Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story... more
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
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
You’re at Union Station when the big one hits. The next two minutes are terrifying. By the time you make... 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
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
Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido is joined by LAist Senior Health Reporter Jackie Fortier and Higher Education Correspondent Adolfo Guzman-Lopez... more
Part 4: Half a year after Star Garden reopens as a union club, the dancers are still negotiating a contract.... 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: When the Star Garden strippers go public with their union campaign, they get pushback from the club’s management... 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
Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories" Part 4: RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?A year after Yoga’s “Queen... 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, the show about hidden worlds and messy realities brings you an episode of Jo Piazza’s -... 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 1: When Carly Usdin moved to Los Angeles, they became obsessed with getting inside its iconic members-only club for magicians, the... more