AirTalk

California Wildfires Update; Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence; Where Do Your Charitable Dollars Go; Presidential Race Update; Travels In The World Of Atomic Weaponry

How the States Got Their Shapes; The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves; The Life of Hunter S. Thompson; FilmWeek

More Cuts at the L.A. Times; Fire Update; OC Journalists Roundtable; The Psychology of Patriotism; Robert Crais

eBay Fined Millions by the French Government for Selling Counterfeit Goods; US Army Reports it was Unprepared for the Iraq War; The Origins of Executive Privilege; Coping with the Economy

SAG & AFTRA Update; California's New Fiscal Year Starts Without a New Budget; Reforming California's Death Penalty System; The Rise of Preschool Entertainment

California Wildfires; Transitioning to Hands-Free Cell Phone Use; Should Fast Food be Banned in South Los Angeles?; SAG/AFTRA Update; Is Global Warming a Threat to National Security?; The Man Who Invented the Supernatural

AirTalk travels to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in downtown Los Angeles for a panel discussion focusing on the role of race in the 2008 presidential election. Plus, the week's new feature films including "Wall-E," "Wanted," "Expired," "The Unknown Woman," and the documentaries "Trumbo," "Live and Become," and "Encounters at the End of the World." Larry also talks with Charles Solomon about his new book, "Disney: Lost and Found."

Supreme Court Decides D.C. Gun Law Case; California Air Resources Board Proposed Plan To Slash Greenhouse Gases; The Story Behind The Disappearing Bees

The Subway to the Sea; Is Obama Moving to the Center?; Reforming Conservatism

Pew Poll On Religion; Aging; John McCain's visit to California; Vice Presidential Vetting; White Protestant Nation