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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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The Anomaly Podcast offers unique insights into the world of sic fi and fantasy. This women-hosted, fun-loving show will satisfy your craving for something different with entertaining (some say hilarious) and enlightening commentary on your favorite movies, TV shows, books, and games. Podcasting since 2007 from South Central Texas—we're the halfway point between Muggle and Geek.
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Imperfect Paradise: Altadena childcare providers' struggle to rebuild raises questions about government disaster response
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At least 280 childcare spaces were affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires in January. LAist reporter Libby Rainey and early childhood senior reporter Elly Yu followed two women who ran childcare businesses out of their homes until the Eaton Fire destroyed them. In this episode of Imperfect Paradise, they look at how these two childcare providers…
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Imperfect Paradise: Gender-affirming care for transgender youth is at risk in LA and nationwide
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Nearly 3,000 patients have been forced to find gender-affirming care elsewhere after the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles closed their LA Center for Trans Youth Health and Development in July. The closure comes amid threats of cuts to federal funding for providers of gender affirming-care and other attempts to restrict LGBTQ rights nationwide. LAist…
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Imperfect Paradise: Health workers say ICE agents at hospitals are compromising patient care
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Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, there’s been an uptick in ICE presence in hospitals across the country. At Adventist Health White Memorial hospital in Boyle Heights, doctors say that hospital administrators have even allowed immigration agents to interfere with patients’ medical care. LAist correspondent Jill Replogle has …
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Imperfect Paradise: California's new free public preschool program for 4-year-olds
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All four-year-olds in the state of California now have access to a free preschool program in their local school district. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a plan to expand the state’s transitional kindergarten, or TK, program in May 2021, as part of a broader move to create the largest free early education program in the U.S. So what does transitional kind…
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Imperfect Paradise: Who pays for the 2028 Olympics? LA taxpayers may be on the hook
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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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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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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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Imperfect Paradise: Prop 50: Is California’s redistricting push a threat to democracy or a defense of it?
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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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Imperfect Paradise: An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied
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A charter reform commission was created in 2024 in response to multiple Los Angeles city government scandals, including the leak of a racist tape featuring City Council President Nury Martinez. One of the commission’s aims was to modify the LA charter, which is basically the city’s constitution. But reports indicate that this commission is struggli…
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Imperfect Paradise: Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have striking similarities
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A new report details the Eaton and Palisades fires, including failures in the emergency response. But this report bears striking similarities with another -- which chronicled the response to the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California. LAist science reporter Jacob Margolis discusses the reports and what they mean for L.A. County moving forward. Th…
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Imperfect Paradise: How union organizing is being upended by private universities in Southern California
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Big companies like Amazon and SpaceX are claiming that the National Labor Relations Board – an independent federal entity in charge of overseeing unionizing efforts – is unconstitutional. In addition to those companies, colleges like the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University are also joining the movement to push back aga…
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Imperfect Paradise: Why California's protest law is flawed and the consequences to protesters
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After the George Floyd protests of 2020, California took steps to rein in violent policing of protests by passing laws restricting how law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons, like tasers and rubber bullets. But high profile protests in 2024 and 2025 – including this summer’s protests against the ICE raids in Los Angeles – have revealed major flaw…
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Imperfect Paradise: The Huntington Beach library at the center of America’s culture wars
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Censorship efforts at libraries nationwide have increased steadily over the last several years. In the 2023 - 24 school year, more than 10,000 book bans were counted in the country’s public schools. These efforts have become a cornerstone of a larger national debate over cultural influences and parents' rights to restrict those influences. LAist Or…
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We close the series with a meditation on how 28 years after the 1992 Riots, for many in L.A., things feel exactly the same.By LAist Studios
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Eleuteria “Ellie” Hernández moved to Los Angeles from a small town in Mexico when she was 14 and fell in love with the city. In this episode, Walter sits down with Ellie, his mother, to understand her relationship to L.A. and how it shaped his own. California Love sponsors include: UCLA Extension Fall Quarter starts September 28. Enroll now at http…
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There’s a horse ranch in the heart of Compton that may hold the answers for salvation and redemption for the city’s black cowboys. Read the original NYTimes article, "For the Compton Cowboys, Horseback Riding Is a Legacy, and Protection." Read Walter Thompson-Hernández's book The Compton CowboysThe New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heart…
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A first-parrot perspective into legends and myths of how L.A. became home to the world’s largest population of green parrots. This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist California Love is a limited series with 8 episodes. Show support by subscribing…
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Walter dives deep on what Kobe meant to him in his life and how the icon’s death spurred a collective mourning throughout the city. This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist California Love is a limited series with 8 episodes. Show support by subsc…
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A story about a wild party line that many Los Angeles’ teenagers used to create a fantasy world. California Love sponsors include: Stream We Are Freestyle Love Supreme beginning July 17, only on Hulu This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist…
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Walter was just eleven years old when he was admitted to L.A.'s infamous Scared Straight program for graffiti related crimes. In this episode, Walter, through a chance encounter, checks-in with his friend who went through the program with him, their anti-tagging arch-nemesis, and how they have turned out after all these years. California Love spons…
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Host Walter Thompson-Hernández returns home to L.A. and reflects on how much the city has changed since he was a child. California Love sponsors include: Stream We Are Freestyle Love Supreme beginning July 17, only on Hulu This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at Bett…
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Data's Daughter: How TNG's "The Offspring" leads to Star Trek Picard
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Visit the website to find show notes, subscribe, learn more about the show and get in touch at AnomalyPodcast.com In this transmission of Anomaly, we discuss a classic TNG episode from Season 3: "The Offspring" (Ep. 13). We chat about the plot, the acting, the directing, and the clues embedded in the story that we can follow all the way to Star Tre…
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Our thoughts on the S1 Picard Premiere: Remembrance
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Donate: Via Paypal We're back with a review of the premiere episode of Picard, entitled: "Remembrance". Angela and I discuss our thoughts on the premiere and suggest Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes and past Anomaly Podcast episodes that you should watch to supplement your enjoyment of Picard. What did you think of the first episode? Do you …
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Rise of Skywalker Review and Discussion Anomaly
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Visit the website to find show notes, subscribe, learn more about the show and get in touch at AnomalyPodcast.com We are back with a discussion and review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! As always, Angela and I try to give our honest opinions while maintaining fun and humor. We're fans first and have been since 1977. The first few minutes of t…
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What's Next for Anomaly? Plus 2019 Summer TV & Movie Reviews
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Send us an email: AnomalyPodcast.com/Contact In this episode, Angela and Jen talk about what they've been up to, what the future of Anomaly is, as well as some news and reviews about TV and movies. Subscribe to the newsletter for updates on our progress Catching Up 2:00 Our recent break (what's the deal?) 2:40 Angela's Birthday "Pools Party" 3:40 A…
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