As heard on March 25 - March 29, 2002 on AirTalk®
Monday, March 25
Academy Awards
Who won, who lost and why? Guest host Patt Morrison talks with listeners about the spectacle of the
awards ceremony, why we are so obsessed by it while it happens and why two months later, we donÆt
even remember who won what.
Who Is Responsible for Aggressive Dogs?
San Francisco lawyer Marjorie Knoller was found guilty Thursday of second degree murder for the fatal dog attack
that killed Diane Whipple last year. Patt Morrison discusses the verdict and the trial with law professor Bob Pugsley.
Then dog trainer Matthew Margolis joins Patt to talk about why dog owners do not take responsibility for their
aggressive canines and what dog owners need to do to curb aggressive dog behavior.
Tuesday, March 26
Liquor Ads on Television
Wine and beer advertisements air liberally on national network television but for years the spirits industry has
voluntarily banned televised liquor commercials. In December, NBC announced its intention to become the
first broadcast network to run liquor ads but bowing to criticism, it revoked that declaration last week saying
it was ending the three-month-old experiment. Who pressured the industry and why? And why are wine
and beer ads allowed on TV but not liquor commercials? Larry Mantle opens the phones to hear from
listeners about televising liquor ads.
Travel
Larry Mantle talks with travel experts, and columnists for Westways Paul Lasley and Elizabeth Harryman
about a variety of travel-related issues including the QueenÆs Jubilee in England and tours of destinations not always
open to the public, the pros and cons of using a travel agent, and great places to enjoy spring in California.
Travel tips from Paul and Elizabeth: BritainÆs Royal Heritage Map, available from the British tourist authority, 877.899.8391;
a budget travelerÆs guide to sleeping in airports at
www.sleepinginairports.net; information on chartering your own plane
www.privatair.com;
consider a spring trip to Phoenix to catch some Cactus League baseball; check the flower status in the Poppy Reserve by
calling the Theodore Payne Foundation at 818.768.3533; consider a trip to the Channel Islands, reservations for camping
at 800.365.CAMP; for information on visiting the Lost Coast between Gaberville and Ukiah, check the
www.visitcalifornia.com site.
Other recommendations: the Turtle Bay Museum in Redding on the Sacramento River, scheduled to
open this June; Lake Shasta and the Trinity Alps; Table Mountain outside of Chico; the town of Julian,
east of San Diego, with a reputation for fine apple pie; bike ride through the Avenue of the Giants near
Garberville; the Kern Valley and Rankin Ranch for
horseback riding; or in LA, hike Circle X Grotto, to get to the trail head, head towards Ventura on PCH, turn
towards the mountains on Yerba Buena, at the fork in the road, veer right, about 3-4 miles up, thereÆs a
Ranger Station and a sign that says Circle X designating the trailhead.
Wednesday, March 27
The Issue of Celibacy
Larry Mantle takes listener calls about what the future holds for the Catholic Church, the sex abuses within
the Catholic Church, and about the issue of celibacy for its Priests.
Charles Goodyear
Larry Mantle talks with author and journalist Richard Korman about his new biography of
inventor Charles Goodyear, The Goodyear Story (Encounter Books), and his quest to
find a recipe for making rubber, a material he believed would change the world. Korman
discusses GoodyearÆs new technology, the struggles that this invention created in his life, and
the onset of the American industrial revolution.
Thursday, March 28
CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart
Orange County Edition
Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of the Orange County Register about the latest Orange
County news. This weekÆs topics include: El Toro, WhatÆs Next, The Marines Redux, County Politics
over the Base; Election Update; and, Family Feud at the Nixon Library.
MenÆs Urological Health
Larry Mantle talks with expert urologist Dr. Ramin Khalili and radiation oncologist Dr. Kenneth
Lam about the latest research and treatments for menÆs urological problems, including the newest
techniques for prevention, detection and treatment of prostate, testicular and bladder cancer.
FilmWeek
Host Larry Mantle together with critics
Peter Rainer of New York Magazine
and Lael Lowenstein of Variety
discuss this week's films. The selections are:
Panic Room, Death to Smoochy, Clockstoppers, Bay of Angels, Very Annie Mary and No Such Thing.
The critics discuss the loss of legends Milton Berle and
Dudley Moore,
as well as share their reactions to the Academy Award winners.
Please join us for our next live taping of FilmWeek, at the
Pasadena Public Library
on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7pm.
Please contact the
Pasadena Public Library
at (626) 744-4052 for more information.
Friday, March 29
Marriage
In America, the divorce rate has steadily risen, cohabitation has become an alternative to marriage,
and in many cities the number of unmarried teenage mothers has exceeded 90 percent. Larry Mantle
talks with social scientist and author James Q. Wilson about his new book, The Marriage Problem
(HarperCollins), that argues Americans must reassess their values in order to preserve the strength of
the family unit, or their children may suffer the consequences.
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.
