www.mujestic.com - ( 89.3 KPCC ) 10. 3. 2003

September 29 - October 3, 2003

Monday, Sept. 29

Recall Recap (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Raphe Sonenshein, California State University, Fullerton, Professor of Political Science, about the latest recall news including a new CNN/USA Today Gallup poll showing that 63% of probable voters will vote ?��yes?�� to recall the Governor and that Arnold Schwartznegger was the choice of 40% of those polled with only 25% saying they would vote for Cruz Bustamente.

Alan Dershowitz: The Case for Israel (Listen)
In his new book, The Case for Israel (John Wiley & Sons), scholar and law professor Alan Dershowitz offers a detailed defense of Israel?ުs basic right to exist and addresses numerous claims against the Jewish nation including the accusations that Israel ?��is a criminal state, a prime violator of human rights and an intransigent barrier to peace in the Middle East. Larry Mantle talks with Alan Dershowitz and Dr. Mahmoud Ibrahim, Professor of History at Cal Poly, Pomona.

Barry Levinson (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Academy award-winning director and author Barry Levinson about his new novel Sixty-Six (Broadway Books). It takes place in Baltimore, circa 1966, and revolves around a group of young men whose lives are about to be changed forever by the confusion and exhiliration of the 1960s. Larry will also discuss Levinson?ުs long and successful career in Hollywood.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Recall Update (Listen)
Experts Arnold Steinberg, political consultant and strategist, and Art Torres, retired State Senator and Chairman of the California Democratic Party, join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the latest recall news.

Saira Shah (Listen)
Larry Mantle is joined by journalist and documentarian Saira Shah, to talk about her new memoir The Storyteller?ުs Daughter (Knofp). She grew up in London as the daughter of an Afghan aristocrat, became a correspondent at age twenty-one on the front lines of the Soviet-Afghan war, and more recently imprisoned herself in a Burqua to film Beneath the Veil, the acclaimed documentary about Afghan women?ުs lives under the Taliban.

Virginia Postrel?ުs new book The Substance Of Style (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with author and former editor of Reason magazine Virginia Postrel about her new book The Substance of Style: How the Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness (HarperCollins). Postrel?ުs book explores the economic, cultural, social, personal and political implications of the growing importance of aesthetics in business, and society.

Imax film pioneer Greg MacGillivray (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with 40 year veteran of film Greg MacGillivray about his pioneering career in the IMAX format, about his new film Coral Reef Adventure, and about ?��Ocean Fest 2003?�� October 3-13th at the California Science Center.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Identity of Long Beach (Listen)
Tom Hennessey, columnist at the Long Beach Press Telegram, and Dr. Tom Clark, a veteran 30-year Long Beach city councilman and trustee at Long Beach City College, join Host Larry Mantle to do a ?��Long Beach 101.?�� They discuss the demographics of Long Beach--how many people live there, and from what ethnicities, including the sizeable Cambodian community. How has Long Beach changed over the years? Topics of discussion include an overview of development and change in Long Beach, a snapshot of the community.

Development Issues (Listen)
Why, with all that Long Beach has to offer, is the downtown not thriving? Host Larry Mantle speaks with Melanie Fallon, Director of Community Development for the City of Long Beach, and Bry Myown, Columnist for View From the Hill about the development of Long Beach. They discuss the controversial new shoreline development called Pike @ Rainbow Harbor. Larry and his guests also discuss the fragile business district along Pine Street, the future of the Queen Mary and tourism in Long Beach, Shoreline Village and diversity in the Long Beach economy.

What To Do About The I-710 (Listen)
The 710 freeway is a critical artery for truck traffic coming out of the Port of Long Beach, but it?ުs often grid locked, and congestion is expected to double by 2025. Expanding the 710 will destroy hundreds of homes, but the freeway desperately needs upgrading. What are the alternatives being considered, and which one is best for the residents of Long Beach? Larry Mantle talks with Richard Powers, Executive Director of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, and Tonia Reyes Uranga, a Long Beach City Councilwoman representing District 7. She?ުs also Chair of the Council?ުs I-710 Freeway Oversight Committee, and is a board member on the Southern California Association of Governments.

The Gay And Lesbian Community In Long Beach (Listen)
Larry Mantle talks with Dan Baker, Long Beach City Councilman, District 2 and Jeffrey Wilcox, Chairman of the Board of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Long Beach about the Gay and Lesbian community in Long Beach.

Cambodians In Long Beach (Listen)
The City of Long Beach has the largest Cambodian population in America. Cambodians came to Long Beach as refugees from the Killing Fields, the holocaust perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge. Their small businesses line Anaheim Street, an area that the Cambodians of Long Beach would like to designate ?��Cambodia Town.?�� Joining Host Larry Mantle is James Dok, Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in both Long Beach and Redondo Beach. Mr. Dok is also the Executive Director of the United Cambodian Community, a multi-cultural, non-profit organization serving the Cambodian community living in Long Beach, and Prach Ly, a 24-year old Cambodian musician and music producer. They discuss the Cambodian refugee experience, as well as assimilation and growing up Cambodian in Long Beach.

History Of Long Beach (Listen)
Historians Ruthann Lehrer and Julie Bartolotto join Host Larry Mantle to discuss the history of Long Beach--from its early nickname ?��Iowa by the Sea,?�� to the discovery of oil in 1921, the great earthquake of 1933 and the Naval presence in Long Beach. The face of the Long Beach has changed over the years, for better or for worse, with redevelopment, the addition of the Queen Mary and subsidence. What kinds of preservation efforts are ongoing? What have been the roles of oil, the Navy and the port in the City?ުs development?

Thursday, Oct. 2

The Origins Of The Recall (Listen)
Tom Fudge, host of ?��These Days?�� on KPBS starts off this two-hour collaboration broadcast talking about the origins of the movement to recall Gray Davis from office. Joining Tom is Daryl Issa, Republican congressman who funded the campaign to put the recall on the October 7th ballot. He was also a candidate for Governor but dropped out early on in the race.

California Democrats And The Recall (Listen)
The Democrats in California occupy both houses of the state legislature and the governor?ުs seat. Given the political power of the Democrats, Latinos and Labor in California, how have they allowed their dominance to become so threatened by this recall election and gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger? Larry talks with Antonio Villaraigosa, City Councilmember for Los Angeles?ު 14th District, and Dave Sickler of the State Building and Construction Trades Council.

Third Party Candidates and the Recall (Listen)
Michael Krasny of "Forum" at KQED in San Francisco discusses third party candidates and the Recall election.

Friday, Oct. 3

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Listen)
Gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger is the front-runner in the recall election and seemed destined to unseat Gray Davis if the Governor is recalled. On Thursday, several women reportedly accused him of sexual impropriety and though he has publicly apologized for his behavior, Schwarzenegger?ުs future as the successor to Davis may be in question. Larry and Alfred Balitzer, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, and senior research fellow at Claremont Graduate University, and Michael Alvarez, Professor of Political Science at Caltech talk about Arnold, candidate and for Governor.