Patt Morrison
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Sandi Gibbons on journalism, working for the DA, and why...
Sandi Gibbons has tales to tell, and here she recounts a few funny, moving and plain old perplexing ones from her life in court. And I can tell you from knowing her, she is one great dame.
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Before there was Dudamel, there was Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn died on Wednesday. He was a master of the piano’s 88 keys, and he held the key to a triumphantly long and profitable musical career.
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Oscars 2013: Academy head Hawk Koch on the future, Seth...
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Hawk Koch recently sat down with Patt Morrison to discuss the major happenings for the Academy at the Oscars and beyond.
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Former FCC Commissioner on the state of American media
Former FCC commissioner and chairman Michael Copps paints a grim picture for the future of media in the United States, as news conglomerates continue to absorb local news agencies, newsrooms shrink, and more and more investigative reporters are left jobless.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks growing up in the Bronx,...
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked with Patt Morrison about her childhood growing up in the Bronx, living with diabetes and her love of sci-fi novels.
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'Turings Cathedral' traces link between early computer...
In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson tackles the origins of today’s digital universe, tracing them back to John von Neumann and a group of scientists and mathematicians that worked on building advanced computers, and expanding Alan Turing’s concept of a universal machine into a history-altering reality.
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on homeless pets and the...
LAPD may be known for fighting crime, but they also help animals. The Voice For The Animals Foundation has a calendar featuring LAPD officers with their rescue animals.
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Extended Interview: How Saint Nicholas became Santa Claus
Over the Holiday season, Santa Claus sees his face plastered from commercials for Coca-Cola in the U.S, to reprising his role as Dun Che Lao Ren, or ‘Christmas Old Man,’ in China. But did Santa Claus even exist? KPCC’s Patt Morrison spoke with Adam C. English, author of ‘The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra’ to find out how Saint Nicholas was transformed into a worldwide phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Comedy Congress at the Crawford Family Forum
Election season might be over, but that doesn't mean Comedy Congress is too. From the Petraeus love pentagon to fiscal cliff worries, join Patt Morrison and her guests to laugh at the madness of it all — the truth hurts far less when it's told by comedians. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it's usually best to laugh.
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Mercy For Animals finds turkey abuse at Butterball
The food company has had some facilities raided by police after officials were tipped off by an animal-rights group who took part in undercover investigations.
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Extended Interview: Author Yann Martel and how 'Life of...
"Life of Pi" was a best-seller when it was first published 11 years ago. KPCC’s Patt Morrison spoke with the author about how the book made the leap to the big screen.
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Extended Interview: Ken Burns and the American Dust Bowl
This interview originally aired on 'Patt Morrison'
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Extended Interview: Ken Burns and the American Dust Bowl
This interview originally aired on 'Patt Morrison'
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Patt Morrison for September 5, 2012
We’ll hear the First Lady’s speech but what does her body language say? We’ll be reading it. And, what party muckety mucks are keeping away from President Obama and staying home from...
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Patt Morrison for September 4, 2012
How do the conventions look to the rest of the world? And how well do foreigners understand the electoral college? We’re polyglot with the foreign press in Charlotte. And, what did...
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Patt Morrison for September 3, 2012
Tampa was then, Charlotte is now. The Democrats have their turn in the Tarheel state, with Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presiding over the convention and you’ll hear us from...
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Patt Morrison for August 31, 2012
Paramount Studios is 100 years old. Jason Alexander isn’t, but the stage and television star is our tour guide on a century of Hollywood history. And homemade? Whose home? Maybe yours...
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Patt Morrison for August 30, 2012
Is fat the new homophobia? Fat humor seems to be a PC free zone, but are the jokes different when the fat person isn’t poor and a minority and is the white governor of New Jersey? And...
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Patt Morrison for August 30, 2012
Is fat the new homophobia? Fat humor seems to be a PC free zone, but are the jokes different when the fat person isn’t poor and a minority and is the white governor of New Jersey? And...
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Patt Morrison for August 29, 2012
Ann Romney and Governor Chris Christie had their moments in the big Republican spotlight last night as the end-of-the-night speakers at the GOP Convention in Tampa. Patt takes a look...
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Patt Morrison for August 29, 2012
Ann Romney and Governor Chris Christie had their moments in the big Republican spotlight last night as the end-of-the-night speakers at the GOP Convention in Tampa. Patt takes a look...
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Patt Morrison for August 28, 2012
American military authorities disciplined six members of the Army and three non-commissioned Marine officers on Monday for two separate incidents. Patt checks the facts on these punishments...
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Patt Morrison for August 28, 2012
American military authorities disciplined six members of the Army and three non-commissioned Marine officers on Monday for two separate incidents. Patt checks the facts on these punishments...
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Patt Morrison for August 27, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told Parade magazine that conservatives give more money to charity than liberals do. Is he right? And if so, why is that the case? Wake...
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Patt Morrison for August 24, 2012
The nation was already stunned by two mass shootings this summer: First, 12 were killed and 58 were injured in the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Sixteen days later, six...
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Patt Morrison for August 23, 2012
Dwight Yoakam’s name is a synonym for crossover and breakout – singer, songwriter, actor is launching his dozenth studio album. It’s hard to think of her as young and in love, but Julia...
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Patt Morrison for August 22, 2012
Your cell phone is snitching on you. A new algorithm that takes into account your phone and your friends’ phones makes you trackable to within 60 feet of where you are. Sixty feet....
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Patt Morrison for August 22, 2012
Your cell phone is snitching on you. A new algorithm that takes into account your phone and your friends’ phones makes you trackable to within 60 feet of where you are. Sixty feet....
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Patt Morrison for August 21, 2012
Join Patt as she discusses how cell phones may know what you're doing before you do. Why might MLB players have a shorter lifespan than other athletes? Find out today at one o'clock...
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Patt Morrison for August 20, 2012
After more than three quarters of a century, women will for the first time be included on the membership rolls of Augusta National Golf Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in the...
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Patt Morrison for August 15, 2012
“They’re gonna put y’all back in chains.” Vice President Biden may have thought he was talking about Republican economic policy in front of an audience with African Americans in attendance...
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Patt Morrison for August 14, 2012
Will looking at Paul Ryan’s 2010 race for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District seat help Democrats figure out a counter strategy to the current Romney/Ryan ticket? Ryan's opponent...
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Patt Morrison for August 13, 2012
Paul Ryan is officially Mitt Romney's choice for vice-president. What are the differences between the two men's budget plans that will need to be overcome?
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Patt Morrison for August 13, 2012
Paul Ryan is officially Mitt Romney's choice for vice-president. What are the differences between the two men's budget plans that will need to be overcome?
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Patt Morrison for August 9, 2012
Today Alex Cohen, host of All Things Considered, fills in for Patt. She will discuss the hefty FTC fine on Google and whether Facebook is free speech. Listen in today at one o'clock...
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Patt Morrison for August 9, 2012
Today Alex Cohen, host of All Things Considered, fills in for Patt. She will discuss the hefty FTC fine on Google and whether Facebook is free speech. Listen in today at one o'clock...
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Patt Morrison for August 8, 2012
In addition to being a white supremacist, Wisconsin shooter Wade Michael Page was also a musician who was a member of a few different bands in the music genre known as hatecore. How does music amp up a message even if that message is hate and intolerance? Also, long-term debt at not-for-profit universities in America has been growing at 12 percent a year, according to a new study.
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Patt Morrison for August 7, 2012
Today Alex Cohen takes the reins for Patt. Transportation affects everyone here in Southern California, Alex discusses safety on the blue line and how comfortable people are sitting in buses.
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Patt Morrison for August 6, 2012
An update on the latest out of Oak Creek, WI, where 40-year-old Army veteran Wade Michael Page allegedly opened fire on a Sikh Temple yesterday, killing six people and injuring three before he was shot and killed by police. And, NASA’s latest robotic Mars explorer hurtled through the Martian atmosphere and landed safely on the surface of Mars. The one-ton unmanned rover will also study Mars’ climate and geology to set the stage for an eventual human mission to Mars. Is sending such an...
