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Introducing 'Foretold'

Patt Morrison Asks - May 18, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
"Foretold" is the newest podcast from the L.A. Times, and we're sharing a preview of the first episode with you here today.  In the fall of 2019, reporter Faith E. Pinho received a tip from a woman named Paulina Stevens. Paulina claimed she had grown up in an insular Romani community in Califor...

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Introducing "The Times: Daily news from the L.A. Times"

Patt Morrison Asks - May 20, 2021 08:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
“The Times: Daily news from the L.A. Times” is a new podcast hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano along with reporters from the L.A. Times’ diverse newsroom. Every weekday, the show takes listeners beyond the headlines, with our West Coast outlook on the world. News, entertainment, the environme...

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Introducing Patt Morrison's new podcast "It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders"

Patt Morrison Asks - May 26, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
From Los Angeles Times writer and columnist Patt Morrison comes “It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders.” This fascinating new true-crime podcast follows the case of Betty Broderick, who thought she had a perfect life. Until her husband left. Five years later, Betty killed him and his new wi...

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L.A. Times presents Coronavirus in California

Patt Morrison Asks - May 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
From the Los Angeles Times, comes Coronavirus in California: Stories from the Front Lines, an essential new podcast hosted by L.A. Times reporter Gustavo Arellano. Every weekday, the podcast gives listeners dispatches from Californians who are in the thick of this pandemic. We hear from...

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Pop Sci editor Corinne Iozzio: a 19th-century magazine goes all 21st century on COVID-19 and more

Patt Morrison Asks - April 14, 2020 21:02 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Pop Science editor Corrine Iozzio. 

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“World War Z” ‘s Max Brooks: For years, we’ve made plans for this crisis. Why haven’t we used them?

Patt Morrison Asks - March 31, 2020 20:07 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with actor and author Max Brooks about the coronavirus and social distancing. Max Brooks has a new book "Devolution" to release next month.

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Birdman Steve Holmer: with 3 billion birds vanishing from North American skies in 50 years, how do we keep them flying?

Patt Morrison Asks - March 17, 2020 22:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Steve Holmer who has over 25 years of experience working to conserve endangered wildlife. Steve heads the American Bird Conservancy who's motto is "bring back the birds."

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Science writer Laura Spinney: how the 1918 flu epidemic gives us clues to our coronavirus reaction

Patt Morrison Asks - March 10, 2020 17:54 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Laura Spinney a British science journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. Her latest book is Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World. 

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USC’s Mindy Romero: can Super Tuesday see super turnouts of young, Latino and Asian-American voters?

Patt Morrison Asks - February 25, 2020 18:48 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Mindy Romero the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, in Sacramento.

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Author Andrea McDonnell: Kobe Bryant and the fickle nature of fame

Patt Morrison Asks - February 20, 2020 19:53 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Author Andrea McDonnell. Andrea teaches communications and media studies at Emmanuel College in Boston and  is co-author of the book Celebrity : A History of Fame.   

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Author Andrea McDonnell: Kobe Bryant and the fickle nature of fame

Patt Morrison Asks - February 20, 2020 19:53 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Author Andrea McDonnell. Andrea teaches communications and media studies at Emmanuel College in Boston and  is co-author of the book Celebrity : A History of Fame.   

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Sacramento’s Daniel Zingale: the retiring adviser to governors leaves behind one last to-do list

Patt Morrison Asks - February 11, 2020 20:21 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Daniel Zingale a top advisor to the last three governors and to Maria Shriver, and a veteran of the Jerry Brown 1.0 administration. Zingale has also been founding director of California’s managed health care department, executive director of AIDS Action, and a top offici...

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Recycling guru Richard Gertman: let’s come clean about recycling, and rethink our consumer habits

Patt Morrison Asks - February 04, 2020 21:12 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Richard Gertman. Gertman has been recognized nationwide as a pioneer in the integrated waste management field.

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Elections guru Richard Hasen: Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy 2020

Patt Morrison Asks - January 28, 2020 21:23 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Richard Hasen an American legal scholar and expert in legislation, election law and campaign finance.

