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As heard on February 18 - February 22, 2002 on Talk of the City
Monday, February 18
Holiday Programming: Theodore Roosevelt
Talk of the City rebroadcasts an interview on Theodore Roosevelt, originally recorded on the eve of the 100th
anniversary of his Presidency. Kitty talks with John Gable, the executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association
and Edmund Morris, the author of the two-volume biography of Roosevelt, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and
Theodore Rex. Sylvia Jukes Morris (Edmund Morris' wife) joins Kitty in the last half-hour of the show to discuss
her new biography of Theodore Roosevelts wife, Edith Kermit Roosevelt.
Tuesday, February 19
Japanese Americans Remember
Host Kitty Felde observes the 60th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 which led to the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans.
Three of them join Kitty to talk about the camps and the impact that internment had on their families and on their lives. In addition to George Takei,
Eddy Kurushima and Nancy Araki, the superintendent of Manzanar Historic Site, Frank Hays, joins the discussion to elaborate on plans for building a visitors
center at the abandoned site by 2003. For more information on the internment of Japanese Americans, please contact the
Japanese American National Museum at 213-625-0414. For Manzanar tour information call 323-662-5102.
Eric Owen Moss
Renowned architect Eric Owen Moss recently became director of Sci-Arc, the school of architecture in downtown Los Angeles.
Host Kitty Felde talks with Eric Owen Moss about his plans and projects with the school.
Wednesday, February 20
Communities Helping Themselves
In conjunction with KQED, Talk of the City presents a special broadcast on Community Healthcare for the ongoing Health
Dialogues series. Kitty takes a look at creative efforts to improve public health in various ethnic and geographic communities
of Southern California. The discussion includes voices from
The Hathaway Family Resource Center,
The Black Beauticians Health Promotion Program (858-534-2230),
Reach 2010, Latino Health Access,
Los Angeles Youth Supportive Services,
and Dr. Neyda Carballo of KWKW 1330 AM. The special will also feature a piece from KPCC reporter Ilsa Setziol
who shadowed a Community Health Worker from Latino Health Access of Santa Ana.
Trembling Before G-d
When devout Orthodox-raised Jews are forced to confront their homosexuality in the context of a faith that does not recognize
their lifestyle, the ensuing pain and conflict is raw and compelling, and now the subject of a new documentary. Director Sandi
Simcha DuBowski joins Kitty in studio with two of his most compelling subjects, David Silverstien, a Los Angeles gay man
still struggling with the contrast between his faith and his lifestyle, and Michelle, a lesbian who grew up Hasidic and is now rejected
by her family. Trembling Before G-d opens tonight at the
Laemmle Sunset 5 and in Pasadena and Orange County theaters in the next few weeks.
Thursday, February 21
New Criteria for Parks
Joe Dominick, from the Institute for Justice and Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, covers the
LAPD for the LA Weekly. He joins Kitty to comment on the just released criteria the Police Commission will use to evaluate
Chief Bernard Parks' application for a second five-year term.
Joseph Nye on The Paradox of American Power
How long can the U.S. maintain as a superpower? The Dean of Harvards Kennedy School of Government, Joseph Nye, argues the United
States cannot rule by might alone. Kitty Felde speaks with Joseph Nye about his book The Paradox of American Power and how the
U.S. must learn to create compassionate alliances, beyond military and economic power, to earn the respect of foreign nations for future stability.
Australian Author Peter Carey
Kitty speaks with Australian author Peter Carey about his latest novel just released in paperback, The True History of the Kelly Gang,
winner of the 2001 Booker Prize. Carey was also awarded the Booker Prize for his prior novel made into a feature film, Oscar and Lucinda.
Friday, February 22
Registrar-Recorder Connie McCormack on Prop 41
Kitty speaks with LA County Registrar-recorder/County Clerk, Connie McCormack, about Proposition 41, a $200-million bond measure on the March 05
ballot to help modernize the voting system. The proposition calls for purchasing new voting machines and retiring the punch card models.
Child Soldiers
Ishmael Beah was 13 years old when soldiers in Sierra Leone dragged him into the battlefield. The former child soldier joins Kitty for a look back at his life in
Sierra Leone and his plight to help the over 300,000 other child soldiers, some as young as 8 years old, currently fighting wars in
Angola, Burma, Colombia and many other countries.
A Conversation with Ted Lange
Kitty talks with the Ted Lange about the taping of his original radio play, The Heart of Biddy Mason, on Saturday
at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage for the Wells Fargo Radio Theatre. You may remember Lange from his
days as ‰Isaac Washington on The Love Boat, but the well-known actor is also a playwright, author and educator.
The Heart of Biddy Mason tapes on Saturday, February 23 at 4:30 and 7:30pm. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 323-667-2000 x354
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