We recap the vice-presidential debate with Patt Morrison, and analyze the body language of both candidates. Plus, food writer Mark Bittman of the New York Times joins the show to talk about his upcoming feature on California's San Joaquin Valley, Erika Aguilar reports on two young Afghan women studying to be judges in SoCal, and much more.
Defense secretary Leon Panetta warns of possible Pearl Harbor-style cyber attack
During a speech yesterday at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta argued the U.S. could easily be attacked by hackers, crippling the nation's power grid, transportation system, financial networks and government.
Panetta said such attacks should not be underestimated.
For more on the potential threat of cyber-attacks and what we could do to prevent them, we're joined by Noah Shachtman, editor of the national security blog The Danger Room.
Body language and the vice-presidential debate
Forget what they said, what did they mean?
Some researchers say nonverbal communication makes up 80 percent of communication.
Patt Morrison sits down with Take Two to discuss the body language of Joe Biden and Paul Ryan on the big stage. We’ll look at how body language might tell us more about the speakers and their message to the nation.
Food writer Mark Bittman eats his way through California's San Joaquin Valley
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman recently asked his readers for suggestions on where he should head for his next big feature.
After considering the responses he chose the San Joaquin Valley here in California.
He joins Take Two to talk about the best food finds in the region. He'll also give his take on some pressing issues in food politics.
Weekend Alibi: Tullyfest, Ooh La La and Baja Culinary Fest
Meghan McCarty brings you the Weekend Alibi, a roundup of the best entertainments around Southern California. So if anyone asks you on Monday morning how you spent your weekend, you've got a good answer.
Catch the last couple events of Tullyfest, a week-long celebration of hard-living hobo-turned hardboiled crime writer Jim Tully. You can walk in his footsteps in a free tour of some of his old Hollywood haunts on Sunday. Or join in a literary salon discussion of his works at the Larry Edmunds bookshop.
Don your horizontal stripes and bring your baguette to the Ooh La La Festival of fabulous French music happening at venues around the city this weekend. Some of the hottest up-and-comers in the French music scene, like Nouvelle Vague, Francois and the Atlas Mountains and Freedom Fry will be performing.
Or, get a taste of the new Baja Med cuisine at the second annual Baja California Culinary Festival centered in Tijuana this weekend. Some of the most exciting chefs in the world are cooking in Baja, where they combine their talent with the region's plentiful food sources, not least of which is excellent seafood. Food writer and Baja evangelist Bill Esparza has partnered with the Life & Food and Tijuanalandia blogs to create Club Tengo Hambre, which will lead a tour of the area's best tacos on Saturday.
Tullyfest
Where: various locations
When: Sunday Oct. 14 - Monday Oct. 15
Cost: free
Website
Ooh La La Festival
Where: various locations
When: Friday Oct. 13 - Sat. Oct. 14
Lineup
Baja California Culinary Festival
Where: Tijuana, cities around Baja
When: 10/11 - 10/14
Website
Bill Esparza's blog Street Gourmet LA
Life and Food blog
Tijuanalandia blog
Club Tengo Hambre tours
Details on the true story behind the film 'Argo'
Joshuah Bearman wrote the original article for Wired magazine that inspired the movie "Argo," which opens today.
Bearman says the movie is remarkably faithful to the facts of the story: About a CIA plan to whisk diplomats out of post-revolutionary Iran by having them pose as members of a film crew.
US targets finances of the violent Salvadoran MS-13 street gang
The violent Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13 for short, with close ties to Southern California has become the first street gang to be called a, "transnational criminal organization" by the U.S. government.
The move gives the U.S. new tools to go after the gang, freezing the millions of dollars it earns from its criminal activities.
The gang became more of a cross-border threat after the U.S. government deported hundreds of gang members back to Central America, dramatically increasing violence there.
But in El Salvador things appear to be turning around. Aquil Basheer, of the gang intervention training group Maximum Force Enterprises, was in El Salvador, He joins the show to give us an update,
Escalating tensions between Syria and Turkey
Tensions between Syria and Turkey continue to escalate, with Turkey’s prime minister now accusing Russia of arming Syrians.
Russia counters that Turkey illegally grounded a Syrian civilian plane that Turkish officials say was carrying military equipment from Russia. Turkey has already sided with Syrian insurgents trying to overthrow the Assad regime.
The dispute comes after days of artillery fire exchange between Syria and Turkey. Liz Sly, foreign correspondent for the Washington Post based in Beirut, joins the show with more.
The Dinner Party: Wife-carrying champs, Niagara Falls by barrel and more
Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam join Take Two with some conversations starters.
This week they tell the story of a 63-year-old woman who, in 1903, became the first person to ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
They also talk about the North American Wife Carrying Championship...
...and a jacket designed to give wearers the sensation they are being hugged.
Friday Flashback: VP debate, EU receives Nobel Peace Prize and more
It's the Friday Flashback, when we look at the big stories of the week, and maybe a few that flew under the radar. Joining us today from Washington, Christina Bellantoni, politics editor at the PBS News Hour.
Also joining us is Rob Kutner, a writer for Conan on TBS, and the author of "Apocalypse How: Turn the End of Times into the Best of Times."