Sinopsis
"Patt Morrison Asks," once a column by LA Times columnist Patt Morrison, is now a podcast!
Episodios
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![California’s air quality chief: if Trump’s EPA gets its way, we’ll be “fumigated” again by pollution]()
California’s air quality chief: if Trump’s EPA gets its way, we’ll be “fumigated” again by pollution
08/05/2018 Duración: 17minAs chair of the Air Resources Board, Nichols wields "rock star" status. Nichols plays a central role in deciding where Californians get their energy, what fuel goes in their cars and how their homes are built. Nichols has held the post since 2007, when she was appointed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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![Author Richard Powers’ novel about humans’ war against trees - and why both sides could lose]()
Author Richard Powers’ novel about humans’ war against trees - and why both sides could lose
01/05/2018 Duración: 18minPatt Morrison speaks with Richard Powers, author of "The Overstory," a monumental novel about trees and people by one of our most "prodigiously talented" (The New York Times Book Review) novelists.
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![Since Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts quit his job rather than give data to ICE, life has taken a turn]()
Since Jordon Dyrdahl-Roberts quit his job rather than give data to ICE, life has taken a turn
17/04/2018 Duración: 12minJordon Dyrdahl-Roberts is a husband, father, writer and – after quitting his job at the Montana Department of Labor and Industry rather than share information with ICE – an unintentional immigration advocate. “I loved my work at the Labor Department, but I can't be a part of breaking up families,” Dyrdahl-Roberts wrote in The Washington Post. Patt Morrison talks with Dyrdahl-Roberts about the unusual turn his life has taken since he took a stand against ICE.
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![For tax day, UC Berkeley’s Dacher Keltner on how tax cuts affect the rich and poor differently.]()
For "tax day," UC Berkeley’s Dacher Keltner on how tax cuts affect the rich and poor differently.
10/04/2018 Duración: 14minPatt Morrison talks with Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab. He is also the founder and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center.
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![Anchor Judy Woodruff on the dare-to-be-boring PBS NewsHour in the era of Twitter and “fake news”]()
Anchor Judy Woodruff on the dare-to-be-boring PBS NewsHour in the era of Twitter and “fake news”
03/04/2018 Duración: 15minJudy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, reflects on changes in the news media at a time when, more than ever, the public needs accurate and reliable sources.
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![Could Facebook throw an election? “Of course they could,” cautions Silicon Valley’s Aza Raskin.]()
Could Facebook throw an election? “Of course they could,” cautions Silicon Valley’s Aza Raskin.
27/03/2018 Duración: 17minPatt Morrison talks with interface designer Aza Raskin. Raskin's work with Mozilla, Firefox and numerous innovative startups, as well as having grown up the son of human-interface expert Jef Raskin, gives him rare insight into Facebook's recent data theft debacle.
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![Author Steven Pinker’s long, uplifting view of human progress -- even in spite of humans themselves]()
Author Steven Pinker’s long, uplifting view of human progress -- even in spite of humans themselves
20/03/2018 Duración: 16minPatt Morrison speaks with Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker. In his new book, “Enlightenment Now: the Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress,” Pinker makes the case against doom and gloom-ism, especially in academia, and tribal know-nothing-ism in politics.
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![Senator Dianne Feinstein -- the assault weapons foe considers whether Donald Trump can really be the man who can carry gun control reform over the goal line.]()
Senator Dianne Feinstein -- the assault weapons foe considers whether Donald Trump can really be the man who can carry gun control reform over the goal line.
07/03/2018 Duración: 13minPatt Morrison speaks with Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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![Joan Baezs fabled voice has changed over her 60 years of singing, but her passion for civil rights and human rights has not.]()
Joan Baez's fabled voice has changed over her 60 years of singing, but her passion for civil rights and human rights has not.
21/02/2018 Duración: 23minJoan Baez talks about her new album, her upcoming farewell tour, the current state of protest music and how Trump inspired her to write a new song.
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![LAPD commissioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa on choosing a new police chief for Los Angeles]()
LAPD commissioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa on choosing a new police chief for Los Angeles
07/02/2018 Duración: 15minThe Los Angeles Police Commission already has its hands full being upbraided by protesters at its public meetings over questionable police shootings and the use of drones. Now it has to find a replacement for LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. Commissioner Sandra Figueroa-Villa speaks to Patt about the tasks at hand.
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![Maimuna Syed: A big Trump ballot backlash means prepping more women candidates to run for office]()
Maimuna Syed: A big Trump ballot backlash means prepping more women candidates to run for office
22/01/2018 Duración: 14minPatt Morrison talks with Maimuna Syed, executive director of Emerge California, about how the organization prepares women to run for office.
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![Comedy writer Laurie Kilmartin’s book “Dead People Suck” also shows how much the living suck at handling death, and tells us how to do better.]()
Comedy writer Laurie Kilmartin’s book “Dead People Suck” also shows how much the living suck at handling death, and tells us how to do better.
02/01/2018 Duración: 14minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison talks with author Laurie Kilmartin about death, dying and what to do with your stuff before you go.
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![Radio legend Art Laboe, who pioneered dedication shows and trademarked oldies but goodies, is still riding the airwaves six nights a week]()
Radio legend Art Laboe, who pioneered dedication shows and trademarked "oldies but goodies," is still riding the airwaves six nights a week
26/12/2017 Duración: 15minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with radio legend Art Laboe.
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![Freeway blogger Patrick Randall: He writes the signs that make the whole driving world see his message]()
Freeway blogger Patrick Randall: He writes the signs that make the whole driving world see his message
19/12/2017 Duración: 14minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with "Freeway blogger" Patrick Randall about his unique protest method
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![Whatever voter ID laws require, whatever candidate you support, Voteriders and Kathleen Unger want to put the ID, and the rules, right in your hands]()
Whatever voter ID laws require, whatever candidate you support, Voteriders and Kathleen Unger want to put the ID, and the rules, right in your hands
05/12/2017 Duración: 14minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Kathleen Unger about her voter ID law non-profit, Voteriders.
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![Polymath performer John Hodgman rats out the state of Maine and his own foibles and follicles in his book Vacationland]()
Polymath performer John Hodgman rats out the state of Maine and his own foibles and follicles in his book "Vacationland"
21/11/2017 Duración: 16minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with John Hodgman live at the LA Times Ideas Exchange
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![Nobel laureate Kip Thorne on the team that saw the waves that change the universe-- and a national science gap]()
Nobel laureate Kip Thorne on the team that saw the waves that change the universe-- and a national science gap
14/11/2017 Duración: 19minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Kip Thorne.
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![Feminist author and editor Kate Harding explains the ferocious power in owning the phrase nasty woman]()
Feminist author and editor Kate Harding explains the ferocious power in owning the phrase "nasty woman"
07/11/2017 Duración: 15minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with feminist author and editor Kate Harding about her new book "Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America"
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![Former adman Andrew Essex: Why bad ads deserve to die, and what might replace them]()
Former adman Andrew Essex: Why bad ads deserve to die, and what might replace them
24/10/2017 Duración: 11minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Andrew Essex about the new era of advertising.
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![Writer Salman Rushdies new novel of a rich immigrant family sizes up New York in the age of Trump]()
Writer Salman Rushdie's new novel of a rich immigrant family sizes up New York in the age of Trump
09/10/2017 Duración: 20minLA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with author Salman Rushdie about his new book "The Golden House" at the LA Times Ideas Exchange.
