February 4 - 8, 2008
Monday, Feb. 4
Super Tuesday Preview
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Larry Mantle and guests provide a preview of Super Tuesday. Guests include, NPR political editor, Ken Rudin, Dean Logan, Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk, Neal Kelly, Orange County Registrar of Voters, Barbara Dunmore, Riverside County Registrar of Voters, Kari Verjil, San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, Kareem Crayton, Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at USC, Alfred Balitzer, Senior Fellow, Claremont Graduate University, and Bob Stern, President, Center for Governmental Studies
The Youth Vote: Will It Make A Difference?
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Larry talks with David Phelps, Los Angeles County Director of California Young Democrats and member of the Executive Board for the California Democratic Party, and David Phelps, Los Angeles County Director of California Young Democrats and member of the Executive Board for the California Democratic Party about the youth vote.
Writers Strike Update
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Larry talks with Richard Verrier, staff writer for the L.A. Times about the latest news about the Hollywood writer's strike.
Screenwriter And Director Of "Ratatouille," Brad Bird
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Larry Mantle and animation critic and historian Charles Solomon talk with screenwriter and director of "Ratatouille," Brad Bird about his Academy Award nominated film and about his career in animation.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Super Tuesday
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Larry checks in with KPCC reporters at various polling places, and with reporters across the country to discuss the latest on voter turnout.
Presidential Primaries: Now and Then
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Larry Mantle talks with presidential election historian Allan Lichtman about how this year's primary stands out compared to primaries of years past.
President Bush's Budget
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Larry discusses President Bush's new proposed budget. Larry talks with Kevin Hall, national economics correspondent for McClatchy newspapers, John Campbell, Republican Congressman from the 48th district, and Xavier Becerra, Democratic Congressman from the 31st district about the budget.
Election Law
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Larry Mantle talks with election Law specialist Rick Hasen from Loyola Law School about election Law and about the process that "decline to state" voters need to follow when voting.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Super Tuesday Political Analysis
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Larry Mantle and guests provide analysis of the results of Super Tuesday. Guest include Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Chief, Jonah Goldman, Director of the National Campaign for Fair Elections for the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, Rick Jacobs, Chair and Founder of the Courage Campaign, Mark Barabak, Los Angeles Times staff writer, and Raphael Sonenshein, Professor of Political Science at CSU Fullerton.
Super Tuesday Political Analysis Continued
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Larry continues with analyis of the results of Tuesday's election. Guests include Dan Schnur, Lecturer in Political Science at UC Berkeley and USC and a Republican political strategist, David Menefee-Libey, Professor of Politics at Pomona College, David Phelps, Los Angeles County Regional Director of the California Young Democrats, and Fernando Guerra, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University.
Thursday, Feb. 7
Mitt Romney Leaves the Presidential Race
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Larry Mantle talks with Douglas Kmiec, Professor of Constitutional Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, Mark Barabak, LA Times staff writer,and Dan Schnur, Lecturer in Political Science at UC Berkeley and USC and a Republican political strategist about Mitt Romney dropping out the the Presidential race.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
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Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, 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.
Orange County Toll Road Decision
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The California Coastal Commission has rejected a proposal to extend an Orange County toll road through San Onofre State Beach Park. The Coastal Commission sided with environmentalists and surfers. They had complained that the extension would destroy a large area of environmentally sensitive habitat and wetlands, and spoil a popular surf spot. The Coastal Commission found that the toll road extension was inconsistent with state law. Toll road officials said they will file an appeal next week with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to keep the $875 million project alive. Larry talks with Sarah Christie, Legislative Director for the California Coastal Commission, Matt McClain, Director of Marketing and Communications for The Surfrider Foundation, and Lance MacLean, Chairman of the Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency and Mission Viejo City Councilman.
Riding Toward Everywhere
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National Book Award Winner William T. Vollmann joins Larry Mantle to recount his travels across the western United States by boxcar, train-hopping with a motley crew of outcasts who share his distain for the current state of affairs in America. His book is called "Riding Toward Everywhere."
Friday, Feb. 8
Environmental Groups Threaten Port Of Long Beach With Federal Lawsuit
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Two environmental groups have announced plans to sue the Port of Long Beach over diesel pollution. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Coalition For a Safe Environment (CFASE) sent a letter to the Port of Long Beach Wednesday. The letter gives the port 90 days to begin reducing diesel pollution emitted within its boundaries, or face a federal lawsuit. Larry talks with David Pettit, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council and director of NRDC's Southern California Air Program, and Mario Cordero, President of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Economic Stimulus Package
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A 168-billion-dollar economic stimulus package has been sent to President Bush by Congress. The House voted to expand the list of rebate check recipients so that 20 million seniors and a quarter million disabled veterans get checks worth 300 dollars. Larry talks about the package with Jack Shaw, Capitol Hill reporter with Market News International.
Reviving Faith and Politics In A Post-Religious Right America
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What will it take to solve the biggest issues of our time: poverty, global warming, terrorism, violence, health care, racism, etc? Theologian, preacher, author and faith-based activist Jim Wallis joins Larry Mantle to discuss his belief that only a revival of faith can spark the necessary changes in public opinion and political will on those key issues, and that spiritual transformation is necessary for social change. Wallis's book is called "The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America."
"Persepolis"
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Persepolis is the coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. Larry talks with Marjane Satrapi, the co-director and writer of the Oscar nominated animated film, "Persepolis," which is based on her book of the same name.
Amy Ryan
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Larry talks with Amy Ryan about her Academy Award nominated performance as Helene McCready in "Gone Baby Gone," and her career.
Filmweek Reviews
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Larry and critics Peter Rainer, of the Christian Science Monitor, and Andy Klein of CityBeat review some of the week's new feature films including "Fool's Gold," "In Bruges," "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins," "The Hottie and the Nottie," and "Military Intelligence and You!," as well as the documentaries "Billy the Kid" and "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show." Peter also discusses the offerings at the recent Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