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Intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance’s grand slam: President Trump, the military, and Putin’s Russia

Patt Morrison Asks - January 14, 2020 20:20 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with former United States Navy senior chief petty officer specializing in naval cryptology. Malcolm is an American author and media commentator on terrorism, intelligence, insurgency, and torture. 

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Scott Galloway: California’s gig economy, privacy laws will be the nation’s “heavyweight prizefight”

Patt Morrison Asks - January 07, 2020 19:12 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Scott Galloway best selling author and professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business. 

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Composer, writer, “Python” comedian Eric Idle: his anarchic humor heads for the Huntington archives

Patt Morrison Asks - December 24, 2019 19:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with comedian, actor, author, and musician Eric Idle. Eric Idel is the writer, for the music and lyrics , of the Broadway musical Spamalot.

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Rep. Karen Bass: Impeach or not, Congress must fix democracy’s “serious weaknesses” exposed by Trump

Patt Morrison Asks - December 17, 2019 18:42 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison takes with Congresswomen Bass about Trumps impeachment and several other issues facing Americans.

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Director Scott Z. Burns: why “The Report” on CIA torture interrogation needed to be a feature film

Patt Morrison Asks - December 10, 2019 19:20 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with American screenwriter, producer, and director Scott Z. Burns on his latest film "The Report".

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GOP strategist Rick Wilson: warning signs and wreckage of Trump’s “loud, messy, ugly” 2020 campaign

Patt Morrison Asks - December 03, 2019 18:25 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Rick Wilson a Republican political strategist, media consultant and author. Rick Wilson the author of "Everything Trump Touches Dies" is a back with his book "Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump‑‑and Democrats".

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Lawyer Linda Coberly: what happens if the Equal Rights Amendment makes it into the Constitution?

Patt Morrison Asks - November 26, 2019 18:51 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Linda Coberly managing partner of Winston & Strawn on Equal Rights Amendment.

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Activist Holly Jacobs on “revenge porn” and, post-Katie Hill, a federal law to protect victims

Patt Morrison Asks - November 05, 2019 18:40 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with activist Holly Jacobs on non-consensual pornography or "revenge porn", and why it should be a federal crime. Holly Jacobs is the founder of Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, and has previously served as the organization's President and Executive Director.


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Google ex-chief Eric Schmidt: why the market is the go-to answer for what ails the internet

Patt Morrison Asks - October 22, 2019 18:57 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Eric Schmidt former CEO of Google and former Executive chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet.

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China scholar Kenneth Pomeranz: why that NBA team manager’s tweet struck such a raw nerve there

Patt Morrison Asks - October 15, 2019 17:14 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Kenneth Pomeranz a Professor of Modern Chinese History at the university of Chicago.

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Never Trumper Sarah Longwell: getting the GOP to stand up to Trump for constitutional conservatism

Patt Morrison Asks - October 08, 2019 22:22 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Sarah Longwell first woman to head the National Log Cabin Republicans Group, publisher of the Bulwark conservative website, and executive Director of Defending Democracy Together.

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Ed Avol and Chip Jacobs: Trump’s smog decree vs. your lungs, and seven startling LA smog facts

Patt Morrison Asks - October 01, 2019 19:14 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Ed Avol Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine at USC Keck Medical School, about the LA smog and how the future air could look like the past. She also talks with Chip Jacobs an Los Angeles based author and journalist. Chip Jacobs author of the book "Smogtown", gives y...

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Salman Rushdie: a hero’s quest in a reality-TV world, and what wouldn’t be in an authentic LA novel

Patt Morrison Asks - September 24, 2019 17:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Salman Rushdie a British Indian novelist and essayist.

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Author Dana Thomas: Fast fashion is cheap, wasteful, and hurting the planet -- and you can stop it

Patt Morrison Asks - September 17, 2019 18:07 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with fashion and culture journalist Dana Thomas on her book Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes.

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MIT’s Sinan Aral: you can measure election interference – if the “transparency paradox” allows it

Patt Morrison Asks - September 10, 2019 18:03 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
Patt Morrison talks with Professor Sinan Aral. Aral is a Professor of Marketing and Analytics at MIT and is a leading expert on social networks, social media, and digital strategy. 

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