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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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Economist Jana Gallus: What are Oscars and other non-cash awards really worth? 22.02.2017 15:32

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with economist Jana Gallus about the phenomenon and psychology of giving and receiving awards.

Voice of America director Amanda Bennett: New audiences, new technology, and no "Trump VOA" channel 15.02.2017 11:58

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Amanda Bennett, director of "Voice of America."

California attorney general Xavier Becerra: "We have a right to say to the federal government, 'Hands off.'" 08.02.2017 14:59

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Xavier Becerra, the new attorney general of California.

California Senator Kamala Harris: Taking on the Trump White House in "post-11/8" America 01.02.2017 19:13

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with recently appointed California Senator Kamala Harris about working with Trump's new administration.

Deleted tweets seeker Derek Willis: The tweets that Trump and other politicians didn't want you to read 25.01.2017 12:43

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Derek Willis from Politwoops, an online service which exhumes the deleted tweets of politicians.

First Amendment attorney Ted Boutros Jr.: Free speech and a free press in the Donald Trump era 18.01.2017 13:53

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison talks with attorney Ted Boutros Jr. about the First Amendment under the new administration.

Author and John Hughes fan Jason Diamond: Why Ferris Bueller is our Everyman 11.01.2017 14:01

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Jason Diamond, a writer obsessed with John Hughes movies who decided to write a book about him.

"Lore" podcast creator Aaron Mahnke: Getting to the facts about the fantastic tales humans love 04.01.2017 13:03

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Aaron Mahnke, creator of the "Lore" podcast, about why we love the things that go bump in the night.

Senator Barbara Boxer: Leaving the U.S. Senate, but not the struggle 28.12.2016 12:26

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with CA Senator Barbara Boxer about life post-election, post-term and under the new Trump presidency.

Methodist minister and author Bruce Forbes' cease-fire ideas for that "War on Christmas" 21.12.2016 15:23

LAT columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Methodist minister and author Bruce Forbes on the origins of the spiritual and cultural holidays of Christmas.

Housing guru Raphael Bostic: What the Ghost Ship fire reveals about California’s problem with the roofs over our heads 14.12.2016 18:15

LAT columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Raphael Bostic, a professor at USC's School of Public Policy, about housing crises in Los Angeles in light of the recent catastrophe in Oakland.

Los Angeles' immigration chief Linda Lopez: Preparing the city's undocumented residents for Trump's new deportation policy 07.12.2016 15:02

L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison sits down with Linda Lopez, Head of L.A.'s Office of Immigrant Affairs, about what the new Trump presidency might mean for undocumented L.A. residents and their families.

New supe in town: Kathryn Barger becomes one of LA's most powerful politicians 30.11.2016 16:13

LAT columnist Patt Morrison sits down with Kathryn Barger, the newest member of the LA County Board of Supervisors.

Law expert Hadar Aviram: Why death row doesn't work and how Charles Manson changed the California death penalty 23.11.2016 13:47

LAT columnist Patt Morrison talks to Hadar Aviram about California's capital punishment laws in light of 2016's election.

Tunnels, trains and smart automobiles: Transit guru Edward Humes on spending L.A.'s new traffic billions 16.11.2016 16:59

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Edward Humes on the passing of LA's new traffic bill, Measure M.

TV/filmmaker Mike Judge: The birth of "Idiocracy" and the nerds of "Silicon Valley" 08.11.2016 14:43

LAT columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Mike Judge about the cultural resurgence and immediacy of his 2006 film, Idiocracy.

Journalist Ja’han Jones: A website compiles obituaries that black Americans are writing about themselves, imagining being shot and killed by police 18.10.2016 18:04

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Ja'han Jones, journalist and creator of the "Black Obituaries Project," a venue for members of the African-American community to compose their own obituaries, controlling the narrative of their lives, and potential deaths.

Playwright Joseph Rodota: Caryl Chessman‘s death row ghost as California votes on death penalty 11.10.2016 21:10

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with playwright Joseph Rodota on his recent work "Chessman," about California's controversial relationship with the death penalty, and the infamous Caryl Chessman.

Oppo researcher Alan Huffman: Digging dirt to clean up democracy, and the year of Donald Trump 04.10.2016 15:48

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Alan Huffman, opponent researcher and co-author of "We're with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics."

MacArthur "don't call me genius" Fellow Josh Kun: Digging past Hollywood for LA's cultures 28.09.2016 16:16

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison discusses Los Angeles culture beyond Hollywood with MacArthur Fellow Josh Kun.

The woman who brought Vin Scully to Los Angeles: Roz Wyman is Dodger true-blue for the man who talks a Dodger blue streak 21.09.2016 13:36

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Roz Wyman, the former LA city council member who helped persuade the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles in 1958, bringing with them one of the most prized possessions in baseball: Vin Scully.

Caltech planet hunters Mike Brown & Konstantin Batygin: Could Planet Nine be the new Pluto? 13.09.2016 14:30

Patt Morrison speaks with Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin about their hopeful discovery of a new addition to our very own solar system: Planet Nine.

Arson Detective Ed Nordskog: Finding the firestarters when California burns 07.09.2016 15:06

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with arson detective Ed Nordskog about fires, how they're started and who starts them.

Word wizard Edward Finegan: For LA's birthday, La La Land's tubular gifts to the world 30.08.2016 14:42

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Edward Finegan, USC linguist professor, about how words from southern California disseminate into the national vocabulary. latimes.com/patt

Stanford linguist John Rickford: for black kids, changing neighborhoods can change language skills 23.08.2016 15:13

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Stanford professor John Rickford about how different spaces affect dialect within the African-American community.