Date Key Synopsis Guest/Reporter Duration Quarterly Programming Report JAN-MAR 2013 KPCC / KVLA / KUOR 1/1/13 MIL With 195,000 soldiers, the Afghan army is bigger than ever. But it's also unstable. Rod Nordland 8:16 When are animals like humans? More often than you think, at least according to a new movement that links human and animal behaviors. KPCC's Stephanie O'Neill 1/1/13 HEAL reports. Stephanie O'Neill 4:08 We've all heard warning like, "Don't go swimming for an hour after you eat!" "Never run with scissors," and "Chew on your pencil and you'll get lead poisoning," from our 1/1/13 ART parents and teachers. Ken Jennings 7:04 In "The Fine Print," Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Cay Johnston details how the David Cay 1/1/13 ECON U.S. tax system distorts competition and favors corporations and the wealthy. Johnston 16:29 Eddie Izzard joins the show to talk about his series at the Steve Allen Theater, plus 1/1/13 ART he fills us in about his new show, "Force Majeure." Eddie Izzard 19:23 Our regular music critics Drew Tewksbury, Steve Hochman and Josh Kun join Alex Drew Tewksbury, Cohen and A Martinez for a special hour of music to help you get over your New Steve Hochman 1/1/13 ART Year’s Eve hangover. and Josh Kun 12:57 1/1/2013 IMM DREAM students in California get financial aid for state higher ed Guidi 1:11 1/1/2013 ECON After 53 years, Junior's Deli in Westwood has closed its doors Bergman 3:07 1/1/2013 ECON Some unemployed workers are starting off the New Year with more debt Lee 2:36 1/1/2013 ECON Lacter on 2013 predictions Lacter 4:02 1/1/2013 ECON Extended lockout put NHL in dangerous place with coporate ticket buyers CC :17 1/1/2013 ECON Extended lockout put NHL in dangerous place with coporate ticket buyers Watt :54 1/1/2013 ART Salvadoran youth band makes four-day trip for Rose Parade performance Guzman 3:56 1/1/2013 SPOR The Clippers' recent success is part of an LA sports tradition CC :16 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman 1:50 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman 2:49 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman :56 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman :53 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman :57 1/1/2013 ART Ben Bergman reports from the Rose Parade route Bergman 1:44 1/1/2013 SGV Occupy float makes an appearance at the Rose Parade in Pasadena CC :19 1/1/2013 POLI LA voters will elect a new mayor this year CC :20 Lacter predicts Southern California will be fine, no matter what happens with the fiscal 1/1/2013 ECON cliff CC :20 Every year more than 50 marching bands from near and far compete for one of the 16 1/1/2013 ART slots in the Rose Parade CC :05 Every year more than 50 marching bands from near and far compete for one of the 16 1/1/2013 ART slots in the Rose Parade CC :05 1/1/2013 ENV National Weather Service issues a wind advisory CC :08 1/1/2013 ENV National Weather Service issues a wind advisory CC :17 Hundreds of thousands of people turned out this morning for the 124th annual Rose 1/1/2013 ART Parade in Pasadena Bergman 1:58 1/1/2013 POLI California cities will ban open carry of shotguns and rifles in New Year Russ :52 1/1/2013 POLI Person carrying any type of firearm openly displayed cause of public unrest CC :07 1/1/2013 POLI Gun owners to continue to work California that recognizes constitutional rights CC :11 1/1/2013 LAW Several new laws are intended to improve reporting of suspected child abuse. Milne :53 1/1/2013 POLI Lacter on the LA Mayor's race Lacter 3:53 1/1/2013 ECON Lacter on job growth in hospitality industry Lacter 3:57 1/1/2013 ECON Lacter on Rick Perry's attempt to lure business to Texas Lacter 3:56 How will this deal affect the middle class? What about those who rely on entitlement Dan Gorenstein, programs? And does this deal really add up to make any noticeable dent in the Tom McClintock, 1/2/13 ECON country’s deficit? Adam Schiff 15:00 1/2/13 LIT What words, phrases and twitterisms are you sooo over? Call in and tell us - YOLO! 15:00:00 Will more debt hurt already fragile economic growth?Why didn’t the Fiscal Cliff deal resolve this issue? Why does the US Government need to borrow trillions of dollars simply to pay its bills? And why is the actual deadline so nebulous? Curtis Dubay, 1/2/13 ECON Michael Ettlinger 30:00:00 San Fernando Valley nature lovers and environmental groups say the Army Corps Of Engineers recently cleared too much vegetation from the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Molly Peterson, 1/2/13 ENV Area. Kris Ohlenkamp 17:00 Do you have trouble making or breaking habits? What are your plans for keeping your 1/2/13 LIT resolutions this year? Jeremy Dean 17:00 It seems that the dreaded tumble over the fiscal cliff was avoided. Though the House didn't vote until after the Monday deadline, but there is a deal. It avoids cuts to defense and other programs, and