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Patt Morrison for August 3, 2012
Guest host David Lazarus, business columnist from the Los Angeles Times, fills in again for Patt today. President Obama’s newest campaign ad states that Mitt Romney plans to reduce income tax rates across the board by 20 percent, giving big breaks to high-income households. The U.S Labor Department released its latest jobs report and David reviews the jobs numbers with Politico reporter Dave Levinthal. And, 50 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe's legacy lives on.
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Patt Morrison for August 2, 2012
Today David Lazarus, business columnist from the Los Angeles Times, fills in for Patt. He will have the latest on the cybersecurity bill. London Olympics is in the air, but it is bittersweet for the badminton competition, as eight team pair were ousted for 'losing on purpose.' Is this fair? Plus, is America a 'Christian Nation'? As you might not have guessed, our founding fathers did not intend religion to be in the picture. Business news does not escape David, as he discusses hefty consumer...
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Patt Morrison for August 1, 2012
If you're interested in presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice for a running mate, there's now an app for your phone. You can be among the first to know, but you will also have to hand over your name, address, zip code and phone number. How do you feel about the way apps are transforming the political landscape? Plus, U.S. Secretary Hilda Solis stops in to speak with guest host Mario Solis-Marich about the economy.
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Patt Morrison for July 31, 2012
Starting tomorrow, American women will receive free access to preventive care through their insurance companies as a stipulation of the Affordable Care Act. Should health care providers be forced to give preventive care to all women for free? Plus, presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is wrapping up a foreign tour that found the candidate getting unfavorable press along the way. How can what a candidate says outside America influence voters back home?
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Patt Morrison for July 30, 2012
Tensions between Latino residents and police are still on the rise in Anaheim. Today, a Latino political advocacy group is calling for a state investigation of the Anaheim Police. This demand comes as the city has already asked the Office of Independent Review from Los Angeles and the FBI to review six officer-involved shootings. Also, ‘National Same Sex Kiss Day’ comes to a Chick-Fil-A near you this Friday.
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Patt Morrison for July 27, 2012
Instead of building the gargantuan stores they are famous for, Wal-Mart will be launching a sleeker, sexier version: Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets, meant to bring affordable groceries to underserved markets. And, remember the Olympic sport of... Town Planning? We take a look back at some of the most absurd sports in Olympic history.
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Patt Morrison for July 26, 2012
Today Brian Watt, KPCC economy reporter, will be filling in for Patt. He gets down to business with KPCC's own Matthew DeBord to talk about economic issues. Brian also discusses the spectacle of Olympic opening ceremonies. It might be one of the toughest jobs around: the director of tourism for Baja, Mexico. How do you market the beauties of Mexico in the face of drug violence? He’s here to tell us. And everything in the Olympics is fair game for gamblers – will the torch bearer trip? Will...
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Patt Morrison for July 25, 2012
Large crowds gathered in downtown Anaheim last night to protest a string of police officer-involved shootings in the area. Now the city council has asked for a federal review, but will the review dissuade the grievances of Anaheim residents? And, in the green marijuana belt of Humboldt county, the economics of medical pot turn things on their heads: pot growers voluntarily pay taxes that haven’t been levied. Marilyn Monroe died 50 years ago. Her life and her looks still hold us in thrall......
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Patt Morrison for July 24, 2012
Today on Patt Morrison: only two percent of Wal-Mart sales come from online business, and with Amazon expanding same-day delivery, big box stores might soon see their own competitive advantage declining. Plus, does Wikipedia have a ‘no girls allowed’ sign, like the Our Gang comedies? Not quite, but the vast majority of Wikipedia editors are men, and they’ve ganged up on some legit women’s topics, like Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, while still doing dozens of entries on Linux.
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Patt Morrison for July 23, 2012
How will Aurora, Colorado and the nation move forward after the massacre? Patt gets investigative journalist Dave Cullen's insight of the tragedy. And, as Olympic officials prepare let the games begin, we size up Team USA's uniforms, the ones made in China. Plus, a political linguist has some advice for Democrats on how to talk about themselves today at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 20, 2012
Patt examines the alleged killer, James Holmes, who perpetrated the massacre at a screening of the The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. Also, Hollywood goes into damage control mode.
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Patt Morrison for July 19, 2012
China and Russia veto UN sanctions against Syria, as Assad wobbles and the U.S. prepares for the Syrian government collapse. Plus, how big is big enough? 90 thousand square feet do it for ya? It may do for a Florida couple building the largest house in town. A new documentary about Florida's 'Queen of Versailles' and her family's quest to build a gigantic house. The billionaire couple has sued the documentary maker and they’re trying to sell the place they now can’t afford to finish. What is...
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Patt Morrison for July 18, 2012
A Romney campaign surrogate says he wishes President Obama would learn to be more American. Is that the ultimate insult... or blowback?And, why is Wikipedia a boys’ space? 90 percent of its editors are men, and guys deleted an entry for Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, but posted 100 articles on the Linux system. Then, the history of swimming floats your way. Today at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 17, 2012
Weeks of record heat and a lack of rain have plunged as much as 80 percent of the country into a severe drought. How will the drought affect America’s struggling economy? They say the Winchester rifle won the west – I beg to differ. Air conditioning won the west, allowing millions of people to live in almost uninhabitable deserts. The AC turns 110 years, not degrees. Other things being equal, some shoppers look for ethical products, made by environmentally and socially responsible companies....
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Patt Morrison for July 16, 2012
In November you get to vote for president, for senator, and in LA county on whether to require condoms for porn shoots. What kind of campaign can opponents run that is not itself x-rated? And politics always find a way into the Olympics. It’s supposed to be all about the sports, but then again, World War II losers and apartheid nations were uninvited, and then there were the boycotts... Olympic ins and outs, today at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 13, 2012
During the Jim Crow era, from the 1930s into the 1960s, African Americans who traveled relied on the green book, to guide them to the places they could safely stay, and to help them steer clear of those they couldn’t. And, put your feet up for binge TV viewing – a whole season’s worth of episodes at once. Does this sound like you? Plus, the story of one man’s magical year, in the world of prestidigitation. Amazingly appearing next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 12, 2012
Yesterday San Bernardino became the third city in California to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy in three weeks. For the city of about 200,000, what does that mean for all its debts? Plus, we’d like to live as long as we can but we don’t often ask how can we die better when the time comes. Now we are. The author of A Better End answers your questions. And people actually go to court fighting over the order of propositions on the ballot. Why does it matter? The psychology of first, last and...
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Patt Morrison for July 11, 2012
The GOP tries to re-re-repeal the Affordable Care Act. Speaking of health, pets are good for the soul and for the body too, as it turns out. Bringing a pet into your house can boost your child’s immune system. We’ll find out how that works. Here’s your opportunity to ask the chief, with police chief Charlie Beck – and Olympic gold and silver medalist Jennie Finch, the softball pitcher, describes what it’s like to play in the Olympics... today at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 10, 2012
It’s the dirtiest word in America – no, not that one – the word is ‘’class.’’ We think we’re a classless society. We are not, and the ethics of how the very rich behave are getting serious study. Are the rich morally different from the rest of us? And summer jobs used to be as plentiful as dandelions. Now they’re blowin’ away in the economic wind. What’s an ambitious kid to do? Today at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for July 9, 2012
The stock market is down and increasingly people anxious about retirement are trading the mutual funds in their 401 (k) plans. The fund industry says it’s a risky practice that raises the cost for other investors. And there was a novel that became the film Precious and Sapphire is the novelist who wrote it. She has a new book called The Kid, about the son of Precious, and his life. Plus, a prairie wind teamed up with a Santa Ana to blow Garrison Keillor into town. He’s at the Hollywood Bowl,...
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Patt Morrison for July 5, 2012
Why do we put so much faith in democracy but so little in its actual workings? And how have we come to hate, not just the positions of those who oppose us, but the people themselves, calling them treasonous and un-American? The astute political writer E.J. Dionne on Our Divided Political heart. Family dinners are supposed to be the panacea for what ails us as a nation – is that Norman Rockwell tableau all it’s cracked up to be?
