Transition Team; The Maya; FilmWeek
Transition Team
Larry Mantle speaks with KPCC Reporter Frank Stoltze, and members of the Schwarzenegger transition team including Tammy Bruce, author, syndicated columnist and former president of the Los Angeles chapter of NOW, Robert Hertzberg, Partner with the law firm Mayer , Brown, Rowe, and Maw, former Speaker of the California State Assembly 2000-2002, and Member of the California State Assembly 1996-2002, Matt Fong, President of the Strategic Advisory Group, Mike Carona, Orange County Sheriff, and Sheila Kuehl, State Senator for District 23.
The Maya
The Maya enjoyed a thriving civilization before the Aztecs and Toltecs. After the Aztecs rose to power, the Maya were connected to them through politics and trade, but they flourished independently of the powerful metropolis of Teotihuacan. Richard Leventhal, President of the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the Maya and their civilization.
FilmWeek
Larry and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times and Andy Klein, film editor and chief critic of both CityBeat and ValleyBeat discuss this week's new film releases, including Kill Bill - Vol. 1, Intolerable Cruelty, September 11, Good Boy!, Dopamine, Girls Will Be Girls, Small Voices, Emerald Cowboy / Esmeraldo, and Bonhoeffer.
Larry and the critics also discuss Hell's Highway and Cinemamia, part of Documentary Days at the Laemmle Theaters as well as this week's video releases.