AirTalk

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney faced off in another feisty debate last night in Boca Raton. The candidates debated foreign policy, with a heavy focus on relations in the Middle East. Today, we check the facts from the debate and discuss the nuts and bolts of foreign policy. We also get to the bottom of abandoned California Proposition 40 and check in with KPCC reporter Frank Stolze, who's taking voters' temperature at Inglewood’s Serving Spoon. Plus, Monster energy drinks are under federal investigation after a 14-year-old girl died after consuming two cans of the caffeinated beverage. All that and more on today's AirTalk.

Today on AirTalk, we look forward to tonight's foreign policy debate and consider the importance of newspaper endorsements in an election. We'll also discuss media giant Rupert Murdoch's potential purchase of the L.A. Times, Texas cheerleaders with bible-passage banners, and the Khan Academy education revolution.

Today, on AirTalk, we'll discuss the controversies surrounding the Boy Scouts of America and look at the practice of freezing eggs for future fertilization, which the American Society for Reproductive Medicine has recently said should no longer be considered experimental. Frank Stoltze talks politics at Carolyn's Cafe in Redlands, and for FilmWeek, the critics consider erotic films past and present.

The president is prepared to veto legislation aimed at stopping year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, which are collectively known as the ‘fiscal cliff,’ unless Republicans agree to raise tax rates for the wealthy. We speak with Congressman Adam Schiff about how Democrats and Republicans can reach a bipartisan compromise on tax legislation without financially hurting taxpayers. We also hear from both sides of the debate over California Proposition 39 and L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca answers criticisms over jail violence from the Board of Supervisors. We also look at what the housing market recovery means for entry-level home buyers and more on today's AirTalk.

Today we are checking the facts from last night's presidential debate. We'll have a comparison of competing tax measures, Prop 30 and Prop 38. Plus, can California pay for schools without raising taxes? All that and more on today's AirTalk.

We're checking in with KPCC reporter Alice Walton for the latest city council news regarding digital billboards, we preview tonight's presidential debate with POLITICO reporter Ginger Gibson, and more on today's AirTalk.

Today on AirTalk, we'll consider the role of the moderator in the presidential debates, examine the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, invite Congressmen Howard Berman and Brad Sherman on for a debate, look at an effort to reveal the names of "johns" to curb prostitution, and analyze the relationship between President Obama and the Supreme Court with Jeffrey Toobin.

Today on AirTalk we analyze the vice presidential debate, investigate the potential opening of a 99 Cents Only store in Beverly Hills, invite our KPCC film critics on for another round of FilmWeek, and take a look at the rise of Netflix.

Today on AirTalk, we preview the Vice Presidential debate with a segment on debate prep, invite our OC journalists on to discuss the big stories from Orange County, sneak a peak at performance scores for California schools, weigh the criticisms of Egypt's new constitution, and debate the international legality of targeted drone attacks.

Today on AirTalk we'll recap the opening of oral arguments over affirmative action at the Supreme Court, discuss Moody's possible downgrading of some California cities, debate the merits of fracking in Inglewood, grab a bite of Frank Stoltze who is at Philippe's in downtown, wade into the public battle over the San Onofre nuclear power plant, stay on the look out for coyotes and examine the legality of international drone attacks.