The Wrightwood fire; H1N1 vaccine; Bill Boyarsky on the LA Times' Chandler family; Is the health care debate off limits with family and friends?; How occult movements shaped American culture.
Sheep fire
The Sheep fire in the San Gabriel Mountains has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents near the community of Wrightwood. The blaze, which is 20 percent contained, began last weekend and has spread to cover 7,500 acres. Larry Mantle gets an update on fire conditions.
Guest:
Steven Cuevas, KPCC reporter
H1N1 Vaccine
The first batch of H1N1 vaccine arrives in Southern California Wednesday. Will the government succeed in its campaign to immunize at least half of all Americans? We take a look at who should and should not get vaccinated.
Guest:
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LA County Department of Public Health Swine Flu Factsheet
Find a private clinic, pharmacy or other provider of flu shots near you.
Inventing L.A.
As Los Angeles grew in wealth and power during the 20th century, so did the Chandler family of the Los Angeles Times. In "Inventing L.A." a book based on the documentary by Peter Jones, veteran L.A. Times reporter Bill Boyarsky chronicles how one family used their newspaper to wield power and shape Los Angeles in the process. Boyarsky joins Larry Mantle to discuss how the Chandlers influenced the region.
Guest:
Bill Boyarsky, author of "Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times" (Angel City Press). For 30 years Boyarsky was a political writer, featured columnist, and city editor at the Los Angeles Times. He is a political columnist for Truthdig.com and a blogger at L.A. Observed.
The documentary "Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times" premieres tonight on PBS.
Health care debate divides friends and neighbors
Thou shalt not talk about politics, sex, religion…or health care? Yep, reform rancor is spilling over into our private lives, causing family rifts and ending friendships. Are you duking it out over health reform with your loved ones? Or ducking for cover?
Occult America
One only has to look at the eye-and-pyramid on the dollar bill to see the impact of occult beliefs on the American system. When looking at the religious evolution of America, historians have often neglected occult traditions, such as Spiritualism and mental-healing, as little more than oddball social trends to be debunked. In "Occult America," writer Mitch Horowitz argues that American occult movements have had a profound impact on the culture of America and the modern world.
Guest:
Mitch Horowitz, writer of “Occult America: the Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped America” (Bantam)