The San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders have announced plans for a jointly-constructed, shared, stadium along the 405 Freeway in Carson.Could it finally be time for an LA football team? Also, the country’s top advisory panel wants Americans to eat less meat and more vegetables. Then, film critic David Thomson explores the human condition and why people connect with performance.
Everything you need to know about LA’s football future
From 20 years without an NFL team, to three teams now falling all over themselves to announce plans for LA -- how did we get here?
First it was the St. Louis Rams announcing plans for a stadium at the Hollywood Park site in Inglewood. Now, the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders have just announced plans for a jointly constructed, shared, stadium along the 405 Freeway in Carson.
There’s plenty of conjecture about how the final plan could shake out, what role the NFL will play in that, and where the money will come from. Could it finally be time for an LA football team?
Guests:
, Reporter at Oakland Tribune who’s been following the story
Vincent Bonsignore, sports columnist at the LA Daily News who was at the press conference in Carson this morning
Debate: Should federal nutrition guidelines take into account sustainability?
New nutritional recommendations from the country’s top advisory panel wants Americans to eat less meat and more vegetables because of meat consumption’s negative environmental footprint.
The findings were released Thursday and the federal government still has to decide whether to adopt them in its revision of the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, due out at the end of 2015.
It’s the first time the panel has taken into account the environmental impact of a given food in devising these recommendations. Should that be a factor?
Guests:
Miriam Nelson, professor of nutrition at Tufts University and is a member of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that came up with the recommendations
Daren Bakst, Research Fellow in Agricultural Policy at the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation
Digging into the root causes of terrorism
During remarks at a conference on “Countering Violent Extremism,” President Obama commented on what creates terrorism, attributing it to poverty and lack of opportunity.
In the past, the President and his administration have been careful to distance the religion of Islam from what the members of ISIS purport to practice. However, in a recent article by CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen argues that history shows terrorists are more often from wealthy or middle-class families. He also argues that despite the Obama Administration’s reluctance to do so, we have to acknowledge that ultra-fundamentalist facets of Islam, like the ones subscribed to by ISIS fighters, are a partial factor in the spread of terrorism.
What do you think are the root causes of terrorism? How much of a role does religion play in the brand of terrorism we often see today? Who is most vulnerable
Guests:
Graeme Wood, contributing editor at The Atlantic. His most recent article, “What ISIS Really Wants” is in the March issue of the magazine.
Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs of the American University of Beirut.
Filmweek: 'The Duff,' 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2,' 'Kingsman: The Secret Service,' and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Amy Nicholson and Peter Rainer review this week’s releases, including "The Duff," "Hot Tub Time Machine 2," "Kingsman: The Secret Service," and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Peter Rainer, film critic for KPCC and the Christian Science Monitor
Amy Nicholson, film critic for KPCC and chief film critic, LA Weekly
Famed film critic celebrates the importance of acting
Think back to your favorite performance on stage or screen, perhaps a time when particular actor or actress captured a moment with which you perfectly identified.
How did they do it? Is there a reason you felt the connection? Did it shape something inside of you? If you can identify even one moment like this, then you know that the fundamental question is not, "Does acting matter?" but "Why does acting matter?"
The answer comes in the form of a new book by renowned movie critic and writer David Thomson - "Why Acting Matters." Through a reflection on the differences in acting between American and British, film and stage, and "good" and "bad," Thomson explores the human condition and why people connect with performance. The humanity of acting is uniquely human, and in a way, people are constantly acting and improvising and shaping their lives. He explains in the book, “Acting and the space in which acting occurs matter because they are the material of a ritual to be beheld while we give up our ghost.”
What types of performances have the most impact on you? Do you have a favorite moment in film or stage? Why do you think acting matters?
Guests:
David Thomson, film and stage critic, as well as author of the new book, "Why Acting Matters" (Yale University Press, 2015)