Metrolink Crash in Glendale; Cancer Update with the City of Hope's Dr. Michael Friedman; A History of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Metrolink Crash in Glendale
Host Larry Mantle discusses the Metrolink crash that occurred in Glendale early this morning. Three trains were involved, including two commuter trains and a parked Union Pacific car, as well as an automobile on the tracks. At least 10 people have been confirmed dead, and many more are injured, some of them critically. Joining Larry is Jim Wells, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Frank Stoltze, and John Rabe, both KPCC Reporters on the scene of the crash, and Najm Meshkati, professor of civil and environmental engineering at USC, who studies grade crossing train accidents.
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Metrolink information for family members: 877-883-0364
Cancer Update with the City of Hope's Dr. Michael Friedman
Larry Mantle talks with City of Hope Cancer Center President Dr. Michael Friedman about the latest happenings from the Stem Cell Oversight Committee, as well as the lastest news in cancer research and treatments.
A History of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Journalist M.G. Lord’s father, a rocket engineer, worked at JPL in Pasadena in the late 1960s, a fascinating time in the history of space exploration. Her father’s work fascinated her as a child, and Lord ended up reporting on JPL as an adult. Her book, Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (Walker), looks at the behind-the-scenes history of JPL from its beginning in 1936 to the Martian rover landings in 2004. M.G. Lord joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss her book.