Conflict Overseas May Bring Discord At Home This Holiday. How Will You Navigate It?
Since the conflict in Israel and Palestine sprung to the fore last month, many of us have been learning how to talk about and around the issue with our nearest and dearest. This brings to mind other politically divisive issues of recent times, like Trump’s election and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and while these two particularly dicey subjects took place right here in the U.S., the conflict overseas touches many people in deep personal ways. Whether you’re Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian or Israeli, or invested in the issue in some other way, many people will enter this holiday season with sensitivities and painful histories that are hard to ignore. Some of us will choose to ignore the issue completely, others may tiptoe around it, and others may push their perspective right to the center of the holiday meal. But how we choose to address or not address these most divisive issues is what matters most. Joining us today on AirTalk to discuss navigating confrontation this holiday season is clinical psychologist Josh Coleman. We want to hear from you. How do you plan on broaching this issue with family and friends? Has it already begun to impact your closest bonds? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at ATcomments@laist.com.
The Rise In Homeschooling Seems To Be A Lasting And Booming Trend
Homeschooling is now the fastest growing form of education in the country, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. Rates shot up at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Experts guessed students would return to traditional school settings, but that’s far from the case, based on data collected from districts across the country. Joining to discuss is Laura Meckler, national education writer for the Washington Post, who’s part of a team behind a series on homeschooling, which includes “Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education,” and Karen Golden, founder and director of Creative Learning Place, which is in West LA and offers arts and academic classes for Homeschooled students. Is your family new to homeschooling? What impacted your choice to homeschool? Tell us about your experience by calling 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.
New Book Gets Into The Legacies Of Film Criticism Legends Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert
Film critic Matt Singer’s new book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever is a chronicling of two film pioneers that grabbed so many folks’ attention, not just through their syndicated film reviews but also their iconic program. The film criticism of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, may have both come from Chicago newspapers, but their respective honesty in each review made it that everyone from California to New York could get something out of their work. Having both took their original critic jobs in the 1960s, it was by the 70s where they jumped on the television screen for heated debates on the value of films released that week. Today on AirTalk, Larry talks to Matt Singer, editor and critic at ScreenCrush and the current chair of the New York Film Critics Circle, about his new book “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”
New Bill Passed By CA Legislature Could Improve Media Literacy In K-12 Education
During the flurry of bills that came to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, one law was signed that would have some major implications for improving media literacy in K-12 public schools. Assembly Bill 873 has now begun the process for the CA Board of Education to create frameworks for taking more critical thinking approaches to information encountered online; this framework would fit throughout subjects and would be a means to assisting students at a time that the internet has become a tool for students but also a place of vast amounts of misinformation. So what’s expected of this bill, its rollout starting next year, and how it’ll impact education?
Today on AirTalk, we offer a primer on the bill, as well as what its future intentions are, with Carolyn Jones, K-12 education reporter for CalMatters who’s recent piece is “Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools.”
Federal Law Says Insurers Must Cover Mental Health And Substance Abuse Disorder Benefits The Same Way They Cover Medical Ones. Here’s How To Navigate It.
In 2008, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, a law designed to elevate mental health and substance abuse disorder benefits to the same level of coverage that people would receive through their group health insurance plan provide by their employer. It would later be amended with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to also apply to individual health insurance plans provided through state and federal exchanges. But as many of us know from trying to navigate the complexities of health insurance, it can be tricky to figure out what benefits you’re eligible for and how to access them.
Today on AirTalk, Larry is joined by U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Lisa Gomez to talk about your rights under this law and how to access these mental health benefits plans through your employer. If you have questions for Asst. Sec. Gomez about your employer-provided health plan
For more information on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and links to resources to help you determine what benefits you may be eligible for through your employer-provided health plan, click here.
Bestselling Author Michael Connelly On ‘Bosch: Legacy” Season 2 And His New Novel ‘Resurrection Walk’
Regular listeners of AirTalk will know that Larry Mantle is a big fan of the Amazon streaming series “Bosch” and the Freevee spinoff “Bosch: Legacy.” Larry’s voice was even featured on a radio report in an episode during the seventh and final season of the Amazon series. Its title character, LAPD Detective Hieronymous “Harry” Bosch is the brainchild of bestselling author Michael Connelly and is also the longest running character on streaming television -- no small feat considering how much there is out there to stream. Bosch is also the central character in Connelly’s many “Bosch” novels. Season 2 of “Bosch: Legacy” comes to a close this week, and ahead of the season finale, Michael Connelly is with us to talk about the conclusion of the season, his thoughts on being the creator of streaming TV’s longest running character and his brand new novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series, “Resurrection Walk,” which released last week. If you have questions for Michael Connelly, join our live conversation by calling 866-893-5722 or by emailing atcomments@laist.com.
In 2021, Larry Mantle hosted a virtual live event tied to the release of the final season of Amazon’s “Bosch” series, which included Michael Connelly, actor Titus Welliver, who plays Harry Bosch in the streaming series, and a handful of other cast members and creatives behind the show. You can watch the event in its entirety here.
