With the busy holiday shopping season many consumers are online or at malls across the nation hunting for the best deals and gifts. But while finding that deal many people can fall victim to scams. Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer says many of the scams his office sees include stores selling recalled items, counterfeit items being sold online, people obtaining fake credit cards, identity theft as well as those pesky robocalls. In this podcast City Attorney Mike Feuer discusses the common sca...
Dec 05, 2019•15 min
While urban sprawl and changing weather conditions have made firefighting more difficult in the city of LA, the department has grown and adapted to meet the challenges. LA City Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas is a 35-year-veteran with the Los Angeles Fire Department and has served as chief for five years. In this podcast Terrazas discusses how firefighting has changed in the city as well as discuses new tools, equipment and future programs for the department. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast a...
Nov 27, 2019•34 min
Michael Simonsen and his “partner” Officer Byrd, a green macaw, have worked together with the Los Angeles Police Department since the 1970's. Officer Byrd and Simonsen help teach kids about safety like stranger danger as well as lift up their spirits during school visits and charity events. Simonsen talks about the PSA’s that aired back in the ‘80’s on channel 11, which were intended to protect children and teach them good behavior as well as how he and Byrd have helped children who were at risk...
Nov 24, 2019•19 min
Students from Saugus High School are still on extended break from classes after a gunman opened fire on campus—killing two people before turning the gun on himself. It was a shooting that rocked the whole community, many still in disbelief. In this podcast we talk to some of the students and a teacher who were running for cover and barricading inside a classroom as chaos erupted on campus. We also talk to some parents who describe what it was like the morning of November 14 as they received text...
Nov 20, 2019•40 min
For 25 years FOX 11 has been helping foster kids find a forever home through our segment Wednesday’s Child. Since the segment launched nearly 500 kids have been adopted. In this podcast we talk with two adoptive parents who found their child after watching Wednesday’s Child as well the coordinator for Wednesday’s Child. Our guests include social worker and adoptive parent Fawnda Sandoval, adoptive parent Gavin Glynn, Wednesday’s Child coordinator Dr. William Wong and host of Wednesday’s Child Ch...
Nov 14, 2019•33 min
California is in the middle of wildfire season and it seems each year is worse than before. Luckily, firefighters throughout the state are getting some relief. Cal Fire is adding 19 new aircrafts to its fleet and LA County Fire is getting a new Blackhawk. But even with all the added tools --- firefighters say the best thing when a fire breaks is for residents to be prepared and ready to evacuate. Our guest for this podcast include Cal Fire Southern Region Chief Dan Johnson, LA County Fire Captai...
Nov 07, 2019•33 min
Keeping a child safe is always a parent’s top priority. And on Halloween night basic activities like trick-or-treating could be hard. It was a mother in Hawaii whose Facebook post went viral when she came up with the idea of using blue buckets for kids with autism or who are nonverbal, like her 3-year-old son. A blue bucket is to help those giving out candy know that a child may be autistic, so they may not say the traditional 'trick-or-treat' when you open the door. Our guests include Tamra Mar...
Oct 23, 2019•31 min
It's time for the 71st Prime-time Emmy Awards. The award show will be live on FOX 11 September 22nd. In this podcast we talk about the history of the Emmy statue. We also learn that the first Emmy winner had to be talked in to attending the Awards Ceremony (not something that has to be done these days). Our guests include Laurel Whitcomb Marketing Vice President of the Television Academy and Dr. John Leverence Senior Vice President of Awards for the Television Academy. Hit the subscribe button o...
Sep 19, 2019•27 min
The allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Film Producer Harvey Weinstein lit a fire under the women’s movement. Now, more and more women are joining the fight on a wide range of issues, from equal pay to equal power in government and business. An organization called “The United State of Women” is trying to inspire young women to be more active in their communities. Our guests include United State of Women Ambassador Denea Joseph, and Charity Chandler-Cole, who has attended USOW ev...
Sep 12, 2019•30 min
You've probably never heard of Barbara Jean Jepsen, but in 1956 her murder made headlines. Jepsen's husband found her stabbed to death at their home in Van Nuys. She was four months pregnant at the time. At one point, Liberace's brother was a suspect. So were several soldiers at a local military base. Now, more than six decades later, the Jepson cold case is back open. Stephanie Lazarus was once a well-respected Los Angeles police detective. But she had a big secret. Lazarus killed her ex-boyfri...
Sep 05, 2019•28 min
A lot of people around the world are keeping their eyes on Brazil and the massive fire that is burning in the rainforest. The fire has been burning for nearly three weeks, and can be seen from space. About 60% of the Amazon region is in Brazil. The vast Amazon also spans parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, an overseas region of France. In this podcast we discuss the impacts the fires have on other countries and what is being done to stop the ...
