KFI, BILL HANDEL AND THE HAJ STAMPEDE; ORANGE COUNTY JOURNALISTS ROUNDTABLE; GAMBLING ADDICT DRUG; WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE; RUNNIN’ REBEL
KFI, BILL HANDEL AND THE HAJ STAMPEDE
The Council of American Islamic Relations demanded an apology last week after KFI 640 host Bill Handel made fun of the deaths of 363 Muslims during a stampede at the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca. Handel joked that Muslims should use an LA-freeway traffic helicopter to monitor the pilgrimage. Handel said he will apologize for the skit only if CAIR denounces terrorism and acknowledges Israel's right to exist. Larry asks listeners what this controversy says about morning radio and the limits of good taste.
ORANGE COUNTY JOURNALISTS ROUNDTABLE
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Jean Pasco, Orange County Register op-ed column editor Steven Greenhut, and OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
GAMBLING ADDICT DRUG
Researchers at the University of Minnesota found that daily doses of an experimental drug called nalmefene, often used to treat alcoholism, appeared to curb the craving to gamble. Larry talks with Dr. Timothy Fong, co-director of UCLA’s Gambling Studies Program, about the latest research into the treatment of pathological gambling.
WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE
Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Carl J. Pepine, the chief of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville about new findings with regard to women and heart disease. The study finds that some women’s heart muscles are starved for oxygen even though their coronary arteries are free of blockages on X-Rays.
RUNNIN’ REBEL
In Runnin’ Rebel, controversial NCAA national championship coach Jerry Tarkanian shares stories with Larry about the reality of college sports, including hypocritical coaches, hairy recruiting stories, partying in Vegas with celebrities, and building his successful dynasty at UNLV.