Dinner Party Download Launches Its Own Website!; R.I.P. Paul Newman; The People v. Experts; How to Manage Mismanagement; Spinning Out on The Melt Down; Failing at Bailing Out; Environmental Utopia?; Hard Times, Not End Times; Frangela - The Wisdom of the Crowd; Born Again: The End Times are Coming!; Hard Times II; Hearts of Palm UK; Hard Times III; Urban Homestead; Frank McCourt on the Dodgers
Dinner Party Download Launches Its Own Website!
Dinner Party Download has a new website all to itself: dinnerpartydownload.com. You'll find the biweekly broadcast along with all the usual trimmings--the "Cheet Sheet" of handy info from the show, pictures, and bonus audio. Bon Appetit!
This week: "Nerdcore" rapper MC Frontalot rhymes the unrhymeable, take a trip down Memory Superhighway, and Brendan gets fat on the tastes of Autumn.
R.I.P. Paul Newman
Commentator Karen Ocamb remembers the late great Paul Newman, whom she met while babysitting. He demonstrated the fine art of cleaning fish.
The People v. Experts
The people are against the bail-out but the politicians and bankers say we need it. Who's right? Radio Lab's Jad Abumrad tells us about the wisdom of crowds.
In November, Radio Lab will start airing on Sunday nights at 9P.
How to Manage Mismanagement
UCLA's Anderson School of Management held a town hall meeting this week about the financial crisis. KPCC's Frank Stoltze found that many economic thinkers believe that the fundamentals of the bailout are unsound.
Spinning Out on The Melt Down
Greg (that's a pseudonym) knows more than the regular Joe about finance but not enough to make him an expert. He says, that's an uneasy place to be.
Failing at Bailing Out
Queena Kim gets a sober view from Gretchen Morgenson, a financial columnist for the New York Times.
Environmental Utopia?
With $700 Billion flooding into the financial sector, KPCC's Molly Peterson is wondering what an environmental bailout might look like. She asked global warming mockumentarian Randy Olson about his Environmental Rescue Plan.
Hard Times, Not End Times
John talks to people at the county welfare offices in South LA about their fears. Even before the Wall Street Meltdown, the California unemployment rate rose to 7.75 percent. "John" from South LA is one of the people behind the percentage.
Frangela - The Wisdom of the Crowd
The Frangela use their comedic power to make sense of the bail-out.
Born Again: The End Times are Coming!
Evangelical Christian Linda Salley tells Off-Ramp contributor Tanya Jo Miller why our current crises might signal the End Times.
Off-Ramp Exclusive Video: Linda Salley on the End Times
Hard Times II
Sherelle Morrile, originally from Antigua, says she gets less working her minimum wage job than she would if she were jobless on welfare.
Hearts of Palm UK
Hearts of Palm UK, an Echo Park girl band, tells us how their electro-pop sound heralds the Age of Aquarius.
Hard Times III
Jason Lingan attends secretarial training classes in the hope that he can wait out the unemployment slump and get a job as an electrician. He tells John how to stretch 160 dollars of food stamps for a whole month.
Urban Homestead
The Dervaes family runs an urban farm in Pasadena. Since they eat what they grow, they would survive the financial crisis, right?
Frank McCourt on the Dodgers
Dodger owner Frank McCourt shares with KPCC's Kitty Felde what baseball will look like in the future. It's all about the families.