At least nine people are dead and seven others are in the hospital after a lone gunman opened fire on several classrooms at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.Then, Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics review this week’s new releases. Also, director Douglas Tirola and producer Janis Hirsch join us to talk about making “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon.”
Oregon killings beg question: Have we become numb to mass shootings?
At least nine people are dead and seven others are in the hospital after a lone gunman opened fire on several classrooms at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
Police have identified the shooter as a 26-year-old man with ties to Southern California who carried three pistols, a rifle, five additional magazines, and body armor when he attacked the small campus in southwestern Oregon. The shooter allegedly asked students to stand up and state their religions before opening fire, though it has been reported that the shooter was Agnostic.
Today on AirTalk, we’ll talk with gun rights and gun control advocates about whether or not its possible to pass laws to prevent incidents like this, and whether that would require taking on the 2nd Amendment. Plus, we’ll speak with an expert on mass shootings and take your calls about whether we’ve become numb as a society to mass shootings like this.
For the latest details on the shooting, click here.
Guests:
Mike McLively, staff attorney at the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Steve Dulan, member of the board of directors of the Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners and an adjunct professor at the Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University
J. Pete Blair, executive director of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center (ALERT) at Texas State University. He’s also a professor of criminal justice at Texas State university, and co-authored a FBI report on the prevalence of active shooter events in 2014
Filmweek: ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Walk,’ ‘He Named Me Malala’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this week’s new releases including Ridley Scott’s “The Martian,” the high-wire true tale “The Walk,” the documentary “He Named Me Malala” and more. TGI-Filmweek!
Guests:
Tim Cogshell, Film critic for KPCC and the Alt Film Guide
Lael Loewenstein, Film critic for KPCC and Variety
‘Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead’ director, producer on how ‘National Lampoon’ changed comedy’s course
Most of us probably know a National Lampoon movie or two, whether it’s the college cult classic ‘Animal House’ or Chevy Chase’s series of ‘Vacation’ films, because they’ve survived the test of time.
Millennials and onward likely won’t remember the magazine that spawned those films, as well as a slew of other radio, theater, and print products: National Lampoon.
“Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” is a documentary that takes a look back at the magazine’s impact on American society and comedy. From each issue’s ‘Foto Funnies’ to the iconic ‘Death’ issue from January of 1973, National Lampoon pushed the boundaries of parody, humor, and surrealism.
A spinoff of the ‘Harvard Lampoon,’ National Lampoon’s popularity took off during the 1970s and early 80s. However, it began to decline through the mid and late 80s, and stopped publishing in 1998.
Today on AirTalk, Larry will sit down with director Douglas Tirola and producer Janis Hirsch to talk about making the film, the message they wanted to get across, and what they learned in the process.
Guests:
Douglas Tirola, director of “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon”
Janis Hirsch, former National Lampoon writer, former writer on Square Pegs, writer and producer for TV shows including Frasier, Will & Grace