Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona Indicted; The Art of Power Politics; Christianity: Panacea or Problem?; The Undertaking
Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona Indicted
Law enforcement officials revealed today that Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has been indicted on charges of corruption. Larry discusses the details of the indictment with Orange County Register Reporter Peggy Lowe.
The Art of Power Politics
Jesse Unruh was one of the most powerful and influential politicians of the 20th century. A charismatic, larger-than-life figure, Unruh was a principal architect and builder of modern California. First as an assemblyman, then as assembly speaker, and finally, as state treasurer, California's Big Daddy was also a great character: a combination of intelligence, wit, idealism, cynicism, woman-chasing vulgarity, charm, drunken excess, and political skill all wrapped up in one big package. Bill Boyarsky joins Larry to discuss his new biography of Jesse Unruh, Big Daddy (University of California Press).
Christianity: Panacea or Problem?
Is Christianity in danger of becoming obsolete? Can an intelligent, educated person really believe the Bible? Or do the atheists have it right? Has Christianity been disproven by science, debunked as a force for good, and discredited as a guide to morality? Larry talks about these questions and more with Skeptic magazine publisher Michael Shermer, and Dinesh D'Souza, author of What's So Great About Christianity? (Regnery Publishing).
The Undertaking
Larry talks with Thomas Lynch, writer, poet and funeral director, whose family has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, for three generations. His story is told in the Frontline documentary, The Undertaking which airs Tuesday night at 9:00 on KCET. Producer Karen O'Connor also joins Lynch for the interview.