West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County; The Italian-American Mafia; Film Week
West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County
Larry talks with Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director of Public Health for the County of Los Angeles, about the first diagnosed case of West Nile virus believed to have originated in L.A. County.
The Italian-American Mafia
Larry Mantle speaks with Albert DeMeo, son of notorious Mafia hit man Roy DeMeo, who worked for the Gambino crime family. Roy ran the largest auto theft ring in the history of New York, and he murdered about 200 people as a Gambino hit man. Yet, he was also a loving husband and father who raised three kids. Albert DeMayo wrote For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life (Broadway Books) to deal with his father’s past and to share the experience of growing up in the mob. Hofstra University historian Stan Pugliese joins the conversation to place the Italian-American mafia into context.
Film Week
Larry Mantle with critics Andy Klein of New Times and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times discuss this week's new film releases, including Barbershop, Igby Goes Down, How I Killed My Father, Low Heights, and The Dog Walker.