KCRW's Which Way, LA? show

KCRW's Which Way, LA?

Summary: Award-winning moderator Warren Olney leads lively. thoughtful and provocative discussion on the issues Southern Californians care about. Which Way. L.A.? draws from newsmakers around Los Angeles, the state, North America, and from around the world to present all sides of the issues.

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Podcasts:

 Another Extension for California's Healthcare Exchange | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Lost applications, hours on the phone and frustrated consumers are trying to access their new health insurance. Even people not using Obamacare are feeling the effects.

 The Brave New World of Obamacare | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Millions of Americans are starting to use their new health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. How's it going? How well are doctors and hospitals coping?

 College Athletes: Amateurs or Paid Professionals? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

There's big money in college bowl games, but none trickles down to the people who bring in the audiences who watch on TV. Should players get a piece of the action?

 Talking Points: Our Favorite Author Interviews of 2013 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this special end-of-the-year edition of To the Point we?re rebroadcasting some of our favorite author interviews from 2013.

 Gay Marriage in Utah and the Outlook for 2014 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Utah could become the 18th state to permit same-sex marriage, with court cases in 17 other states. Will 2013 be the tipping point for same-sex marriage in America?

 Syrian Peace Talks and the Battle on the Ground | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Despite talks scheduled next month between Syria's government and rebels, fighting continues and there's concern that the war will finally be decided on the battlefield.

 Are the Humanities in Crisis? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Half as many college students major in humanities as did 50 years ago. What's at stake when higher education becomes more career focused and fewer study the humanities?

 Waiting for Sochi | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We look at how the Winter Olympics in Sochi are shaping up, despite construction delays, reports of corruption, and the controversy over Russia's stance on gay rights.

 As Washington Looks the Other Way, Are Big Cities on Their Own? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recent mayoral elections turned on class than race as multi-ethnic coalitions focused on the economy. With further federal help unlikely, are big cities on their own?

 Power and Amnesty in Putin's Russia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Are sudden pardons a PR move to counter international criticism of Russia's record on human rights, or is President Putin responding to larger forces, at home and abroad?

 Water Wars: The Future of Southern California's Water | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

State and federal officials are under pressure to declare a drought in the third dry year in a row. There's not enough water and won't be the future. Potential solutions?

 Saying Goodbye to Hollywood Park | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

After 75 years, the last race will be run at Hollywood Park this Sunday. Once the playground of Hollywood stars, it's slated to become a mixed use development.

 Exide Acid-Battery Recycler and Public Health Concerns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Exide, in Vernon, has people from Boyle Heights to Hancock Park in fear of cancer and other diseases after years of lead and arsenic emissions.

 California's Meningitis Outbreak | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

5000 students were inoculated for bacterial meningitis at Princeton with a vaccine not yet approved in the US. Should UCSB, which had a similar outbreak, do the same?

 Discrimination in the Los Angeles Fire Department | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores whether a new LA fire chief can turn around an agency plagued by charges of race and gender discrimination.

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