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For the broadcast of November 17, 2007
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Happy Thanksgiving

John's brother James, a Fargo disc jockey, displays his contribution for Thanksgiving Dinner and joins John and Queena in wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving.



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listenCharles Phoenix

Retro-historian Charles Phoenix lays out a holiday spread with a Tiki twist.



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listenIn Time For Turkey

Former KPCC reporter Rachael Myrow visits the LA Times test kitchen to discover the best way to cook a turkey.



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listenThe Ernie Kovacs of the West Coast

Jim Hawthorne was ubiquitous in LA broadcasting but he made TV pioneer Kovacs look conservative.



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listenIt's A Jingle Out There

Hank Rosenfeld remembers Thomas Dawes, founder of the band "The Cyrkle" and commercial jingle writer.



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listenThe Basque Valley

Kevin Roderick continues his tour of the San Fernando Valley with a story about the Basque shepherds who settled around Encino.



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listenNorman Mailer Was My Editor

John remembers Norman Mailer, who died last Saturday at the age of 84.



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listenThe Abundant Pharmacy

For a California Endowment exhibit, John visits Gin Herb, Chinatown's oldest traditional pharmacy.



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listenHerbal Taste Test

John, Queena and KPCC GM Mark Crowley see if this stuff will cure their colds.


listenCast-Offs

Like Latinos and Blacks, Asian-Americans are under- and misrepresented in Hollywood. KPCC's Doualy Xaykaothao went the opening of a new documentary called Hollywood Chinese.

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listenCross Talk

The LA Times' Ralph Vartabedian clears up the rules about crosswalks, pedestrians, and cars.


Coming Up
On November 24: Queena and I are taking the week off, and instead of our regular survey of news, arts, and life in Southern California, we're bringing back an old favorite, the documentary Walking Out of History. It's the story of Ernest Shackleton's failed expedition to Antarctica, from 1914 to 1916. He and his men got stuck in the ice, lost their ship, and were given up for dead. But they all survived, and it's a testament to the power of their remarkable story that telling you that no one died doesn't spoil it in the least.
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