January 7 - 11, 2008
Monday, Jan. 7
Metropolitan Water District To Cut Water Supplies To Some Cities
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Larry talks with Bob Muir, spokesman for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Joone Lopez, Deputy General Manager of the Central Basin Municipal Water District, about the Metropolitan Water District cutting back on water supplies to various Southern California cities. What might be the impact?
Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona Returns To Work
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Larry Mantle talks with Peggy Lowe, Politics reporter for The Orange County Register about Mike Carona's first day back on the job as Orange County Sheriff.
Supreme Court Considers Lethal Injection
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday addressing the legality of using lethal injection as a method of execution. David Barron, a 29 year old public defender, filed the appeal on behalf of two Kentucky death row inmates. Barron argues that the three-drug cocktail used in lethal injections can cause excruciating pain, which amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Larry and his guests David R. Dow, Professor of Law at the University of Houston, and John Eastman, Dean of the Chapman University School of Law discuss the appeal which marks the first time in more than a century that the high court will address the legality of a method of execution.
New Hampshire Primary Preview
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Larry Mantle talks with journalists Amy Quinton, Reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio, Mark Barabak, LA Times Staff Writer, and Linda Feldmann, White House Correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor about where the candidates stand on the eve of the New Hampshire Primary.
What's Most Important to Voters?
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What's more important to voters this presidential election: a candidate's personality, or a candidate's specific proposals? Larry Mantle takes calls from listeners about this question and more on the eve of the New Hampshire Primary.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
California's Pension Crisis And A Preview Of Tonight's State Of The State Address
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Larry Mantle talks with Evan Halper, L.A. Times staff writer who covers Sacramento about California's Pension system woes, and a preview of the state of the state.
Large Study Weakens Autism-Mercury Link
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Autism cases in California continued to climb in 2007 despite the removal of a mercury-rich vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder. While the preservative thimerosal has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001, autism rates in children have risen steadily from 1995 to 2007. Nevertheless, despite doctors' claims that the latest study adds to existing evidence refuting a link between thimerosal exposure and autism, skeptics maintain that mercury should still be evaluated as a possible risk factor. Larry talks with Steve Moldin, Executive Director of the USC Washington, D.C. Office of Research Advancement, and Sallie Bernard, Executive Director of Safe Minds, a non-profit organization focusing on the role of mercury in neuron-developmental disorders.
2008 Consumer Electronics Show
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The International CES in Las Vegas is the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology. It began Monday and continues through Thursday, January 10th. The CES features 2,700 exhibitors in 30 product categories including audio, digital content and imaging, embedded technology, gaming, home networking, in-vehicle technology and wireless. Larry talks with Randy Skoglund, of Americans for Technology Leadership, about some of the gadgets and gizmos he's seen at the show so far.
Anniversary Of The Surge In Iraq
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Larry talks with Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institute, and Christine Wormuth, Senior Fellow in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the surge strategy in Iraq. How is it working one-year later?
Caring For Ailing Family Members
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Larry Mantle talks with Nell Casey, editor of An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family and with contributor to the book, Amanda Fortini about the daily struggles that confront those individuals who are caring for an ailing family member.
Wednesday, Jan. 9
New Hampshire Primary Analysis
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Larry Mantle and guests provide analysis of the results of last night's New Hampshire Primary election.
Gender and the Election
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Larry Mantle opens the phones to listeners to discuss the issue of gender and the Presidential election. What turned the tide yesterday in New Hampshire that paved the way for Hillary's win? What was your view on her emotional response to a question in New Hampshire? What is your view on a woman running for President? Does she face many hurdles, or do you view her as a seasoned politician and able to handle the scrutiny?
The Story of People and Pants in the World of Global Trade
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From dingy offices in Azerbaijan to the hip lofts of Manhattan, from the dimming industrial heartland of Italy to an unexpectedly modern garment factory in China, the story of the global multi-billion dollar textile industry is one of economic complexity, innovation and exploitation. In her new book Fugitive Denim, author Rachel Louise Snyder travels up and down the rag trade's food chain to draw a portrait of the industry by focusing on that icon of the Americana, the denim cloth of blue jeans. The author joins Larry Mantle to talk about the origins and development of one of the most significant consumer industries in the global economy.
Thursday, Jan. 10
State Budget Preview
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Governor Schwarzenegger will declare a fiscal emergency when he announces the budget today. He'll propose cuts to hundreds of state programs in order to reduce California's estimated 14 billion dollar budget deficit. A special Legislative session will be called for the lawmakers to address the current year's budget, either by cutting costs or increasing taxes within 45 days. Larry talks with L.A. Times staff writer, Evan Halper, and Jean Ross of the California Budget Project about the Governor's plans.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
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Larry Mantle talks with Orange County Register senior editorial writer and columnist, Steven Greenhut, and Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly staff writer about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Are The Internet And The Bolgosphere Crippling Democracy?
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What happens to democracy and free speech if people use the Internet only to listen and speak to the like-minded? What is the democratic benefit of the Internet's unlimited choices if citizens narrowly limit the information they receive, creating ever-smaller niches and fragmenting the shared public conversation on which democracy depends? Cass Sunstein first asked these questions before 9/11, in Republic.com, and they have become even more urgent in the years since. Now, in Republic.com 2.0, Sunstein thoroughly rethinks the critical relationship between democracy and the Internet in a world where partisan Web logs have emerged as a significant force in politics.
Romance In The Ivory Tower
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Many universities forbid intimate relationships between faculty members and students but is the "right to romance" protected by the Constitution? Author Paul Abramson, joins Larry Mantle to discuss his opposition to university prohibitions on relationships between faculty members and students. In his new book, Romance in the Ivory Tower he argues provocatively that the issue of faculty-student romance engages our fundamental constitutional rights and cannot depend on university policies.
Friday, Jan. 11
Bank Of America May Buy Countrywide
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Larry Mantle talks with Marc Lacter, Contributor to L.A. Magazine, and Nariman Behravesh, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist for Global Insight, about the possible buyout by Bank of America.
California Budget Cuts
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Larry Mantle talks with Julie Small, KPCC Sacramento reporter, Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction for California, Elizabeth Goldstein, President of the California State Parks Foundation, Anthony Wright, Executive Director of Health Access California, and Kent Scheidegger of the Criminal Justice Foundation about Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts.
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
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Larry talks with United States Senator Barbara Boxer about the field hearings she called to look into the EPA's denial of California's request to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from cars.
Michael Giacchino
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Larry talks with composer Michael Giacchino about his musical score for Ratatouille, and about his career in Hollywood as a composer for both film and television.
Filmweek Reviews
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Larry and critics Andy Klein of CityBeat, Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com discuss the week's new films including the features First Sunday, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, and the documentaries Nanking and Running With Arnold. The critics also discuss their Top Ten Films of 2007, the cancellation of the Golden Globes ceremony, and the DGA nominations.
