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Gut hacks, polarized jury rooms, Food Friday, FilmWeek and more
What’s made the biggest difference for your gut health?
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Today's show: Austin Cross, Friday host of AirTalk , discusses what is actually good for the gut, polarization in jury rooms, and Lucky Baldwins Pub. Cross is LAist's local Morning Edition host. In the second hour, Larry Mantle and LAist film critics discuss the latest releases plus an interview with the stars of Tuner.
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Gut Talk: What actually works for your gut?
The topic:
Health advice is everywhere on the web, including advice on the gut. According to Medscape, influencers are driving misinformation, which can cause confusion when all you really want is help. As we round out our series on the gut, we cut through the noise and talk with an expert about the gut health hacks that work.
Join the conversation: We want to hear from you! What’s made the biggest difference for your gut health? What is a food product or substitute that has made the biggest difference for your gut? Give us a call at (866) 893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com
Guest:
- Sean Gibbons, associate professor at the Institute for Systems Biology, a research institute in Seattle.
Are jury rooms becoming more polarized?
Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown L.A.
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The topic:
In a recent Wall Street Journal piece, trial lawyers and consultants who size up jurors say that jury deliberations are growing angrier, more polarized and more prone to deadlock. Today, we look at what’s changing in jury rooms and the reasons behind those changes.
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Why it matters: Juries decide everything from criminal guilt to civil damages worth hundreds of millions of dollars. If deliberations are breaking down, the cost falls on everyone.
The questions: Are post-pandemic jurors really more rigid in their views and quicker to distrust the system? And does the picture look different in Los Angeles County, where the jury pool is among the most diverse in the country and the courts handle some of the nation's most-watched trials?
Join the conversation: Have you served on a jury recently? What was the room like? Give us a call at (866) 893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
Guests:
- Dan Simon, professor of law and psychology at the USC Gould School of Law; author of In Doubt: The Psychology of the Criminal Justice Process (Harvard University Press, 2012)
- Mark Phillips, managing director and senior consultant for Trial Behavior Consulting, a trial consulting firm
Food Friday pub crawl: Lucky Baldwins Pub
This week on Food Friday, we talk to Lucky Baldwins.
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For those hanging out in the San Gabriel Valley and looking for a local pub, you're likely familiar with the British pub, Lucky Baldwins. In our ongoing Food Friday pub crawl, we speak to the owners.
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Restaurant details:
- Lucky Baldwins has two Pasadena locations and one in Sierra Madre.
- It first opened in 1996.
- They're an official bar partner with LAFC.
- They host: Pasadena Reds, a local Liverpool FC support group; Los Angeles Hammers, a West Ham FC support group; and Eastside Gooners, a local support group for Arsenal FC.
- They also have special events tied to the Belgian Beer Festival and Oktoberfest.
Location and hours (Old Towne Pasadena):
17 South Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Monday–Sunday: 9 a.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Guests:
- Peggy Simonian, owner-operator of Lucky Baldwins
- Patsy Sutton, general manager of Lucky Baldwins
FilmWeek: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘I Love Boosters,’ ‘Passenger’ and more!
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The topic:
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Lael Loewenstein and Maureen Lee Lenker review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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The films:
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu, Wide Release
- Tuner, AMC Grove & AMC Century City|Expands May 29
- I Love Boosters, Wide Release
- Passenger, Wide Release
- Ladies First, Streaming on Netflix
- Saccharine, In Select Theaters
- The Travel Companion, Lumiere Music Hall [Beverly Hills]
- Diamonds, Laemmle Royal [West LA]
- Magic Hour, Landmark Nuart [West LA]
- Stolen Kingdom, Laemele Glendale|Available on Digital & VOD Jun 16
The critics:
- Christy Lemire, film critic for LAist, and co-host of the ‘Breakfast All Day’ YouTube and podcast series (She/Her)
- Lael Loewenstein, film critic for LAist
- Maureen Lee Lenker, film critic for LAist. She’s written for the L.A. Times and Gold Derby and co-hosts the podcast Hollywood-ography. She is also the author of three novels set in the Golden Age of Hollywood
Feature: The stars of ‘Tuner’ talk about striking the perfect chord on screen
Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall in Tuner
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The topic:
Larry Mantle speaks with the stars of the new film Tuner, about a piano repair apprentice who suffers a unique hearing condition that makes him extra sensitive to sound, a useful skill for tuning pianos as well as cracking safes.
The plot: Leo Woodall, plays Niki, a former music virtuoso now serving as an apprentice to the vivacious but stubborn piano technician Harry Horowitz, played by Dustin Hoffman. Niki’s hearing condition and secret extracurriculars isolate him from his budding relationship with music composition student Ruthie, played by Havana Rose Liu.
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Tuner is playing at the AMC Grove and AMC Century City. It expands to more theaters May 29.
Guests:
- Leo Woodall, actor and star of the film Tuner. He plays Niki, a piano tuner apprentice
- Havana Rose Liu, actor and co-star of the film. She plays Ruthie, a music composition student
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