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Patt Morrison for July 3, 2012
From Dian Fossey to Brazilians working to save the rain forest, environmental activists have been murdered by the score for trying to halt the devastation of landscape and wildlife. What’s being done to protect them? Oh say can you sing... the national anthem? It’s a tune you can’t carry in ten bushel baskets. Time to change it? Sing out...
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Patt Morrison for July 2, 2012
Mexico's election results are in, but, what was the final outcome? Hate your job but feel stuck because you or a dependent’s got a preexisting medical condition and can’t get health insurance if you leave? The health care overhaul act promises to liberate people who’d love to change jobs but fear losing their company medical coverage if they do. We’ll explain how it works. The winner and the runner up in L.A. county’s condom wrapper design contest. Goal: tasteful but effective. Did it work?
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Patt Morrison for June 29, 2012
Mexico elects a new president every six years, and this Sunday is it. For the first time, a woman is running as a major party candidate – and for the second time, Mexicans living abroad can cast absentee ballots. Also this Sunday, California bans foie gras as a product of animal cruelty. And another session of Comedy Congress, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 28, 2012
This showdown has been in the cards since March 21, 2010, when the Affordable Care Act passed Congress by seven votes. Now, it’s been affirmed by the Supreme Court’s nine votes. How will the court’s ruling ripple down to every single American? On Sunday, 70 of California's state parks slated to cost saving closure will have a privately funded reprieve. Can passing the hat save a park?
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Patt Morrison for June 27, 2012
It's a showdown between the Congress and the White House as House Speaker John Boehner confirms that the House of Representatives will vote on whether Attorney General Eric Holder should be held in contempt of Congress. But has the media been reporting the story accurately? Patt speaks with investigative reporter Katherine Eban, who wrote a feature story on Fast and Furious for Fortune magazine alleging that the ATF never intentionally allowed guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug...
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Patt Morrison for June 26, 2012
After talks with its creditors on Monday night, the city of Stockton, California found its options limited and may resort to filing for bankruptcy. Stockton's financial problems are bad, but not exactly apocalyptic. But there is a box office rush to the big adios, the supposed end of the world, if you believe that guff. The films are comic, they’re solemn, we’re done in by asteroids or super bugs – how’s the end of the world box office looking to you?
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Patt Morrison for June 25, 2012
Patt examines the major Supreme Court rulings announced today. Also, if you shop for food looking for the most local groceries, thinking you’re helping the environment and the local economy – re-check your list. The authors of The Locavore’s Dilemma are here to explain the paradox. What kind of life do you lead behind bars when your sentence is life in prison? Voices from San Quentin next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 22, 2012
The defense has rested in the Jerry Sandusky trial and the jurors have been deliberating for over twelve hours. Patt delves deeper and examines how this trial compares with other molestation cases. Congressman John Lewis is a civil rights giant – he got his skull fractured for marching over a bridge in Selma. His book is called Across that Bridge and it’s about all the bridges the country has crossed and has yet to cross.
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Patt Morrison for June 21, 2012
The Supreme Court sidesteps First Amendment issue in today’s ruling on the FCC’s indecency policy. Oscar winner John Irving... yes, that John Irving. The author of so many fine American novels is here, so read up. Every ten years, the government writes a new farm bill? Does it matter? Hugely. This time it’s got CALPIRG and Rand Paul on the same side against farm subsidies – a new row to hoe on Capitol Hill.
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Patt Morrison for June 19, 2012
You know that phrase, my life is in your hands? Now we’re paying people to make that true. You can hire people to bear your child, to plan your wedding, to coach your entire life. How much of our lives should we outsource? A new book addresses that question and so will you, when you call about our outsourced lives, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 18, 2012
Rodney King, the man who once so famously asked Can we all get along? passed away this weekend. We take a look back at King's life. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 15, 2012
President Obama executive order to stop young undocumented immigrants who came to the U. S. as children has been greeted with applause by some in the left. Patt talks to Mitt Romney's immigration advisor to see what those on the right think. First Ellen DeGeneres, now same-sex dads… J.C. Penney doubles down against critics of its gay-friendly ad campaigns after One Million Mom's issues a statement asking that customers return their Penney's catalogs because God will not tolerate this sinful...
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Patt Morrison for June 14, 2012
Tomorrow is the constitutional deadline to pass the state budget. What will the highly contested budget look like? Then... look in the mirror. Now, look at your shoes. Can you possibly tell who you are between your ears by what you wear on your feet? Researchers say … yes! Novelist Christopher Buckley can find humor almost anywhere, in this case a ginned up showdown between the United States and China, a story peopled by, among others, a lobbyist, a civil war re-enactor and the Dalai Lama....
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Patt Morrison for June 13, 2012
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon faces a Congressional hearing. And in Florida, it’s a showdown -- the justice department versus The Sunshine State over rules for purging voter rolls that may disenfranchise qualified citizens. 19-year-old author Julie Zeilinger invites her generation to discover why, as she says, feminism is not a dirty word. The musician who visited the toughest prison in Louisiana to perform for inmates wound up performing with them. On today's show, the prison blues from...
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Patt Morrison for June 12, 2012
Could the LA Kings' victory be the championship that finally gives LA its due as a ‘real’ sports town? Plus, Jeb Bush says President Ronald Reagan would have a hard time in today’s GOP – is he right? Reagan raised taxes, confabbed with commies, even legalized abortion, but later wished he hadn’t. Plus, Reagan – too moderate for the GOP? And speaking of presidents, what’s the secret to winning the presidency? So many things can go wrong in a campaign – is there a secret, elusive formula to...
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Patt Morrison for June 11, 2012
The Supreme Court has not heard a Guantanamo Bay case since 2008, and it won’t be hearing one today. And, a year and a half ago, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was grievously wounded by a would-be assassin. This week’s election to replace her is fraught with emotion, and politics. Does the race for Giffords’ seat look one way in Arizona and another way in D.C.? Plus, we just got past April 15, but if you start thinking about your taxes now, you won’t be scrambling come December 31.
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Patt Morrison for June 8, 2012
The TSA has been getting some suggestions from Congress on how to improve their image. Among them: Using common sense and not patting down high profile passengers like Beyonce. Ben Franklin has some advice for travelers – fish and guests stink after three days. If you’re a summer guest or a summer host we can guide you through that treacherous territory with some sound advice and remedies to rudeness. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 7, 2012
Is the success of San Diego and San Jose pension reform proposals an anti-public employee bellwether? And, if you’ve read any of Augusten Burroughs’ books – especially “Running with Scissors,” his debut – you know that the author did not have a pleasant or easy childhood. Some would even use the word “traumatic.” Tune in today to hear Patt talk with Burroughs about his experiences, as well as to ask him questions about how to apply his advice to your life.
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Patt Morrison for June 6, 2012
The same sex marriage case will wind up in the Supreme Court, but which case will be heard exactly? Several similar cases have moved up the legal ladder, but which case do gay marriage opponents want the court to hear, and which would supporters like to see go the distance? For Wall Street CEOs, 2011 was like Christmas – their pay went up 20%. Ho ho how did they do it and did they earn it? Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 5, 2012
From California to New Jersey: An overview of June 5 congressional primaries. And, why did homo sapiens thrive when Neanderthal didn’t? Dogs. That’s the new thinking – that dogs helped humans to hunt, which made all the difference in competing with neanderthals. Two legs good, four legs – survivor! Guetapens is a word from the French, it means ambush and it also meant victory for a La Jolla girl who took home the trophy in the national spelling bee.