prevents an income tax increase for all but the 1/2/13 ECON richest Americans, but it's still a short-term deal. Molly Ball 7:28 KPCC's Matt DeBord talks about economist Robert Gordon's theory that the period of 1/2/13 ECON economic growth that began in the 18th century may be drawing to an end. Matt DeBord 5:57 December 2012 was the first month on record that no adoptable healthy animals were 1/2/13 ENV euthanized by L.A. animal shelters. About 4,000 fewer animals were killed this year. Brenda Barnette 6:38 Hundreds of species of frogs from the basins of the Sierra Nevada to Panama, and 1/2/13 SCI even extending to Australia and Europe, face extinction due to a deadly fungus. William Booth 7:46 It was nearly 60 years ago that Americans fighting a grueling war in Korea saw an end in sight. The armistice to end the war was signed in July 1953, but since then, the 1/2/13 MIL Korean War has often been called, "The Forgotten War. James Matray 6:36 You've done a lot this holiday season. You've gone to see some movies, went up to the mountains for a day in the snow, maybe even headed to the mall for some post- holiday sales.So now what?If you've got kids at home for winter break and are looking for creative ways to keep them occupied, you'll want to check out a new book called 1/2/13 YOUT "Unbored: The Essential Field Guide To Serious Fun. Joshua Glenn 9:57 Shortly after President Obama took office in 2009, he vowed that he would close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility within a year. But as of now it remains open.Joining us once again to talk about what's been happening of late at Gitmo is Mattathias Schwartz, a contributor for the New Yorker magazine who has been Mattathias 1/2/13 MIL covering Guantanamo. Schwartz 7:02 The draft ended almost 40 years ago, and even though the U.S. population has 1/2/13 MIL grown, the size of the military has declined. Matthew Schofield 7:10 Google is facing off against Apple, Facebook and Amazon in a tech rumble that's 1/2/13 TECH promising to heat up this year. Greg Bensinger 5:41 If your New Year's Eve plans involve going out on the town, maybe having a drink — or two, or three — Lets hope you've got a designated driver on board to shuttle you 1/2/13 TRAN around. Drew Winter 6:36 KPCC's Sanden Totten examines the unfolding drama between origami maker Robert 1/2/13 ART Lang and painter Sarah Morris. Sanden Totten 6:58 We've all been there before... dumped. Broken hearted. Certain that you will never 1/2/13 ART find love again. Meghan Laslocky 8:14 1/2/2013 IMM Starting in 2013, CA Deferred Action youth can apply for driver's licenses Guidi :57 Vietnamese Oral History Project hopes to preserve and exchange stories of 1/2/2013 OC Vietnamese-Americans of different generations Guidi 4:27 1/2/2013 POLI Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa expected to return to Los Angeles from Mexico Walton :31 1/2/2013 DC California's 14 new freshmen arrive in DC Felde 1:00 1/2/2013 LAW New Year's shootings resulted in two men dead Lee :43 1/2/2013 LAW Fewer traffic-related deaths and DUIs over the New Year's holiday in California Lee :47 1/2/2013 HEAL Mexico remakes old midwife traditions Uribe 4:06 1/2/2013 SPOR The Clippers' winning streak ends at 17 games CC :14 1/2/2013 SPOR Stanford tops Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl football game CC :11 1/2/2013 SFV A paparazzo dies after trying to get pictures of Justin Bieber's car CC :11 1/2/2013 ENV Sierra snowpack surveyors will have their hands full this year Miller 1:06 1/2/2013 OBIT Clippers owner Donald Sterlin's son found dead in Malibu CC :17 1/2/2013 ECON Social Security payroll tax goes back up, slimming most paychecks a little Watt :42 1/2/2013 TT "No Kill" month in LA: no healthy dogs or cats euthanized in December CC :18 1/2/2013 IE More gusty winds are in the Southland forecast CC :18 1/2/2013 LAW Law enforcement deaths declined last year Palta :51 1/2/2013 DC California Congressman makes last case for E-verify Felde :57 1/2/2013 LAW Sandy Hood survivors attend open house at new school CC :15 1/2/2013 ECON Republican Congressman Tom McClintock voted against the fiscal cliff bill CC :25 1/2/2013 ECON Lawmakers will continue debating the debt ceiling issue next month CC :15 1/2/2013 TRAN Review of new Expo Line performance New Year's Eve McNary :47 New waiver allows immediate family members of US citizens to get green cards 1/2/2013 IMM faster, without leaving US CC :14 1/2/2013 ECON Governor Brown to propose higher funding to school with poorer students Guzman :38 An opaque measure of housing market inventory shows the market continuing to 1/2/2013 ECON improve DeBord :44 New waiver allows immediate family members of US citizens to get green cards 1/2/2013 IMM faster, without leaving US Guidi 1:42 1/2/2013 ECON Holding pattern continues for Aerospace industry subcontractor after fiscal cliff deal Watt :51 A new law kicked in Jan.