JB Hamby is the dealmaker from California, and at 28 years old, he’s the youngest and least experienced among the... more

The Colorado River is in the midst of one of the worst water crises in recorded history. Climate change and... more

She Has A Name is set against the backdrop of the drug epidemic in 1980s Detroit. The new podcast hosted... more

Part 8: Adolfo finds new information about the night Oscar died, and has to have a difficult conversation about what really... more

Part 7:  Adolfo learns about the dangers of Santa Barbara’s bluffs and gets a second opinion on Oscar’s death report.  CONTENT WARNING:... more

Go back to the movies with us! We're still profiling LA's repertory theaters in Revival House cause there are SO MANY... more

Part 6: Adolfo reckons with his own relationship to his past and the Chicano student movement. And he finds someone who... more

Part 5: Was Oscar going to leave the Chicano student movement? Adolfo discovers new information about Oscar’s last months.    Grow your business–no... more

We're back with another episode of Revival House, but this time we're not heading to a 100 year old theater... The... more

Part 4: Adolfo finds a briefcase with information that could lead to clues about Oscar’s death.    Grow your business–no matter what stage... more

Part 3: Adolfo gets his first lead on a person possibly involved in Oscar’s death.   Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re... more

In our next installment of our series on How Not To Be Lonely in LA, we’re covering all the ways... more

Revival House is breaking format for this episode, and we’re saying goodbye to a historic first-run movie theater.   The Highland Theatre... more

Part 2: Adolfo learns that there was a dark side to Oscar’s experience in the Chicano student movement.  Grow your business–no matter... more

Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary, the 2022 podcast from LAist Studios, has been optioned by Participant and is simultaneously being... more

As we continue our series "Revival House," How To LA producer Victoria Alejandro is taking us to the South Bay... more

Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido is joined by LAist Senior Health Reporter Jackie Fortier and Higher Education Correspondent Adolfo Guzman-Lopez... more

Part 4: Why Are Men So Lonely These Days? For the next installment of our series on How to Not Be... more

Neon! Mullets! Video stores! Relive the 80s with us... As we continue our series "Revival House," How to LA producer Victoria... more

Part 4: Half a year after Star Garden reopens as a union club, the dancers are still negotiating a contract.... more

Part 3: Building A Music Community To Feel Less Alone For the next installment of our finding community series, we're talking... more

As we continue our series "Revival House," How to LA producer Victoria Alejandro is taking us to The New Beverly... more

Part 3: The Star Garden Topless Dive Bar reopens as a union strip club, but the fight doesn’t end there.... more

Part 2: Speed Dating Sick of dating apps? Ever try speed dating? It's part of series from How to LA that examines... more

How To LA is kicking off a new 10-part series we’re calling Revival House.  We are going to take you... more

Part 2: When the Star Garden strippers go public with their union campaign, they get pushback from the club’s management... more

From LAist Studios, How to LA producer Megan Botel explores how people are dealing with feelings of loneliness – which... more

Part 1: In 2023, North Hollywood’s Star Garden reopened as the only unionized strip club in the U.S. LAist Producer... more

Imperfect Paradise Host Antonia Cereijido speaks with philosopher and author of Elite Capture: How The Powerful Took over Identity Politics (And... more

Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracies": Part 4: RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?A year after Yoga’s... more

Part 3: Kundalini Yoga’s #MeToo MomentIn early 2020, just as fears about coronavirus are worsening, women begin accusing the founder... more

Part 2: Kundalini RoyaltyKatie Griggs, a young woman from rural Maryland, discovers Kundalini yoga in her early 20s and goes... more

Before her sudden death in 2021, Guru Jagat had become a famous Kundalini yoga teacher based in Los Angeles. But... more

This week, Imperfect Paradise is featuring Part 3 & Part 4 of a four-part series from How To LA.  HTLA host... more

This week, Imperfect Paradise is featuring Part 1 & Part 2 of a four-part series from How To LA.  Unsheltered life... more

Part 4: What’s the history behind the on and off-stage gender dynamics in Western magic? And what impact did the... more

Part 3:  Carly Usdin is at risk of getting kicked out of the Magic Castle. Plus, after 2020, the Magic... more

Part 2: Once inside the iconic members-only Magic Castle, queer hobbyist magician Carly Usdin starts to become disillusioned with the... more

Part 1: When Carly Usdin moved to Los Angeles, they became obsessed with getting inside its iconic members-only club for... more

Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido is joined by LAist reporter Elly Yu for a special single episode of LAist Investigates,... more

Part 4: LAist Correspondent Emily Guerin and Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido explore how and why Sadie and Eddie Martinez’s... more

Part 3:  The white woman who falsely accused a Latino couple of attempting to kidnap her kids faces an investigation... more

Part 2: When a Latino couple, Sadie and Eddie Martinez, is falsely accused by a white woman of attempted kidnapping,... more

Part 1: Sadie and Eddie Martinez, a Latino couple, were falsely accused of attempted kidnapping by a white mom-fluencer in... more

In the year since the L.A. City Council tape scandal, a lot has changed. Efforts are underway to reform the redistricting... more

Host Antonia Cereijido presses former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez to account for the racist, hurtful comments she made... more

Before the L.A. City Council tape scandal, Nury Martinez, the former council president, was known as a champion of working... more

We take you behind the scenes of the L.A. City Council tape scandal, a year later. The secret recordings of... more

“Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes” tells the story of the biggest political scandal in recent Los Angeles history.... more

We are excited to announce LAist Studios' award-winning narrative podcast "Imperfect Paradise" relaunches in September as a weekly show with... more

In this episode, Ruth and Elliot Handler are gone, and the new Mattel team, led by a man who feared... more

In episode two of LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, for Barbie, the cultural upheaval of the 60s and 70s incites... more

Season 2 of “LA Made” tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most famous doll in... more

Sensitive Subject Matter

In this special episode, Erick and Megan interview dating coach and certified love expert Damona Hoffman about how to spot... more

In this special live episode of the show, we get real. Erick and Megan are joined on stage at the... more

Erick must decide if he’s going to take the leap back into love.  This is part nine of a nine-part serialized... more

Luna takes her shot as Erick must swallow his pride and ask his parents for something he never imagined. This is... more

Luna and Erick go to a party in the Hollywood Hills but you won’t believe who is throwing it. This is... more

Erick finally learns the shocking truth about Luna’s dad. This is part six of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.  The... more

Erick and Luna finally arrive in Milwaukee, but time is running out to save their relationship. This is part five of... more

Erick and Luna each have epiphanies at Mount Rushmore ... but they aren't necessarily the good kind. This is part four... more

After the biggest fight of their relationship, things get increasingly awkward between Erick and Luna. Especially when they wake up... more

Erick is excited about a trip to Mt. Rushmore, but he’s upset when one of Luna’s exes crashes the party.  This... more

Erick Galindo tells Megan Tan a fictional story about the wildest thing he did for love. It's inspired by his... more

It's coming! WILD Season 2 premieres on Tuesday, April 18. This season is all about the wildest things we do for... more

This season, Erick Galindo is going tell you a fictional love story. It was inspired by his life. It's about... more

Episode 10 As the vaccines arrive, writer Erick Galindo's entire family gets COVID. Except his favorite person, a dog named Blanca,... more

Episode 9 Baltimore-born photographer Shan Wallace talks about why we’re not ready for the world to re-open. And how she found... more

Episode 8 Aida Rodriguez began her comedy career while living in a car with her two kids and working a full... more