September 11 - 15, 2006
Monday, Sept. 11
How Our Lives Have Changed Since 9/11
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As part of our special coverage of the September 11th anniversary, Larry talks with an eclectic group of thinkers, about the legacy of 9/11, and how our lives have changed since the terrorist attacks five years ago.
Open Phones: How Has Your Life Changed Since 9/11?
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Larry takes calls from listeners weighing-in on how life has changed since 9/11.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Bush's 9/11 Commemoration Speech Analysis
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Larry discusses President Bush's speech to the nation on 9-11.
Palestinian Power Sharing
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The Islamic group Hamas made a deal to share power with the more moderate Fatah headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Larry and his guests discuss the accord that could restore international aid and lead to contacts with Israel.
Afghanistan Update
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Violence has escalated recently in Afghanistan and experts are calling it a Taliban resurgence. Larry Mantle talks with Larry Goodson of the Army War College and New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall from Kabul for the latest on "the other war."
Simon Callow On Orson Welles
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Orson Welles is universally regarded as one of the most important film directors of the 20th Century. Larry talks with Simon Callow, author of Orson Welles: Volume 2, Hello Americans, which traces Welles' career from the triumphant premier of Citizen Kane in 1941 to his self-imposed exile to Europe in 1947.
Wednesday, Sept. 13
Hewlett Packard Spies On Board
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has gathered sufficient evidence to potentially indict senior executives of Hewlett-Packard for spying on their own board members. Larry talks with Michael Connor, editor of Business Ethics Magazine, about the ethical issues related to HP's highly controversial practice and what constitutes socially acceptable ethical standards of behavior for corporations.
Campaigns Hacks
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Larry Mantle talks about the dust-up between the Angelides and Schwarzenegger campaigns regarding an allegation of computer hacking.
DNA And The Chumash Indians
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John Johnson, a leading scholar of Chumash Indian culture and head of the anthropology department at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, joins Larry Mantle to talk about his DNA studies which seem to provide clues that link some of today's Chumash with settlers of coastal regions from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego more than 10,000 years ago.
Voter ID Laws
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U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver refused to block a law requiring voters of Arizona to show identification before casting a ballot this Monday. Larry and his guests discuss the legal ramifications of this ruling and laws requiring picture ID for voting and registration.
Michael Tolkin's New Book, The Return Of The Player
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Larry Mantle talks with author, director and screenwriter Michael Tolkin about his new novel, The Return of the Player. Published to great acclaim and adapted to film by Robert Altman, "The Player" was a brilliant satire of Hollywood that has become a cult classic. Now, it's fifteen years later and film executive Griffin Mill is back.
Thursday, Sept. 14
Backlog At DNA Lab
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Larry Mantle discusses the inability of the DNA lab to process samples due to a lack of funding. How is this affecting crime solving here in California?
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
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Larry Mantle talks with Orange County Register op-ed column editor Steven Greenhut, OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano, and William Lobdell of the LA Times, about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Life In Guantanamo
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Larry talks with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg about his harrowing experience as a prisoner in the controversial facility. A highly educated British Muslim, Begg spent three years in U.S. custody, including eighteen months in solitary confinement before being released without charge in January of 2005.
The Dilemma Of The Gifted Child
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Author Alissa Quart joins Larry Mantle to talk about the current trend to nurture and even create giftedness in children. Her new book Hothouse Kids explores the many classes, specialized camps, competitions, and other enrichment programs available to gifted children. Quart argues that for many gifted kids the intense pressure to excel early on creates self-esteem problems and performance anxiety in adulthood. She also takes a serious look at how the No Child Left Behind Act has reduced funding for programs for gifted children in America's public schools.
Friday, Sept. 15
Award Dispute
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Next month the LA County Human Relations Committee is planning to honor Dr. Maher Hatout, senior advisor to the Muslim Public Affairs Council and Chairman of the Islamic Center of Southern California with its annual humanitarian award. But some Jewish groups have vehemently objected to the selection, accusing Dr. Hatout of being a radical disguised as a moderate and using Hatout's owns words as evidence of his extremism. Larry Mantle discusses the intense controversy surrounding Dr. Hatout's qualifications for the prestigious humanitarian award.
Hubris
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Who was really behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq? Larry talks with Michael Isikoff co-author of the new book, Hubris, which takes readers behind the scenes
at the White House, the CIA, and Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress to answer questions on how the U.S. came to invade Iraq.
FilmWeek
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Larry Mantle and critics
Lael Loewenstein of Variety
and Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com
discuss this week's new releases, including The Black Dahlia, The Last Kiss, Everyone's Hero,
Haven, The Ground Truth, My Country, My Country,
and The U.S. Vs. John Lennon.
Just back from Canada, Henry reports on the
Toronto International Film Festival.
