What will happen if ACA is repealed before a replacement is rolled out?; four detainees from Guantanamo were released to Saudi Arabia in a potential rush of transfers in the weeks before Trump’s inauguration – what's expected for Gitmo under Trump?; plus, Larry and KPCC film critics review ‘Underworld,’ ‘Railroad Tigers,’ and more; TGI-FilmWeek!
Health policy experts weigh impact of repealing ACA before rolling out a replacement
President-elect Donald Trump has made it no secret that he wants the Affordable Care Act repealed and it is expected that he will move quickly to scuttle the legislation once he is inaugurated.
Senate Republicans have already laid out the language they’ll be using to take the law apart without Democrats But a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that most Americans don’t want Obamacare to be repealed without something in line to replace it.
The poll, released today, shows that about 75 percent of people polled either want Obamacare left alone or don’t want Congress to touch it until a new healthcare plan has been devised and set in motion. Only 20 percent of respondents said they wanted Congress to repeal Obamacare even if there was no plan B.
What would happen if the ACA were to be repealed without a replacement in line? Who are the winners and losers? Is too much hay being made about the possible downfalls of a repeal? If the ACA is going to be repealed, do you agree that a replacement should be rolled out first or do you think people need to stay calm and carry on?
Guests:
Kavita Patel, M.D., nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; she’s also a practicing primary care physician at Johns Hopkins Medicine and was previously a director of policy for The White House under President Obama
Joe Antos, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his research focuses on the economics of health policy — including the Affordable Care Act. He served as assistant director for health and human resources at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Liz Hamel, director of public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation
Debate: Gitmo under Trump
The Obama administration sent four detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi Arabia, what is expected to be the first in a flurry of transfers before President-Elect Trump takes office.
The current White House plans to transfer as many as 19 prisoners out of Gitmo, despite Trump’s promise to keep the prison open – and even to add more to its population.
Larry Mantle and guests debate the future of Guantanamo under a Trump administration.
Guests:
Raha Wala, Director for National Security Advocacy at Human Rights First, a non-profit organization
Charles “Cully” Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation; he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs and and coordinated the Pentagon’s global detention policy and operations, including at Guantanamo Bay
FilmWeek: ‘Underworld: Blood Wars,’ ‘Railroad Tigers,’ ‘Arsenal’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s new movie releases including: in wide release, Kate Beckinsale taking another turn as vampire warrior Selene in “Underworld: Blood Wars;” Jackie Chan in the Mandarin-language feature “Railroad Tigers;” the thriller “Arsenal” starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack; and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
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Tim's Hits
Charles' Hits
Mixed Reviews
- Tim: "Railroad Tigers" & "Retake"
- Wade: "The Autopsy of Jane Doe" & "Retake"
This Week's Misses
- Tim: "Arsenal," "The Autopsy of Jane Doe," "The Bronx Bull" & "Hickey"
- Wade: "Railroad Tigers," "Arsenal," "The Bronx Bull" & "Hickey"
- Charles: "Railroad Tigers"
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, Film Critic for KPCC and Alt-Film Guide; he tweets
Wade Major, Film Critic for KPCC and host for IGN’s DigiGods.com
Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Magnum Opus on Marx Brothers illustrates their influence on modern-day comedy
A new tome on the Marx brothers offers a comprehensive history of the comedy legends.
"Four of the Three Musketeers" by Marx devotee Robert S. Bader traces the origins back to Groucho's debut in 1905, through their vaudeville years, to their final live performances of scenes from “A Night in Casablanca” in 1945.
Film critic Leonard Maltin says of the book, "I have read virtually every book ever published about the Marx brothers. I have even written about them myself. Robert Bader's book is a revelation."
On AirTalk, Larry Mantle and Robert Bader will look at what shaped the Marx brothers and, in turn, how they shaped comic performances and late-night television.
Guest:
Robert S. Bader, Author, “Four of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage;” Vice President for Marketing and Productions, Bing Crosby Productions