LA's transportation plan; Mark Twain Prize recipient Bill Cosby; home sales up due to the federal tax credit; It's FilmWeek on AirTalk- Larry and the critics discuss the week's new releases, including, Ameilia, Antichrist, Astroboy, and Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant; A talk with Mitch Albom about his new book "Have a Little Faith."
Metro Board approves long range plan
It was a long, contentious fight, with members of the House of Representatives on one side, and the Mayor and Members of the Metro Board on the other, but the Long Range Transportation Plan passed unanimously early yesterday afternoon. What does it mean for the future of LA’s transportation system?
Guest:
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
Home tax credit boosts sales ... and fraud
Home sales were up 9.5% in September, thanks in large part to an $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers. Many members of Congress are pushing to extend the credit beyond its December 1 expiration, but the White House harbors its doubts. An IRS watchdog group told Congress that hundreds of millions of dollars have already been fraudulently claimed. Is the bump to home sales worth the cost? Larry Mantle learns more.
Guest:
Xavier Becerra, U.S. Congressman (D-CA 31)
Richard Green, Director, Lusk Center for Real Estate, USC
Hey hey hey! Bill Cosby wins Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
He's a treasure of comedy and this Monday, an all-star lineup of performers and fellow comedians will be on hand to salute Bill Cosby, when The Kennedy Center awards him the twelfth annual Mark Twain Prize for American humor. Larry talks with Cosby, A.K.A. “America’s Dad,” about his incredible career as a comedian, actor, producer, composer and activist.
Guest:
Bill Cosby, comedian, recipient of 2009 Mark Twain Prize for Humor
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com, Andy Klein of Brand X, and Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com discuss the week’s new film releases including Amelia, Antichrist, Astro Boy, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Ong Bak 2, Motherhood, Untitled, The Maid, The Canyon, and Meeting Andrei Tarkovsky.
Guests:
Wade Major, boxoffice.com
Andy Klein, Brand X
Charles Solomon, animation critic and historian for amazon.com
Have a little faith
Mitch Albom is here. The author of Tuesdays with Morrie has written a new book that profiles a Jewish rabbi preparing for his own death and a Christian pastor who works with Detroit's homeless. Rabbi Lewis asks Albom to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, a request that develops into an eight year relationship. And, Albom steps into a different neighborhood and faith with the reformed addict Pastor Covington. He talks with Larry Mantle about doubt, death, and his book, "Have a Little Faith."
Guest:
Mitch Albom, author of "Have A Little Faith: A True Story" (Hyperion), and author of the New York Times bestsellers, "Tuesdays With Morrie," "For One More Day," and "The Five People You Meet In Heaven"