Patt Morrison Asks
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA companion podcast to L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison's weekly interview series "Patt Morrison Asks." Patt Morrison is a longtime Los Angeles Times writer and columnist who has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes. Her broadcasting work has won six Emmys and 11 Golden Mikes. Her book about the Los Angeles River was a bestseller, and she was the first woman in nearly 25 years to be honored with the L.A. Press Club’s lifetime achievement award. Pink’s, the legendary Hollywood hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her.
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Episodes
TV/filmmaker Mike Judge: The birth of "Idiocracy" and the nerds of "Silicon Valley"
November 08, 2016 23:54 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBLAT columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Mike Judge about the cultural resurgence and immediacy of his 2006 film, Idiocracy.
Journalist Ja’han Jones: A website compiles obituaries that black Americans are writing about themselves, imagining being shot and killed by police
October 18, 2016 23:15 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Ja'han Jones, journalist and creator of the "Black Obituaries Project," a venue for members of the African-American community to compose their own obituaries, controlling the narrative of their lives, and potential deaths.
Playwright Joseph Rodota: Caryl Chessman‘s death row ghost as California votes on death penalty
October 11, 2016 23:07 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with playwright Joseph Rodota on his recent work "Chessman," about California's controversial relationship with the death penalty, and the infamous Caryl Chessman.
Oppo researcher Alan Huffman: Digging dirt to clean up democracy, and the year of Donald Trump
October 04, 2016 23:13 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Alan Huffman, opponent researcher and co-author of "We're with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics."
MacArthur "don't call me genius" Fellow Josh Kun: Digging past Hollywood for LA's cultures
September 28, 2016 00:38 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison discusses Los Angeles culture beyond Hollywood with MacArthur Fellow Josh Kun.
The woman who brought Vin Scully to Los Angeles: Roz Wyman is Dodger true-blue for the man who talks a Dodger blue streak
September 21, 2016 00:36 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Roz Wyman, the former LA city council member who helped persuade the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles in 1958, bringing with them one of the most prized possessions in baseball: Vin Scully.
Caltech planet hunters Mike Brown & Konstantin Batygin: Could Planet Nine be the new Pluto?
September 13, 2016 23:13 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBPatt Morrison speaks with Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin about their hopeful discovery of a new addition to our very own solar system: Planet Nine.
Arson Detective Ed Nordskog: Finding the firestarters when California burns
September 07, 2016 00:16 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with arson detective Ed Nordskog about fires, how they're started and who starts them.
Word wizard Edward Finegan: For LA's birthday, La La Land's tubular gifts to the world
August 30, 2016 23:57 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Edward Finegan, USC linguist professor, about how words from southern California disseminate into the national vocabulary. latimes.com/patt
Stanford linguist John Rickford: for black kids, changing neighborhoods can change language skills
August 23, 2016 23:28 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Stanford professor John Rickford about how different spaces affect dialect within the African-American community.
Election fraud expert Andrew Gumbel: Donald Trump, Edgar Allan Poe, and rigging the vote
August 16, 2016 22:31 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with journalist and author Andrew Gumbel about allegations of fraud within the 2016 election.
Author/activist Masha Gesson: Putin, Trump, and Wikileaks in this strange election year
August 02, 2016 23:24 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with author and activist Masha Gesson about Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, the recent DNC leaks, and their possible connection to the Kremlin. Photo credit: Petras Malukas/AFP/Getty Images
Writer Ursula K. Le Guin: Imaginative fiction before Comic-Con and beyond this Earth
July 19, 2016 00:51 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with famed science-fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin about the modern popularity of speculative fiction literature, and presenting progressive ideas in not-so-progressive times.
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley: Clinton, Trump and the long, messy history of political conventions
July 16, 2016 00:01 - 15 minutes - 16.7 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with author and historian Douglas Brinkley about the history of American political conventions and what we might expect from those in Cleveland and Philadelphia this year.
Author Rebecca Traister: The all-gal "Ghostbusters," Hillary Clinton and gender stereotypes
July 11, 2016 19:32 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with author Rebecca Traister about the internet uproar over the upcoming all-girl reboot of fan-favorite "Ghostbusters," her book "All The Single Ladies," and gender stereotypes in America, 2016.
Oscar winner Jessica Yu: How many people does it take to overpopulate the earth?
July 05, 2016 23:25 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison chats with Jessica Yu about overpopulation, international birth rates, and her newest documentary, Misconception.
LA River thinker Matthew Gandy : Can Frank Gehry and river-lovers row together to bring the waterway back?
June 28, 2016 23:56 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Matthew Gandy, geographer, urbanist, and Professor of Cultural and Historical Geography at the University of Cambridge, about the elusive and infamous Los Angeles River.
Lara Smith of the Liberal Gun Club: Background checks, ammo clips, safety nets, and the NRA
June 18, 2016 00:07 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Lara Smith, Vice President of the California chapter of the Liberal Gun Club, about guns in America, following the tragic events in Orlando last week.
Actor/Producer Omar Epps: Fathers' fight to keep their families together in a new documentary for Father's Day
June 14, 2016 22:57 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison chats with actor/producer Omar Epps about the importance of fatherhood, and his new documentary, Daddy Don't Go.
