June 9 - 13, 2003
Monday, June 9
How Long Will the U.S. Military Stay in Iraq?
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Larry Mantle talks with Lt. Col. Hal Kempfer about a recent USA Today article that discusses the scale of the postwar U.S. troop obligation in Iraq. Will the numbers of troops be more than the Pentagon originally expected? What will it take to make peace in the region and keep it?
Dean Kamen and the Segway Human Transporter
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Larry Mantle talks with author and journalist Steve Kemper about his new book, Code Name Ginger: The Story Behind Segway and Dean Kamen's Quest to Invent a New World (Harvard Business School Press). In it, Kemper recounts his experience as the only journalist allowed into Kamen's high-security R&D company during the time the Segway Human Transporter was being invented.
The Next Generation of Psychiatric Drugs
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Larry Mantle talks with neuroscientist Dr. Samuel Barondes about his new book Better Than Prozac: Creating the Next Generation of Psychiatric Drugs (Oxford University Press). In it, Barondes considers the benefits and limits of Prozac, Ritalin, Valium, and other widely-used medications. He also discusses new research that will allow for superior drugs in the future.
Richard Chamberlain
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Larry Mantle talks with award-winning actor Richard Chamberlain about his new memoir Shattered Love: A Memoir (Regan Books), in which he recounts his life in acting and how he struggled to free himself from his self-imposed fears.
Tuesday, June 10
California Budget Crisis
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Larry Mantle discusses California's budget crisis stand-off. Republicans are in an antitax position, and Democrats will not cut more deeply into social programs. Is there any relief in sight? Larry talks with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, and Mike Montgomery, Capital bureau chief, at KXJZ News.
Andy Warhol
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In 1987, art dealer Richard Polsky decided to pursue an Andy Warhol. It took him twelve years to purchase a self-portrait of Warhol, called Šü“Fright Wig.Šü¦ Polsky kept copious notes on the process of buying his Warhol. What emerged is a insider chronicle of the art world--the eccentricities of the people, the business, and the artists themselves. Richard Polsky joins host Larry Mantle to discuss his new book, I Bought Andy Warhol.
College Tuition
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Does saving for your child's college tuition make you break out in hives? It doesn't have to, according to Kathy Kristof, syndicated financial columnist at the LA Times. Her new book, >i>Taming the Tuition Tiger: Getting the Money to Graduate--With 529 Plans, Scholarships, Financial Aid, and More, examines many ways to find money for tuition, as well as some of the strategies on how to save for your child's college education. The bottom line: it shouldn't bankrupt you, and with some planning, there's no need to stress. Kathy Kristof joins host Larry Mantle to talk about taming the tuition tiger.
Wednesday, June 11
Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem
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Host Larry Mantle speaks with Matt Rees, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for Time magazine.
Adult Entertainment Ordinance
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The Public Safety Committee wants to curb prostitution in strip clubs and has introduced an ordinance to ban lap dancing and entertainment in Šü“VIPŠü¦ rooms. The ordinance would require at least six feet of space between customers and strippers and would ban any physical contact. Mayor James Hahn and the City Council have yet to vote on this matter. Attorney Roger Jon Diamond joins host Larry Mantle to discuss the proposed ordinance.
Chris Reed: Orange County News
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Chris Reed, op-ed column editor for the Orange County Register joins Larry to discuss the latest Orange County news.
Michael Lewis' new book, Moneyball
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Larry Mantle talks with best-selling author Michael Lewis about his new book Moneyball: The Art Of Winning An Unfair Game (W.W. Norton). It is a behind-the-scenes look at the business, practice, and personalities of baseball. Lewis highlights the Oakland A's as a microcosm of a new kind of baseball knowledge, a rethinking of the way the game is perceived and played. And, Lewis argues that the driving force behind this revolution is an executive widely admired as baseball's newest genius: A's general manager Billy Beane.
Thursday, June 12
Improving Transportation in the Southland
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The Southern California Association of Governments, or SCAG, has just unveiled Šü“Operation Jumpstart,Šü¦ a sweeping, $26.1 billion dollar plan to help streamline transportation in the Southland. Larry Mantle talks with SCAG's Mark Pisano and Jim De La Loza of the MTA about how to best solve LA and Orange County's most pressing transportation needs.
OPEN PHONES: Stay-at-Home Dads
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In honor of Father's Day, Larry opens the phones to hear from stay-at-home camps.
Al Jarreau
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Grammy award-winning vocalist Al Jarreau joins Larry to talk about his career and the upcoming Playboy Jazz Festival.
Friday, June 13
Restoring the Arroyo Seco
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On Sunday morning, the public is invited to bike or walk on the Pasadena freeway, which will be closed to cars for Arroyo Fest, an event designed to improve the quality of life of residents bordering the Arroyo Seco. Larry Mantle talks with Occidental's Robert Gottlieb about the event, as well as Tim Brick of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, who will describe the efforts being made to restore the Arroyo Seco stream and watershed to their natural states.
The Russian State: A Criminal Oligarchy?
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Author David Satter pieces together what happened after the fall of the Soviet Union, tracing the rise of Vladimir Putin and the parallel lawlessness that pervades Russia today. In his new book, Darkness At Noon: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State (Yale University Press), Satter writes that the absence of a legitimate legal system and the push for the privatization of property led to the rise of a dangerous criminal state, one that is armed with an arsenal of nuclear weapons. David Satter joins host Larry Mantle to discuss the transition that Russia made from a Communist state to a free market economy.
FilmWeek
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Larry Mantle and critics
Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly
discuss this week's new film releases, including Hollywood Homicide, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, Capturing the Friedmans, Love the Hard Way, The Heart of Me, Jet Lag, Herod's Law (La Ley de Herodes), Manito, and
Controlled Chaos.
Larry and the critics also discuss the carreer of Gregory Peck,
The Los Angeles Film Festival, and the documentary series Bagels and Docs at the Laemmle theaters.
