September 9 - 13, 2002

Monday, Sept. 9

Student Reactions to Nine-Eleven One Year Later (Listen)
Will September 11th be the seminal event in the lives of students who are attending college now? Larry Mantle engages a panel of college students at Occidental College in conversation about how the events of 9-11 have and will change not just their lives but their views and ideology.

Tuesday, Sept. 10

Listener Thoughts on Nine-Eleven One Year Later (Listen)
Larry Mantle takes listener calls and thoughts about how they have processed the tragedy of September 11th, and how it has affected all aspects of their lives.

Wednesday, Sept. 11

National Public Radio Special Coverage of the September 11th Tragedy

Thursday, Sept. 12

An Attack on Iraq? (Listen)
Larry Mantle speaks with Chalmers Johnson, author of Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Henry Holt, 2000), James Phillips, Research Fellow, and Robert Kaufman, adjunct scholar, both with the Heritage Foundation. Why is President Bush talking about attacking Iraq? What are the reasons for making a preemptive strike? What would we gain? And is Iraq really such a threat to our security?

The Latest Science News (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Michael Shermer about a variety of current science issues including the selection of TRW Inc. by NASA to build a new space telescope, and the engineering of the World Trade Center towers and why experts believe they fell.

Friday, Sept. 13

West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County (Listen)
Larry talks with Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health for the County of Los Angeles, about the first diagnosed case of West Nile virus believed to have originated in L.A. County

The Italian-American Mafia (Listen)
Larry Mantle speaks with Albert DeMeo, son of notorious Mafia hit man Roy DeMeo, who worked for the Gambino crime family. Roy ran the largest auto theft ring in the history of New York, and he murdered about 200 people as a Gambino hit man. Yet, he was also a loving husband and father who raised three kids. Albert DeMayo wrote For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life (Broadway Books) to deal with his father’s past and to share the experience of growing up in the mob. Hofstra University historian Stan Pugliese joins the conversation to place the Italian-American mafia into context.

Film Week (Listen)
Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Barbershop, Igby Goes Down, How I Killed My Father, Low Heights, and The Dog Walker.


Be sure to visit Henry Sheehan's new website, HenrySheehan.com, for a selection of his past reviews and commentaries.