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- 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
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with political consultant Stuart Spencer to discuss the current state of the Republican party in the upcoming election.
15 min - Univision's Jorge Ramos: The renowned Latino TV host whose immigration question riled Donald Trump
Patt 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.
18 min - Director Whit Stillman: Jane Austen’s nice girls finish last in the new film and book “Love & Friendship”
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with writer/director Whit Stillman on his adaptation of the rare Jane Austen novella, "Lady Susan."
18 min - RAND's Brian Michael Jenkins: Terrorists, technology, and the tradeoffs of freedom and security
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Brian Michael
Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the RAND Corporation and an expert onterrorism, about what terrorism means to America in 2016.20 min - Statistics mythbuster Gary Smith: Prince, David Bowie, and those funny numbers about celebrity deaths and baseball superstitions
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Gary
Smith, professor of Economics at Pomona College, on thestatistics of celebrity deaths.14 min - Shakespeare on love, sex, racism and evil: How a dead white guy still rocks our world 400 years later
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison waxes poetic with Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on the many interpretations and controversies surrounding the Bard.
14 min - Alan Alda: the actor and science fan teaches modern Einsteins how to be Carl Sagans too
LA 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.
14 min - LA's Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez: Poetry the hard way, for National Poetry Month
LA 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.
14 min - Seismologist Lucy Jones: The “Earthquake Lady” retires, but still awaits California’s “Big One”
LA 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.
15 min - Patt Morrison Asks - Humor and health expert Lee Berk
Patt Morrison speaks with Loma Linda University's resident humor and health expert Lee Berk about the medicinal benefits of laughter.
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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.