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- Author/activist Masha Gesson: Putin, Trump, and Wikileaks in this strange election year
LA 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
16 min - Writer Ursula K. Le Guin: Imaginative fiction before Comic-Con and beyond this Earth
LA 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.
18 min - Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley: Clinton, Trump and the long, messy history of political conventions
LA 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.
16 min - Author Rebecca Traister: The all-gal "Ghostbusters," Hillary Clinton and gender stereotypes
LA 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.
16 min - Oscar winner Jessica Yu: How many people does it take to overpopulate the earth?
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison chats with Jessica Yu about overpopulation, international birth rates, and her newest documentary, Misconception.
16 min - LA River thinker Matthew Gandy : Can Frank Gehry and river-lovers row together to bring the waterway back?
LA 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.
14 min - Lara Smith of the Liberal Gun Club: Background checks, ammo clips, safety nets, and the NRA
LA 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.
17 min - Actor/Producer Omar Epps: Fathers' fight to keep their families together in a new documentary for Father's Day
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison chats with actor/producer Omar Epps about the importance of fatherhood, and his new documentary, Daddy Don't Go.
17 min - Dr. Katrina Hedberg: How Oregon's death with dignity law works, as California's version takes effect
LA 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.
14 min - Senator Barbara Boxer: The lifelong Democrat sizes up Bernie Sanders, Edward Snowden, Donald Trump-- and even sings a (very) little bit
LA 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."
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About Patt Morrison Asks
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A 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.