AirTalk for December 9, 2011

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California’s underground economy hits below the belt, agencies vow to crackdown

While the above-ground economy in California is still struggling along, the underground economy in this state is growing and, according to the Los Angeles Times, is costing us $7 Billion dollars every year. The problem is most common in the construction industry, restaurants, hair salons, janitorial services and more.

Paycheck protection or paycheck deception?

A group of conservative Californians have gathered over 900,000 signatures to qualify a measure for the November 2012 ballot that aims, in their words, to “enact real campaign finance reform.”
IFP's 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards

FilmWeek: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Young Adult, We Need to Talk About Kevin, W.E., In Darkness and more

KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Young Adult, We Need to Talk About Kevin, W.E., In Darkness and more. TGI-FilmWeek!

Olympia Dukakis’ silent ‘Vigil’

In Morris Panych's 1995 dark comedy “Vigil,” award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis utters a mere 12 lines during her nearly two-hour onstage performance as an elderly hermit visited by an obnoxious deadbeat.