Take Two

Today on the show, we'll discuss the LA City Council's decision to regulate e-cigs, and learn about how they work. Then, how can law enforcement better deal with mentally ill homeless people? Also, Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating the avocado farming industry, Emily Bazar discusses how Covered California will work for both legal and non-legal immigrants, and much more.

Today on the show, KPCC health reporter Stephanie O'Neill helps define those often-confusing health insurance terms. Then, local scientists are on the hunt for missing DDT off the coast if Palos Verdes. A judge's ruling in the Detroit bankruptcy may have a ripple effect on public pensions in California. The curious case of the missing Spanish-language radio show, El Mandril. Slate's Emily Yoffe offers her advice for the holidays and a photographer turns his lens on the cinema scene in Afghanistan.

Colombian president Juan Miguel Santos visits the White House; Cyber Monday sales break records; 'Junkyard Planet' traces our trash's epic journey around the world; The battle of the Hollywood trade mags; Tuesday Reviewsday: Khari Mateen, Solange Knowles, and more

Today on the show we'll discuss Pope Francis's latest comments against trickle-down economics. Then, inside the secret Guantanamo facility called Penny Lane, we meet an East LA school that teaches gratitude every day, A new album celebrates the mash-up of Jewish and Latin music, plus much more.

How is California's economy faring compared to the rest of the United States? How big data is transforming the way employers hire and fire, recovered Nazi looted-art to be donated to LACMA, Getting to know LA's powerful labor leader Maria Elena Durazo, Some of LA's top chefs give their Thanksgiving cooking tips, Tuesday Reviewsday: Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones, Glen Hansard, and more.

Today on the show, we check in with the local Iranian community about the US-Iran nuclear deal. Then, we take a look at whether successful viral marketing equals profits, children's librarian for the LA Public Library recommends the best kids books for 2013, study shows that even those with superior recall can have false memories, North Korea's relationship with the crystal meth trade and much more.

Three women graduate from Marine Corps infantry training for the first time in history. Then, Sony Entertainment announces cuts and a shift of focus from film to TV, BMW debuts all electric i3 at LA Auto Show, Artists and DJs unite to raise support for Typhoon Haiyan victims, Jimmy Au of Beverly Hills focuses on finding the right clothes for shorter men, plus much more.

Today on the show we'll start with the California legislative analyst's office projecting a budget surplus for the state. Plus, Alabama posthumously pardons the Scottsboro Boys. A new immigration policy gives hope to undocumented military dependents, a federal consumer protection bureau fines a payday lender $19 million, a preview of the Latin Grammys and much more.

PR firms are stepping in to help police departments in the midst of crises, tech companies promise to bring in diversity, Dolph Lundgren's new film, 'Skin Trade.'

Hillary Clinton heads to LA to raise funds for her presidential campaign, Whole Foods to open new chain for millennials, starfish babies reappear after mass die-off

An investigation continues into the students who went missing in Iguala, Mexico, Danielle Guenther's 'Best Case Scenario' photo series captures parental chaos.

Carly Fiorina has put her hat in the ring as a 2016 presidential candidate, the impact of the coverage in Baltimore, Brian Grazer's new book, 'A Curious Mind.'

A look at the charges brought against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case and community reaction, Vietnamese artists and their work in Southern California.

Progress in Saigon 40 years after the Fall of Saigon, perspective on the youth of Baltimore from people in the community, lots of motorcycles in summer movies.

How Vietnamese cope with PTSD after fleeing Vietnam, why the NFL gave up its tax-exempt status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain.'

The lasting impact the Fall of Saigon has 40 years later, how the police are handling the unrest in Baltimore, Tuesday Reviewsday.

Vietnamese family from Southern California reflects on the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, a check-in with a man from Nepal after the devastating earthquake, Bobby Fuller.

Comcast's quest to merge with Time Warner is off, what a trip to Ikea can reveal about your relationship, LA rapper Nazo Bravo and 'Armenian American.'

Google's new wireless network, 'Fi,' LA's move for a wrongful convictions committee, waterless ways to wash your car during the drought.