To Raise The Car Fee Or Not To Raise The Car Fee: How To Close California's Deficit; NPR Has A New CEO; FilmWeek
To Raise The Car Fee Or Not To Raise The Car Fee: How To Close California's Deficit
Larry Mantle talks with L.A. Times Staff Writer Evan Halper, about the proposal to triple the car fee to help close the deficit in California. The plan met much resistance and is effectively dead. Why? Where will California get the money? What's next? Larry takes listener calls.
NPR Has A New CEO
Vivian Schiller, longtime head of NYTimes.com's digital efforts is leaving the paper to become National Public Radio's new president and CEO. Larry Mantle speaks with her about her new job and the challenges of leading the nation's largest public radio network.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle talks with Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com about the week's new releases including "Bolt," "Twilight," "The Dukes," "Eden," "Toots," and "I Can't Think Straight."