On Monday, Take Two discusses politics, the discovery of an ancient skeleton that shook up ideas about human origins and the latest in film with On the Lot.
Climate change poses 'immediate risks' to national security, US military says
Scientists warned climate change could lead to "irreversible impacts" unless drastic action is taken on a global scale. Changes could include rising oceans and more extreme weather. And it's not just scientists or environmentalists sounding the alarm these days.
It's also the military.
Last month the Department of Defense released what it called a "road map" to respond to climate change. Joining Take Two for more is Francesco Femia. He's founding director of The Center for Climate and Security, a nonprofit policy institute based in Washington, DC.
You can access the reports mentioned in this interview below:
The US Department of Defense's Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Synthesis Report
National midterm elections: What is at stake?
After billions of dollars spent and months of campaigning, the midterms are almost upon us.
First, Take Two looks at the national picture.
Lots is at stake, including control of the senate.
For more, Take Two is joined by Michael Oreskes, senior managing editor for AP.
Southern California Elections 2014: Experts explain the races
Tuesday is election day.
Gold star if you've already mailed in your ballot.
But for the rest of us who are planning to head to the polls tomorrow, listen up: we've got your voters guide right here.
Southern California Public Radio's political reporter Alice Walton and Washington correspondent Kitty Felde join Take Two in studio to go over the key races down south.
And from Sacramento, KQED's political reporter John Myers joins the show.
Related: 2014 General Election Voter Guide
On The Lot: Fandango goes to space and 'Furious 7' gets a trailer
Fandango is raffling off a flight to space for one lucky winner who buys a ticket to Christopher Nolan's new film, "Interstellar."
That's just some of the news Take Two is covering this week in "On The Lot" with
from the LA Times. She joins the show every week to talk about the latest in Hollywood.
Also in the news:
- Paul Walker's final film - "Furious 7" - finally got an official trailer on Saturday.
- A Kickstarter campaign for a documentary about Joan Didion has more than doubled its fundraising goal. Among the loot up for grabs was a pair of Didion's sunglasses, which went for a $2500 donation.
- There were developments in the case of the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones, who was killed on the set of "Midnight Rider" earlier this year. Gregg Allman and distributor Open Road have been dropped from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jones' parents. And "20/20" aired video on Friday that was shot from the train that struck Jones. In the video you can see a bed filmmakers had placed on the train tracks. The bed hits Jones and sends her into the path of the train. At the same time, you can also see actors William Hurt and Wyatt Russell running away from the trestle. The director and producers face involuntary manslaughter chargers, with a trial starting March 9.
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- Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana are making a movie that mocks -- wait for it -- radio journalists. I know, right? Who would EVER?
Scientist who discovered 'Lucy' 40 years ago: Turning point in our 'common origin'
Forty years ago, scientists made an incredible discovery in Ethiopia: a 40 percent complete skeleton of a previously unknown type of ancient hominid thought to be more than 3 million years old.
They called her Lucy.
Lucy's discovery shook up the scientific world, sparking a rethinking of the origins of humans.
For more on the legacy of Lucy, Alex Cohen sat down with Dr. Donald Johanson, the scientist who first discovered Lucy. He's also the director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University.
Check out some photos of Lucy at ASU libraries Flickr page here.
Virgin Galactic crash: Initial ideas on the cause
It may take a full year to know what happened when Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday but investigators have some initial ideas.
For more, Ben Bergman talks to the Wall Street Journal’s Andy Pasztor, who has been covering the story.
How tackling harassment leads to more harassment
By now you've probably seen the viral video of a woman walking the streets of New York City, getting catcalled by a countless number of men.
What you maybe haven't seen is the angry response to it.
Here's one example on YouTube by a user named Hadrian Hughes: "What a rude, ungrateful b----. Apparently people speaking to you is harassment now. Well, I have news for you, with that attitude you're gonna die lonely."
While there's disagreement about whether or not what the woman faced was harassment, responses like this highlight a problem: the topic of harassment or sexism can elicit responses that are angry and threatening.
Another example is #GamerGate, an online debate that's centrally about misogyny in video game culture.
Feminist game critics like Anita Sarkeesian have received rape and death threats, bomb scares at events where they're speaking, and more.
Anna North, staff editor for the NY Times, explains that the vitriol often quashes any meaningful discussion and intimidates women to staying silent.
To hear this segment, click on "Listen Now" above.
Sexual harassment: Student explains 'yes means yes' to fraternities and sororities
Sexual harassment and assault have been big topics on college campuses of late.
Student Ian Tolino has a unique perspective on this.
He's a senior at the University of Maryland, and for some time now, he's volunteered as a peer counselor.
Often lecturing in fraternities and sororities about sexual assault and what is the definition of sexual consent.
He was featured in a recent article in the Washington Post entitled "Consent Bro: Meet the guy who teaches frat brothers what 'yes means yes' means."
Would graphic videos change your mind about end of life care?
A Harvard Med School doctor has produced a series of videos that graphically demonstrate what it means to be intubated, get a feeding tube, and other aggressive end-of-life measures.
The thinking is that letting people see what is involved with these procedures will influence their decisions about what they want for themselves and their loved ones.
SCPR’s Stephanie O’Neill reports.
The Navajo Nation votes Tuesday, but not for president
Tuesday is election day for members of the Navajo Nation. But when they cast their ballot on the nation's president, their votes won't count.
A governmental crisis has emerged over who controls the elections, and it began over whether candidate Chris Deschene needs to know the Navajo language.
Laurel Morales with the Fronteras Desk explains how that led to a tug of war between the nation's Supreme Court and its elections board, and eventually the presidential vote being postponed.
Could drought-stressed crops be more nutritious?
The California drought has forced some farmers to figure out how to grow food with less water.
Now scientists in the Central Valley are analyzing the nutritional content of some of those crops stressed out by the drought.
Sasha Khokha looks at some surprising results.
Prop 187: Illegal immigration measure struck cord 20 years ago
Tuesday is Election Day, and next week also marks the 20th anniversary of a ballot measure that left a profound mark on California.
In 1994 voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 187. It was a kind of citizens' revolt over illegal immigration. To understand why Prop. 187 struck such a cord 20 years ago, you have to know what was happening in California back then. Scott Shafer for the California Report has more.
Midterm elections 2014: Making sense of CA ballot props through song and animation
There are six propositions on the California ballot this year. Maybe you've already read your voter guide cover to cover and know exactly how you are going to vote, but perhaps not.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the ballot measures and don't have much time to hunker down and study, there are a few ways to get quickly up to date on each of the propositions and maybe even have a little fun doing it.
First is "The Proposition Song," written by Kim Alexander, president and founder of the California Voter Foundation:
You can also check out Nate Kaplan's website called SeePolitical. The site features short, animated videos that explain each of the ballot measures (in English and Spanish). Here's an example for Prop 1:
And of course there's also KPCC's handy proposition guide to explain things even more in depth!