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Patt Morrison for June 4, 2012
Tomorrow, voters in California will vote to approve or reject ballot Proposition 29, which, if passed, would increase the cost of a pack of cigarettes in the Golden State by $1 and cycling star Lance Armstrong is pushing hard to make that happen. Patt talks to him today at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for June 1, 2012
Is solitary confinement cruel and unusual punishment for convicted killers? Plus, giving birth at home used to be the only kind of birth there was. As more mothers are saying no thanks to hospital delivery rooms, they’re opening their doors to the midwife. One of them explains the process. And, would you like to un-friend yourself and disappear from Facebook? Here’s how it’s done, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 31, 2012
The U.S. appeals court in Boston today became the first such court to declare the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional, ruling that the law unfairly denies equal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Plus, hip hop king P. Diddy’s son got a $54,000 athletic scholarship – should someone who can pay his own way accept help that other worthy but poor students could really use? Wes Anderson sets his new film fable in the Moonrise Kingdom. Our guide -- one of...
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Patt Morrison for May 30, 2012
A 15-year-old boy comes up with a test for pancreatic cancer which could help find it earlier and maybe even make treatment possible. He’ll explain how he did it. Plus, teachers’ ratings are dependent on how well all of their students perform. What can happen when so much of that performance lies in factors beyond the classroom? An education special, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 29, 2012
Should Mitt Romney dump Trump, after Trump doubles down on ‘birther’ claims? And do you know what words will get the government watching you? Plus, Loudon Wainwright III, with his guitar, in studio.
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Patt Morrison for May 25, 2012
Twenty-six year-old Brian Banks served five years and two months in prison for a kidnap and rape he did not commit. He was exonerated yesterday, but what about the rest of the wrongfully convicted? How do these convictions happen? Plus, the Abbey, West Hollywood's premier gay and lesbian nightclub, has announced that it will stop hosting bachelorette parties to protest the same-sex marriage vote in North Carolina. And what do you think of reading a book review...on Twitter? Next time, at one...
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Patt Morrison for May 24, 2012
Brian Banks was exonerated after challenging his 2002 rape conviction. And, Google's search algorithm famously hunts for relevancy – so why do searches turn up Google products? A GOP senator wants to know whether Google cooks its results – and if it does, well, isn’t it Google’s right to do so? We all hate meetings, right? Make fun of them and make up excuses to dodge them? So why still have them? Are they just an excuse for donuts? Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 23, 2012
A glass vial that supposedly once held Ronald Reagan’s blood is up for sale in Britain, to the dismay of Reagan associates – eBay has policies against this – should every auction house?
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Patt Morrison for May 22, 2012
Space exploration has come a long way, but should it be privatized? And things have changed since George Holliday shot that video of the police beating Rodney King. Your cell phone can record videos, but people have been arrested for using their cell phones to shoot videos of arrests. Now the courts are saying nope, you have the right to record. Is this a victory? Plus, travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux takes his new protagonist back to the African nation of Theroux's Peace Corps...
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Patt Morrison for May 21, 2012
In September of 2011, Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, renounced his United States citizenship and eight months later, Facebook, Inc. held its initial public offering. The Brazilian-born entrepreneur says he renounced his citizenship to help facilitate a permanent move to Singapore, where he has been living since 2009, but senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) think Saverin’s primary motivation was to avoid paying taxes on his stake in Facebook post-IPO....
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Patt Morrison for May 18, 2012
Facebook is officially public. Now what? Plus, the minority party always likes the filibuster because it can make one senator more powerful than fifty-nine senators, but is it time to bid the filibuster adieu? Can the Senate really quit its ability to throw a wrench in its own works? And could there even be enough votes to vote on it? Plus, the dogs of war. Patt talks to Maria Goodavage, author of Soldier Dogs, about the all-draft army that goes on four legs, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 17, 2012
Seven Los Angeles County sheriff’s officers from a gang unit have been placed on leave and are under investigation for forming a secret clique that celebrated police shootings. You always find some surprising things on the California ballot, and next month’s primary is no exception, with Roseanne Barr wanting to run for president on the Green party ticket. She’ll tell you why. Plus, an elderly San Diego county man sits next to his ailing wife as she ends her own life. Should he be prosecuted...
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Patt Morrison for May 16, 2012
Mitt Romney’s camp has ruffled the feathers of a few seasoned reporters. How should we define the relationship between a presidential candidate and the press? Archbishop Desmond Tutu brings his ideas for peace and harmony to Los Angeles... after all, he did win the Nobel Peace Prize. And, as a special bonus, he sings to Patt! Plus, longtime CBS reporter Dan Rather delivers his memoir about covering military battles and also being the subject of political ones. The superintendent of the LAUSD...
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Patt Morrison for May 15, 2012
Actors are getting million dollar paychecks to lend their voices – just their voices, not their faces – to ad campaigns that used to go to workaday voice-over actors. Would you buy a new car because Ironman and Buzz Lightyear say you should? And would you park that new car at a smart parking meter? Maybe, but no feeding the meters, and no sharing your unused time with the next guy... next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 14, 2012
It’s nearly summer, and offices will be filled with...interns. Often unpaid interns. Do those free, short-term gigs really do any good for the person working the hours? Plus, actor James Franco curates an art tribute to the film Rebel Without a Cause, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 11, 2012
Mad Men paid $250,000 -- nearly two thousand dollars a second -- to use a couple of minutes of an old Beatles song. Those notes you’re hearing? Banknotes. Is it worth it? Plus, full disclosure -- how much do you need to reveal to your boss? And if a car model has been recalled, Senator Barbara Boxer wants rental car companies to take those cars off the rental lot until they’ve been repaired. It doesn’t always happen -- more next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 10, 2012
Angelenos are intimately familiar with traffic congestion, especially after last year’s ‘Carmageddon,’ but now some are calling actor George Clooney’s Obama fundraiser dinner at his Studio City home “Starmageddon.”
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Patt Morrison for May 9, 2012
President Obama just went on record in support gay marriage. What are your thoughts? Plus, Spirit airlines charges up to a hundred simoleons for a carry-on bag. Do airlines make their profit just like theatres: at the concession stand, not the ticket booth? And all the way from Burbank, we have Rebecca Mieliwocki, the National Teacher of the Year. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 8, 2012
Villaraigosa wants to raise parking fines yet again. What do you think? Plus, what are calories, really, and how did they get such a bad rap here, especially when there are parts of the world that never get enough? Why are there calorie politics? Are there such things as good calories and bad calories? All the answers with nutritionist Marion Nestle. And Glenn Frey of The Eagles takes flight with a new album of old standards. American classics by an American classic, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 7, 2012
You always hear that this or that is the world’s most exclusive club. This one really is – former U.S. presidents, and the secrets of the presidents’ club – like, how JFK disses Ike, and how Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter feuded and made up. There are new clues in an old map about what happened more than four centuries ago to the fabled and vanished Roanoake colony, and the first English child born in North America. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 4, 2012
April's job number's are out and it's a mixed bag. Unemployment is the lowest it's been in three years. The drop could be because people have given up trying to find a job. Remember when the TV lineup had shows like Seinfeld and Cheers? The NBC exec who oversaw those is here, so don’t touch that dial. Must hear radio, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 3, 2012
Air force pilots are risking reprimand by refusing the fly the F-22 because of risk of passing out. What could be wrong with the oxygen system in the world’s most expensive fighter jet? Why do French kids eat better than American ones? How do French parents get their kids to eat responsibly. Even vegetables? Put a fork in it. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 2, 2012
On May 2, 2011, Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead deep inside Pakistan in a night-time helicopter raid by US covert forces, ending a decade-long manhunt for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks. Join Patt as she discusses the impact the assassination has had on the United States and on the world with expert author Michael Scheuer. Next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for May 1, 2012
Forget whether or not the debt crisis is over—is a worse one coming? Sluggish job growth and poorer-than-expected corporate earnings still seem to be keeping market analysts on edge, with each tremor from the European Union adding to the anxiety. In anticipation of PBS’s upcoming Frontline special, guest host David Lazarus navigates the twists and turns of Wall Street and the economy with former chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Phil Angelides. Plus, President Obama's...
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Patt Morrison for April 30, 2012
It's not just individual billionaires ducking taxes. Corporations like Apple save millions through tax loopholes, too - should more of those millions be in the pockets of states like California? Plus, American Airlines has already tried to cancel its pension plan for 130,000 workers, and now it wants to pull the plug on its union contracts. Do unions have any future in this scaled-down, screwed up economy? And will Californians vote to tack a dollar tax onto a pack of cigarettes for cancer...
