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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.

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Jun 11, 2025

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Episodes

MIT’s Sinan Aral: you can measure election interference – if the “transparency paradox” allows it 10.09.2019

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. 

Director Tom Donahue: Hollywood’s labor problem is a gender bias problem 27.08.2019

Patt Morrison talks with film director and producer Tom Donahue on his latest documentary "This Changes Everything" about systemic gender bias and discrimination against women in Hollywood and entertainment.

Conspiracy analysts Joseph Uscinski: 21stcentury American fears trade on “invasion, white genocide” 13.08.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Joseph Uscinski and American political scientist who specializes in the study of conspiracy theories. He is co-author of the book American Conspiracy Theories.

Author Susan Phillips: A century-long fight for public space and recognition in Los Angeles graffiti 06.08.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Author Susan Phillips about her latest book "The City Beneath: A  Century of Los Angeles Graffiti".

Theane Evangelis: Asking the Supreme Court what’s constitutional in fixing homelessness homeless 30.07.2019

Patt Morrison talks with constitutional lawyer Theane Evangelis with Gibson Dunn, and Crutcher. Boise, Idaho asks the Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit's ruling on homelessness issues.  Theane Evangelis is partnering with renowned lawyer Theodore Olson to take on this case that could radically once again change how Los Angeles and nine other western states deal with there homeless. 

Author David Runciman: a century of surviving crises leaves democracy too confident-and vulnerable 16.07.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Professor David Runciman who teaches politics and history at Cambridge University. David talks about his book "How Democracy Ends". 

Author Douglas Brinkley: JFK and America’s grand, improbable race to put men on the moon 09.07.2019

Patt Morrison talks with author Douglas Brinkley on his latest book, "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race".

Citlali Fabian: using old equipment, a Oaxacan photographer records her even older culture 25.06.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Citlali Fabian a Oaxacan photographer.

PETA's Ingrid Newkirk: doing whatever it takes to protect animals, ugly ones as well as cute ones 18.06.2019

Patt Morrison talks PETA's president and cofounder Ingrid Newkirk. Ingrid has led the worlds largest organization for more than 35 years. 

Media law prof Doreen Weisenhaus: journalism and justice in Assange and San Francisco cases 04.06.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Doreen Weisenhaus Associate Professor and Director of the Media Law Project at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong. 

Trump's master fact-checker Daniel Dale: untruth and consequences 28.05.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Daniel Dale the Toronto Star's Washington bureau chief, covering U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and other stories in the United States.  

MPAA's Joan Graves : 30 years of watching three movies a day -- and assigning them parental ratings 21.05.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Joan Graves Senior Vice President of the Motion Picture Association of America and Chairman of its Classification and Ratings Administration (CARA)

Norman Mineta – Pearl Harbor and 9/11 as defining moment in a statesman’s life 07.05.2019

Patt Morrison talks Norman Mineta an American Politician. Mineta tells legacy in his documentary, "Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story,” a documentary portrait of the American statesman and trailblazer. Mineta most recently served in President George Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary Transportation, the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush Administration.  

Two documentarians introduce us to the Olympics of science fairs and its brilliant teen competitors 30.04.2019

Patt Morrison talks with film directors Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster on  their documentary SCIENCE FAIR, a National Geographic Film.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: chasing the world’s secrets to life and happiness that often elude Americans 23.04.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta an american neurosurgeon and medical reporter.  

Scientist Adam Rutherford: for Earth Day, the paradoxical and powerful creature called homo sapiens 16.04.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Adam Rutherford on his latest book Humanimal : How Homo sapiens Became Nature's most Paradoxical Creature.  

Terry Tempest Williams: the death of a red oak and a brother, the life of the “untaintable” West 09.04.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Terry Tempest Williams, an American author, conservationist, and activist.

Shane Claiborne’s Bible-inspired weapons “meltdown” -- evangelizing for Jesus and against guns 02.04.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Shane Claiborne a Christian activist and author. Claiborne is one the founding members of the intentional community, the Simple Way.

Broad Foundation chief Gerun Riley: making 21st-century philanthropy work 26.03.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Gerun Riley President of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.

Sociologist Jerome Karabel: admissions scandal shows privileged are desperate to keep it that way 19.03.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Jerome Karabel a Professor of Sociology at the University of California Berkeley. Karabel is the author of the book "The Chosen : The Hidden of Admission and exclusion at Harvard, Yale, Princeton".

Thinking of un-borders: author Luis Alberto Urrea and the nature of the US-Mexico "border planet" 12.03.2019

Patt Morrison talks with author Luis Urrea a Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist.

California water messager Niki Woodard: selling the drought after the deluge 05.03.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Niki Woodard Deputy Assistant at California Department of Water Resources.   

Tax whisperer Anne Alstott: what our tax code reveals about our national character 26.02.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Anne Alstott an expert in taxation and social policy.

Author Richard Beck: what underlies the child sexual abuse hysteria, from McMartin to Pizzagate 19.02.2019

Patt Morrison talks with Richard Beck the author of We Believe the Children: The Story of a Moral Panic.

Author Barbara Ehrenreich takes on the contradictions of “successful aging” 12.02.2019

Patt Morrison talks with American Author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich about her new book "Natural Causes". 

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