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What The Hal?

What The Hal? is a podcast where we talk in depth with newsmakers and public figures on significant topics that are relevant to our Los Angeles audience. This podcast is a more intimate conversation with the guests that appear on the FOX 11 News In Depth show that airs Sunday mornings on FOX 11.

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58 - Digging through 70 years of TV archives

What The Hal? ·

2019/06/27

In this episode, Hal Eisner talks to our FOX 11 archivist Mitch Waldow as they two of them have been going through some of our archived footage to tell you some great stories that KTTV has aired over the past 70 years. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for listening! Hal Eisner

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57 - Remembering Woodstock 50 years later, with...

What The Hal? ·

2019/06/26

This summer is the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, a music festival held in August 1969 which attracted more than 400,000 people. Sweetwater was the first band to play at the festival back in 1969. We talk to three original members: Nancy Nevins, Fred Hererra, and Alex Del Zoppo. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for listening! Hal Eisner

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56 - Michael Jackson's Death 10 Years Later: A...

What The Hal? ·

2019/06/20

In this episode, we're talking about something that's pretty sad, but also pretty complicated -- the death of Michael Jackson. As the 10th anniversary of Jackson's death comes up, DJ Hed of Real 92.3 joins us in the podcast studio to remember the King of Pop. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for listening! Hal Eisner

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55 - Adaptive technology

What The Hal? ·

2019/06/13

In this episode, we're talking about adaptive technology. Technology has come to mean everything to people these days, but there are a lot that could use additional help, whether they're blind or deaf, or perhaps they have some physical disability. That's where adaptive technology comes in. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for listening! Hal Eisner

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54 - Healing the environment with TreePeople

What The Hal? ·

2019/06/01

In this episode Hal speaks with Andy Lipkis, who started TreePeople in Los Angeles. He's dedicated his life to healing the environment while improving the lives of individuals and communities. Also on the show is Bryan Rekart, Director of Forestry for TreePeople. TreePeople is an environmental nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share our process

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53 - Signs and symptoms of male breast cancer

What The Hal? ·

2019/05/23

In this episode Hal speaks with Steve Lathrop who was diagnosed with male breast cancer. And we talk with Dr. Nikki Gidwaney from Radnet and the Marcia Ray Breast Center at Dignity Health Glendale Medical Center about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, for both women and men. You can watch these guests from our FOX 11 News In-Depth segment here: http://www.foxla.com/features/fox-11-in-depth-the-air-we-breathe-and-breast-cancer-women-men Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and

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37:37

52 - The air we breathe

What The Hal? ·

2019/05/16

We all do it! In fact, you're doing it right now, right? We're talking about breathing the air around you. The American Lung Association recently issued a report card for cities across the country. In Los Angeles and the counties of Southern California... we got an F. We failed. In fact, we failed in 19 of the last 20 years. To the lung association 80% of that is because of the cars on our roads and freeways. To the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) it's mostly the big trucks. The

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51 - Affordable college: is there such a thing?

What The Hal? ·

2019/05/08

Sam Herbert is graduating high school this year. You know what that means? He just went through a visiting tour of around 15 colleges across the country. He and his dad, Joe, came to the realization that money was an issue. For many families, that's the case. Assemblyman Miguel Santiago is the force behind AB2 - an assembly bill to provide two years of community college FREE for first time community college students. To Jerry Lucido, a USC professor who has researched things like college admission

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50 - Next steps in LA's public transportation

What The Hal? ·

2019/05/02

Camille Cruz is 26 -- a millennial. She came to LA from New York where she used public transportation all of the time. But, not in LA. Not until Monday, when she took us up on a challenge to give it a try. After all, she lives near the North Hollywood Station and works near the Bundy and Olympic station in West LA. She's exactly the type of commuter public transit officials are trying to reach. That according to the CEO's from Metro, Metrolink and SCAG that are trying to beef up the transportation

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49 - News Literacy Project

What The Hal? ·

2019/04/24

How do you separate fact from fiction with so much information out there? We're talking about an organization called the News Literacy Project, which helps students learn how to figure some of that out on their own. For more information, you can visit https://www.eqheadquarters.com Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: For more information about the News Literacy Project, visit:

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48 - Surviving the earthquake: Recover

