Today on AirTalk, guest host Steven Cuevas is joined by A. Martinez to honor Kobe Bryant as the city says their final goodbyes at today's memorial. We also give the latest on the Weinstein trial after he is declared guilty of various charges and discuss how the show 'Gentified' is contributing to the ongoing conversation on gentrification.
AirTalk Special: A City’s Final Goodbye To Kobe Bryant
Family, friends and fans are gathering today in downtown Los Angeles for a special memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
The service at Staples Center serves as a final goodbye for a city that has been in mourning since it was announced the basketball legend, his daughter, and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26. Bryant, who only played for the Los Angeles Lakers the entirety of his 20 year career in the NBA, left behind a legacy that has been felt all around the world. Bryant and his daughter were laid to rest earlier this month in a private ceremony. KPCC reporters are posted all throughout the city, talking with fans about what Bryant meant to them and the impact he’s had on Los Angeles.
Today on AirTalk, guest host Steven Cueveas and TakeTwo’s A. Martinez talk about Kobe Bryant’s legacy, check in with KPCC reporters, and talk to listeners about how they’ll remember Braynt and what he left behind. What did the basketball player mean to you? What impact did he have on your life? What was your favorite memory of him? Share your favorite memories of Byrant by calling 866-893-5722.
With guest host Steven Cuevas
Guest:
A. Martinez, host of Take Two on KPCC; he tweets
Harvey Weinstein Convicted In Sexual Assault Trial
Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.
He was found guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haley at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013. The jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence. The verdict followed weeks of often harrowing and excruciatingly graphic testimony from a string of accusers who told of rapes, forced oral sex, groping, masturbation, lewd propositions and that's-Hollywood excuses from Weinstein about how the casting couch works. The conviction was seen as a long-overdue reckoning for Weinstein after years of whispers about his behavior turned into a torrent of accusations in 2017 that destroyed his career and gave rise to #MeToo, the global movement to encourage women to come forward and hold powerful men accountable for their sexual misconduct. The jury of seven men and five women took five days to find him guilty.
Today on AirTalk, we discuss the latest updates from the trial.
With files from the Associated Press
With guest host Steven Cuevas
Guests:
Dominic Patten, senior editor and chief TV critic at Deadline Hollywood; he tweets
John Horn, host of KPCC’s arts and entertainment show “The Frame”; he tweets
Ambrosio Rodriguez, former prosecutor; he is currently a criminal defense attorney at The Rodriguez Law Group in Los Angeles; he led the sex crimes team in the Riverside D.A.’s office ; he tweets at
‘Gentefied:’ When The Gentrifier Comes From The Community Being Gentrified
Can someone gentrify their own neighborhood?
That’s one of the many facets of gentrification explored by the new Netflix bilingual dramedy “Gentefied,” whose title is a portmanteau of “gente” which means “people” in Spanish and “gentrified.”
The show tells the story of three cousins trying to save their grandpa’s taco shop in the rapidly changing L.A. neighborhood of Boyle Heights.
Fill-in host Steven Cuevas sits down with KPCC/LAist columnist Erick Galindo to discuss the themes of the show and how it reflects Los Angeles.
With guest host Steven Cuevas
Guest:
Erick Galindo, columnist for LAist / KPCC, whose recent piece for the New York Times is “Gentefied’ Asks, Can a Show About Gentrification Be Funny?”; he tweets