As heard on August 6-10, 2001 on AirTalk
Monday, August 6
Health Care & County Care
Guest host and Third District County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky takes a look at Los Angeles County's health care at a crossroads. He is joined in discussion with Acting
Director of the Department of Health Services, Fred Leaf, Health Policy Attorney, Beth Osthimer, and the CEO of L.A. Free Clinic, Dr. Joseph Dunn. Also joining the
conversation is Anita Bock, the Director of the Department of Children and Family Services.
Transportation Update
Guest host Zev Yaroslavsky speaks with Surface Transit Project Manager Martha Welborne about LA's latest transportation issues.
County Music And Performing Arts Update
Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Deborah Borda, joins guest host Zev Yaroslavsky in conversation about
efforts to attract world-class talent to Los Angeles through developing the arts infrastructure, as well as a performing arts update, and more.
Vin Scully
Guest host and LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky speaks with the "Voice of the Dodgers" Vin Scully. Vin Scully discusses his half-century career as announcer for
the Dodger's, life on the road, some of baseball's most memorable moments, and more.
Tuesday, August 7
An Aids Vaccine
Guest host and Nobel laureate Dr. David Baltimore will discuss the problems of finding a vaccine for AIDS. Twenty years after the appearance of the disease, researchers
seem no closer to finding a way to immunize the body against the virus that causes AIDS. Why? Dr. Baltimore explores this question with the Dr. Anthony Fauci,
Director of the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health, and with Dr. As Sy from the U.N. AIDS Liason Office in New York City.
National Coverage of Science in The Media
Is the public getting what it wants and needs from the media in terms science coverage? Guest host Dr. David Baltimore speaks with Editor at Large for the U.S. News
and World Report, David Gergen, the Editor in Chief of the Los Angeles Times, John Carroll, NPR's Science Friday host of Talk of the Nation, Ira Flatow, and Miles
O'Brian, Science reporter at CNN.
The Nobel Centennial
California's had about a hundred Nobel laureates over the past hundred years, more than any other country and second only to the US as a whole. Guest host Dr. David
Baltimore speaks with Deputy Consul General for Sweden, Anita Nasstrom-Ekman, and former first lady of California, Gayle Wilson, about plans for the Los Angeles Nobel
Centennial Luncheon at the California Science Center.
Wednesday, August 8
Gas Guzzling SUVs
Last week, before passing the President's energy bill, Congress rejected a proposal to increase the gas mileage of sport utility vehicles, settling instead for a more modest
increase in fuel-efficiency standards. Guest host Patt Morrison speaks with Greg Dana, the Vice President for Environmental Affairs at the Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers, Tony Swan, Executive Editor of Car and Driver magazine, and Congressman Henry Waxman.
The Southern California Blood Supply in Jeopardy
Recent reports indicate Southern California's blood supply is at critical lows. Guest host Patt Morrison asks the President of the American Red Cross, Dr. Bernadine Healy,
if the reports are accurate.
Pretentious Prose?
A writer for the Atlantic Monthly recently ruffled literary feathers by calling the style of many critically praised
authors pretentious and nonsensical. Is this fair? Join guest host Patt Morrison for a discussion about poetic license and modern prose with author and literary
critic Jonathan Kirsch, USC English Professor Leo Braudy, and author and UCLA English Professor Carolyn See.
Thursday, August 9
Gun Laws
In the past decade scores of new gun laws have been passed by federal, state, and local L.A. legislators, but recent actions by U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft cast doubt on the
legality of all them. Join guest host Mike Feuer, Chuck Michel, Attorney for the NRA, and Louis Tolley, the Director of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, for a look at the
Bush administration's interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, and whether it could loosen gun enforcement right here in Los Angeles.
Playgrounds
Did you know there is only one playground, west of the Mississippi, that's accessible to disabled children? Did you also know that plenty of money is available
to build new playgrounds, but it sits in city coffers because there's no place to build them? Join guest host Mike Feuer for a surprising discussion about
playgrounds in Los Angeles with Ellie Oppenheim, the General Manager for L.A.'s Department of Recreation and Parks, and with Catherine Curry-Williams, advocate
for disabled children's parks.
L.A. Population Growth
Los Angeles' schools, highways, and infrastructure can barely support the current population. What's being done to accommodate the additional millions who
are expected to live here in 25 years? Join guest host Mike Feuer for a look at how we are planning for future population growth in L.A. County.
Friday, August 10
Best Of AirTalk Rebroadcast
Your Home's History
Larry Mantle explores the phenomenon of home restoration. He speaks with Christie McAvoy, Managing Principal at the
Historic Resources Group, and "The Building Biographer,"
Tim Gregory, about how to research the history of your old home.
FilmWeek
Guest host John Rabe together with critics Andy Klein and Jean Oppenheimer of 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: American Pie 2, Osmosis Jones, The Deep End, The
Adventures of Felix, The Others, Bread and Tulips, The Wide Blue Road, Session 9, and An American Rhapsody.