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Patt Morrison For April 27, 2012
The man whose videotaped beating by police started the whole thing talks about his 20 years since the LA riots – Rodney King. And, a romantic comedy with a black ensemble cast knocks Hunger Games out of the top spot – Think Like a Man, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 26, 2012
Do millennials know how to balance a checkbook? Better question, what’s a checkbook? Basic economic literacy, and the consequences when you don’t have it, in the here and now, and in retirement. Yeah, what’s retirement? And, some sports figures aren’t just breaking the rules, they may be breaking the law. Big time cheating in the big leagues, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 25, 2012
A sizable number of Angelenos weren’t even born when the riots occurred twenty years ago. For them it’s old news – scratch that, it’s history. How do schools teach the lessons of this seminal event to the children of people who witnessed it firsthand? Plus, A.J. Jacobs read his way through the encyclopedia. Now he’s eaten his way through every diet known to man – caveman, blood type, vegan – and lived to tell the tale. Next time, at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 24, 2012
All quiet on the border front? The Pew Hispanic Center finds that the wave of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico has slowed to a net standstill. More people may in fact soon be going back to Mexico. What are the political and social implications? Plus, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in an election runoff for another term. What lessons could Monsieur le President teach President and candidate Obama? Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 23, 2012
It’s a collection that’s meant to shock – and it does. A Michigan University museum houses thousands of pieces of Americana from the ugly days of slavery and Jim Crow. This is the reality of racism in history, from past centuries and even the past presidential election. Plus, Big Sunday is coming. The largest volunteer event in California is only a few weekends away. Now's the chance to match up your interests with a local organization that needs volunteers. Good deed matchmaking, next time...
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Patt Morrison For April 20, 2012
Republican presidential candidates have made the EPA target number one for their budget axe... the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is here with the skinny on the EPA and what it’s up to in California. Is all of this talk about the environment stressing you out or are you just feeling down on yourself? There’s an app for that – or soon will be. A way for your smart phone to reach out and touch your spirits, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 19, 2012
LAPD union president Tyler Izen joins us to talk about the police union's lawsuit against the the department and the city. We also take a look behind the scenes of the Secret Service. Then, one researcher said they’re not food deserts, they’re food swamps. Two studies say that poor neighborhoods in fact have lots of food choices, and that zip code isn’t an obesity determinant. Challenging presumptions about bad food and bad health. Plus, comedian Rachel Dratch from Saturday Night Live is on...
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Patt Morrison for April 18, 2012
We've heard of 'flash mobs,' but what about 'cash mobs'? Plus, The Bodyguard writer and producer Lawrence Kasdan joins Patt in the studio to talk about his new film Darling Companion.
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Patt Morrison for April 17, 2012
Should Americans earning more than one million dollars per year be required to pay higher taxes? The United States Senate doesn't seem to think so. And it's a good thing we're still broadcasting on good old radio airwaves because one in five Americans never goes online – no smart phone, no computer, no internet. They’re older, poorer, less educated – and more and more out of the mainstream of economic and cultural life. Is this you? Tell us why, today at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 16, 2012
Marketplace's China correspondent Rob Schmitz joins Patt to talk about his exclusive access to Apple’s Foxconn Factory floor in Shenzhen, China. After outing Mike Daisey’s largely fabricated This American Life story, Schmitz is only the second journalist Apple has ever allowed into its Chinese supplier.
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Patt Morrison for April 13, 2012
If you have kids you know that inciting them with a healthy meal can sometimes be arduous task. We ask a professional chef with kids how he does it. Parents looking for something to do this weekend can look forward to biking with their kids in the fourth annual CicLAvia when 10 miles of L.A. streets open to pedestrians and bicyclists, creating a temporary web of public space.
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Patt Morrison for April 12, 2012
A University of Southern California report predicted rents across the Southern California region to rise over the next two years, with rents in Los Angeles County set to rise 7.9 percent over the next year. Helicopter parents are hovering so close that some are delivering their kids’ resumes to prospective employers and even showing up for job interviews with their 20 somethings! Are you one of them? And, should California hunters be able to use packs of dogs to hunt black bears and mountain...
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Patt Morrison for April 11, 2012
The twentieth anniversary of the Los Angeles riots brings us back to the human metric – are race relations better now? What’s your perspective, twenty years on? Police Chief Charlie Beck addresses policing twenty years later too, and how the Los Angeles Police Department has changed at least as much as the city. Plus, a story of race and crime in the L.A.P.D., even before the Watts Riots.
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Patt Morrison for April 10, 2012
With tears in his eyes, former Pennsylvania senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum has suspended his campaign. Are you glad to see him go, or do you wish he'd stick it out? Plus, a billion dollars for a company that doesn’t make money – it just makes your photos look old-fashioned? Facebook buys Instagram for one half of the Dodgers’ price tag. And should students be suspended for eyerolling at the teacher? New discipline standards in the offing for California schools, next time at...
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Patt Morrison for April 9, 2012
In places like Florida and New Mexico, the word is Hispanic. In California and other places in the West, the preferred word is Latino. Why do Spanish speakers self-identify so differently, and what’s the significance of one word versus the other? And the big business of medical marijuana – pot, incorporated. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For April 6, 2012
What's next for Santa Monica College? It looks like more of the same. The Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting to respond to Community College Chancellor Jack Scott's request for the college to postpone its two-tiered class-fee structure, set to start this summer. Every indication is that SMC will go ahead with its plan. Patt checks in on the meeting. Plus, why we love our pennies, asexuality, and Morgan Spurlock on Comi-Con. Next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 5, 2012
Is medical over-testing causing Americans more harm than good? Recent guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society, plus a campaign called “Choosing Wisely, claim that too much testing can cause physical harm. Plus, a group of high school students is circulating petitions for a ballot measure calling for free college educations for Californians – by taxing the richest people in the Golden State. How much would those gratis degrees cost? That’s next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For April 4, 2012
Facing cuts of $11 million, Santa Monica College has decided on a radical option: start a non-profit foundation that could offer more high-demand classes like English and math, but at a cost of $200 a unit compared to $36. Should Santa Monica College be able to charge more for popular classes and is that unfair to students? Plus, girls as young as six starting puberty? Early puberty has psychological effects as well as physical ones – why is this happening, and can anything be done about it?...
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Patt Morrison for April 3, 2012
The DA isn’t charging a man who lied in a 911 call about a thief having a gun, but immigration authorities do want to talk to him. The 19-year-old suspect was shot and killed by Pasadena police – a case study in 911 and police protocol. Plus, science author Jonah Lehrer tries to tease out the mysteries of creativity and the human brain, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for April 2, 2012
Have you already put on your green eye-shade and dragged out your 10-40? We prep you for tax season, two weeks away. Speaking of money, the Canadians are giving up the penny as a loss – they cost more to make than they’re worth. Why can’t the United States? Is it sentiment versus common sense about what’s in your pocket? Penny for your thoughts, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 30, 2012
SAG and AFTRA – together at last? After a long, contentious and very public battle, members of the two entertainment labor unions have settled the question of whether or not to merge into one. We'll find out the vote today. Plus, Patt interviews Matthew Weiner, aka the creator of Mad Men. Next time at one o'clock!
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Patt Morrison for March 29, 2012
If you had to do it again, do you think you could ace the SAT? Deadspin.com columnist Drew Magary did and details the experience in his essay “What Happens When A 35-Year-Old Man Retakes the SAT?” What do you think? Now that you're older, are you wiser?
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Patt Morrison for March 28, 2012
It's Day 3 for the Affordable Care Act in front of the Supreme Court. Can the act be upheld without the individual mandate? Does forcing the expansion of Medicaid amount to coercion on the part of Congress? Join Patt as she discusses the remaining arguments. Plus, will Dodger fans come back now that new ownership is on the horizon?
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Patt Morrison For March 27, 2012
Patt plays Chief Justice and we review this morning’s arguments in the SCOTUS Affordable Heathcare Act hearings. Graphic content in the news: should it be censored? Plus, how to deal with a difficult neighbor.
