September 6 - 10, 2004
Monday, Sept. 6
The Blue Collar Worker in America
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In his new book The Mind At Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker (Viking), Mike Rose talks about how jobs done by waitresses, plumbers, hairdressers and other blue-collar workers are not mindless at all. Rather, Rose writes that they require complex analytical and interpersonal skills that often go unappreciated by society-at-large. He joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the blue-collar worker in America.
Tuesday, Sept. 7
Just Under 8 Weeks Until The Election
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Labor Day is over, and now the Bush and Kerry elections enter the final two month stretch leading up to the 2004 presidential election. Experts join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the strategy of each campaign as the election season heats up. Larry Mantle talks with P. Edward Haley, Professor of International Relations Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate School, and conservative political strategist Arnold Steinberg, .
Teen Sexuality And Television
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A new study released today by the Rand Corporation finds that teenagers who watch sex on television engage in sexual behavior much sooner than teens who don't. Larry Mantle talks with the study’s lead author, psychologist Rebecca Collins.
Adult ADHD: Personality Type Or Medical Problem?
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In honor of national ADHD awareness day, Larry Mantle takes a careful look at the problem of adult attention deficit disorder. More adults than ever before are being diagnosed and prescribed drugs for ADHD. People who used be known a procrastinators or scatterbrains are now being diagnosed with a medical problem. But where does one draw the line between normal forgetfulness and disorganization, and attention deficit disorder? Larry Mantle talks with Dr. David Feifel, founder and director of the Adult ADHD Program at the University of California-San Diego Medical Center, and with San Francisco therapist Lew Mills who has ADHD himself. For more information about adult or childhood ADHD go to www.chadd.org.
The Art Of Earthquake Prediction
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David Ulin, author of numerous anthologies of literature about Los Angeles, has a new book called The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith. In it, Ulin explores research in earthquake prediction done by scientists as well as the predictions done by amateurs and “sensitives.” David Ulin joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the book.
Wednesday, Sept. 8
Genesis Mission Crashes to Earth
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The Genesis space capsule, carrying solar particles, crashed to Earth this morning after its parachute failed to deploy. Larry's guest are Corey Powell, Senior Editor for Discover magazine and Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times Staff writer.
Can Presidents Create Jobs?
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Roger Lowenstein discusses his recent New York Times Magazine article in which he casts doubt on the assumption that a president’s effectiveness is measured by a “scorecard approach” that tracks the number of jobs created during his time in office. The current presidential campaign is fixated on whether Bush has increased American jobs and if Kerry can do so if elected. Lowenstein writes that while administrations might be able to contribute to the quality of jobs, they cannot guarantee short-term job growth that is molded by other economic factors and doesn’t correspond to “neat, quadrennial cycles.” The author offers an alternative focus: investment in the education of America’s workers.
Iraq Update
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The US Military death toll reaches 1,000. Larry's guest are Michael Donovan, an Iraq expert at the Center for Defense Information and Brian Bennett, Time magazine correspondent who has been covering the war in Iraq since it began last year.
Log Cabin Republicans Withdraw Support of Bush
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The Log Cabin Republicans, the Republican Party’s largest gay and lesbian organization, voted yesterday to withhold its endorsement of President Bush. Larry Mantle talks with the Log Cabin Republicans’ political director Christopher Barron about the reason for the withdrawal, and about what impact the loss of this voting block may have on the Presidential election.
Michael Kinsley
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The new editorial and opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times joins Larry Mantle for a wide-ranging interview. A pioneering writer and editor known for his incisive logic and cutting wit, Kinsley has found success in the worlds of cyber, television, and print journalism. Previously a columnist and founding editor of Slate, he also co-hosted CNN's "Crossfire" and served as editor at The New Republic, Harper's, and the Washington Monthly.
Thursday, Sept. 9
USC Smog Study
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Scientists from USC's Keck School of Medicine tracked the effects of major pollutants on the lungs of southland children in grades 4-12. The study is the longest one ever conducted, looking at air pollution and children's health. The study, published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that "by age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy areas are underdeveloped and will likely never recover..." The California Air Resources Board, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Hastings Foundation supported the research. Dr. James Gauderman, lead author of the study, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss its findings.
Anne Garrels
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NPR correspondent, Anne Garrels, earned international recognition in 2003 by being one of 16 U.S. journalists to remain in Baghdad during the initial invasion of Iraq. Her vivid, around-the-clock reports from the city under siege gave NPR listeners remarkable insight into the impact of the war on Baghdad and those left in the city.
Judge Rules Cardinal Mahoney Turn Over Files in Sex Abuse Scandal
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A state judge ruled that Cardinal Mahoney does not have the right to keep personnel files private and must turn them over to the state as part of an ongoing grand jury investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by two former priests. The Archdiocese plans to appeal the decision, possibly delaying the file handover for many more months. Lead counsel for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Mike Hennigan, and President and Founder of SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests), Barbara Blaine join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the issue.
E-Voting Survey
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Larry Mantle talks with Caltech political science professor, Michael Alvarez about his just-released national survey on American attitudes about electronic voting.
The Hunt for Osama bin Laden and the War on Terror
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Larry talks with experts about the value of finding the elusive leader of Al-Qaeda and how important it is to capture him, dead or alive. He talks to Peter Bergen, fellow at the New America Foundation and an adjunct professor at the School of Advanced International Studies, at Johns Hopkins. Bergen wrote an article in October's Atlantic Monthly called "The Long Hunt for Osama." He also speaks with Dr. Larry Goodson, Director of Middle East Studies at the US Army War College, and he takes your calls.
Friday, Sept. 10
Michael Eisner Stepping Down as CEO of Disney in 2006
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Host Larry Mantle talks with business contributor for Bloomberg Katie Harris about Michael Eisner stepping down as CEO of Disney in 2006.
Genesis Mission Update
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There's good news from the Genesis Mission--scientists have been able to retrieve the contents from the capsule that crash-landed in the Utah desert on Wednesday. Tom Spilker, JPL systems engineer with the Genesis Mission, joins Host Larry Mantle to give an update.
Open Phones: 3 Years After 9-11
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Larry Mantle opens the phones this morning to hear how the events of 9-11 continue to affect you, three years after the date. In the hour, Larry speaks with a psychiatrist and other experts about how Americans feel about 9-11 today.
Filmweek
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Larry Mantle and critics
Jean Oppenheimer of New Times
and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both
CityBeat and ValleyBeat
discuss this week's new film releases, including Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Cellular, Criminal,
Bright Young Things, Evergreen, Red Lights (Feux Rouges), Remember Me, My Love, Testosterone, Vlad,
When Will I Be Loved, End of the Century: Story of the Ramones and last week's Paparazzi.
Along with new videos, Larry and the critics highlight
For Adults Only: Pre-NC-17 Cinema In America
put on by the American Cinematheque.