Dr. Katrina Hedberg: How Oregon's death with dignity law works, as California's version takes effect
June 07, 2016 23:24 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with state health officer and epidemiologist Dr. Katrina Hedberg on Oregon's "right to die" law and what it means for California's own physician assisted suicide laws.
Senator Barbara Boxer: The lifelong Democrat sizes up Bernie Sanders, Edward Snowden, Donald Trump-- and even sings a (very) little bit
May 31, 2016 21:05 - 16 minutes - 17.1 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Senator Barbara Boxer about her storied career in congress, what happened at the Nevada state convention, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Edward Snowden and her new book, "The Art of Tough."
Campaign pioneer Stuart Spencer: Ronald Reagan's first political guru takes on Donald Trump and the Republican Party for not bringing Latinos into the GOP tent
May 24, 2016 22:24 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with political consultant Stuart Spencer to discuss the current state of the Republican party in the upcoming election.
Univision's Jorge Ramos: The renowned Latino TV host whose immigration question riled Donald Trump
May 18, 2016 02:18 - 17 minutes - 13.3 MBPatt Morrison speaks with Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos on his altercation with Republican candidate Donald Trump, President Obama's deportation record, immigration, and other issues important to Latino voters in this upcoming election.
Univision's Jorge Ramos: The renowned Latino TV host whose immigration question riled Donald Trump
May 18, 2016 02:18 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBPatt Morrison speaks with Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos on his altercation with Republican candidate Donald Trump, President Obama's deportation record, immigration, and other issues important to Latino voters in this upcoming election.
Director Whit Stillman: Jane Austen’s nice girls finish last in the new film and book “Love & Friendship”
May 11, 2016 01:39 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with writer/director Whit Stillman on his adaptation of the rare Jane Austen novella, "Lady Susan."
RAND's Brian Michael Jenkins: Terrorists, technology, and the tradeoffs of freedom and security
May 04, 2016 01:33 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the RAND Corporation and an expert on terrorism, about what terrorism means to America in 2016.
RAND's Brian Michael Jenkins: Terrorists, technology, and the tradeoffs of freedom and security
May 04, 2016 01:33 - 19 minutes - 16.7 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the RAND Corporation and an expert on terrorism, about what terrorism means to America in 2016.
Statistics mythbuster Gary Smith: Prince, David Bowie, and those funny numbers about celebrity deaths and baseball superstitions
April 26, 2016 22:07 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Gary Smith, professor of Economics at Pomona College, on the statistics of celebrity deaths.
Shakespeare on love, sex, racism and evil: How a dead white guy still rocks our world 400 years later
April 19, 2016 21:27 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison waxes poetic with Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on the many interpretations and controversies surrounding the Bard.
Alan Alda: the actor and science fan teaches modern Einsteins how to be Carl Sagans too
April 05, 2016 23:41 - 13 minutes - 13 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with actor and science-enthusiast Alan Alda about his work helping scientists communicate with the public, and helping children better understand scientific principles through his annual Flame Challenge at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.
LA's Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez: Poetry the hard way, for National Poetry Month
March 30, 2016 00:52 - 13 minutes - 13 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with esteemed Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, Luis J. Rodriguez about how poetry has shaped his life, the country at large, and the culture here in the City of Angels, as we head into National Poetry Month this April.
Seismologist Lucy Jones: The “Earthquake Lady” retires, but still awaits California’s “Big One”
March 23, 2016 00:44 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with retiring USGS seismologist Lucy Jones, affectionately known as "Earthquake Lady," to talk about the science, the safety, new technologies, shifting terminology, what she's learned and how the field has changed over her 33 years in the earthquake business.
Patt Morrison Asks - Humor and health expert Lee Berk
March 16, 2016 01:08 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBPatt Morrison speaks with Loma Linda University's resident humor and health expert Lee Berk about the medicinal benefits of laughter.
Patt Morrison Asks - Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus
March 09, 2016 01:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison asks Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of Social Sciences, about that political dirty word "Fascism" as it relates to Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump.
Patt Morrison Asks - Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson
March 02, 2016 01:59 - 13 minutes - 13 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with activist DeRay Mckesson, a prominent figure in the #BlackLivesMatter movement, WeTheProtesters.org, JoinCampaignZero.org, and currently running for mayor of Baltimore, MD.
Patt Morrison Asks - FOX's "Bordertown" writers, Lalo Alcaraz & Gustavo Arellano
February 17, 2016 02:21 - 13 minutes - 13.1 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Lalo Alcaraz and Gustavo Arellano, writers from FOX's "Bordertown," a new animated series about a whites and Latinos living side by side in a town on the U.S./Mexico border. (music by audionautix.com)
Patt Morrison Asks - LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King
February 10, 2016 03:13 - 12 minutes - 14.1 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison heads to Los Angeles Unified School District HQ to sit down with the new superintendent, Michelle King, the district's first African-American female superintendent. (music by audionautix.com)
Patt Morrison Asks - Dr. Bennet Omalu
February 03, 2016 02:05 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist from Nigeria known for discovering a disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and subject of the book and recent film adaptation, Concussion, starring Will Smith. (music by audionautix.com)
Patt Morrison Asks - LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
January 13, 2016 00:37 - 19 minutes - 18 MBLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck on crime rates, gun violence, Prop 47, and the recent school closures in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting. (music by audionautix.com)