As heard on July 15 - July 19, 2002 on AirTalk®
Monday, July 15
Baseball
Larry Mantle talks with Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated about a variety of baseball issues, including
a possible players strike, steroid use, Ted Williams legacy and current family in fighting over his remains, and the
decision by Bud Selig to end the All-Star Baseball game in a tie.
Recent Court Rulings
Larry Mantle speaks with Southwestern Professor of Law Robert Pugsley about John Walker LindhÆs, the American
youth fighting on behalf of the Taliban, guilty pleas and the conviction of Majorie Knoller, the San Francisco dog-mauling
plaintiff.
Gettysburg
No Civil War battle was as deadly or dramatic as the battle at Gettysburg. More lives were lost there than in any other war fought
on American soil. Larry Mantle talks with author and historian Noah Trudeau about his new book, Gettysburg (HarperCollins),
that provides new insight and research about this historic battle.
Tuesday, July 16
Adopting Today
Larry Mantle talks with an adoption attorney, as well as representatives from domestic and international
adoption agencies about the how-tos of adopting today. Should you use an agency, or an independent
facilitator? Should you adopt domestically or internationally? Should you try to adopt a newborn, or an
older child? How long will the process take? These are just a few of the questions our experts address.
Adoption Information:
Doug Donnelly, independent adoption attorney
805-962-0988
Rhona Gardner, Program Manager of Community Services for
Vista Del Mar, a local adoption agency.
888-22-VISTA or 310-836-1223x286
Lesley Siegel, Executive Director,
Across the World Adoptions
800-610-5607
Wednesday, July 17
Personal Finance in a Bear Market
What should individual investors do now that the stock market is in free fall? What should you do if you have a retirement account and
you keep seeing that account decline in value? How does the decline in the stock market influence the overall economy or the chances
for economic recovery? Larry Mantle looks at these questions and more with personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times,
Kathy Kristof.
Cadiz Water Project
Larry Mantle takes a look at the controversial proposal to pump water from the Cadiz aquifer in an effort to reduce
CaliforniaÆs reliance on water from the Colorado River. He speaks with Metropolitan Water District VP of External
Affairs, Adan Ortega, and Water Resources Consultant for the Sierra Club, David Czamanske.
Thursday, July 18
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: The Samantha Runnion Case; Sewage Vote; Interstate 91; Dr.
Rutland Strikes Again; and, the City of Cypress and Costco.
American Snobbery
Larry Mantle talks with Joseph Epstein, author of Snobbery (Houghton Mifflin). Epstein writes of all types
of contemporary snobberies, which are omnipresent but little talked about in America today. Food snobbery, health
snobbery, occupational snobbery as well as the slightly envious form know as œreverse snobbery,” are all covered in
this fascinating and often hilarious book.
Friday, July 19
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Larry Mantle speaks with medical experts about hormone replacement therapy.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics
Peter Rainer of New York Magazine,
Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International, and
Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com,
discuss this week's new film releases, including Reign of Fire, Eight Legged Freaks, K-19: The Widowmaker, Stuart Little 2,
Lansdown, Read My Lips, Tadpole, and Warm Water Under a Red Bridge.
