AirTalk dives into the chances of a future presidential run for Oprah after her stirring speech accepting the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award last night. We also look ahead to the future of LAUSD after superintendent Michelle King announced plans to resign; preview this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas; and more.
Week in Politics: President Oprah?! ‘Sloppy Steve’ and will Trump be interviewed by Mueller?
In this week’s politics lookahead, Larry and AirTalk’s political analysts tackle:
Oprah’s Golden Globes speech is fueling speculations of a 2020 presidential run
The release of the Michael Wolff's White House tell-all, "Fire & Fury" and the aftermath
President Trump’s lawyer talking to Mueller about possibly being interviewed for the Russian probe
The Department of Justice’s Clinton Foundation probe
White House announces repatriation of 200,000 Salvadorans
DACA’s role in continuing budget talks
Guests:
Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets
Bill Burton, Democratic political strategist with the firm SKD Knickerbocker and former deputy White House press secretary for Barack Obama; he tweets
President Oprah? Not so fast. Here are the challenges of a 2020 presidential run
The reviews are in and the undisputed highlight of the 2018 Golden Globes awards was the rousing speech Oprah delivered as she received the Cecil B. DeMille award – the first black woman to do so in the history of the Globes.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ss6qQM054B0
The speech immediately fueled rumors over a possible Oprah 2020 presidential run – a prospect that “sources” told CNN the media mogul is actually considering.
Be that as it may, there are challenges to a successful presidential run – even for someone as well-known and widely loved as Oprah.
Guest:
Dan Schnur, professor at the USC Annenberg school of Communications; founder of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times statewide political poll; he tweets
We talk the future of LAUSD, after Superintendent Michelle King’s announces departure
Michelle King, who has been on medical leave from her job as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since mid-September, announced Friday she will not return to the office.
King informed members of the L.A. Unified School Board she will remain on leave until June 30, at which point she will retire, according to a statement sent by the district.
Long-time administrator Vivian Ekchian, who has been serving as acting superintendent since October, will remain in that role, according to a separate joint statement from L.A. Unified school board members.
To read the full story, click here.
Guest:
Kyle Stokes, K-12 education reporter for KPCC; he tweets
Roll-up TV screens, smart cities and robots: we preview the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show
The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas this week with the newest technology in everything from televisions and wearables to virtual reality and robots.
In recent years, the auto industry has capitalized on CES to showcase advancements in self-driving cars, electric technology and infotainment, and this year is no different.
Other expected trends include developments in smart city infrastructure and 5G wireless technology. Some of the new gadgets include Alexa for your bathroom and a television screen display that rolls up like a poster. No, really.
What are the biggest technological trends at this year’s CES? What are the most interesting gadgets? And what are the potential flops?
Guests:
Dan Ackerman, senior editor at CNET; he tweets
Matt Burns, managing editor for TechCrunch; he tweets
Forget self-help, here’s to a better, more empowered year by way of science
From syndicated columnist and frequent AirTalk guest Amy Alkon comes her spin on the self-help genre – but one based on findings from behavioral science.
In “Unf*ckology,” Alkon shows you why self-esteem isn’t what it cracks up to be, why shame is actually good for you, and why being inauthentic is necessary, and how to become what she calls “unf*ckwithable”. And yes, it’s advice based on science.
Guest:
Amy Alkon, columnist behind The Science Advice Goddess, a syndicated column in newspapers across the U.S. and Canada; she is author of many books, including her latest, “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence” (St Martin’s Griffin, 2018)