http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/ en-us © 2010 Southern California Public Radio KPCC 89.3, Southern California Public Radio Patt Morrison is a two-hour magazine show from KPCC 89.3 in Pasadena, California. The program is known for its in-depth explorations of local politics and culture, as well as its coverage of national and world news. More Patt Morrison at www.kpcc.org. Patt Morrison is a two-hour magazine show from KPCC 89.3 in Pasadena, California. The program is known for its in-depth explorations of local politics and culture, as well as its coverage of national and world news. More Patt Morrison at www.kpcc.org. KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio contact@kpcc.org No Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:09:19 -0800 KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120210_pattmorrison.mp3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/10/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. Now... not so much? Why is our blueprint for democracy losing its appeal overseas? Next time at one o’clock. 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. Now... not so much? Why is our blueprint for democracy losing its appeal overseas? Next time at one o’clock. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120209_pattmorrison.mp3 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/09/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120208_pattmorrison.mp3 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/08/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120207_pattmorrison.mp3 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/07/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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 don’t like? Your ethical quandaries, next time at one o’clock. 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 don’t like? Your ethical quandaries, next time at one o’clock. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120206_pattmorrison.mp3 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/06/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120203_pattmorrison.mp3 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/03/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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 people cherish to this day. Next time at one o’clock. 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 people cherish to this day. Next time at one o’clock. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120202_pattmorrison.mp3 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/02/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120201_pattmorrison.mp3 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/02/01/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120131_pattmorrison.mp3 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/31/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120130_pattmorrison.mp3 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/30/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio Call it corporate kumbaya, but there are a few lone voices saying cooperation and groupthink are not all they’re cracked up to be. Could all those meetings, all that brainstorming be overrated? Also, one painting, one very expensive and controversial painting, changes the lives of the man who bought it and his friends who scrutinize it. Actor Bradley Whitford in the play called and about "ART," next time at one o’clock. Call it corporate kumbaya, but there are a few lone voices saying cooperation and groupthink are not all they’re cracked up to be. Could all those meetings, all that brainstorming be overrated? Also, one painting, one very expensive and controversial painting, changes the lives of the man who bought it and his friends who scrutinize it. Actor Bradley Whitford in the play called and about "ART," next time at one o’clock. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120127_pattmorrison.mp3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/27/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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, next time at one o’clock. 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, next time at one o’clock. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120126_pattmorrison.mp3 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/26/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120125_pattmorrison.mp3 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/25/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120124_pattmorrison.mp3 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/24/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120123_pattmorrison.mp3 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/23/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120120_pattmorrison.mp3 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/20/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120119_pattmorrison.mp3 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/19/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120118_pattmorrison.mp3 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/18/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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 immigrants living here. Today on Patt Morrison: our woeful knowledge of our own numbers and the implications of that ignorance on public policy. 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 immigrants living here. Today on Patt Morrison: our woeful knowledge of our own numbers and the implications of that ignorance on public policy. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120117_pattmorrison.mp3 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/17/ KPCC 89.3 | Southern California Public Radio 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. 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. http://media.scpr.org/podcasts/pattmorrison/20120112_pattmorrison.mp3 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:59:00 -0800 1:47:34 KPCC, Patt Morrison, Los Angeles, Southern California, LA http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2012/01/12/