As heard on November 5 - November 9, 2001 on AirTalk
Monday, November 5
A New City Council Member
Tom LaBonge, the newly elected City Council member from the 4th district, joins guest host Patt Morrison to talk about his plans for the district and the
challenges he faces filling the seat left vacant by the death of his former boss and City Council president John Ferraro.
The Irish Rebublican Army Disarms
Jack Holland, author and senior editor of The Irish Echo, joins guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the recent announcement by the IRA that
it has begun to dismantle its arsenal of weapons.
The Wright Brothers and the Birth of Flight
Caltech professor and leading expert in aeronautics, Fred Culick, joins Patt Morrison to take a look back at the Wright Brothersç legendary
twelve-second flight at Kitty Hawk and how it changed the world.
Tuesday, November 6
The History of a Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail
Larry Mantle talks with Emmy award-winning journalist and poet, Ruben Martinez, about his new book Crossing Over (Henry Holt),
that follows the exodus of a family from Mexico and the effect of migration on the U.S. and Mexico.
The History of American Music
From gospel, blues, western to rock nçroll, American music is a melting pot that reflects the evolution of American culture in the 20th century. Larry
Mantle discusses the history of American music and the personalities that made the music resonate with co-editor of American Roots Music
(Abrams) Holly George Warren.
Western Style
Larry Mantle discusses the icon of the cowboy, country-western music and how these have affected the evolution of Western wear and memorabilia.
The major exhibition èHow the West Was Wornî is at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles, October 13, 2001-January 21, 2002.
Wednesday, November 7
Writing from Los Angeles
Is there a body of literature that could be considered quintessentially L.A. born and bred? Larry Mantle asks this question and others of David Ulin,
editor of a new anthology called Another City: Writing from Los Angeles (City Lights Books). L.A. authors and contributors to the collection,
Jervey Tervalon and Eloise Klein Healy, join the discussion.
The History of the Battle of Gettysburg
Historian Craig Symonds joins Larry Mantle to talk about the deadliest battle of the deadliest war in American history. In his new book American
Heritage History of the Battle of Gettysburg (Harper Collins), Symonds offers a narrative that covers the grand sweep of the battle by mapping
the military strategy of both sides from the Confederate decision to invade Pennsylvania right through to the final deadly clash on the hills and fields of Gettysburg.
Thursday, November 8
The Life of Jesus Christ
Larry Mantle talks with Pulitzer prize-winning writer Jack Miles about his new book Christ (Knopf). Miles presents Christ
as a hero of literature based in part on the historical Jesus, but asks the reader to take the idea of Christ as God Incarnate not as a
dogma of religion, but as the premise of a work of art, the New Testament.
An Exploration of Religious Architecture
Larry Mantle talks with cultural historian, Judith Duprey, about her new book Churches (Harper Collins), an exquisite chronology
of religious art and architecture.
Friday, November 9
The Deepest Secrets of Eternal Space
The latest findings of astronomers lead us to believe that the universe is expanding and that this expansion is accelerating. Harvard-trained
astronomer Ken Croswell joins Larry Mantle to discuss the implications of this discovery on our views of the cosmos, the birth of the
universe, and its ultimate fate as presented in his new book The Universe at Midnight (The Free Press).
Open Phones
Larry Mantle opens the phones to hear why listeners become members of KPCC.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle together with critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly, Lael Loewenstein of Variety and Charles
Solomon of the Los Angeles Times discuss the week's latest film and video releases. This week's selections
include: Shallow Hal, Heist, Maze, Prince of Light, Snide and Prejudice, and A Matter of Taste.
