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UCLA biz school bias, Latino constituents, Colossus closing and more
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Jun 6, 2014
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UCLA biz school bias, Latino constituents, Colossus closing and more

Today on the show, a new study shows gender bias against female faculty. Then, A new study from USC suggests your name might be one of the reasons your local lawmaker isn't responding to your questions and requests. Plus, Kate Mulgrew talks "Orange Is The New Black," Shep Gordon on his fascinating career as a Hollywood talent manager, Magic Mountain's Colossus roller coaster is closing and more.

Students go about their business at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 28: Students go about their business at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as the prospect of billions of dollars in cuts looms for California after voters turned down a suite of tax and budget-reform measures in a special election this month to deal with the massive state budget crises May 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. In response, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed sweeping cuts to social services including eliminations of cash assistance for 1.3 million impoverished state residents, making California the only state with no welfare program, closing 80 percent of the state parks, and slashing education and vocational programs and grants. Medi-Cal insurance coverage for dialysis and breast and cervical cancer treatment for those over age 65 would stop, as well as non-emergency care for undocumented immigrants. With cuts to prisons, rehabilitation and sentencing, non-violent, non-serious offenders would be set free a year early. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Today on the show, a new study shows gender bias against female faculty. Then, A new study from USC suggests your name might be one of the reasons your local lawmaker isn't responding to your questions and requests. Plus, Kate Mulgrew talks "Orange Is The New Black," Shep Gordon on his fascinating career as a Hollywood talent manager, Magic Mountain's Colossus roller coaster is closing and more.

Allegations of gender bias at UCLA's business school
Listen • 5:03
An internal report from UCLA's Anderson School of Management finds that the school is "inhospitable to women faculty."
USC study suggests lawmakers more likely to ignore Latino constituents
Listen • 4:31
Researchers found that emails with an Anglo-sounding name were more likely to get a reply from legislators compared to the exact same email but with a Spanish-sounding name.
Friday Flashback: prisoner swaps, veterans healthcare, Slenderman and more
Listen • 15:33
It's the end of another week and time for the Flashback, Take Two's look at the week in news. This morning we're joined by Robin Abcarian from the Los Angeles Times, and Jamelle Bouie from Slate.com.
California Chrome carries SoCal horse racing history on his back
Listen • 4:25
California Chrome will attempt to win horse-racing's much-prized Triple Crown at tomorrow's Belmont Stakes. He'd be first horse to do so since 1978 and the first one bred in California.
'Orange Is The New Black' star Kate Mulgrew on the 'feisty' spirit of Red
Listen • 8:41
The hit Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” is back for a second season. Actress Kate Mulgrew stars in the show as a feisty Russian inmate named “Red.”
El Niño is likely, but scientists say it could be a weak one
Listen • 6:52
The eagerly anticipated El Niño, expected to bring water to the drought stricken West, will not be as robust as scientists had hoped.
How private companies want to track kids from birth to death
Listen • 6:37
Across the country and the political spectrum, moms and dads are fighting against the data mining of their kids. Educators say tracking children is the best way to improve the school system, but parents are worried about a breach of privacy and future consequences.
Man sentenced to jail for smuggling dinosaur bones from Mongolia
Listen • 7:46
Eric Prokopi, an amateur fossil collector, was sentenced to prison time in a case that shined a light on the thriving black market for fossils.
More disabled students requesting help to finish final tests
Listen • 4:01
In the past, students with disabilities were not encouraged to go to college and were gently guided toward jobs that didn't require degrees, but that's changed.
Hollywood's VFX industry struggles without government support
Listen • 5:01
The news that Sony Imageworks is headed to Vancouver, taking roughly 300 jobs north of the border, is just the latest in a string of depressing headlines for L.A's visual effects workers.
'Supermensch' documents Shep Gordon's unlikely career as a talent manager
Listen • 9:40
Shep Gordon has had one of the most fascinating careers in Hollywood. He's a talent manager whose client roster includes Alice Cooper, Anne Murray, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass and Groucho Marx.