BUSH SPEECH IN IRVINE/IMMIGRATION; ED DAVIS DIES; FRANK GEHRY DESIGNS A NEW FACE FOR LA; IRAQI PARLIAMENT; THE INNER WORKINGS OF A WRITER'S LIFE
BUSH SPEECH IN IRVINE/IMMIGRATION
President Bush visits Irvine, CA. KPCC's reporters talk with Larry about the going's-on.
ED DAVIS DIES
Remembering former LA police chief Ed Davis.
FRANK GEHRY DESIGNS A NEW FACE FOR LA
Famed architect Frank Gehry, who gave us Disney Concert Hall, has designed two skyscrapers as part of a massive redevelopment project in downtown LA. The buildings are cornerstones of the $1.8 billion Grand Avenue revitalization effort intended to bring nightlife to the Civic Center area. Larry talks about the new project.
IRAQI PARLIAMENT
Shiite politicians have agreed to nominate Jawad al-Maliki as Iraqi prime minister. He's a top ally of outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Larry talks to a Newsweek correspondent from Baghdad and other experts about the repercussions of this change.
THE INNER WORKINGS OF A WRITER'S LIFE
Gay Talese has been called "The most important nonfiction writer of his generation" (David Halberstam). In his book, A Writer's Life, Talese writes about the US, chronicling our racial divide, the immigrant experience, and the sexual mores of Americans. Larry talks to this author and former New York Times writer about his book and his reflections on writing. Guest Gay Talese, author of Gay Talese: A Writer's Life (Alfred A. Knopf)