Recall Round-Up; Legislative Round-Up; The Ninth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals Decision to Postpone the Recall Election; Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love; "Rocky And Bullwinkle," Their Influence on Animation, and the Newly-Restored Four Disc DVD Set
Recall Round-Up
Larry Mantle and KPCC reporter Frank Stoltze discuss the Republican Party Convention and other recall-related events that took place over the weekend in Los Angeles.
Legislative Round-Up
Capital Bureau Chief Mike Montgomery joins Host Larry Mantle to take a look at what passed, and what did not make it, in the current legislative session.
The Ninth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals Decision to Postpone the Recall Election
Host Larry Mantle discusses the Ninth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to postpone the October recall election to March, siding with an ACLU lawsuit over outdated, and possibly erroneous, punch-card ballots.
Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love
Syndicated columnist Matt Miller joins Larry Mantle to talk about his new book, The Two Percent Solution (Public Affairs), in which he challenges Americans to change the way we think about our public responsibilities. Miller proposes a revolutionary program for fixing America's most serious domestic problems for just two cents on every national dollar.
"Rocky And Bullwinkle," Their Influence on Animation, and the Newly-Restored Four Disc DVD Set
Larry Mantle talks with Tiffany Ward, daughter of animator Jay Ward, creator of "Rocky and Bullwinkle." He also speaks with June Foray, the voice of Rocky, Natasha and Nell, and animation historian and critic Charles Solomon about Rocky and Bullwinkle's influence on animation and the new four-disc DVD set: "Rocky and Bullwinkle & Friends Complete Season 1" featuring all 26 digitally remastered episodes from the first season.