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Take Two
Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
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Episodes
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State of Affairs: California Appeals Federal Judge's Assault Weapon Ruling, Doing Better by Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Saying Goodbye to A Martinez -
Is it Safe to Go to Work Without Masks?, Van Nuys Neighborhood Profile, Black Families' Concerns on Return to In-Person School
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Councilman Mike Bonin Talks Homeless Encampment Plans, Pandemic Child Care, Unfiltered, Bachelor Host Chris Harrison Leaving For Good
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Listen 1:34:46Today 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, 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.
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Listen 1:34:45Today 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.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.
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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
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Today, we take a look at reports that the L.A.Sheriff Dept. hired officers with troubled records. Then, what's behind Amazon's announcement that they plan to offer deliveries via drone? Also, how do we manage wildlife as human development encroaches more and more in into their habitat? Then we talk to LA Times reporter Rebecca Keegan for our regular segment On The Lot about the business of Hollywood.
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Today on the show we'll head out to Pasadena's Union Station Homeless Center to check out their annual Thanksgiving in Central Park. Then we'll find out how other countries celebrate the holiday, plus talk to a man that doesn't go to the store to get his food - he hunts for it. All that and a whole lot more.
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Listen 1:34:52Today 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.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.
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Listen 1:34:52How 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.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.
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Listen 1:34:26Today 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.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.
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Listen 1:34:49Three 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.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.
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Listen 1:35:10Today 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.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.
Episodes
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A cartoonist for the International New York Times discusses his reaction to the killings at Charlie Hebdo. Andrew Young, chair of the Andrew Young Foundation and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., talks about the new film 'Selma.' Plus, wearable fitness trackers are popular these days. Tech writer Dave Pogue discusses what is done with the data that is collected, and if it's even accurate.
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Talking to kids about race, is the legal immigration system biased, the high-tech home of the futureTalking to kids about race, does the legal immigration process discriminate against Latin Americans, and connected gadgets in the house of the future.
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A grand juror in the Michael Brown case wants to speak out, Mexico's president meets with Obama, and new releases from Kanye West and Madonna.
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A new year means new laws, but how many immigrants are seizing the opportunity for a driver’s licenses or college loans? A preview of Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address, and talks continue to swirl over whether an NFL team will really come to L.A. PROGRAMMING NOTE: This episode of Take Two airs for one hour, instead of two, due to Gov. Brown's address.
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New questions about whether or not North Korea was really involved in the Sony hack. A look ahead to 2015 food trends. Plus, after cancer diagnosis, guitarist Wilko Johnson is Going Back Home.
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Listen 46:57A Mendocino High School athlete speaks out after he and his teammates wore 'I Can't Breathe' shirts during practice. A check in on search efforts 10 months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared. Plus, Luke Zamperini talks about filling in for his father, Louis, in the 2015 Rose Parade.A Mendocino High School athlete speaks out after he and his teammates wore 'I Can't Breathe' shirts during practice. A check in on search efforts 10 months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared. Plus, Luke Zamperini talks about filling in for his father, Louis, in the 2015 Rose Parade.
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Journalist Hermione Gee gives an update on the rise of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria and the group calling itself the Islamic State, who caught the world's attention in 2014. A new study says the advice dished out by TV doctors is wrong, and a check-in with a couple who hit the road to live in a tiny house.
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What L.A. could expect with the release of the Ezell Ford autopsy report. A check-in on Ebola conditions in Liberia, and 'The Wild Truth' explains the story behind why a young man ventured off into the Alaskan wilderness, as depicted in the movie 'Into the Wild.'
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The contribution women make in the military, bassist Flea produces a movie about a junked-out jazz pianist, artichoke joins the legion of flavored waters for sale.
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Laemmle co-owner Greg Laemmle talks about the decision to screen "The Interview." A new app keeps drivers in the know about U.S.-Mexico border traffic, and a travel writer speaks in defense of parents flying with children.
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A woman who was involved in a police shooting in the 1970s and fled to Cuba could now face capture. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor talks about the gender gap in the Silicon Valley, and the gift concierge shares her ideas for last-minute holiday shoppers.
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North Korea's once thriving film industry falters, finding security and privacy in the always-connected world, sorting out the villians in the Sony hack.