The long, grueling HRC interrogation took a different direction than anticipated, a shortage of cooks begs an important question and Larry Mantle and film critics discuss today's new releases.
What Democrats and Republicans are saying about the Benghazi hearings
Democrats on the House Benghazi committee say they may quit the panel after Hillary Clinton endured a grueling interrogation by Republican lawmakers at a marathon congressional hearing yesterday.
Despite predictions from committee members that rhetoric would be toned down, the line of questioning seemed to prove otherwise.
Did the hearing hit a new low? We hear from both sides of the issue.
Guests:
Jonathan Wilcox, Republican Strategist; former speechwriter for Governor Pete Wilson
Ed Espinoza, Executive Director of strategy firm, Progress Texas; From 2009-2011, Espinoza served as Western States Director at the Democratic National Committee; California Superdelegate for Barack Obama in 2008
Student election kerfuffle at Bay Area middle school creates discussion about teaching democracy
It might be the most talked-about student council election in U.S. history.
Everett Middle School in San Francisco’s Mission District made national headlines after Principal Lena Van Haren delayed the release of student council election results because of a concern about lack of ethnic diversity among those elected to the top four spots.
Despite a student population that is 65 percent African American and Latino, those elected to lead student council were either Asian American or white. Van Haren says she postponed releasing the results of the October 9th election so that administrators could talk about how to have a more representative government.
Some parents and students didn’t agree with Principal Van Haren’s decision, however, saying that by withholding the release of the results, she had undermined the democratic process and sent a bad message to students about how elections are run.
Others say that this is a case of making mountains out of mole hills, and that while Van Haren’s execution may have been questionable, her intent was good.
What do you think of the principal’s decision to withhold the election results? What about the idea of adding positions to student council in order to more accurately represent the student body? What kind of message do you think this sends about how kids are learning the election process?
Guest:
Melissa Daar Carvajal, parent of twins who attend Everett Middle School in San Francisco. She also wrote a piece for the San Francisco Chronicle titled “How we failed at Everett Middle School”
Despite surplus of foodies, qualified cooks are in short supply
A recent piece in the New York Times highlights a problem in the restaurant industry: a "crisis-level" shortage of cooks willing to work their way up from line-level workers to chefs.
At first this was a quiet concern amid the growth that the business was seeing; ambitious restaurants were becoming the norm, check averages and the number of culinary graduates were getting higher, and America's interest in food seemed to be at an all-time high.
But now, restauranteurs say there's no avoiding it: there are not enough cooks in the kitchen. How are today's burgeoning cooks lacking the proper preparation when they heading into the professional world? What are the solutions to getting more cooks into entry level jobs in restaurants?
Guests:
George Abou-Daoud, Restaurateur (and chef) of the Bowery St. Enterprises including Bowery Bungalow, Rosewood Tavern, Delancey and more.
Lachlan Sands, President of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles
FilmWeek: ‘The Last Witch Hunter,’ ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ ‘Suffragette,’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein, Andy Klein, and Charles Solomon review this week's new releases including the wide release horror "The Last Witch Hunter," a well-received western horror “Bone Tomahawk,” the historic drama "Suffragette" and more. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Lael Loewenstein, Film Critic for KPCC and "Variety"
Charles Solomon, Film Critic for KPCC and Animation Scoop and Animation Magazine
Andy Klein, Film Critic for KPCC and LA Times Community Newspaper chain