An undocumented woman who rose to the top of Goldman Sachs, MLS players reach collective bargaining deal, the million-dollar cars at the Geneva Motor Show.
An undocumented woman's decision to stay at Goldman Sachs
Julissa Arce made it to the heights of high finance, rising quickly to become a vice president in one of Wall Street's leading banks: Goldman Sachs.
Like many at the firm, she was young, competitive, ambitious. But Arce had a secret: she was undocumented.
Her story is profiled in Bloomberg News. Arce and reporter Max Ableson joined host A Martinez to talk more about her experience.
"It's not really my place to say how someone should feel about my story," Arce said. "I think the only thing I can do is to share my story, and let people make up their own minds. But what I will say is that I hope people can identify with the fact that we've all had to make difficult decisions. The kinds of decisions where ... no matter what you decide to do, it still doesn't sit right with you."
State of Affairs: LA elections, CA GOP, and higher-ed funding
On this week's State of Affairs, L.A. city election results, the California Republican Party recognizes a gay GOP group, and calls for more funding for the UC and CSU system.
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, professor of the Practice of Public Policy Communication at USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy, and Katie Orr, state government reporter with Capital Public Radio, join Take Two.
Looking ahead to the start of the 20th MLS season
Major League Soccer, which had been in a tense labor dispute between players and management, will start tomorrow as planned.
The league, which will celebrate its 20th season, will begin when the Los Angeles Galaxy plays host to the Chicago Fire at StubHub Center.
Here to tell us more about the labor agreement, and what fans might expect is, Graham Parker, who writes about soccer for the Guardian and ESPN.
After death threats, Brianna Wu talks gaming's dark side
It's tough enough being a woman in the real world, but it's even tougher being one in a video game.
From damsel's in distress, like Princess Peach of Mario fame, to the scantily clad babes of Grand Theft Auto V, there are stereotypes abound. And they're just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sexism in the gaming industry. It's a topic they're taking on head first at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week.
Developer Brianna Wu, from
, joins Alex Cohen to talk about her first hand experience with discrimination within the gaming industry, and the threats that followed her speaking out about it.
The Wheel Thing: Ultracars in Geneva, pimping your ride in Burbank
It's doubtful you can pronounce Koenigsegg Regera, and even less likely you can afford one. Priced at $1.89 million, the 1500 horsepower hybrid tops out at 250 mph. LA to Vegas in an hour.
The Regera is just one of many insanemobiles on display this week at the Geneva International Motor Show. It's fitting that a city known for bankers and break-the-bank watches would sponsor an auto show featuring vehicles that require a Swiss bank account - and that's just for the down payment.
If you're one who can't imagine spending less than $2 million on a car, you might want to look at the Ferrari Sergio, created to honor the Italian designer Sergio Pininfarina. Oops! Too late, only six are scheduled to be hand-built and they've all been spoken for. But you can ogle one on the showroom floor in Geneva.
Aston Martin brought an all-electric concept car to Switzerland. The DBX is either the sportiest SUV ever, or a sports car with the seats jacked up. Bringing new meaning to the term "all-wheel drive," the DBX is powered by electric motors that are mounted in all four wheels. It's the future, baby.
Bored with Geneva?
Hop in your G5 and cruise west, toward Bob Hope Airport, in beautiful Burbank, California. There you'll find the latest shrine to man's undying need to do weird stuff to automobiles.
West Coast Customs gained fame as the guys who did the pimping on MTV's Pimp My Ride. They went on to build a big business tricking out cars for celebs and making TV shows. This week, they're opening a new headquarters, moving north from Orange County to LA's San Fernando Valley.
The new shop is more like an amusement park for motorheads. Its 60,000 square feet include a showroom, garage/workspaces, a full-on TV studio, coffee bar, and clothing shop. The public is invited to witness all the grinding and banging and polishing that goes on, and can even wander along a catwalk that runs above the workspaces.
Susan Carpenter, auto and motorcycle critic for the OC Register, joins us each week on Thursday for The Wheel Thing.
The Amazing Randi makes magic, takes down tricksters
For decades, the magician The Amazing Randi has lived up to his name.
James Randi has been sealed in a casket underwater for one hour and 44 minutes. He's been encased in a block of ice for 55 minutes.
But perhaps even more amazing is his dedication to exposing the deception he believes is perpetrated by people who claim to be clairvoyants, psychics and faith healers.
His life story is the subject of the biodoc, "An Honest Liar."
The Amazing Randi and director Justin Weinstein joined Take Two to talk about the film, and the personal deception that The Amazing Randi was a victim of, himself.
The film debuts on Friday, March 6th at the Nuart Theatre in Santa Monica.
Centuries-old Ladino language makes UCLA comeback
Ladino was spoken by Jews booted out of Spain during the Inquisition in the late 1400s. Fast forward to 2015, and it's enjoying something of a revival in a small classroom at UCLA, led by instructor, Bryan Kirschen.
Listen to more of the Ladino language here.
Reading by Moonlight: David Kipen's March literary picks
Take Two's book critic David Kipen, founder of Libros Schmibros, joins the show with his list of literary highlights for the coming month:
- "Into the Beautiful North: A Novel" by Luis Alberto Urrea
- "Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free" by Hector Tobar
- "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography" by Miriam Pawel
- "The Sellout: A Novel" by Paul Beatty
- "Peckinpah: The Western Films -- A Reconsideration" by Paul Seydor