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Patt Morrison for March 26, 2012
The Supreme Court is taking an extraordinary six hours to hear arguments in the case for and against the health care overhaul law. We’ll take a listen to the first day of arguments and size up the legal playbook. Just what are the constitutional issues in play and could the court knock down some of it and uphold others? The director of that new documentary on bullying – next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For March 23, 2012
Free will is a myth generated by our brain engineering. Sam Harris, the renowned atheist and neuroscientist, says we’re all just deluding ourselves if we think otherwise, and he's no figment of our imagination. Plus, Hillary Clinton is among those wanting to know more about an old photo showing what could be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Next time, at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For March 22, 2012
Hunger Games is huge at the box office already, and huge among young adults – here’s your primer to the phenomenon you may not have heard about until now – and why its premise has such a grip on teens and twenty somethings. Florida’s stand-your-ground law is a major part of the story of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, but how do laws like Florida’s get on the books? Find out next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 21, 2012
The LAUSD has had to deal with a lot of not exactly academic problems recently, and LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy will answer our questions about it all. Also, one black family spent one year determined to buy only at black-owned stores. How hard was it? You have no idea, but you will after you hear from the author of My Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy.
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Patt Morrison For March 20, 2012
Between the recession and the information economy, women are on their way to becoming the nation’s breadwinners. What are the social consequences of that? Also, The Book of Revelations almost didn’t make the cut into the New Testament. Cult leaders from Charles Manson to David Koresh have been enthralled by its apocalyptic verses. What’s it really about? Find out next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 19, 2012
Women in TV have complained for years about being bumped from their jobs and replaced by newer models – and sometimes they ARE models – but now an LA weather-MAN is suing for discrimination. Mr. Rogers remembered – Ok everybody together : awwwww...it’s a beautiful day for this story, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 16, 2012
What grosses you out? Something slimy, or rotten, or just … lima beans. Yuck. The book That’s Disgusting’’ takes on taste buds and taste. All sorts of nauseating things, from your plate to the movie screen. What’s not disgusting, however, is Los Angeles! GQ magazine rates us the most fragrant city on the planet. [whiff] Eau de LA – top note of citrus, base note of unleaded. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 15, 2012
The state of the union speech, the fireside chats, the oval office addresses... How much difference do presidential speeches really make? The rhetoric from the chief executive, and what we make of it. Plus, whatever your fear or phobia or obsession, there’s a way to cope. How? Don't panic -- and don’t be afraid to call and find out!
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Patt Morrison For March 14, 2012
Drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, a motorcycle officer’s lawsuit over supposed traffic ticket quotas – plenty to talk about with Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, who answers your questions too, with 'Ask the chief.' Plus, more pain for California when it comes to pensions, how women are spoken of, and novelist Jeannette Winterson. She's spent years telling other people's stories, now she tells her own, and her title is her mother’s question: why be happy when you could be...
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Patt Morrison for March 13, 2012
Bill Schneider has been analyzing politics on CNN and elsewhere for decades – the Boston Globe called him the Aristotle of American politics. He’s here to lay a little Aristotelian reason on this year’s election. Polyglots are people who speak multiple languages - yes, even here in this country - and they're using YouTube to show off their talent for talking in other languages. Perhaps it's a misconception that Americans avoid learning multiple languages. La prochaine fois at one o’clock
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Patt Morrison for March 12, 2012
They’re on the TV screen all the time – breaking news! This just in! Keep watching for another ten minutes and we’ll tell you! Do TV news cliffhangers work when you can go look it up online yourself? Or do they just annoy you? Exclusive! Here! Soon! Plus, ninety years ago a British archaeologist peered into a pharaoh’s tomb and gasped. He saw, he said, wonderful things. The enduring allure of Tutankhamen’s tomb, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 9, 2012
A new documentary film on bullying got an R rating for language, but its fans say a film that could help kids cope with bullies shouldn’t be off limits to those kids. The same thing happened with The King’s Speech – one too many bad words, and a movie about overcoming obstacles got the same rating as films with nudity and sex. Do ratings systems themselves need reviewing? Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 8, 2012
According to a new report released Wednesday by civil rights organization the Southern Poverty Law Center, hate groups in America are steeply on the rise, fueled by antagonism to President Obama. Ok, it’s illegal in Chicago to go fishing from the back of a giraffe’s neck. Have you seen or experienced an increase in hate crimes or propaganda in your own area? Plus, some laws are funny, weird, and outmoded, yet they can bog down a political system unless they get scraped off the books from...
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Patt Morrison For March 7, 2012
Las Vegans? Now they’ll have to call themselves Las Vegans as vegan menus are coming to the city of casinos, reproduced international landmarks and all-you-can-eat steak. And, standout LA Rams player Fred Dryer has some insights about the bounty being paid to New Orleans Saints players for taking out their opponents, literally – kickoff time, one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 6, 2012
Vladimir Putin appears to have come out of nowhere and seems to be running Russia longer than some Tzars did? Who is he and why is he crying outside the Kremlin? A lot of Russians are weeping after Sunday’s election too, but for different reasons. Also, physicist Neil Degrasse Tyson calculates what’s going on with NASA – and more importantly, what isn’t. – next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for March 5, 2012
Did Rush Limbaugh cross a line by calling a law school student a 'prostitute'? Maybe we all just need to relax. Ah, yoga. So relaxing. So inner-directed. So competitive? The international yoga finals are in LA in June. That's right, a yoga competition. Also getting more are housing rental prices. As the housing market is still on the skids, rents are going up. How can that be? And how about yours? Plus, lifting the voting booth curtain on Super Tuesday. That’s next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For March 1, 2012
The head of the MTA rolls on in to take your questions about getting around town, by bus, by train, by car, by bicycle or shank’s mare. And of course an update on that massive 405 freeway project. Also, former U.S. Senator George Mitchell is the go-to guy for working out conflicts – from the Mideast to northern Ireland to steroids in baseball. Maybe the former Senator from Maine can end the conflicts on Capitol Hill, too. He’s here next time at one o’clock
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Patt Morrison for February 29, 2012
Go to a restaurant in France and the diner at the next table might be un chien. Now, restaurants in Los Angeles County can welcome dogs in their outside dining areas. Reservation for four... legs, that is. Plus, surgical sticker shock and health insurance costs are sending Americans to the third world for first class surgeries – "Hipwrecked," one woman’s tale, next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 28, 2012
Chicago’s never forgiven Los Angeles for overtaking it as the Second City, and now we’re giving it a run for its dirty money on another front. Could L.A. politics be even more corrupt than the Windy City’s? Plus, almost every teenaged girl wants to know whether she’s pretty, but ten- and eleven-year-olds making YouTube videos to ask the world? Next time, at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 27, 2012
After nearly a decade of novels based on the gospels and the life of Christ, Anne Rice has returned to the genre that made her famous: Gothic horror. Another source of horror for many: gas prices. With gas at over $4 a gallon, hybrids like the Prius are looking good. But as cars get more and more efficient the government gets less money to pay for highway repairs through taxes on gas. Is poor state of our highways because of all the Prius on the road? Join Patt at one o'clock as she examines...
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Patt Morrison for February 24, 2012
"Shame is not the solution," writes Bill Gates in response to making teacher evaluations public. What do you think? Plus, that little golden statue... Really? It went to him? Unjust Oscars, next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 23, 2012
Health care rates are up, but so is overall customer satisfaction. Is it possible we're getting what we pay for? Plus, if you could take a pill to lose weight, would you? What about eating a lab-grown hamburger, if it means decreasing our dependence on factory-farmed animals? Next time at one o'clock!
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Patt Morrison for February 22, 2012
President Obama is trying to plug up corporate tax loopholes, but will he be flooded with criticism? Are corporations trying to have their cake and eat it too? Guest host David Lazarus takes a look at Obama's attempt to reign in corporate greed. Also, the Ask Your Congressman mini-series continues with U.S. Congressman John Campbell. Not many Republicans want to cut military spending, but Rep. Campbell is one of them and he'll explain why. 'Big Man on Campus' LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy...
