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Patt Morrison Asks

Los Angeles Times

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.

  • 1 minute 27 seconds
    Introducing: Boiling Point
    Climate change is battering California. Can the state find a way forward? Listen every Thursday as award-winning L.A. Times columnist Sammy Roth breaks down the many complexities of today's climate challenges and solutions with top experts in the field.
    16 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 13 minutes 34 seconds
    Pop Sci editor Corinne Iozzio: a 19th-century magazine goes all 21st century on COVID-19 and more

    Patt Morrison talks with Pop Science editor Corrine Iozzio. 

    14 April 2020, 9:02 pm
  • 20 minutes 29 seconds
    “World War Z” ‘s Max Brooks: For years, we’ve made plans for this crisis. Why haven’t we used them?

    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.

    31 March 2020, 8:07 pm
  • 16 minutes 2 seconds
    Birdman Steve Holmer: with 3 billion birds vanishing from North American skies in 50 years, how do we keep them flying?

    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."

    17 March 2020, 10:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 15 seconds
    Science writer Laura Spinney: how the 1918 flu epidemic gives us clues to our coronavirus reaction

    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. 

    10 March 2020, 5:54 pm
  • 13 minutes 26 seconds
    USC’s Mindy Romero: can Super Tuesday see super turnouts of young, Latino and Asian-American voters?

    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.

    25 February 2020, 6:48 pm
  • 14 minutes 19 seconds
    Author Andrea McDonnell: Kobe Bryant and the fickle nature of fame

    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.   

    20 February 2020, 7:53 pm
  • 19 minutes
    Sacramento’s Daniel Zingale: the retiring adviser to governors leaves behind one last to-do list

    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.

    11 February 2020, 8:21 pm
  • 16 minutes 3 seconds
    Recycling guru Richard Gertman: let’s come clean about recycling, and rethink our consumer habits

    Patt Morrison talks with Richard Gertman. Gertman has been recognized nationwide as a pioneer in the integrated waste management field.

    4 February 2020, 9:12 pm
  • 16 minutes 53 seconds
    Elections guru Richard Hasen: Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Richard Hasen an American legal scholar and expert in legislation, election law and campaign finance.

    28 January 2020, 9:23 pm
  • 15 minutes 55 seconds
    Intelligence veteran Malcolm Nance’s grand slam: President Trump, the military, and Putin’s Russia

    Patt Morrison talks with former United States Navy senior chief petty officer specializing in naval cryptology. Malcolm is an American author and media commentator on terrorism, intelligence, insurgency, and torture. 

    14 January 2020, 8:20 pm
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