The latest on a shooting at a theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Scientists find the most Earth-like planet yet, and a chat with the director of "Unexpected."
Community, friends of victims react to Lafayette movie theater shooting
In Lafayette, Louisiana last night, a lone gunman opened fire at the Grand Theatre, a 16-screen multiplex off one of the city's main streets.
Three people, including alleged shooter John Russel Hauser, have been pronounced dead, and at least one other victim remains in critical condition at this time.
Cheryl Devall, an editor with The Daily World, a Gannett-owned daily newspaper in Opelousas, Louisiana, and a friend of shooting victim Jillian Johnson, joins Take Two to discuss the latest news and the community's reaction to the shooting.
Lafayette movie theater shooting raises questions about security measures
Like the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater three years ago, last night's shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana raises questions about security at movie theaters.
Steve Layne, a security consultant with Layne Consultants International, joins Take Two to discuss how theater security policies have evolved in the years since the Aurora shooting.
How one Southern California athlete is getting ready for the Special Olympics World Games
On Saturday, July 25, more than 7,000 athletes will gather at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games, the sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes are flying in from all over the planet to compete in more than 25 different sports from gymnastics to basketball to sailing. But it's the sport of golf that's captured the heart of one of Southern California's own. His name's Greg Kozlowski and he recently met up with A Martinez to talk about his training regimen, what drew him to golf, and how he hopes to do in the competition.
Greg is 50, but he began playing golf when he was a teenager. And at this point, he's regularly shooting about 10 over par, according to his parents. He says he loves golf because he loves spending time outside, playing with his dad and his coach and hitting golf balls.
His favorite golf moment so far? His hole in one at the Dominguez Hills Golf Course, says Greg.
"It was on the 17th hole, 122 yards. Took a five iron with a gaping sand trap and couldn't see where the flag is. And tee'd off and we didn't know where it went. And my dad and I got up there and it was in the bucket...
"My dad and I were going "Oh my god, he got a hole in one. Oh wow!" I wish I could get one in the tournament though. That'll be amazing."
Greg will be competing against athletes from as far away as Finland, England and Morocco and they'll be teeing up at the Wilson and Harding golf courses located in Griffith Park, which by any measure are not easy.
If you want to hear the conversation between A and Greg, click on the audio embedded above.
Could ‘Insight Policing’ save black lives?
The arrest of Sandra Bland has added fuel to a long-running national debate about the way police officers communicate with people of color.
What started as a routine traffic stop, quickly escalated to a heated exchange between Bland and officer Brian Encina. However, one expert says the exchange never needed to reach the level that it did.
Enter Insight Policing: a new conflict resolution method out of George Mason University. It's designed bridge the gap between law enforcement and the people they’re sworn to protect.
Megan Price is the director of the Insight Conflict Resolution Program at George Mason University. She analyzed audio clips from the Sandra Bland arrest for Take Two.
Press the play button above to hear more about Insight Policing.
Anthem to buy rival Cigna to create new health insurance
Your health insurance choices may be shrinking. Insurer Anthem says it has agreed to buy Cigna for just over $48 billion.
It's the latest move in a wave of consolidation within the health insurance business. Earlier this month Aetna acquired Humana. If both deals are approved it would leave the U.S. with only three major health insurers.
Chad Terhune of the LA Times recently wrote about this and joined the show to explained what it all means.
'Unexpected' depicts pregnancy in a different light
The new film "Unexpected," as its title implies, looks at the lives of two women, both pregnant and not as the result of a grand plan.
Samantha is a 30-year-old science teacher at a local high school. She cares a lot about her students, especially one of her most promising ones named Jasmine.
"Unexpected" was directed and co-written by filmmaker Kris Swanberg. She joined the show to chat more about the film.
I-10 bridge collapse increases business for Yuma, Arizona
It's been nearly a week now since flash flooding caused a bridge collapse on Interstate 10. The collapsed bridge has made life quite hellish for anyone traveling between eastern California and Arizona.
Thousands of motorists have had to re-route their trips and many of them have done so through the town of Yuma, Arizona. John Courtis, executive director of the Yuma Chamber of Commerce, joined the show to talk about how the jam up has helped businesses there.
The Role of FM Radio In the Rise of Rock n' Roll
The birth of FM Radio in part gave rise to rock n’ roll.
It certainly had an impact on one station located in San Francisco - KSAN.
In the 1960s, KSAN played a pivotal role in rock music... a topic that will be discussed at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles: Bill Graham and the Rise of FM Radio.
Long time music journalist Ben Fong Torres will be a part of that discussion and joins Alex Cohen for a little preview.
Click on the blue player to listen to the interview.
The Last Jimmy: Hip hop's take on race and mass incarceration
Mass incarceration among African American men is an issue discussed widely in the media; a best selling book by legal scholar Michelle Alexander and now a hip hop musical.
"The Last Jimmy," examines the effects of the American prison system on poor whites and people of color. It was presented as part of the free concert series, Grand Performances' 'Aftershocks' -- an exploration of the arts and activism as Los Angeles marks 50 years since the Watts riots.
Ahead of the play, A Martinez spoke with playwright Phillip Brown and musician Karl "Dice Raw" Jenkins as part of the "downSTAGE with Take Two" discussion series.
Listen to the rest of the "downSTAGE with Take Two" Aftershocks series below
Wattstax Revisted: Memories of the Wattstax musical festival with Tim Watkins and Lucien "Fiyeh" Smith
Watts 50: Exploring social movements through hip hop and archive form the Watts riots with hip hop duo, Dead Prez and Mark Torres from the Pacifica Radio Archives