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Patt Morrison for February 21, 2012
We’re becoming a cashless society – people use debit cards to buy a dollar cup of coffee! Is that progress? It means no counterfeiters, no twenties hidden in your underwear drawer – do we love real moolah too much to give it up? Plus, atheist parents want their children's Massachusetts school to ditch "under god" from the Pledge of Allegiance as discriminatory against nonbelievers. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 17, 2012
Even if you support the death penalty, it’s not working, and if you oppose it, then it never should work. The conservative political family behind the law that put hundreds on death row says it’s time to get rid of it. Plus, some Oscar nominees talk about the little gold statue and the big night – next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 16, 2012
The head of the Directors Guild thinks that the campaign against Internet piracy laws was full of baloney. Taylor Hackford says film and television creations deserve protection just like computer software source codes. The other side weighs in. Plus, divorce is so expensive. That’s why there hasn’t been much of it during the recession. But if Washington wants a sign of economic recovery, here it is – more couples can afford to split up! Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 15, 2012
Film directors have a big stake, and a big say, in the battle over intellectual property online. Oscar-winning director Taylor Hackford is head of the Directors’ Guild, and today he joins us to go over some of those stakes for the film-loving public. Plus, the North Carolina man who posted the video in which he shot his teenager’s laptop is an Internet sensation -- 23 million hits and counting. Don’t you secretly want to bash your kids’ laptops or smartphones sometimes? Nonviolent ways to...
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Patt Morrison for February 14, 2012
The LAUSD Board of Education meets today to discuss the school budget and it looks grim for adult and early education. Plus, it’s Romney opening up the lead – but wait, there’s Santorum, gaining on Romney from the back of the pack, they’re neck and neck – huh? What? Is politics really a horse race for reporters, and does the reporting influence the outcome? And, for the romantics: Dave Isay does a little matchmaking. StoryCorps and Valentine’s Day equals tales of true and lasting love. Next...
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Patt Morrison for February 13, 2012
Extra, extra, the federal budget is coming! Hot off the presses – what’s in it for you, and what’s not in it for you? Will the Republican-led Congress say the president’s budget is DOA? It’s the Olympics, the Oscars of the dog world – the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is about to start. A writer who spent a year on the canine championship circuit takes us through the paces. That’s next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For February 10, 2012
For almost 35 years, no new nukes, but now the first new nuclear plant since Three Mile Island gets the goahead. Also, Happy 200th birthday, Charles Dickens! Why do we still love his stories? And we’ve just seen what’s in Steve Jobs’ FBI file, but how do you find out what's in yours? Get to the bottom of your top-secret self, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For February 9, 2012
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and UTLA president Warren Fletcher join Patt to discuss the situation at Miramonte Elementary School - how well do you think the LAUSD is handling the situation? Plus, you can pay $400 for that smart phone and choose your own plan, or you’ll get it free if you sign a two-year contract. Is it about time to liberate phones from phone service providers? And for decades, emerging countries have looked to the U.S. Constitution as a model for writing their own....
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Patt Morrison For February 8, 2012
Crime is at record lows in some categories while technology is changing both crime and police work, but how’s it being done now? You can ask the LAPD's chief yourself... In light of Internet crime, should the Internet be regulated entirely by market forces? Except for actual crimes like child porn, should it be caveat emptor for everything else, including privacy? Rebecca Mckinnon and the "Consent of the Networked" next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 7, 2012
Could white people be color blind in a different way – i.e., unable to perceive their own advantages when it comes to racism? A billboard and poster campaign taking on race perceptions is making some people see red. Plus, Elizabeth Taylor, sex symbol – and feminist? A new book about the liberated Liz – and the big Prop. 8 ruling, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 6, 2012
We think of illness as being about one body part or another – lung cancer, or heart disease, or an ear infection. But they’re all parts of the whole, and so are the means of treating and preventing them. That’s how you bring about, as a new book title says, the end of illness. Plus, should California settle with mortgage servicers? And think of the ethical dilemmas that pop up every day – do you rat out a colleague cheating on an expense account? Do you give a reference to a relative you...
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Patt Morrison for February 3, 2012
With childhood obesity so serious, is it time to tax processed food to pay for health care, or maybe set a new drinking age -- for soda? Plus, the Super Bowl is upon us. What do the other channels air? How do they compete? Chick flicks? How about Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl? And brace yourself for yet another mangling of our national anthem... Next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for February 2, 2012
They say you can only tell whether an umbrella’s any good by whether it works when it’s raining, not when the sun’s shining. The same thing can be said of constitutional values in wartime, the subject of William Shawcross’ new book. Plus, an update on Heather Peters' civil suit against Honda, Consumer Watchdog's campaign for health insurance rate regulation, and Charles and Ray Eames. They didn’t just craft items for a mid-century lifestyle – they shaped the lifestyle itself, with objects...
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Patt Morrison For February 1, 2012
Drone warfare is cheap. It’s warfare waged from a safe distance, not hand to hand, but it has its critics in terms of accuracy and constitutionality. And even in hard times, we still let money slip through our fingers – a buck here, five bucks there. We all do it and we can all find out how not to with the author of "The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money," next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 31, 2012
Coming up on Patt Morrison: Claremont McKenna college is caught cheating on its SATs. Plus, where did the snow go? Last year, too much, this year, too little. From Canada to California – warm is definitely not cool. And an endangered gray wolf is back in the Golden State, the first in more than 85 years. Something to howl about, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 30, 2012
Reporter Daniel Pearl was investigating Al Qaeda terrorism ten years ago when he was kidnapped and murdered, at the hands of a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. Journalist David Remnick assesses the life and lessons of the San Fernando Valley kid who became a symbol and an inspiration. Plus, the head of the U.S. Humane Society on pet adoption practices, puppy mills and animal abuse issues, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 26, 2012
Is grief a mental disorder, or a natural process, or a combination of both? The reference manual for mental health professionals is in the process of asking whether grieving itself is something that might need treatment. Is sorrow a clinical matter? Also, the Pasadena sisters who created the high fashion label Rodarte and designed the costumes for the film "Black Swan" now have a collection at LACMA and are designing for the Philharmonic’s upcoming opera "Don Giovanni." The art of Rodarte,...
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Patt Morrison for January 25, 2012
First ladies, like vice presidents, become an issue in a presidential campaign only when they’re somehow controversial. Yet Americans size up that potential first spouse, too. There’s Mitt Romney’s decades-long marriage to one woman, and Newt Gingrich’s three wives. Plus, are frequent flier miles taxable? Citibank says they are. The IRS doesn’t – so far. C’mon, can’t we get a break on a few measly perks? Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For January 24, 2012
Would you like a lager with that latte? Starbucks will start serving beer and wine in some former coffee-only hangouts. As much as people mock the Starbucks experience, do you like it the way it is or would you enjoy happy hour in grande and venti? Also, it’s in the constitution, the president shall from time to time give the state of the union. It’s that time again and we’ll preview it, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 23, 2012
Remember all those five pound textbooks you carted around school? They were a test of character – or of your spine. Now they may be coming to an iPad. Fast, light, and probably still really, really expensive. Plus, here's some friendly advice: don’t read your textbooks while you're walking! Put down the device! People engrossed in their smart phones and iPods have been killed in traffic because they’re not paying attention. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 20, 2012
Light a couple of candles and sing! The Citizens United decision, which opened the gates for the money flood into campaigns, is two years old. There’s some buyers’ remorse out there, even among the people who stood to benefit from it most. Also, the Los Angeles Times, home of the late Paul Conrad, gets a new political cartoonist, just in time for the 2012 election. Have a look, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For January 19, 2012
Is the situation in Los Angeles County’s jails getting better or worse? The ACLU charges the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department with abuse, take two. Plus, looking back at twenty years of Heal the Bay with outgoing president Mark Gold and Patt remembers Johnny Otis.
