Today on AirTalk, we look back at how WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's story, leading up to his recent arrest, unfolded over the last decade. We also discuss the upcoming memorial service for rapper and South Los Angeles community activist Nipsey Hussle; and more
The city says goodbye to Nipsey Hussle
The memorial service for rapper and South Los Angeles community activist Nipsey Hussle takes place from 10 a.m.-12 p.m today at the Staple Center. The 33-year-old was shot and killed late last month in front of his clothing shop.
Free tickets to the event were gone, an hour and a half after they were released on Tuesday. The tickets were only available to California residents.
After the memorial service, a miles-long procession will carry Nipsey Hussle’s body through the streets of Los Angeles and the neighborhood he was part of.
Guest:
Emily Elena Dugdale, reporter for KPCC who is at the Staples Center for the memorial; she tweets
Hacking charges, rape allegations and Ecuador: after Assange arrest, we do a primer on the WikiLeaks founder
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a British police van on Thursday, setting up a possible court battle over attempts to extradite him to the U.S. to face charges related to the publication of tens of thousands of secret government documents.
Police arrested Assange after the South American nation revoked the political asylum that had given him sanctuary for almost seven years. Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he took the action due to “repeated violations to international conventions and daily life.”
In Washington, the U.S. Justice Department accused Assange with conspiring with former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to break into a classified government computer at the Pentagon. The charge was announced after Assange was taken into custody.
His lawyer said Assange would fight extradition to the U.S.
Assange had been facing threat of extradition to the U.S. since 2010, and on the day of his arrest we look back at how his story unfolded over the last decade.
With files from the Associated Press.
Guest:
Jonathan Marcus, London-based defense and diplomatic correspondent for the BBC; he tweets
Extra, Extra! The ‘National Enquirer’ is up for sale. We check-in on the current state and history of tabloid mags
Tabloid magazines have been catching customer’s eyes for years while waiting to pay at the cash register.
The National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media, is trying to sell the tabloid magazine.
The magazine is known for its celebrity fashion and active lifestyle brands.
American Media is also selling the Globe and the National Examiner. It’s publications not for sale are Us Weekly, OK! Magazine, Star, In Touch, Men's Journal, and Muscle & Fitness.
What do you think about the future of tabloid magazines? What have been your favorite tabloid stories?
Share with us at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Rick Edmonds, media business analyst and leader of news transformation at the Poynter Institute
Where the locals go: touring LA’s best and favorite neighborhood bars as popular Los Feliz dive closes after a quarter century
A Los Feliz institution is closing after 25 years.
The Good Luck Bar is a Chinese themed bar, inspired by the Yee Mee Loo Bar in Chinatown which closed in 1989. It’s the latest of the “neighborhood” bars that have closed in the last few years.
Elina Shatkin, LAist’s food editor, joins us to talk about The Good Luck Bar.
What is your favorite neighborhood or local dive bar -- from the past and the present? Give us a call at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Elina Shatkin, food editor for KPCC & LAist; she tweets
First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh on why he launched a video series for students
You’ve heard him on our airwaves numerous times, talking about first amendment issues that run the gamut from the president blocking Twitter users to which items can and can’t be banned at public demonstrations.
And now UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh is launching a series of animated videos to explain first amendment issues to K-12 students (and the rest of us).
Want to know the difference between defamation and libel? What about which kinds of speech are protected in schools? (Hint: materially disruptive speech is not a constitutionally protected right, kids.) And when can “hate speech” be prohibited by law?
Professor Volokh breaks it down for you, in videos such as this one:
Larry Mantle sits down with Professor Volokh to discuss what prompted him to distill his expertise into these animated videos, how he chose the topics and more.
Got a question for Professor Volokh? A topic recommendation? Call us at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Eugene Volokh, law professor at UCLA teaching free speech law; he tweets
Healthcare workers experiencing increasing violence by patients on the job
Results of a poll in 2018 found that nearly half of emergency physicians report having been physically assaulted while at work.
The poll conducted by American College of Emergency Physicians found violence in emergency departments is increasing.
A total of 3, 539 responses from current ACEP members were completed. Almost all physical assaults against emergency physicians were made by patients, with a hit or a slap being the most common form of assault. More than 60 person of those respondents reported being assaulted within the previous year.
These incidents are not unique to emergency rooms.. A registered nurse in neuroscience intensive care was kicked and punched by a patient bleeding inside her brain. Many more assaults or threats go unreported.
Do you have a story to share as a healthcare worker experiencing violence by patients? Have you seen a patient assault a healthcare worker in the emergency department? What do you think are some solutions?
Call us at 866-893-5722
Guests:
Leigh Vinocur, emergency physician in the Baltimore area and expert on violence in the ER; she tweets
Anna Dermenchyan, Senior Clinical Quality Specialist in UCLA's Health Department of Medicine and PhD student at the UCLA School of Nursing, who has written and spoken on numerous occasions on workplace violence involving nurses; she tweets