Fire In Griffith Park; Southland Drought; Ken Burns World War II Documentary Controversy; Aimee Semple McPherson
Fire In Griffith Park
Larry and a variety of guests discuss the latest on the fire in Griffith Park.
Southland Drought
2007 is so far the driest year on record for the L.A. Basin. What kind of fire season can we expect? Will our water reserves soon dry up? Larry Mantle and experts answer these questions and more.
Ken Burns World War II Documentary Controversy
Ken Burns' documentary The War has raised the ire of some Hispanics, most notably Representative Joe Baca, a California Democrat and chairman of the Hispanic Caucus. He says the film slights Hispanic participation in WWII. Burns is now working with Latino filmmaker Hector Galan on supplemental material that will follow the broadcast of the documentary on PBS. Meanwhile, PBS is objecting to congressional meddling in the project and is defending Burns' freedom and control of the project. Burns, the films producers, and PBS declined to participate in our discussion, saying they want to wait until after the supplemental material is completed. But Ken Burns himself said he won't re-edit his film, which is something Joe Baca requested. Larry talks with a representative of the International Documentary Association and others about this new documentary and the controversy it's generating.
Aimee Semple McPherson
Perhaps the most prominent female evangelist in American history, Aimee Semple McPherson, was also the most flamboyant and controversial minister in the United States in the years between the two world wars. Larry talks with Matthew Avery Sutton, author of the new biography, Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America, about her power, beliefs, and crusades.