SPACE SHUTTLE FLEET GROUNDED; INLAND EMPIRE HOSPITALS RANK POORLY IN CARE OF HEART ATTACK, PNEUMONIA PATIENTS; ORANGE COUNTY JOURNALIST “ROUNDTABLE"; NEW SECRET PACT TO LIMIT GREENHOUSE GASES; SEX, DRUGS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC
SPACE SHUTTLE FLEET GROUNDED
NASA’s shuttle woes continue, as cameras spot more debris falling from the external fuel tank during its launch. While there’s no indication that Discovery is in danger, NASA has decided to ground the remainder of the fleet. What will this mean to the future of the shuttle program? Larry talks to Jim Rostohar of NASA and Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director of the Planetary Society.
INLAND EMPIRE HOSPITALS RANK POORLY IN CARE OF HEART ATTACK, PNEUMONIA PATIENTS
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine ranks Inland Empire hospitals as worst in the country in their care of patients with heart attacks and pneumonia. It found that 21 hospitals in San Bernardino and Riverside counties were the least likely to meet national medical standards proven to increase patients' chances of survival from those diseases. Larry Mantle talks with the study’s lead author, Dr. Ashish Jha from Harvard’s School of Public Health, and Glenn Melnick of USC’s School of Policy, Planning and Development.
ORANGE COUNTY JOURNALIST “ROUNDTABLE"
Larry Mantle talks with Orange County Register op-ed column editor Steven Greenhut, OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
NEW SECRET PACT TO LIMIT GREENHOUSE GASES
The White House has taken some heat for not signing onto a multi-national agreement on global warming called the Kyoto Protocol. On Wednesday, there was word that several nations including the United States, Australia, China and India have agreed to an alternative treaty that would limit greenhouse gases. Australia's Environment Minister, Ian Campbell, said this agreement targets rapidly developing countries that pump out large amounts of greenhouse gas. Larry Mantle talks with guests about the new multi-lateral agreement called the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate.
SEX, DRUGS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC
Journalist and oboist Blair Tindall joins Larry Mantle to talk about the surprising rock-and-roll lifestyles lived by many musicians and conductors inhabiting the insular world of classical music.