Former President Trump announces his VP running mate. What can we expect from J.D. Vance?
Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. The 39-year-old Vance rose to national fame with the 2016 publication of his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” He was elected to the Senate in 2022 and has become one of the staunchest champions of the former president’s “Make America Great Again” agenda, particularly on trade, foreign policy and immigration. But he is largely untested in national politics and is joining the Trump ticket at an extraordinary moment in American history. An attempted assassination of Trump at a rally Saturday has shaken the campaign, bringing new attention to the nation’s coarse political rhetoric and reinforcing the importance of those who are one heartbeat away from the presidency.
Today on AirTalk, we're joined by Rob Stutzman, Republican political consultant and president of Stutzman Public Affairs; former deputy chief of staff to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Mark Niquette, national politics and government reporter for Bloomberg News to talk about President Trump's running mate and what it means for his campaign moving forward.
With files from the Associated Press
Too many meetings make the office less productive. How do we fix this in the era of hybrid work?
A lingering effect from the pandemic making the life of the office worker more difficult seems to be the amount of meetings an employee is experiencing in a given workday. The number of workers clocking in at home is about four times higher than it was before the pandemic. All these meetings are eating away at time an employee may need to have lunch or work on a project. So why has talking about how to do your job become such a hefty part of the workday? How do we adjust to the workplace of the future with employees split between home, the office, and anywhere in between? Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the meteoric rise of workplace meeting culture. Here to talk about meetings is Steven Rogelberg, professor of organizational science, psychology and management at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Have questions? Or an experience you’d like to share about your workplace's meeting culture? Call 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
‘Inventing Paradise’ traces Los Angeles’ origins to six crucial people who willed the city to exist
“Los Angeles is a city that should not exist.” So reads the first line of Paul Haddad’s latest book Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles. L.A., he writes, has no natural features that would lend themselves to sustaining millions of residents. And yet, Los Angeles does exist. And not only that, it’s the second-largest city in the country and known the world over for its beautiful weather, diverse population and being the home of American film, among many other things. So, why does a city that shouldn’t exist…exist? As Haddad writes, it was willed into existence despite the odds being stacked against it. And while there are many people one could point to as seminal to the story of Los Angeles’ existence, Haddad focuses on six individuals who had particularly significant influence on the city’s growth. They include investor and newspaper publisher Harry Chandler, businessman Phinneas Banning, one of the founders of the former town, now neighborhood, of Wilmington and the “Father of the Port of Los Angeles” and railroad magnate Henry Huntington, just to name a few.
Today on AirTalk, Paul Haddad joins Larry to talk about his new book.
We thought global warming would wipe-out low-lying islands. It hasn’t, and some are scratching their heads.
As temperatures warm and sea levels rise, it would be reasonable to assume that wisps of land in the Indian Ocean, islands known as atolls, would be wiped out if not seriously threatened. And yes, as new aerial images suggest, not only are the islands not shrinking, some are expanding. Why might this be? Scientists cite a few possible reasons. One is that as the sea level rises, about an inch or so each decade, it is depositing sediment onto the shores. But as reporter Raymond Zhong of the New York Times points out, there’s a difference between having a future and having a secure future. How should the residents and governments of these islands prepare and how much time do they have? Joining us on AirTalk to discuss the latest science on the Indian Ocean atolls and what their future might hold is New York Times climate reporter, Raymond Zhong.
Applications to split the appetizers? Here’s what to consider when paying a group check
Many claim rocket science to be a difficult equation to answer, but has one ever considered the socially charged practice of splitting an appetizer to be equally as difficult? Not really, but that doesn’t take away the fact that the etiquette for splitting a check can be overly convoluted. Group orders can leave service workers lost on how to best split the bill, leaving it to those ordering to develop their best practices for minimizing confusion. So what do you consider best practices to pay a group check? How much thought should you really be putting into the formula of paying a group check? To help us answer some of those questions, we’ll be joined by Kiki Aranita, senior editor and writer at the Strategist who covers kitchen and dining. We also want to hear from you: Do you frequently go out on group dinners and have tips? Are you a service worker who wants to offer food for thought? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
Day 2 of RNC as First Day Sees JD Vance Take VP Position
It’s day two of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee — and while yesterday was all about the economy, today the theme is “Make America Safe Again,” where “President Donald J. Trump will stand up for our law enforcement and put an end to the senseless crime spree and drug flow that plague America,” according to a campaign press release. Guy Marzorati, correspondent on KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, joins Larry to preview what we can expect at the RNC after Trump’s VP pick yesterday.
