Today we start with a look at the Comcast/Time Warner merger and what it may mean for your Internet service. Then, the business of e-cigs is booming, but the industry braces for FDA regulation. Plus, local restaurant causes a stir by adding a 3% healthcare surcharge to customers' tabs, Slate's Emily Yoffe joins us with some etiquette lessons for Valentine's Day, plus much more.
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• 14:51
Let's talk about the future of the Internet in the U.S. Or more specifically, the future of the Internet for about 30 million people.
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• 4:30
Emily Bazar, senior writer for the California Healthcare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, joins us to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act.
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• 6:43
If you've been out and about lately you may have noticed the not so new trend of e-cigarettes. We're joined by Megan McArdle who wrote about the expanding industry for Bloomberg Businessweek.
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• 3:44
Yesterday, the LA city council voted unanimously to allow beekeeping in the city, which, as you can imagine, has created some buzz.
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• 4:11
The high-tech industry does not look like the rest of California. There are very few African-Americans or Latinos working at tech companies.
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• 3:41
Republique has been called the city’s hottest new restaurant, but it also might be the most controversial because of a three-percent surcharge added to every tab.
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• 5:43
Valentine's Day is upon us, and while February 14th is usually a time for grand expressions of love, what should you do if you're in a new relationship?
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• 14:42
It's Thursday, and that means it's time for State of Affairs, our look at politics and government throughout California. To help us with that today, we're joined in studio by KPCC political reporters Alice Walton and Frank Stoltze.
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• 6:00
Former California Governors Gray Davis, George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson are announcing an effort today to place a death penalty reform initiative on the statewide ballot.
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• 4:53
As another winter storm creeps up the Northeast and Midwest, people are bracing themselves for the snowy roads, canceled flights and power outages. But this winter storm is also bringing something east coast natives aren't used to: quakes!
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• 7:42
We're joined by Booth Moore, she's the fashion critic for the Los Angeles Times and she's been on the ground there this week.
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• 3:49
Some critics have dubbed it the worst poem ever. But one poet believes Stewart's work shows some promise, and above all bravery.
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• 3:24
If you're heading out to Palm Springs for Modernism Week, Charles Phoenix has his list of favorite hotspots to see while you're there.