First Lady Of California; An Independent Party Update; Preparing For The October 7th Recall Election; Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers; FIDM: Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising
First Lady Of California
Sharon Davis joins guest host Patt Morrison to talk about her husband's recall and life as the First Lady of California.
An Independent Party Update
Jim Mangia, president of the Coalition for Political Reform, and media spokesman for the Ross Perot '96 presidential campaign, joins Patt Morrison for and Independent Party update.
Preparing For The October 7th Recall Election
Patt Morrison is joined by various Registrar Recorders to talk about the recall election including Connie McCormack, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for Los Angeles County, Steve Rodermund, Interim Regristrar for the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Scott Konopasek, Registrar-Recorder for San Bernardino County, and Mischelle Townsend, Registrar of Voters for Riverside County.
Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers
In her new book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach decided to find out what happens to bodies after they die. Roach's journey took her to university labs, automobile crash test labs, and into the annals of the history of cadavers. From using honey-soaked corpses as ointments to heal the ill, to plastic surgeons reviewing face-lift techniques, Mary Roach dissects the life of a corpse with wit and humor. She joins guest host Patt Morrison to talk about her book.
FIDM: Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising
FIDM is presenting an in-depth look at a period in history, 1861-1906, when black mourning clothes were at the height of their "social power." The exhibition includes over 65 objects and garments. Kevin Jones, the curator for the Museum Collection at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, joins guest host Patt Morrison to discuss the FIDM exhibit.