October 22 - 26, 2007
Monday, Oct. 22
Southern California Wildfires
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Guest host Jon Beaupre talks with various officials and other voices around Southern California about the wildfires. Guests include: Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times San Diego Bureau Chief, Sandy Stoltze, resident from San Diego County who was evacuated earlier this morning, Brooke Binkowski, KPCC reporter in San Diego, Claudia Pesciutta, reporter for KNX News Radio, Fire Inspector Rick Dominguez, L.A. County Fire, Brett Anderson, Meterologist with AccuWeather Inc., Dr. Andrew Benton, President of Pepperdine University, Jerry Sanders, the Mayor of San Diego, Maurice Luque, spokesman for San Diego County Fire, and Richard Minnich, a fire ecologist at UC Riverside
Latino Politics
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Guest host Jon Beaupre discusses the Latino vote both nationally, and in California, and how it will figure into the upcoming election. Jon talks with Kenneth Burt, author of The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics, and Political Director for the California Federation of Teachers, and Jaime Regalado, political scientist and Executive Director of the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles.
The End Of Easy Rawlins?
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Mid-century Los Angeles, with its racial diversity and the surrounding changing social dynamics, has always been one of the complex characters in Walter Mosley's popular Easy Rawlins series. Mosley recently revealed in Ebony magazine that, after writing the Rawlins' tales since 1990, Blonde Faith, the tenth in the series, may be the last. Larry Mantle speaks with L.A.-born Mosley about Blonde Faith and his prolific career.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Southern California Fire Update
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Larry talks with reporters and experts about the latest on the Southern California wildfires. So far the fires have consumed more than 245,957 acres, and more than 346,000 San Diego homes have been ordered to evacuate. The fires have spread and grown in many Southern Californian communities, fueled by up to 70 mph Santa Ana winds. Guests include Tony Perry of the LA Times, Captain Steve Miller of the Orange County Fire Department, Jonathan Fielding of the L.A. County Department of Health, and Inspector Rick Dominguez of the L.A. County Fire Department.
Southern California Fire Update Continued
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Wednesday, Oct. 24
Southern California Wildfires
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Larry Mantle provides and update on the Southern California wildfires with guests including several of our KPCC reporters stationed throughout Southern California, Tony Perry, San Diego Bureau Chief for the L.A. Times, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, John Keeley, fire ecologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, and Rochelle Jenkins of the California Office of Emergency Services, among others.
Southern California Wildfires Continued
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Thursday, Oct. 25
Wildfire Update
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Larry talks about the latest on the Southern California wildfires with KPCC reporters Brian Watt and Julie Small, James Shebl of FEMA, L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Mark Ghilarducci of James Lee Witt Associates, a crisis consulting firm, and State Assemblyman Todd Spitzer. Larry also talks with the regular panel of Orange County journalists: William Lobdell, of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, Steven Greenhut of the Orange County Register, and Gustavo Arellano of OC Weekly. To get more information and register with FEMA, please call 800-627-FEMA or go to www.fema.gov.
The Cost of College
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Why is college tuition rising faster than the rate of inflation? With financial aid to students on the decline and tuitions costs going up, many parents and college bound students find themselves struggling with the cost of higher education. Larry talks about how students pay for their education and examines the cost to the institution of educating students with David Levy of Scripps College, Patricia Hurley, Ed. D, of Glendale Community College, Robert Daly of UC Riverside, and Mike Groener of Occidental College. The program is the first in KPCC's "College Tour," a series of AirTalk and Patt Morrison special broadcasts this fall exploring various issues in higher education.
Friday, Oct. 26
Southern California Wildfire Update
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Larry discusses updates on the Southern California wildfires with KPCC reporter Julie Small, Public Information Officer for the fires in San Bernardino County, Adrienne Freeman, and Public Information Officer for the Orange County Fire, Captain Steve Miller.
Writers Guild Strike
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The Writers Guild of America voted 90% in favor of granting a strike authorization last Friday. The dispute is largely over compensation for content distributed online, as well as royalties for DVD sales, and compensation for the writers of "reality" TV shows. Larry talks about the issue and what a strike would mean for the film and television industries with Alex Ben Block of Hollywood Today.
Trash Strike
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Trash haulers for Waste Management Inc. went on strike last Friday, affecting many Los Angeles area residents and businesses. Larry discusses the details of the labor dispute with Jay Phillips, President of the union representing the workers, and Spokeswoman for Waste Management Inc. Kit Cole.
AFI FEST 2007
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The 21st AFI FEST will be held in Los Angeles from November 1st through 11th. It features international competitions of new films from emerging filmmakers, the latest works from great film masters, and premieres. Larry talks with the festival's Artistic Director, Rose Kuo, as well as festival programmer Shaz Bennett.
Middle East International Film Festival
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Larry talks with FilmWeek and Christian Science Monitor critic, Peter Rainer, about the Middle East International Film Festival which was held earlier this month in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. The festival is dedicated to bringing a diverse slate of international films to their community and to introducing filmmakers from around the world to the resources of the region.
FilmWeek Reviews
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Larry and critics Henry Sheehan, of henrysheehan.com, and Andy Klein, of CityBeat, discuss the week's new releases including the feature films Dan in Real Life, Music Within, Slipstream, If I Didn't Care, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Finishing the Game, Black Irish, 56 Drops of Blood, and the documentaries Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and Mr. Untouchable.
