As heard on February 18 - February 22, 2002 on AirTalk®
Monday, February 18
Michael Beschloss
AirTalk presents a Best of AirTalk segment. Larry Mantle speaks with presidential historian
Michael Beschloss about his latest book, Reaching For Glory (Simon & Schuster), which
takes a look at the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson by analyzing hundreds of hours telephone calls
made by the former President during a pivotal year in his term.
Jews and Blues
AirTalk is preempted for special programming. In
Jews and Blues,
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of relations between African-American and Jewish communities
through the history of popular American music of the first half of the 20th century.
Remembering Jim Crow
In lieu of the AirTalk evening rebroadcast, KPCC presents a two-hour special by American Radio Works.
œOh Freedom Over Me” documents one of the most remarkable chapters in the Southern Civil Rights movement,
the Mississippi summer project of 1964 through the voices of its participants and through archival
tape of the music and people that helped drive the movement.
"Radio Fights Jim Crow" explores a series of groundbreaking radio programs during the WWII years
that tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America. At a time when
blacks were stereotyped on the radio as lazy buffoons, the federal government and civil rights
activists used radio for a counter attack. On this special hour-long report from
America Radio Works, we hear how this was done.
For more information on these specials or to order a copy of the program, visit
American Radio Works.
Tuesday, February 19
Michael York
Guest host Patt Morrison talks with actor Michael York about his long career in Hollywood on stage, television, and film.
Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Jones
Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Bill Jones about his gubernatorial campaign.
Self-Esteem
Low self-esteem is considered a major contributing factor to high crime rates and underachievement among
minority youth and young adults. Patt Morrison takes a look at the rise and fall of the American preoccupation
with the notion of self-esteem with State Senator John Vasconcellos, author Lauren Slater, and researcher Richard
Allen, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 20
LAUSDÆS Inclusion Plan
Larry Mantle talks Cal State Los Angeles Professor Mary Falvey about the philosophy behind
œinclusion education.” He also speaks with LAUSDÆs Associate Superintendent Donnalyn Anton
and Coordinator Nancy Franklin about LAUSDÆs inclusion plan, which outlines how the district
will integrate 35,000 special education students into regular classrooms over the next 5 years.
Inclusion Forum
Larry Mantle moderates a panel of teachers and parents with a variety of opinions about inclusion education and
LAUSDÆs inclusion plan. Guests include: Mary Falvey, professor of education at Cal State LA; Peter Auerbach,
special education instructor at Alphonso B. Perez School; Mary Mejia, parent of a student at Alphonso B. Perez
School; Nancy Serreno, parent of 3rd grade special needs student at Chime Charter School; and, Ben Adams,
inclusion facilitator for LAUSD and a parent of a special needs student.
Health Dialogues
AirTalk evening edition is moved to 9PM this evening for a special edition of Health Dialogues as presented
by our sister station in San Francisco KQED.
This month, we take a look at communities helping
themselves. With the state's health care system facing so many critical
challenges today, we'll examine how communities are stepping in to help meet
the health care needs of their local residents.
Across the state, independent grass roots groups are forming to provide
services not offered by the mainstream health care system. In some cases,
these groups are offering services that used to be provided by the public
sector. Sometimes, they are in partnership with public health programs.
And in some cases, they are responding to health care needs that have never
been addressed. Join us for Health Dialogues, February 20 from 7-8 p.m.
Thursday, February 21
The Lord of the Rings
Larry Mantle talks with director, writer, producer Peter Jackson and writer Philippa Boyens of œLord
of the Rings” about the film and their careers in Hollywood.
The History of Southern California Radio
Larry Mantle talks with the executive editor of
LARadio.com, Don Barrett, and takes listener calls about the history of Southern California radio.
Blind Trust
KPCC presents "Blind Trust: What Enron Says About America." This one-hour Marketplace special will explain
why the Enron crash is more than the biggest corporate bankruptcy in US history; it's a watershed event for America.
It's a story about greed, corporate candor, security in retirement, big guys versus little guys. In short, "Blind Trust" is a
story about American values at the beginning of a new century.
FilmWeek
Host Larry Mantle together with critics
Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International
and Lael Lowenstein of Variety
discuss the week's latest film and video releases. This week's selections
include: Dragonfly, Queen of the Damned, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Mean Machine, Trembling Before G-d, and
The Town is Quiet.
The critics also share their reactions to the Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Friday, February 22
Southern CaliforniaÆs Endangered Theaters
Larry Mantle takes a look at the status of several historic movie theaters in Southern California that
are threatened with closure and destruction, including the Raymond Theater in Pasadena, the Azusa
Foothill Drive-In, and The Fox Theater in Fullerton. Larry speaks with Ken Bernstein from the LA
Conservancy; Gene Buchanan, owner of the Raymond Theater; Gina Zamparelli, founder of Friends
of the Raymond; Steve Needleman, property owner of the Raymond Theater; and, Richard Odle, from
the Fullerton Historic Theater Foundation.
FilmWeek
Friday is a repeat broadcast of FilmWeek's original Thursday 7-8PM broadcast. For a list of reviews, please refer to Thursday's schedule.
