August 25 - 29, 2003
Monday, Aug. 25
First Lady Of California
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Sharon Davis joins guest host Patt Morrison to talk about her husband‰Þªs recall and life as the First Lady of California.
An Independent Party Update
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Jim Mangia, president of the Coalition for Political Reform, and media spokesman for the Ross Perot ‰Þª96 presidential campaign, joins Patt Morrison for and Independent Party update.
Preparing For The October 7th Recall Election
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Patt Morrison is joined by various Registrar Recorders to talk about the recall election including Connie McCormack, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for Los Angeles County, Steve Rodermund, Interim Regristrar for the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Scott Konopasek, Registrar-Recorder for San Bernardino County, and Mischelle Townsend, Registrar of Voters for Riverside County.
Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers
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In her new book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach decided to find out what happens to bodies after they die. Roach‰Þªs journey took her to university labs, automobile crash test labs, and into the annals of the history of cadavers. From using honey-soaked corpses as ointments to heal the ill, to plastic surgeons reviewing face-lift techniques, Mary Roach dissects the life of a corpse with wit and humor. She joins guest host Patt Morrison to talk about her book.
FIDM: Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising
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FIDM is presenting an in-depth look at a period in history, 1861-1906, when black mourning clothes were at the height of their ‰ÞÏsocial power.‰Þð The exhibition includes over 65 objects and garments. Kevin Jones, the curator for the Museum Collection at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, joins guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the FIDM exhibit.
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Recall Update
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Patt Morrison speaks with journalist Marc Cooper about the latest news in the California recall election. Mr. Cooper writes for LA Weekly and is the host and executive producer of The Nation's syndicated weekly radio show, RadioNation.
Eco-Terrorism
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The Earth Liberation Front or ‰ÞÏELF‰Þð has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks on SUVs in the San Gabriel Valley, as well as a $50 million dollar fire in San Diego. What is the ELF, and how does it operate? Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Brian Levin, Director of the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Joining Patt also is Steve Best, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Texas, El Paso, and Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County District Attorney.
Gay Offspring of Christian Fundamentalists
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Arthur Dong, Director of ‰ÞÏFamily Fundamentals,‰Þð a new PBS documentary that explores what happens when conservative Christian parents learn that a son or daughter is gay.
The Tuareg Nomads
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with Leslie Clark, founder of The Nomad Foundation, about her quest to preserve the cultural and artistic traditions of the Nomadic peoples of Africa. As a special treat, they will be joined, in person, by two Tuareg musicians from the Sahara, Hasso Akotey and Alassane Foungounou.
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Recall Update
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Patt Morrison speaks with political consultant Harvey Englander about the latest news in the California recall election.
Shark Attack
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Deborah Franzman died after being bitten by a 15-18 foot shark off Avila Beach in Central California last Tuesday. The attack heightened public awareness of sharks, buoyed by sightings of great whites swimming off San Onofre Beach, a popular area for surfing. Patt Morrison dives into the subject with Michael Domeier, PhD., President of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research, a non-profit dedicated to researching and promoting important issues in marine biology and fisheries, and Peter Pyle, farallon biologist at Point Reyes Bird Observatory to discuss the sharks living along our coastline--what they eat, their behavior, and what marine biologists are learning about them through satellite tracking.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Until September 11th, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911 was the worst workplace disaster in the history of New York City, killing 146 people. Washington Post journalist David Von Drehle joins guest host Patt Morrison to discuss his book Triangle: The Fire That Changed America that chronicles the details of the disaster, the sensational trial that followed, and the labor legacy of the tragedy.
The Latest Science News
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with the Founder and Publisher of Skeptic magazine Michael Shermer about the latest science news.
Thursday, Aug. 28
Middle East Peace
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Patt Morrison talks with Hanan Ashrawi, a compelling and influential voice in the contemporary theatre of Middle Eastern politics and a central player in the struggle for a Palestinian homeland. She has been involved in Palestinian political activism since the mid '70s. In 1993, after the signing of the peace accords by Arafat and Rabin that guaranteed Palestinian self-rule, Dr. Ashrawi headed the Preparatory Committee of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizen's Rights in Jerusalem and was the founder and Commissioner General of that committee until 1995. From 1996 through 1998 she served as Minister of Higher Education and Research. In August of '98 she founded the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy. Dr Ashrawi has also served since 1996 as an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Jerusalem District.
The Latest Recall News
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Guest host Patt Morrison talks with political consultant and strategist Arnold Steinberg, political consultant, and strategist, about the latest news in the California Recall Election.
American Headlines: Major News Stories From Colonial Times to the Present
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Have you ever marveled at old news headlines, like the Bombardment of Fort Sumter, or the great scare over the War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast? Patt Morrison talks with the authors of a collection of news headlines from colonial times to the present. Miles Beller, Ed Cray, and Jonathan Kotler's new book is called American Datelines: Major News Stories from Colonial Times to the Present (University of Illinois Press). Professors Beller and Cray join Patt Morrison to talk about it.
Alberto Santos-Dumont
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Patt Morrison talks with author Paul Hoffman about his new book Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight (Hyperion). It is a profile of the wealthy and eccentric inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont, one of the most important but little known pioneers of early aviation.
Friday, Aug. 29
The California Budget
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The Recall election has brought the California economy and budget into sharp relief. Candidate interviews are filled with questions about California‰Þªs slumping economy and budget crisis as the candidates are forced to express their views on how to fix the State‰Þªs fiscal woes. Patt Morrison and Carl D. DeMaio, President and Founder of The Performance Institute and a Senior Fellow with the Reason Foundation, and Daniel J.B. Mitchell, Ho-Su Wu Chair in Management and Professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior at UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management and School of Public Policy & Social Research explore the connection between the State budget and the State economy and talk about how the California‰Þªs economy reflects national economic and budgetary trends.
Jim Hightower: An American Populist
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Jim Hightower is an angry man. He‰Þªs angry with the Bush Administration; he‰Þªs angry at moneyed elites, and he‰Þªs going to tell guest host Patt Morrison all about it. Jim Hightower‰Þªs new book is called Thieves in High Places: They‰Þªve Stolen Our Country and It‰Þªs Time to Take It Back.
FilmWeek
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Guest host John Rabe and critics
Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both
CityBeat and ValleyBeat
and
Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and the L.A. Weekly
discuss this week's new film releases, including Jeepers Creepers 2, Civil Brand, Friday Night, Gasoline,
Km. 0, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, The Other Side of the Bed, Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator, and
The Weather Underground.
John and the critics also discuss this week's new videos, including the first release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
