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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts o ...
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“LA Made” is a series exploring stories of bold Californian innovators and how they forever changed the lives of millions all over the world. Each season will unpack the untold and surprising stories behind some of the most exciting innovations that continue to influence our lives today. Season 3, "LA Made: The Other Moonshot," tells the story of three Black aerospace engineers in Los Angeles, who played a crucial role in America’s race to space, amid the civil unrest of the 1960s. When Joan ...
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The Drain is a podcast covering California news and culture. Hosted by Kempa (founding editor of VOICES: River City) and Max (a.k.a. Sweet Palma, producer of Seeking Derangements), we discuss the liberal California hegemony through a leftist lens, just steps from the state Capitol. Free episodes (The Drain) every Tuesday. Premium episodes (The Plug) every Friday at: patreon.com/thedrain Tips/Pitches/Chisme to [email protected] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thedrain.bsky.social, h ...
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Welcome to the Huntington Beach Podcast, where we dive into the heart and soul of Surf City USA! 🌊🏄♂️ Our channel is your go-to destination for everything Huntington Beach. From captivating interviews with local surfers, artists, and business owners to uncovering hidden gems and must-visit spots, we celebrate the vibrant community that makes this city so special. What You’ll Find Here: 🎙️ Podcast Episodes: Real stories from Huntington Beach locals and influencers. 🌟 Spotlight Features: Meet ...
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Everyone has a dream. But sometimes there’s a gap between where we are and where we want to be. True, there are some people who can bridge that gap easily, on their own, but all of us need a little help at some point. A little boost. An accountability partner. A Snooze Squad. In each episode, the Snooze Squad will strategize an action plan for people to face their fears. Guests will transform their own perception of their potential and walk away a few inches closer to who they want to become ...
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In May of 1980, the sleepy streets of Norco, California were turned into an all-out war zone in what is one of the most violent bank robberies in American history. From LAist Studios in collaboration with Futuro Studios comes the new podcast—Norco ’80 based on the book by Peter Houlahan. Listen as host and producer Antonia Cereijido tells the unbelievable true story about God, guns, survivalism and the bank robbery that changed policing in America forever. Using eyewitness testimony and neve ...
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California Love is a blend of memoir, pop culture analysis and oral history. The newest season, K-Pop Dreaming, is about the rise and history of K-pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 LA Uprising and the booming global popularity of K-pop in the present day, all juxtaposed against Yoon’s ow ...
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We are a church in Southern California that is passionate about The Presence and Word of God, focussing on healthy relationships and family.
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A Journey of Relaxation down the eastern coast of the United States of America stopping at many public beaches or parks on the Atlantic ocean.I started this journey of relaxation because I have often wondered where the sounds I listen to come from. Each time I go to a beach it sounds a little different and I want share this with everyone.Each episode will be from a time and place that are unique.
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Growing up, I was taught to say that I was “ok” when I really wasn’t. Mental health just wasn’t something that anyone in my family or community talked about or even had access to. Yet pretty much everyone was affected by it. Today, young people of color are disproportionately affected by mental health issues and are not getting the resources they need, and I want to change that. And this is why this podcast exists. Yeah No, I’m Not Ok, my new podcast made in collaboration with LAist Studios, ...
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It's a new day. California is now gerrymandered for the Democratic Party, and New York City is a socialist caliphate. All is right in the world. We're discussing how movie star/former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger created California's nonpartisan redistricting commission, how his legacy is going up in flames, and why he appears to be ch…
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Imperfect Paradise: The historic and financial stakes behind the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
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In less than a thousand days, Los Angeles will be hosting the summer Olympics. Many cities worldwide have been put into debt by the games, so what could they mean for Los Angeles? LAist reporter Libby Rainey joins Imperfect Paradise to look back at the history of the games when LA last hosted them, the financial outlook for the city, and what role …
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The historic and financial stakes behind the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
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Hey all, we've been enjoying a boom in listeners, and so we'd like to remind you to like, subscribe, rate, comment, and tell your friends about the Drain. Many, many fun things to come! We're hitting you a couple days late, due to Kempa moving on up to a nicer part of town. He's also gonna be out east, but we'll be recording through ALL of that, so…
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Imperfect Paradise: Why the site of the largest methane leak in US history still hasn’t been shut down
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Regulations on gas storage facilities have been tightened since the detection of the Aliso Canyon leak, which started in 2015 and lasted nearly four months. But residents remain worried about long term health effects following the leak. LAist Climate and Environment Reporter Erin Stone discusses the 10-year anniversary of the disaster and what’s st…
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**This is a preview of our premium Saturday show, The Plug. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/thedrain.** Hey folks, we recorded this one about halfway through all of the unsavory stories coming out against Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner--and, boy, we were already pretty unimpressed with the guy. We discuss revelations of …
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Imperfect Paradise: How becoming a US citizen just got harder under the Trump administration and what it means for Angelenos
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The Trump administration’s immigration policies have resulted in raids and protests in Southern California and across the country, and the administration has also moved to tighten who gets citizenship. Recently, the federal government pushed out new guidelines for naturalization. The situation has raised fundamental questions around what it means t…
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040 - California's CARE Court failures, and MAGA Huntington Beach's soon-to-be progressive congressman
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The new congressional lines for California's Proposition 50 are going to have a wonderful effect on coastal Southern California's richest MAGA city council, Huntington Beach: They're going to be represented by a gay, Peruvian immigrant Democrat who arrived in the country undocumented. Yes, the town known for its "MAGA-nificent 7" council, which not…
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City Council/Public Financing Authority on 2025-10-21 6:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Closed Session
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**This is a preview of our premium Friday show, The Plug. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/thedrain.** Hey folks, Today we're discussing President Trump's push to make USC (and a number of other universities) take on a wildly anti-trans, and anti-antifa, tack against their students. You can read it here at the LA Times. Please don't…
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Proposition 50 is part of a nationwide battle over control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Californians are being asked to take a side: Should the state be temporarily allowed to redraw congressional maps to counter the Trump administration and redistricting in Texas? LAist Civics & Democracy Correspondent Frank Stoltze and Civics & Democ…
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038 - Katie Porter's crash-outs, and Dr. Pan eyes a congressional seat
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It's no secret that former Orange County congresswoman Katie Porter is leading the race to become California's next governor. But it's also no secret that she can be kind of a dick. You know, like Amy Klobuchar mean. So, inexorably, the Democratic establishment was going to trot out old clips of Porter yelling at her aides. What we didn't foresee w…
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**This is a preview of our premium Friday show, The Plug. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/thedrain.** Today we're discussing the fascinating story of the southern California son of a billionaire real estate magnate who is facing a lawsuit from investors in his idea for the Ultimate Rich Guy's Man Cave, called "The Bunker," which ha…
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Imperfect Paradise: An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied
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