Cleaning Up Southland Smog; Asthma and Children in Southern California; Bloomberg Switches Parties; Encore
Cleaning Up Southland Smog
Air Quality is better than ever in the Southland, yet it still fails to meet federal air pollution standards and continues to pose health risks to residents. On Friday, near LAX, the California Air Resources Board will present its long-term smog reduction strategy for the State of California to the public. AirTalk guest host Ted Chen talks about the state plan with the Board's Officer Lynn Terry, Officer District Barry Wallerstein of the South Coast Air Quality Management, and Director for the Coalition for Clean Air Tim Carmichael.
Asthma and Children in Southern California
Guest host Ted Chen discusses current air quality in Southern California as it relates to the issue of asthma and children. Ted and his guests W. James Gauderman of USC, State Senator Alan Lowenthal, and Dr. Elisa Nicholas of the Long Beach Alliance for Children With Asthma discuss current studies as well as what is being done to clean up the air in the most polluted parts of the Southland.
Bloomberg Switches Parties
Ted and his guests former New York City major Ed Koch, NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin, and President of Bolton-St. Johns Inc. Norman Adler discuss the political ramifications of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to switch his party affiliation from Republican to Independent.
Encore
The retirement of tens of millions of baby boomers may result in an unprecedented labor shortage in the U.S. economy. In Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life (PublicAffairs), author Marc Freedman presents a new vision of retirement in American society, one that involves a shift from the "freedom from work" to the "freedom to work" Freedman tells the stories of baby boomers who have left their old jobs and found new, meaningful work involving volunteering and civic engagement in the second stage of life. Ted talks to Freedman about the importance of this social trend as the boomers begin to exit the American workforce.