October 14 - 18, 2002

Monday, Oct. 14

Open Phones-Listener Testimonials (Listen)
Larry Mantle takes calls from listeners on the final morning of KPCC's fundraising campaign. Thanks to everyone who called in to pledge their support!

Tuesday, Oct. 15

David Halberstam (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Halberstam about his book War In A Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals(Simon & Schuster). Halberstam examines what happens when Presidents put domestic issues ahead of foreign affairs. He also chronicles the motivations, biases and passions of the prominent government and military figures of our time.

Lenny Bruce (Listen)
Lenny Bruce spoke frankly about sex, race, religion, government, and the lies that we tell ourselves. Larry Mantle talks with the co-authors of a new book that analyzes the free speech struggles of Lenny Bruce. They chronicle Bruce’s life from his early days on stage through his courtroom trials from Los Angeles to New York City. Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover join Larry in studio to discuss their book The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon (Sourcebooks)

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Special Education Ruling (Listen)
Host Larry Mantle talks to LAUSD Associate Superintendent of Special Education, Donnalyn Anton about recent policy changes affecting L.A.'s Special Education campuses.

China’s Underground Christians (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Orange County Register’s John Gittelsohn about his three-part series that takes an in-depth look at the persecution of Christians in China and how Southern California Christians are attempting to influence religious practice there.

T.V. Animation Roundtable (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with animation critic Charles Solomon, Cartoon Network’s Linda Simensky, and animators Steve Hillenburg (creator of “Spongebob Squarepants,”) and Joe Murray (creator of “Rocko’s Modern Life,” about what’s new in television animation today.

Thursday, Oct. 17

World Series Preview (Listen)
Larry Mantle provides a preview of the upcoming baseball World Series between the Anaheim Angels and the San Francisco Giants. Game one of the World Series begins on Saturday. Mike DiGiovanna, baseball writer for the Los Angeles Times, and Josh Suchon, Giants beat writer for the Oakland Tribune and author of This Gracious Season: Barry Bonds and the Greatest Year in Baseball (Winter Publications, join host Larry Mantle for the preview.

Orange County Edition (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of the Orange County Register about the latest Orange County news. Discussion topics include: Larry Agran and Proposition 51, the race for Orange County Superior Court judgeship number 21, campaign finance reform and an update on the Nativo Lopez recall.

The Mind and the Brain (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with neuroscientist Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz, a leading neuroscientist and Research Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and an international authority on brain diseases, about his new book. Co-authored with Sharon Begley, The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force (Regan Books) presents evidence for the independent existence of the mind, and demonstrates the possibility for human control over the workings of the brain.

Friday, Oct. 18

Live from the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills: An Interview with Eli Broad (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles civic leader and philanthropist Eli Broad about the philanthropic tradition in Los Angeles, and his involvement in the efforts to revitalize downtown Los Angeles. Eli Broad is the founder of the Broad Foundation and a renowned business leader who built two Fortune 500 companies based right here in Los Angeles. Mr. Broad is chairman of AIG SunAmerica Inc., a leading financial services company specializing in retirement savings. He also serves on the board of SunAmerica’s parent company, American International Group, Inc. He is founder-chairman of KB Home (formerly Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation).

FilmWeek (Listen)

Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times, Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Charles Solomon, animation critic of amazon.com discuss this week's new film releases, including Punch Drunk Love, The Ring, Auto Focus, Bloody Sunday, Formula 51, Safe Conduct, Real Women Have Curves, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, Pokemon 4Ever, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Pipe Dreams, and The Man From Elysian Fields.

Charles also tells about the new Disney DVD Beauty and the Beast.


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