The Senate's plan for a public option; "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Chesley Sullenberger discusses his memoir "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters"; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright shares the stories of diplomacy behind her decorative pins; LA City Council weighs a switch to Gmail; primatologist Jane Goodall
Health bill to include public option
After months of wrangling, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced yesterday that the health care bill on its way to the Senate floor will include a public option. Larry and guests discuss the latest legislative moves, along with the option for states to opt-out.
Guests
Jamie Court, President, Consumer Watchdog
Michael Cannon, Director of health policy studies, CATO Institute
Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger and the miracle on the Hudson
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger talks with Larry about his new memoir, "Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters" (William Morrow), in which he recounts his emergency landing on the Hudson River in January 2009, and the qualities, training and life lessons he believes were key to his accomplishments.
Guest:
Captain Chesley, B. Sullenberger, III, author of “Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters” (William Morrow), airline pilot and safety expert, and pilot who in January 2009 successfully landed his US Airways flight on the Hudson River saving the lives of all passengers and crew on board.
Madeleine Albright: Stories From a Diplomat's Jewel Box
What's in a pin? For many of us, brandishing our moods in brooches would be no more revealing than a mundane status update or tweet. But, for the woman Saddam Hussein called "a serpent," pin changes hinted at the tenor of international relations. Larry Mantle talks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about her distinguished service, the state of the world and her book, "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box."
Guest:
Madeleine Albright, author of "Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box" (Harper) and former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, serving from 1997 to 2001
Gmail City
Will the City of LA award Google a $7.25 million contract to handle the City's email communication? Debate has been heated in Council with lingering concerns over security and budgetary numbers that paint a mixed picture of cost and savings. Would the move land LA on the avant garde of government cloud computing? Or could the Gmail plan compromise the confidentiality of sensitive information? Larry Mantle learns more.
Guest:
Harry McCracken, editor of "Tecnologizer"; former editor and chief of PC World
Andrew Brandt, research analyst at Web Root
Jane Goodall: Hope for Animals and Their World
No human is more closely associated with chimpanzees than Jane Goodall. She has become an international icon and exponent of animal rights, most notably in her work with chimps in Tanzania and at the Jane Goodall Institute in the United States. Larry Mantle talks with the renowned primatologist about her life, career, and the survival of endangered species.
Guest:
Jane Goodall, author of "Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink" (Grand Central Publishing). Dr. Goodall is a primatologist and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute.