11:40

Topic: ‘The Tonight Show’ will return to New York City: It’s long been one of the most immortalized franchises in television history. NBC’s “The Tonight Show” has been a ratings leader for decades, and it still serves as the inspiration for all late night television. The world of late night talk shows has provided audiences with some of the most memorable moments ever, but it’s also created some dramatic behind-the-scenes material as well. For instance, just this past week, Jay Leno, current host of “The Tonight Show,” and NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt sparred over some of Leno’s jokes that were targeted at NBC’s poor ratings. Meanwhile, rumors were circling that Jimmy Fallon was being groomed to replace Leno in the next few years. It now appears those rumors had some truth to them, as more sources report that not only will Fallon take over, but that the show will move back to New York City, where it first originally aired. So what’s fact and what’s fiction in all this? Are you ready to see the show move on? What about late night in general? And what’s going to happen to Jay Leno, the man who has stayed on top for so long?

 

Guest: Bill Carter, media and TV reporter for the New York Times, author of “The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy”

 

BY PHONE

 

 

11:40-12:00

Topic: OC journalists’ roundtable: Larry and our talented trio of Orange County journalists riff on the latest news from the O.C.

 

Guest: Norberto Santana, Editor-in-Chief of the Voice of OC, a non-profit investigative news agency that covers Orange County government and politics

 

BY PHONE

 

Guest: Ben Bergman, KPCC’s Orange County reporter

 

IN STUDIO                             

        

Guest: Martin Wisckol, politics editor, The Orange County Register

 

BY PHONE

 

12:00 – 12:20ish

Topic: What is the U.S. role in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? Is the White House abdicating its historic position as a lead negotiator?

 

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Guests:

Robert Danin, Formerly served at the White House/National Security Council as Director for the Levant and Israeli-Palestinian affairs (2003-2005; G.W. Bush Administration); Formerly headed Office of the Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, in Jerusalem from 2008 to 2010; Currently a senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations

 

Rashid Khalidi, Professor of Modern Arab Studies, Columbia University; Author, newly published "Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. has Undermined Peace in the Middle East"

 

12:20 – 12:50

Topic: OPEN

Guests: TBA

 

12:50 - 1:00

Topic: Could the NFL’s new “crown-of-the-helmet” rule could change the game in ways fans don’t like?

 

Guest: TBA

 

AirTalk for Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

 

11:06 –11:30

OPEN

 

11:30-12:00

Topic: Ask the Chief!: We’re well into 2013, but Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has had his hands full dealing with ghosts of the past. Last month, the police department reopened the 2007 disciplinary case that resulted in the firing of Christopher Dorner -- the former police officer who took four lives before dying in a fiery blaze in the Big Bear mountains. Meanwhile, the year-and-a-half-old prison realignment effort is having both expected and unexpected outcomes on the local level. A small uptick in property crime in Los Angeles? Possibly related and perhaps expected. Thousands of paroled sex offenders going unpunished after disarming their GPS trackers because the county jails are too full? Not expected. These same sex offenders have troubles of their own, however, if a movement started by the community of Harbor Gateway takes off. The neighborhood will soon be home to a tiny “pocket park” – a little piece of green with a big mission of driving away the offenders in the neighborhood. How is LAPD’s top cop dealing with all of this? Join Larry Mantle and bring questions of your own to find out in this segment of Ask the Chief!

Guest: Charlie Beck, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department

IN STUDIO

 

12:00 – 12:20

Topic: What is the U.S. role in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? Is the White House abdicating its historic position as a lead negotiator?

Guests: TBD

 

12:20 – 12:40

Topic: Who are the winners and losers of delayed marriage?: A recent report from the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project has both good news and bad news. The study showed delayed marriage as a rising trend across all economic classes. The good news? College-educated folk, especially women, are reaping the financial benefits. The bad news? They seem to be the only ones. Twentysomethings with less education are on board with delaying marriage, but they’re not necessarily delaying childbearing, according to the report, titled “Knot Yet.” On average, women in this group have their first child two years before marriage – that’s compared to their college-educated peers, who typically wait two years after marriage. Reversing marriage and the baby carriage is a trend on the rise for the middle class and a serious problem, according to the researchers behind the study. Drifting into parenthood before marriage has been shown to result in less emotional and financial stability for the child – one that could create a vicious cycle entrapping the next generation in economic immobility. Could we be headed towards an even more stark divide between the haves and have-nots because of this marriage trend? Is a culture shift or a poor economy to blame for having children before marriage? Why is marriage rather than intentional relationships the recommended prerequisite for children?

Guest: Kelleen Kaye (pron: kuh-leen kay), Co-author of the study “Knot Yet” and Senior Director of Research at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

BY PHONE

 

12:40 – 1:00

Topic: Going over the rainbow with Tracie Bennett:

Guest: Tracie Bennett, English Stage and Television Actress

 

 

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AirTalk for Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

 

11:06 –11:30

Topic: TBD

Guest:

 

11:30 - 12:00

Topic: Slicing the immigration pie: should family members get a smaller piece? This week a bipartisan senate committee is crafting a new immigration reform bill. The so-called “Gang of Eight” - four Democrats and four Republicans -- has been fairly closed-mouth about their legislation, but a few of their ideas have come to light.  One such proposal, put forth by South Carolina GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, would increase the number of H1B visas, those granted to highly skilled workers with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. These highly-prized “STEM” graduates and entrepreneurs are coveted by technology companies and other business interest who hope to lure them to our shores with a path to citizenship.The catch?  The number of visas granted to family members of immigrants would be reduced.  The restriction would not apply to spouses and underage children of immigrants, but to siblings, parents and grown children.  Currently, the number of H1B visas is capped at 140,000 per year; around 112,000 family-sponsored green cards are granted to siblings and adult children of immigrants.  The proposal has drawn criticism from immigrants’ rights groups.  The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) sent a letter to Senator John McCain, one of the Gang of Eight, urging him not to support Graham’s proposal.  Should economic-based immigration come at the cost of family unification?  Could giving visa preference to highly skilled workers and STEM graduates lead to U.S. economic growth? Should those candidates get a bigger slice of the immigration pie - or should we just make the pie bigger?  If you’re a foreign-born citizen or green card holder, what would this legislation mean to your family?

