KCRW's Which Way, L.A.? Podcasts

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Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively, thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about. Primary Format : Public Radio Language : English Also Listed as: City : Santa Monica State/Province : CA Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of KCRW's Which Way, L.A.? Podcasts Methings.com listings of KCRW's Which Way, L.A.? Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of KCRW's Which Way, L.A.? For Obama, Job One; In Southern California, Art and Pot The LA City Council debates a question other cities answered long ago: how to regulate medical marijuana. Also, Eli Broad's massive collection of contemporary art could mean prestige and money for Beverly Hills or Santa Monica. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point,in the "jobless recovery," the President says "Job One" is creating jobs. What can he do?  Can he do it before the mid-term elections? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Closing Guantanamo, Opening Up the LAUSD Charlie Beck starts his first term as Chief of the LAPD and the LA School District begins farming out schools to outside operators. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, to make good on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay, President Obama needs to re-locate more than 200 prisoners. One likely location in northwestern Illinois has set off a political firestorm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Global Warming, Higher Education in California Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fort Hood Killings; Swine Flu; Political Reform for California There's a shortage of H1N1 vaccine in LA County and a shortage of information about how many people are dying from swine flu. We hear about that and some bad news for efforts to reform government in California. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, 13 people were gunned down last Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas. Were they victims of terrorism? Could the incident have been prevented? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Iran and Diplomatic Confusion; LA Veterans Home from the Wars In addition to the visible wounds of combat, hundreds of thousands of veterans come home from Iraq and Afghanistan with injuries nobody else can see. What?s happening to those with PTSD and brain damage as they try to adjust to life in LA? On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, political divisions inside Iran appear to be threatening a nuclear deal with the west, even though competing Iranian factions may want it to happen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Diplomacy in Asia and Partisan Politics in California Republicans Pounce on Attorney General Jerry Brown, whose press secretary might have broken state law by taping a phone conversation without asking permission from the other party. Also, the brown pelican is off the endangered species list. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, as President Obama goes to Asia, the US is still in deep trouble while China is riding high. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It Was 20 Years Ago Today: The Fall of the Berlin Wall There are huge celebrations in Berlin, as world leaders gather to mark an event that changed the face of the world. It was twenty years ago today that the Berlin Wall came down. In this rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, guest hostSara Terryasks whether the past two decades have lived up to the promise of that moment, and how the end of the Cold War era shaped the political and economic realities of today. Also, the Supreme Court considers life sentences for children, and why pro-choice ac ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Global Warming and National Security Nobody doubts that dealing with global warming will be expensive, so supporters of climate change legislation are raising questions of national security.  On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, is that a diversionary tactic or will climate change increase terrorism, force mass migration and destabilize entire regions? Also, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas threatens to retire. On Reporter's Notebook, we ask the man who ran Barak Obama's "perfect" campaign what happened on Tuesday. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Obama and Middle East Peace; Villagraigosa and the LAPD Mayor Villagraigosa has chosen Deputy Chief Charlie Beck to succeed Bill Bratton as Chief of the LAPD. We hear from both men and get reaction from a cross section of city figures. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, Hillary Clinton's having a tough time with Israelis and Arabs, and Congress is about to condemn a UN report on war crimes in Gaza. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Off-year Election Results and Water for California Anthony Villaraigosa talks about his choice for a new chief of the LAPD and the rest of his own term as mayor. Plus, the State Legislature finally passes a water program, including $11 billion in bonds that will have to get voter approval. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, Republicans took governorships from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey. A Democrat took a congressional seat from the GOP in upstate New York. Maine voters said "no" to same-sex marriage. What messages do "off-year ele ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Credibility in Afghanistan and Homeless in LA Despite the recession, the number of homeless people in LA County has gone down, or has it? Ethics investigations are underway into two local members of Congress. Latinos are celebrating the Day of the Dead. OnTo the Point, Abdullah Abdullah has dropped out, so there won't be a run-off, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will get a second term. Will he be "credible" to his own people or to President Obama as he decides whether to send more American soldiers? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Executive Pay on Wall Street and New Digs for the LAPD Parker Center has been replaced as police headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. Does the new building, so far without a name, represent a new way for the LAPD to protect and serve? On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, traders and brokers who almost wrecked the economy got bonuses anyway, even as their companies were being saved by taxpayer bailouts. Will Obama Administration pay cuts punish the right people? Will new rules protect against another recession? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website China's Economy and California's Water Wars After years of delay and months of closed-door negotiations, a massive state water plan is finally out in the open. Does that mean it can be voted on this week as legislative leaders predicted?  We hear from Sacramento. On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point,China will soon pass Japan as the world's second largest economy, but it's not easy to cope with such rapid expansion. How long can the growth continue? Can the US and China afford to be adversaries? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Swine Flu, the Decline of Newspapers and the Chief of the LAPD California newspapers are on the ropes.  As they compete with themselves on the Internet, the New York Times may be covering local news in LA and San Francisco. We hear about that and the three insiders most likely to succeed LA Police Chief Bill Bratton.  On our rebroadcast ofTo the Point, mixed messages about swine flu and the availability of H1N1 vaccine have led to confusion and unexpected public anxiety. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The 'Public Option,' TV Sets and the Dodgers in Divorce Court Today's North Hollywood synagogue shooting, greening TV sets, and the Dodgers in divorce court. On our rebroadcast of today?sTo the Point, the "public option" is not dead after all. The House and the Senate will debate two different versions of healthcare reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Local Politics with National Impact; LAPD's New Home On Reporter's Notebook, the legacy of the first Chief to reshape the LAPD. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, local elections in New Jersey, Virginia and Maine could be important for the President, the Democratic Party and same sex marriage. Also, the Pay Czar cuts executive compensation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Big Banks, Medical Marijuana and the LAPD The federal government won't crack down any more on medical marijuana, but local officials are itching to prosecute. Plus, Mayor Villaraigosa says keep the LA Police Department at full force ? whatever it costs. On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, even Alan Greenspan saysit's time to break up financial institutions that are "too big tofail." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pakistan, Medical Marijuana and the Rights of Reporters The LA City Council gets a proposal to regulate medical marijuana. Will it allow sales for money? Did the LA County Sheriff violate laws protecting reporters' freedoms? On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point,Pakistan's army is finally taking on the Taliban in South Waziristan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Afghanistan's Run-off Election and Women in America's Workplace Women are half the workforce. Why don't they get the same pay as men for the same job? On our rebroadcast of today'sTo the Point, incompetence, corruption and Afghanistan's presidential election.  Will a run-off produce what the White House calls a "credible partner" deserving of more US troops to fight the Taliban and maintain stability? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website US and Iran, Face-to-Face for the First Time in 30 Years In Geneva tomorrow, the United States will sit down for direct negotiations with Iran for the first time in three decades. The US, France, Britain, China, Russia and Germany will push for greater transparency on Iran's nuclear program, and threaten sanctions if President Ahmadinejad refuses to cooperate. What can the West hope to achieve at the talks? Will Russia and China agree to stepping up the pressure on Iran? Also,  earthquakes and tsunamis strike Samoa, and pitching the Olympic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website