Surge In L.A. Heroin Deaths; Governor Schwarzenegger Breaks A Leg; Second Anniversary Of The Southeast Asia Tsunami; Godfather Of Soul Remembered; Family Conflicts Over The Holidays
Surge In L.A. Heroin Deaths
According to The Los Angeles Times, heroin deaths in Los Angeles have increased nearly 75 percent in three years, which seems to correlate with the growth in supply of highly potent Afghan heroin in the United States. This week's host, Ted Chen, and his guests discuss the reasons for the surge.
Governor Schwarzenegger Breaks A Leg
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg in a skiing accident in Sun Valley, Idaho during a Christmas vacation and is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair his right femur today. Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante will become acting governor while Schwarzenegger is under general anesthesia. Ted talks with KNBC Political Reporter Conan Nolan about the California laws which determine when the Governor is, and is not, in power and what an acting governor could hope to accomplish during the Governor's absence.
Second Anniversary Of The Southeast Asia Tsunami
The Indian Ocean tsunami struck two years ago on December 26, 2004 after an earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Over 200,000 people were killed or remain missing in communities across Southeast Asia, including parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand. Ted talks with The Christian Science Monitor's Simon Montlake, as well as Monitor staff photographer Andy Nelson, about the challenges, growth and redevelopment that has taken place in Indonesia, over the past two years.
Godfather Of Soul Remembered
James Brown, pioneering musician known as the 'Godfather of Soul,' has died in Atlanta at the age of 73, of congestive heart failure. Marc Eliot, who co-authored the biography I Feel Good: A Memoir of a Life of Soul (NAL Hardcover, 2005) with the singer, joins us from New York to discuss the life and legacy of James Brown.
Family Conflicts Over The Holidays
Ted talks with family psychologist, Irene Goldenberg, about how to avoid, navigate, and recover from family conflicts during the holiday season. Goldenberg is a Professor Emeritus at UCLA's Department of Psychiatry and is a co-author of Family Therapy: An Overview.