Episodes

  • Introducing Patt Morrison's new podcast "It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders"
    May 26 2020

    From Los Angeles Times writer and columnist Patt Morrison comes “It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders.” This fascinating new true-crime podcast follows the case of Betty Broderick, who thought she had a perfect life. Until her husband left. Five years later, Betty killed him and his new wife. Thirty years later, we still can’t look away.

    From the LA Times team behind Dirty John, Man In The Window and Chasing Cosby, this is “It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders.” As you listen to this special preview, subscribe now:: https://link.chtbl.com/Gu_cpU2d

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    4 mins
  • Pop Sci editor Corinne Iozzio: a 19th-century magazine goes all 21st century on COVID-19 and more
    Apr 14 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Pop Science editor Corrine Iozzio.

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    14 mins
  • “World War Z” ‘s Max Brooks: For years, we’ve made plans for this crisis. Why haven’t we used them?
    Mar 31 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with actor and author Max Brooks about the coronavirus and social distancing. Max Brooks has a new book "Devolution" to release next month.

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    20 mins
  • Birdman Steve Holmer: with 3 billion birds vanishing from North American skies in 50 years, how do we keep them flying?
    Mar 17 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Steve Holmer who has over 25 years of experience working to conserve endangered wildlife. Steve heads the American Bird Conservancy who's motto is "bring back the birds."

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    16 mins
  • Science writer Laura Spinney: how the 1918 flu epidemic gives us clues to our coronavirus reaction
    Mar 10 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Laura Spinney a British science journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. Her latest book is Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World.

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    17 mins
  • USC’s Mindy Romero: can Super Tuesday see super turnouts of young, Latino and Asian-American voters?
    Feb 25 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Mindy Romero the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, in Sacramento.

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    13 mins
  • Author Andrea McDonnell: Kobe Bryant and the fickle nature of fame
    Feb 20 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Author Andrea McDonnell. Andrea teaches communications and media studies at Emmanuel College in Boston and is co-author of the book Celebrity : A History of Fame.

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    14 mins
  • Sacramento’s Daniel Zingale: the retiring adviser to governors leaves behind one last to-do list
    Feb 11 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Daniel Zingale a top advisor to the last three governors and to Maria Shriver, and a veteran of the Jerry Brown 1.0 administration. Zingale has also been founding director of California’s managed health care department, executive director of AIDS Action, and a top official at the California Endowment.

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    19 mins