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Mar 22, 2013
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Take Two for March 22, 2013

Today on the show, we'll look at both sides at the Prop 8 debate, days before it heads to the Supreme Court. Then, "The Big Lebowski" turns 15, part two of Patt Morrison's interview with LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, tackling asian stereotypes in film and TV, announcing the winner of the Toyota Avalon pledge prize and much more.

An opponent of Prop 8 holds a gay pride flag outside of San Francisco city hall to celebrate the ruling to overturn Prop 8 August 4, 2010 in San Francisco, California.
An opponent of Prop 8 holds a gay pride flag outside of San Francisco city hall to celebrate the ruling to overturn Prop 8 August 4, 2010 in San Francisco, California.
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Today on the show, we'll look at both sides at the Prop 8 debate, days before it heads to the Supreme Court. Then, "The Big Lebowski" turns 15, part two of Patt Morrison's interview with LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, tackling asian stereotypes in film and TV, announcing the winner of the Toyota Avalon pledge prize and much more.

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Alex and A preview next week's arguments with two professors of constitutional law who both have stakes in the cases.
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This Saturday, these images are getting tossed out of the rickshaw they rode in on: the first summit on Asian-American stereotypes takes place at the Japanese American National Museum in LA.
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We'll talk about the week that was with our regular political roundtables. On tap this week, the Nancy Cook with the National Journal and James Rainey from the Los Angeles Times.
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Fifteen years ago, "The Big Lebowski" became an obsession for many, sparking hundreds of Halloween costumes, fan movies and something known as the Lebowski Fest. KPCC's Kevin Ferguson reports.
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KPCC's Patt Morrison sat down with Mayor Villaraigosa to talk about what surprised him about his time in office and what he hopes to see in the next mayor.
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It's been quite a week for space news. Bruce Betts from the Planetary Society joins Take Two with the latest on Voyager, Curiosity and the age of the universe.
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Every week we get your weekend conversation starters with Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam, the hosts of the Dinner Party radio show.
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Today, it's one of San Francisco's biggest tourist destinations, attracting more than a million visitors a year. Here to tell us a little more about the history of Alcatraz is John Martino, a former park ranger at Alcatraz and the author of the book, "Fortress Alcatraz."
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Passionate fans make LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA matches in Major League Soccer (MLS) as intense as any matchup on the Southern California sports landscape. Compare the two MLS teams in Los Angeles, the only city in the league with two soccer teams.
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You might remember that we had this pledge drive, you know where we ask for your support, you know to keep giving you things like that great story on the Lebowski Fest . Well, one of the prizes we were giving away was a brand Toyota Avalon. Yesterday, we gave a call to tell the winner the good news.