 

Guest: Jeremy Robbins, Director, The Partnership for a New American Economy

 

Call him @ 212-788-4357                backup Alex: 212-788-7617

 

BY PHONE

 

Guest: Judy Chu, California Democratic Congresswoman representing the 27th district and Chair of The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)

 

BY PHONE

 

27th district includes the communities of Alhambra, Arcadia, Claremont, Glendora, Monterey Park, Monrovia, Pasadena, Rosemead, South Pasadena, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Temple City, Upland and unincorporated areas of Altadena.

 

12:00 – 12:20

Topic: “Operation Iraqi Freedom” a decade later: Ten years ago today, the U.S. military and the so-called coalition of the willing unleashed a "shock and awe" bombardment on Iraq. While Saddam Hussein fell from power quickly, the invasion dragged on far longer and cost more lives than had been estimated. A new study from Brown University puts the civilian death toll at 134,000; the deaths of U.S. military and contractors at 8,000 minimum; and the cost to U.S. taxpayers (before interest) at $2.2 trillion. Polling on American opinions of the war shows a range of opinions. A majority of Americans say the war was not worth the effort and cost, but a smaller majority go so far as to call the war a mistake. On the ground in Baghdad, political leadership is unstable still. As Christian Science Monitor reports, at the fortified Green Zone that used to be the heart of U.S. operations, concrete walls are being erected once again to protect the Iraqi parliament. Sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni result in regular bombings and bloodshed, but the country has not split as some had warned. What reflections do you have on the 10th anniversary? Was it worth it? Was it a mistake? How has it influenced U.S. foreign policy at present?

 

Guest: TBD

 

12:20 – 1:00

Topic: Iraq War Homecomings: [temp blurb] On the 10th Anniversary of the war in Iraq, we sit down with four veterans of the Iraq War to discuss one of the most challenging parts of fighting such a complex and deadly conflict...coming home again. The transition back to "normal" life possess many huge hurdles for vets, whose successes and failures on the road to reassimilation are as momentous as those they faced in theater. No one is left unchanged by war, and on an important milestone in the history of modern warfare, we do our best to understand the real sacrifices vets have made to the safety of the American way of life.

 

IN STUDIO

 

Guest: Sandra Altamirano, currently in the Mobile Public Affairs Department of the US Army Reserves doing military outreach

 

Guest: Michael Chan, deployed to Iraq 2006-07 and 2007-08 and is now a PA in the visual effects department at Marvel

 

Guest: David Barr, deployed from 2005-2006 as an Army officer, and is now in his final semester of school for his master's in social work at USC

 

Guest: Thom Tran, was a member of one of the first units to cross the border into Iraq in 2004, now a founding member of the GI’s of Comedy, a stand-up comedy troop whose goal is to comfort vets

 

 

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AirTalk for Monday, March 18th 2013

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Monday, March 18th, 2013

TENTATIVE - DO NOT PROMOTE
CPAC roundup (time TBD)

11:06 –11:20
Topic: OPEN
Guest:


11:20 -11:40
Topic:
Guest:


11:40 - 12:00
Topic: 'Salt Sugar Fat': the secrets of Big Food: In his new book, Michael Moss, of Pulitzer Prize-winning “pink slime” fame, chronicles the many ways big food is harmful to America. Moss’ reporting on the pink slime used in much of the beef found in fast food restaurants did what no amount of gentle chastising and healthy recommendations could. “Salt Sugar Fat” is not a cut-and-dry expose, but an exploration of the ways big food companies capitalize on pleasure triggers, addiction, and aggressive marketing. Called a “public service” by the New York Times, “Salt Sugar Fat” paints an elaborate picture of what goes on behind the scenes in the food industry. Michael Moss joins Larry to talk about his work and how to eat healthy in a salty, sugary, fatty world.

Guest: Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times and author of “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us” (Random House)

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12:00 – 12:20
Topic: OPEN
Guest:


12:20 – 12:40
Topic: Rob Portman’s reversal on gay marriage - the personal becomes political: Ohio Senator Rob Portman isn’t the first conservative to reverse his opinion on same-sex marriage for personal reasons – coming out of the closet is a more political event now than it ever has been. What does it take to change someone’s mind about LGBT rights on a personal level? A son or daughter? A prominent celebrity? A friend of a friend? How effective are these personal connections at changing public opinion in big (or small) ways?

Guest: TBD


12:40 – 1:00
Topic:  Family secrets that fuel family togetherness: [TEMP BLURB - DO NOT POST TO WEB]  In The Secrets of Happy Families, New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families — a new approach to family dynamics, inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military.  The result is a funny and thought-provoking playbook for contemporary families, with more than 200 useful strategies, including: the right way to have family dinner, what your mother never told you about sex (but should have), and why you should always have two women present in difficult conversations…

Guest: Bruce Feiler, New York Times columnist and author of The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More (William Morrow)

IN STUDIO