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:

 Los Angeles Responds to Philippines Typhoon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

More Filipinos live in Southern California than anyplace outside the Philippine Islands themselves, many touched personally by Typhoon Haiyan.

 The Threat to America ? from Our Own Nuclear Weapons | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

America's nuclear arsenal has been subject to a terrifying number of accidents, miscalculations and inexplicable blunders, without a devastating catastrophe ? so far.

 LA County Child Welfare Workers Sue over Caseloads | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Social workers sue LA County over staffing at the Department of Children and Family Services. They?re often responsible for more children than their contract calls for.

 100 Years On, Why Don't Angelenos Drink LA's Water? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Like many Americans, LA residents buy drinking water in plastic bottles. Why, when the DWP provides it for free?

 Power and Water: The Los Angeles Aqueduct at 100 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On the 100th anniversary of the LA Aqueduct, a look at William Mulholland's legacy and the on-going quest to quench LA's thirst.

 Calderon Scandal Thickens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Al Jazeera America has uncovered a sting operation, involving a phony film company and $60,000 in alleged bribes to State Senator Ron Calderon.

 County Fights Plan to Drill for Oil on Whittier Parkland | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The City of Whittier wants oil drilling on land LA County bought to preserve as open space. Supervisor Gloria Molina calls it a "dangerous precedent."

 LAUSD Extends Superintendant John Deasy's Contract until 2016 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

After much uncertainty, Superintendent John Deasy got a "satisfactory" rating from the LAUSD School Board. He'll stay on until 2016. Can they really work together?

 LA Joins the 'Open Data' Movement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

How many City workers were paid more last year than the Mayor? What was the revenue from parking fines? How much was spent on tree-trimming, the LAPD or for clowns?

 Bias and Discrimination at UCLA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

After denying a black doctor's charges of discrimination, UCLA settled for $4.5 million. Last week, a special panel reported "a campus racial climate in near crisis."

 Earthquakes: Are We Prepared for the Big One? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It?s no secret that Los Angeles is not prepared for The Big One. Is there any economical way to prepare?

 Concussions, Brain Damage and High School Football | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Do modern football helmets provide high school players the protection they need? Have local high schools learned anything from the NFL?

 How Secret Should California's Gang Database Be? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Some 200,000 Californians are on a database that tracks suspected gang members. How does the law protect the rights of people who are wrongly listed?

 Fracking and the Black Gold Rush in the San Joaquin Valley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

New oil extraction techniques may open the massive Monterey Shale Formation, creating another oil boom. Will the jobs and the money be worth the consequences of fracking?

 Can a Historic Neighborhood Survive an Improvement it Asked For? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Leimert Park is called the cultural hub of black Los Angeles, and it fought hard for a station on the new Crenshaw Line. But are there unintended consequences?

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