Possible Pesticide-Autism Link; Building Cell Phone Towers In Southern California; Ingmar Bergman's Career; Frank Deford's New Book The Entitled
Possible Pesticide-Autism Link
A new study shows a possible link between use of certain pesticides and autism. The study showed that women in California's Central Valley, who lived within 500 yards of fields treated with organochlorine pesticides, gave birth to autistic children at six times the average rate. The California Department of Health cautioned that the study was relatively small, and that it shows no direct link between autism and use of the pesticide. Larry and his guests talk about the results of the study.
Building Cell Phone Towers In Southern California
Larry talks with a representatives from Save the Hill Neighborhood Alliance a group opposing the placement of cell phone towers in their area and a representative of the cell phone industry about the issue of cell phone tower placement.
Ingmar Bergman's Career
Larry and film critics, Peter Rainer, of the Christian Science Monitor, and Henry Sheehan, of henrysheehan.com, discuss the career and legacy of Swedish director, Ingmar Bergman, who passed away this weekend at the age of 89.
Frank Deford's New Book The Entitled
Larry talks Frank DeFord, six-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Senior Contributing Editor at Sports Illustrated, and commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. His latest book, The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball, is a new novel that contrasts the idealistic way baseball was viewed with the ways the game has changed in the modern era.