The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices. Mickey Mantle – the man behind the myth. FilmWeek: Burlesque, Faster, The Kings Speech, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled & more. TGI-Filmweek!
The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices
Four great men, sometimes allies, sometimes rivals, are portrayed in Noah Feldman’s “Scorpions.” Feldman, a prominent legal scholar and Professor of Law at Harvard University, has taken over five years to compile this historic narrative of four of America’s most influential justices: Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, William O. Douglas and Hugo Black. In this sweeping new group biography, the author recounts how their clashing personalities and philosophies played out during the Roosevelt era and argues that the judicial philosophies encompassed by the Roosevelt justices, continue to give meaning to the Court’s terms of debate today.
Guest:
Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices
Mickey Mantle – the man behind the myth
To his fans, Mickey Mantle was a revered baseball legend and reluctant role model, but those closer to him knew of his persistent injuries and battles with alcoholism. Through it all, Mantle led his Yankees to seven world championships and set several World Series records that still stand, capturing the awe of legions of fans. For her new book, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood, author Jane Leavy conducted more than 500 interviews with Mantle’s friends, family and teammates in order to get to the heart of his story. What are your memories of baseball great Mickey Mantle? How has baseball changed since Mantle showed us how the game was played?
Guest:
Jane Leavy, author of The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood
FilmWeek: Burlesque, Faster, The Kings Speech, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled & more
KPCC film critics Claudia Puig, Tim Cogshell and Charles Solomon join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Burlesque, The Kings Speech, Love and Other Drugs, Tangled, and White Materials, among others. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Claudia Puig, film critic for KPCC and USA Today
Tim Cogshell, senior film critic for Box Office Magazine
Charles Solomon, animation historian, author and critic for KPCC and amazon.com