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Patt Morrison For January 18, 2012
Another half billion dollars cut from LAUSD budget? Fewer school days, fewer teachers? Superintendent John Deasy weighs in on where and whether this stops. New data suggests that poor and minority kids still get the worst teachers, while the best teachers can influence teen pregnancy rates and the future size of paychecks. In health news, CNN’s Sanjay Gupta takes the field to take on concussions in football. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 17, 2012
The sinking of the Costa Concordia has garnered plenty of press, much of it focused on survivors’ stories and the still-unfolding details about Captain Francesco Schettino’s culpability, with plenty of references to the Titanic. How does an event like the sinking of the Costa Concordia happen in 2012? Plus, Americans love statistics, but don’t have much of a head for them, or we’d know that 20 percent of the budget does NOT go to foreign aid and that there AREN’T 70 million illegal...
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Patt Morrison For December 12, 2011
Attention baby boomers, retirement villages are embracing you with open arms, and they’re way hipper than any facility your parents lived in. Also, do placebos really work? We'll be talking about the effectiveness of the 'placebo effect' and more next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison For January 11, 2012
Charlie Beck is the chief of the LAPD, and he’s here to answer your questions about policing Los Angeles. Also, health policy expert Gary Taubes has a few different ideas on ‘why we get fat,’ and it’s more than calories in, calories out. We’ll put all of it on the scale for you, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for January 9, 2012
What if economic goals and human goals weren’t in sync after all? If there’s an "up" side to this down economy, it may be that people are re-sorting what they think is important in their lives, and are planning for a post-consumer-driven nation. Also, do men and women vote differently? That’s one reason liquor and tobacco companies opposed women’s suffrage. How the double-x chromosome behaves in the voting booth, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For January 6, 2012
Nearly half of the members of Congress are millionaires. How do those representatives represent the rest of us? Congress members' incomes went up over the same six years that the rest of ours went down. Do you have to be rich to get in office, or do you get rich in office? Also, the midseason TV season is heating up and the PBS costume drama Downton Abbey returns for a second season. The Americans have kicked out King George III. Why do we love all that lord and lady stuff? Next time at one...
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Patt Morrison for January 5, 2012
TSA’s new screening program is called PreCheck, but there's a tradeoff for those expedited security lanes: you have to let them run a background check on you. Is it worth it? Also, did you know that there were African slaves in the future United States even before there were pilgrims? Henry Louis Gates Jr. surveys the vast and sometimes paradoxical history of African Americans, next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison For January 4, 2012
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was sitting at a table greeting constituents a year ago when a man walked up, shot her in the head, and then killed six bystanders, including a federal judge and a little girl. What happened and what’s happened since that shooting at a Safeway? Plus, if you can’t figure out what the health care overhaul is all about, there’s a graphic novel that might make it all clear. Who knows, maybe the Supreme Court will read it as they sit in judgment.
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Patt Morrison for January 3, 2012
In five years’ time, IBM expects to be making computers that can read your mind. Our prediction? That in six years’ time, someone else will invent a lead hat to stop computers from reading your mind. And if you ever forget what California’s about, stop and get a look at Yosemite, all four seasons of it. Next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for December 30, 2011
Almost a decade has passed since literary critic Harold Bloom called the men and women of the National Book Foundation idiots for choosing to honor author Stephen King with a medal for distinguished contribution, so we wonder what Bloom would make of the New York Times’ “Best Books of 2011,” which, for the first time ever, includes a work by King: “11/22/63,” his alternate take on the John F. Kennedy assassination. Plus, Time Warner Cable rate hikes and trusting someone else to set your New...
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Patt Morrison for December 29, 2011
Football in LA? The latest rumors on the NFL in the City of Angels, plus Friday's crackdown on distracted driving in Sacramento. All this and more, today at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for December 27, 2011
As the world’s most isolated nation, author do North Koreans believe what they’re told? Propaganda has persuaded them that they are racially and morally pure, and that food donations to famine victims are in fact tribute from a terrified United States. We’ll be talking to the author of “The Cleanest Race” to find out what North Koreans think of themselves. Also, January 1 is right around the corner and you know what that means: clean slate time. We’re ready with advice on how to get your...
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Patt Morrison for December 26, 2011
Oh, the day after Christmas. What’s the etiquette of returning gifts, and of everything post-Christmas? The expert answers your questions, and we promise not to reveal your identity. Plus, did you hit any local sights over the holidays? Amaze your friends with your knowledge about the La Brea Tar Pits, and Griffith Park—the gift of a rich man who shot his wife and then funded the Greek Theatre and the observatory to atone.
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Patt Morrison for December 23, 2011
It’s a tradition -- a regiment comes home, a Navy ship docks from overseas, and reunited couples kiss for that big welcome-back photo. This time, the chosen ‘’first kissers’’ were two California lesbian sailors. Is that the right image for the new military? What’s your spin on this? Plus, whether you’re choosing to spend this time with friends, by yourself, or with family, the winter holidays bring out the best and worst in us. If you’re worried about exploding at the dining room table,...
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Patt Morrison For December 21, 2011
Big changes are coming for the Los Angeles Unified School District – a new contract for teachers, with more autonomy in each schoolhouse, and new cuts as the state budget tanks, again. Superintendent John Deasy makes it all make sense. A teacher can take a $250 tax deduction for paying out of pocket for classroom materials, but a lot of teachers spend a lot more than that. The hidden costs and who pays them.
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Patt Morrison for December 20, 2011
The baby is the size of a soda can, four months premature, the second smallest baby ever delivered in the country – and the ethical debate begins. What about her long-term health prospects? And the cost? Should these infants be saved no matter what? What do you think? Is there a Christmas song you absolutely despise? The one about Grandma and the reindeer? Mommy kissing Santa Claus? Call in and unload your own melodic lump of coal.
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Patt Morrison for December 19, 2011
We hear stories about Americans who haven't planned for their retirement - but what happens if you did plan, and then your company pulled those retirement benefits right out from under you? It's all in the book Retirement Heist by Ellen E. Schultz. And before there was Jon Stewart, there was Molly Ivins, the fearless and funny political voice with the Texas twang, played by Kathleen Turner at the Geffen Playhouse.
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Patt Morrison for December 16, 2011
What is the gift that keeps on giving? The presidential primaries, of course. Comedy Congress has hung up its Christmas stocking and found it full of Mitt, Newt, and Barack. It’s your gift for the holidays, too. Next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for December 15, 2011
Left handers can be disproportionately more creative and more successful than right-handers—many recent presidents have been left-handed—but could lefties be more subject to brain disorders like dyslexia? Plus, what is Christmas like for atheists? Is the holiday so commercialized that anyone can lay claim to it, believer or not? Does that describe you? Let us know! I’m the southpaw Patt Morrison—say it ain’t so—next time at one o’clock.
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Patt Morrison for December 14, 2011
Have yourself a furry little Christmas - what are the best ways to help your pet have a safe and festive holiday season. And Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck joins us to talk about the aftermath of the Occupy L.A. and other law and order issues in the Southland. Next time at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison for December 13, 2011
The GOP rejected President Obama’s choice for the new consumer financial protection bureau; one Republican senator says the agency’s like something out of the Stalinist era. What scares Wall Street about the new consumer watchdog? Plus, some magazine poll says Jennifer Aniston is the sexiest woman who ever walked the earth. Ever. I expect you’ll have something to say about that. And Jennifer Aniston, if you’re listening, let’s hear your side, too. Next time, at one o'clock.
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Patt Morrison For December 12, 2011
Doctors die too, just like the rest of us, but you’d be surprised at the choices of medical treatment they make – and don’t make - for the end of their lives . One doctor’s insights on why MDs make the decisions they do. And everyone knows there’s an underground – or shadow - economy, but how deep is it – and how widespread? Try: billions of dollars all over the world.
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Patt Morrison For December 9, 2011
Guys, what is the matter with you? Researchers say young men think about sex about twice as often as women – that is, 19 times a day. Really? You guys feeling all right? Plus, the Republican candidates ramp up their campaign ads in Iowa and New Hampshire and Jim Lehrer discusses the view from the middle seat, moderating those pesky presidential debates. “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain,” next time at one o’clock.
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