As heard July 16-20, 2001 on AirTalk

Monday, July 16
AirTalk At The Los Angeles Police Academy
Larry Mantle heads to the LA Police Academy coffee shop for a live-remote broadcast to cover the history of the Academy, the current challenges in training, recruiting, retaining LAPD officers, and more. Guests include Chief Bernard Parks, LAPD historian Richard Kalk and Officer Mike Sayre, Commander George Gascon, Commander Betty Kelepecz, Sergeant James Katapodes, Recruit Officers Thomas Deckelman and Melissa Thatcher, and President of the Police Protective League Mitzi Grasso.

Tuesday, July 17
Burnout
Scores of professionals at the peak of their career become depressed and feel trapped in a job or career path that is no longer gratifying. UCLA Anderson School professor and author Steven Berglas joins Larry Mantle to discuss career burnout and his book Reclaiming the Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout (Random House).

National Missle Defense
The debate over missile defense is heating up again after the US successfully completed a missile test over the South Pacific. Is missile defense technology improving? And is it worth the price, both economically and politically? Larry Mantle talks with USC°s Edwin Smith, and James Lindsay of the Brookings Institution.

The Work of Salvador Dali
The largest collection of Salvador Dali works ever to be shown in Southern California went on display at UCLA°s Ackerman Ballroom. Larry Mantle talks about Dali's work and the controversy surrounding Dali forgeries with collector and art dealer Bruce Hochman.

Wednesday, July 18
Changes at the Farmers Market
The area surrounding the historic Farmers Market on Fairfax and Third in Los Angeles is being transformed by commercial development. This development is decades in the making and includes a shopping mall, multiplex cinema, and condominiums. Larry Mantle will discuss the various projects, the neighborhood reactions to the development, the impact these changes will have on the neighboring community and the Farmers Market.

Diabetes
Did you know diabetes is affecting more and more Angelenos and striking earlier than ever before? Larry Mantle will talk with president-elect of the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Fran Kaufman, about reasons for the disturbing rise diabetes diagnoses, especially among Latinos and Blacks, as well as the latest advances in research and treatment.

Thursday, July 19
Bush Administration Amnesty for
Mexican Immigrants
A White House task force issued a report urging President Bush to rethink his immigration policy and consider granting amnesty to the more than three million undocumented Mexicans living in the United States. Larry Mantle speaks with USC°s visiting fellow Denise Dresser about the report's recommendations, how the Bush administration is already backing away from immigrant amnesty, the Mexican government's role in developing this policy, the potential political ramifications of such a policy shift for Bush and more.

Orange County Edition
Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of Orange County Register about the latest Orange County news. TOPICS INCLUDE: Redistricting; OC°s Affordable Housing Crisis; Meltdown in the Family Law Courts; El Toro and the Irvine Co.; and, Cutbacks of Programs at OC Schools Due to Energy Expenditures.

John Ford
Larry Mantle talks with author, entertainment journalist, and screenwriter Joseph McBride about his new book Searching for John Ford (St. Martin°s Press) that explores the complex contradictions of the life of filmmaker John Ford. He is also joined with film critic and relative of John Ford F.X. Feeney.

Friday, July 20
The Adult Entertainment Industry
Larry Mantle hosts a discussion about the adult entertainment industry. Larry and the panel will discuss where the industry has been, what the future holds for the industry under the new political climate, some of the industry ¿myths,î and the success of adult entertainment in the video and Internet arenas. Guests include journalist Mark Cromer, attorney and chairman of the Directors for the Free Speech Coalition Jeffrey Douglas, journalist Emmanuelle Richard and long-time adult entertainment attorney Roger Jon Diamond.

FilmWeek
Larry Mantle together with critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly, Jean Oppenheimer of the New Times L.A., and animation critic Charles Solomon of the Los Angeles Times discuss the week's latest film and video releases. This week's selections include: America's Sweethearts, Jurassic Park III, Brother, Ghost World, and Lumumba.