John Bolton; Antonio Villaraigosa; Iraq Update; Jill Scott
John Bolton
Larry Mantle discusses the nomination of John Bolton for U.N. Ambassador going to the full Senate. Larry talks with Richard Perle, Resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, and takes listener calls.
Antonio Villaraigosa
Larry is joined in studio by Antonio Villaraigosa, candidate for mayor of Los Angeles. Councilman Villaraigosa is the Former Speaker of the California Assembly and was the National Co-Chairman of the John Kerry Presidential Campaign. He ran for mayor of L.A. in 2001.
Iraq Update
Larry Mantle talks with Solomon Moore, Los Angeles Times Reporter in Iraq, Lt. Col. Hal Kempfer, Lt. Colonel in the United States Marine Reserves, and a military analyst for ABC-7 news, and Dr. Larry Goodson, Director of Middle East Studies at the US Army War College in the Department of National Security and Strategy, about the latest efforts by and against the Iraqi insurgency, the incursion into Western Iraq, and the growing pains of the new Iraqi government.
Jill Scott
Grammy winner Jill Scott is a renowned Soul/R&B singer but not many people know that music is only one of her many talents. Scott began her career in her native Philadelphia through spoken word performances of her poetry. Larry speaks with Scott about her return to her artistic roots and her first collection of poetry. The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours: The Poetry of Jill Scott explores her life as a woman, lover, daughter, and African-American in today’s world.