What The Hal? ·

2019/04/11

We move on to Recover - what to do after the quake if your home or property has sustained damage. Joining us to talk about that is Jarrett Barrios of the American Red Cross, and Susheel Kumar, of the Small Business Administration. For more information, you can visit https://www.eqheadquarters.com Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for listening! Hal Eisner

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47 - Surviving the earthquake: Survive

What The Hal? ·

2019/04/11

Continuing our conversation on Surviving the earthquake, we move on to discuss how to survive when the quake is happening. Joining us to discuss this are Kevin Miller of California's Office of Emergency Services, and Mark Benthien of the Earthquake Country Alliance. For more information, you can visit https://www.eqheadquarters.com Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for

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46 - Surviving the earthquake: Prepare

What The Hal? ·

2019/04/10

The 1906 San Francisco Quake is one of the most powerful on record in California. Since then, there have been dozens of strong quakes that have caused widespread damage and loss of life – from the Northridge Quake in Southern California to the Loma Prieta Quake in Northern California. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones reminds us that quakes can be sudden and unpredictable, but preparing for them can remove some of the danger. First, we take a look at how to prepare for a quake with Chris Nance of

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45 - Training programs in cloud computing and the...

What The Hal? ·

2019/04/04

In this episode, we talk about a couple programs that revolve around training programs and job opporunities. One of them is Cloud computing. It's is all the rage, and now Santa Monica College is teaching cloud computing, for one simple reason...all the big companies are using it. The other program is about medical assitance programs at UCLA We had several people on the podcast talking about each of these two topics. To watch these guests on FOX 11's In Depth, click

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44 - Teaching students the signs of human trafficking

What The Hal? ·

2019/03/28

Students at Santa Ana's Valley High School have been working on a project involving human trafficking. It's called Freedom Ambassadors. The program aims at teaching them the signs of trafficking (sexual and immigrant) and how to help others feel worthwhile so they can rise out of being victimized. Students Kevin Carbajal, Ashley Hernandez, and Angelica Abarca join us in this segment. Plus, the principal of Valley High, Dr. Hector Galacia, explains why he wanted this pilot-project in his

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43 - Strokes, and the BEFAST warning method

What The Hal? ·

2019/03/21

Actor Luke Perry (Riverdale, Beverly Hills, 90210) was only 52 years old when a stroke killed him. What are the warning signs? What is a stroke in the first place? We get answers from two medical professionals. Dr. Suzie Bash is a Neuroradiologist with Radnet. Neurosurgeon Dr. Parham Yashar works at Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for

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42 - WorkingNation: Reporting on the future of work...

What The Hal? ·

2019/03/14

In this episode, we talk to WorkingNation: a non-profit media content provider dedicated to shining a light on the problem of structural unemployment and to reporting on how corporations, governments, nonprofits and educational institutions are working to close the job skills gap that is threatening to disrupt our global economy. We talk about the future of jobs and the work we do in the USA. Ramona Schindelheim and Joan Lynch work for WorkingNation. Lynch is the WorkingNation Chief Content and

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41 - Skye Patrick, Librarian of the Year!

What The Hal? ·

2019/03/07

Skye Patrick isn't your average librarian. If anything, she likes being the face of a new generation of librarians creating programs that address the interests of today's younger readers and older ones as well! Because of her efforts, she's been recognized as the Library Journal's 2019 Librarian of the Year for 2019. She discusses her programs some, of which, are unique. Watch Skye on FOX 11 News In Depth:

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40 - How public works officials are handling the...

What The Hal? ·

2019/02/28

In an effort to find out how this winter's crazy rains are effecting our Southern California counties we invited public works officials from local departments to give us a size-up of how our flood control channels and various spreading grounds are working. Joining us for this podcast are Shannon Wider from Orange County Public Works, Dan Lafferty and Steve Frasher from LA County Public Works and Jeff Pratt from Ventura County Public Works. All weigh-in on our systems, concerns and hopes. Hit the

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39 - Establishing a smoke-free city; John Wayne...

What The Hal? ·

2019/02/22

In this episode, we're talking about cigarette smoking. Some cities are considering banning cigarettes altogether. We talk to Keith Sterling from the city of Beverly Hills. And, we talk to Ethan Wayne, the son of John Wayne, who runs the John Wayne Cancer Foundation which focuses on research, education, awareness and support. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner Thanks for

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