As heard on June 17 - June 21, 2002 on AirTalk®
Monday, June 17
The Last American Man
Larry Mantle is joined by Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of The Last American Man (Viking), a critically-acclaimed
portrait of a present day Davy Crockett named Eustace Conway. Eustace Conway himself also joins Larry Mantle for a
rare interview.
Strange Myths and Curious Legends on the City of Angels
What is it about LA that inspires people to refer to it by such monikers as La La Land, Hollyweird, Plastic Land,
or even Paradise with a Lobotomy? Larry Mantle examines the culture of Los Angeles through its urban myths
legends and scandalous rumors with Paul Young, author of LA Exposed (St. Martins Press).
Tuesday, June 18
RipleyÆs Believe It Or Not
RipleyÆs Believe It Or Not! celebrates amazing, strange, inexplicable, weird, and all-true talents and capabilities. Larry Mantle
talks with RipleyÆs archivist Edward Meyer about the Encyclopedia of the Bizarre (Black Dog & Leventhal) that collects
the best of these feats, quirks, and talents.
Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine
Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Michael Rotblatt and Dr. Irwin Ziment about herbal medicine and their book, Evidence-Based Herbal
Medicine (Hanley & Belfus, Inc.), that gives a detailed overview of the chemistry of herbal medicines, information on quality
assurance, herb-drug interactions, the placebo affect, and more.
Wednesday, June 19
California History
Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Kevin Starr about his new sixth volume in his Americans and the California Dream series,
Embattled Dreams (Oxford University Press), that chronicles 1940Æs California, the war years, and its aftermath.
John Ridley
Larry Mantle talks with director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist John Ridley about his career, and his new book
A Conversation With the Mann (Warner Books).
Thursday, June 20
CityBeat with New Times L.A. Columnist Jill Stewart
Orange County Edition
Host Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of the Orange County Register about the
latest Orange County news. This weekÆs topics include: Sewage Outfall Decision; Jail Brutality Allegations; Irvine Wakes Up; and, San Onofre Jitters.
Americana
Larry Mantle talks with Charles Phoenix about his new book that takes a trip across the America of the 1940Æs 50Æs and 60Æs.
God Bless Americana (Graphic Arts Center Publ. Co.) was created with original slides taken by real tourists on vacations
and road trips across the country.
Friday, June 21
The World Cup
Following the United States vs. Germany important and decisive soccer match, Larry Mantle discusses the latest World Cup news with
executive editor of Soccer America Mike Woitalla.
Ground Zero
Larry Mantle talks with journalist and author William Langewiesche about his new cover story in The Atlantic Monthly,
œAmerican Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center.” Langewiesche was given unprecedented access to Ground Zero in the
aftermath of September 11th and this cover story is the result of his experiences.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics
Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International,
F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly, and
Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com
discuss this week's new film releases, including Minority Report, Lilo & Stitch, Sunshine State,
and Ram Dass: Fierce Grace.
Larry and the ctitics also discuss videos released both this week and last week.
