Today on AirTalk, we update you on the latest COVID-19 news and answer your questions. Also on the show, we discuss Los Angeles County's method of counting unhoused people and its effectiveness; KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s new movie releases; and more.
COVID-19 AMA: After A Bad Winter, LA County COVID Numbers Decline. Are Medical Experts Expecting A Spring Surge?
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Topics today include:
What’s the difference between a variant and a strain?
What are the effects of delayed scheduled surgeries?
COVID-19 finally declining in L.A. County
Getting a vaccine appointment is...complicated
J&J seeking approval for one shot vaccine
In trial, AstraZeneca vaccine 75 percent effective against U.K. COVID variant
Guest:
Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Should LA County Rethink The Annual Homeless Count?
L.A.’s annual homeless count was cancelled this year due to the pandemic, and its cancellation has left room to reimagine the process.
As reported by the L.A. Times, there are folks involved in the count who have critiqued it as providing very limited data at best - data that ends up being the basis for how funds and resources are allocated.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the annual homelessness count? Is there a better way of determining the number of unhoused people in the county?
Guests:
Heidi Marston, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the lead agency coordinating housing and services for homeless families and individuals in Los Angeles County; she tweets
Jennifer Hark-Dietz, executive director of PATH, a statewide homeless housing and services agency
FilmWeek: 'Little Fish,' 'Malcolm & Marie,' 'Two of Us' & More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Amy Nicholson review this weekend’s new movie releases.
- "Little Fish" showing at the Cinelounge Drive-In (Hollywood) & the Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry); VOD (including Vudu & Google Play)
- "Malcolm & Marie" showing at the Vineland Drive-In (City of Industry) & the Cinelounge Drive-In (Hollywood); Netflix
- "A Glitch in the Matrix" on Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema; VOD (including Vudu, FandangoNOW & Google Play)
- "Bliss" on Amazon Prime Video
- "Strip Down, Rise Up" on Netflix
- "Two of Us" on Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema; VOD (including Amazon Prime Video, iTunes & FandangoNOW)
- "Falling" on VOD (including FandangoNOW, Vudu & Apple TV)
- "Space Sweepers" on Netflix
- "Son of the South" on Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema; VOD (including FandangoNOW, Vudu & Google Play)
- "The Reckoning" on VOD (including FandangoNOW, Google Play & Apple TV)
Our FilmWeek critics have been curating personal lists of their favorite TV shows and movies to binge-watch during self-quarantine. You can see recommendations from each of the critics and where you can watch them here.
Guests:
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC, film writer for The New York Times and host of the podcasts ‘Unspooled’ and the podcast miniseries “Zoom”; she tweets
Tim Cogshell, film critic for KPCC, Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com; he tweets
John Horn Breaks Down 2021’s Virtual Sundance Film Festival And A Look At Some Of The Standouts
This year’s Sundance Film Festival largely went virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival is usually held in Park City, Utah.
More than 70 films were slated to premiere on a custom-made platform during the virtual festival, which wrapped up this week. KPCC’s John Horn joins Larry to discuss the changes to this year’s festival and how they played out and review some of the standout films that premiered.
Guest:
John Horn, host of KPCC’s arts and entertainment show “The Frame”; he tweets