Aug 29, 2019•39 min
Mass shootings seem to be happening more and more; at schools, workplaces, malls, and places of worship. And they have just about everyone on edge. In this podcast we talk about how to deal with "active shooter anxiety" while remaining vigilant and safe. Our guests include Clinical Neuro-psychologist Judy Ho, Anaheim Police Officer Brett Heitmann, and Judge Mary Chrzanowski. Dr. Judy Ho’s new book is titled: "Stop Self Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, a...
Aug 22, 2019•24 min
They survived the unspeakable-- the Holocaust. David Lenga and Adela Manheimer were both children living in concentration camps at the time of Nazi Germany. Filmmaker Donna Kanter recently released a documentary highlighting stories of people involved in the Holocaust. Today's guests are Holocaust survivors David Lenga, Adela Manheimer, Fred Zaidman, who is the son of a the Holocaust survivor, and writer and producer Donna Kanter. For more information on the documentary The Presence of their Abs...
Aug 15, 2019•31 min
It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to live through a mass shooting. Tiffany Huizar survived after being shot three times during the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas in 2017. Steven Campbell was inside the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks when it came under fire on November 2018. In this podcast they discuss their experiences surviving a mass shooting, how it changed their lives, and how shootings like these could be prevented. Today’s guests are Tiffany Huizar, a survivor of th...
Aug 07, 2019•31 min
Social media can influence people to think and act in different ways. In this podcast we talk about the effects social media has on society, everything from spreading hate, fake videos and even forming eating disorders. Today’s guests are Marc Berkman the executive director of Organization for Social Media Safety, Ed Peisner the founder of Organization for Social Media Safety, his son Jordan Peisner who is a victim of a social media attack, Associate Professor of Computer Science at USC Hao Li, ...
Aug 01, 2019•29 min
They are some of the top artists in Motown Stevie Wonder, Martha Reeves and Marvin Gaye and there’s one man who introduced us to these chart-topping artists: William Mickey Stevenson. Stevenson is Motown’s first A&R man. He sat down with Hal Eisner to talk about his role in Motown and how he met and helped so many artists. Hit the subscribe button on this podcast and connect with me on social: Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalEisner...
Jul 25, 2019•37 min
At 18-years-old Kendall Stier is a 3x High School All-American named by the United States Olympic Committee, Paralympic Division. Kendall hit the A Standard in the 2017 Shot Put, the 2018 Javelin and the 2018 Shot Put. In this podcast she tells us what it was like growing up with cerebral palsy, how she got involved in track-and-field and the obstacles she faced being an athlete with disabilities. Our guests are Kendall Stier a student at Saddleback Valley Christian, Madison Stier, Kendall's sis...
Jul 18, 2019•34 min
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Those are the words Neil Armstrong said as he stepped onto the Moon on July 20th 1969. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission. It’s the first time any human has stepped on another planet. The legendary astronauts involved in the mission were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Our guest, astronaut Garrett Reisman, tells us how the mission inspired him to be an astronaut. Hit the subscribe button on t...
Jul 11, 2019•31 min
We all have recycling bins. Bottles, cans, and plastic go in, what comes out is a mountain of material. But what happens to all that stuff? You might be surprised to find out some of your recyclables are not being recycled. Our guests are Coby Skye Assistant Deputy Director at the L.A. County Department of Public Works, Jamie Court President of the public interest group Consumer Watchdog, and Kim Braun Environmental Manager for Culver City. You can watch these guests on our FOX 11 News In-Depth ...
Jul 11, 2019•26 min
We don't know when or where they'll strike. But wildfires, once they hit, can leave behind a wake of destruction lasting years. In this episode we talk about the recent California wildfires and what people can do to better protect their homes. Our guest are Fire Captain Tony Imbrenda of L.A. County Fire, Captain Steve Kaufmann of Ventura County Fire, and Scott Harris the Chief Operating Officer of Building Construction Group. You can watch these guests on our FOX 11 News In-Depth segment here: h...
Jul 04, 2019•30 min
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...
Jun 27, 2019•35 min
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...
Jun 26, 2019•59 min
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...
Jun 20, 2019•33 min
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...
Jun 13, 2019•32 min
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 proces...
Jun 01, 2019•19 min
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 connect ...
May 23, 2019•17 min
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. T...
May 16, 2019•38 min
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 admissi...
May 08, 2019•36 min
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 transportati...
May 02, 2019•39 min
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: https://newslit.org/ Facebook.com/HalEisner Instagram.com/HalEisner Twitter.com/HalE...
Apr 24, 2019•23 min
