Today on AirTalk, a new study shows a correlation between a dry Salton Sea and the lack of large earthquakes. Also on the show, what congestion pricing would look like on Los Angeles freeways; Broadway star Bernadette Peters joins us to discuss ‘High Desert’ and her upcoming show in Pasadena; why do we describe disease like we’re waging war?; and more.

• A Dried Out Salton Sea Could Be Delaying The ‘Big One’ Earthquake (0:15)
• LA Is Considering Congestion-Pricing –  How Would It Work? (11:29)
• Bernadette Peters On Her Storied Broadway Career, Playing Patricia Arquette’s Mom On ‘High Desert’ And Her Pasadena Civic Show (33:27)
• Rethinking The ‘War on Cancer’ And Our Cultural Dictionary For Disease And Illness (45:09)
• Celebrating The ‘Backbone’ Of LAist: Major Gifts Officer Katherine Gfeller & Audio Engineer Donald Paz (56:10)