In what is one of the most consequential elections in modern US history, many high schoolers had to leave it... more

Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent George Gascón in the Los Angeles County District Attorney race. Many see the outcome as a... more

As the country’s second largest group of eligible voters, Latino constituents will play a pivotal role in the upcoming election.... more

Marqueece Harris-Dawson is now one of the most powerful leaders in the city, as the new Los Angeles City Council... more

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has resigned and agreed to plead guilty for a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars... more

Artist, abolitionist, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors shares her perspective on what's at stake in the 2024... more

In Butler’s latest book Who’s Afraid of Gender, renowned feminist and gender studies theorist Judith Butler maps out how the... more

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is locked in a tough reelection battle this November against Nathan Hochman. In candid,... more

George Gascón faces backlash from inside his own D.A.’s office and from the public. He’s become a national scapegoat  for... more

George Gascón is unlike many prosecutors. His background and sweeping criminal justice policy reforms as Los Angeles District Attorney have... more

Voters elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón in 2020 on his promises to undo decades of mass incarceration, tackle... more

In the podcast series Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative, host and producer Jess Shane questions the value of some basic... more

This week, Imperfect Paradise brings you the first episode of Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative. In the series, host and... more

LAist Correspondent Jill Replogle speaks with Ben Goldfarb, an environmental journalist, wildlife enthusiast, and author of Crossings: How Road Ecology... more

Jackie and Shadow are two beloved bald eagles who live in Big Bear, a ski town a couple hours northeast... more

The first deadly black bear attack in California’s history was confirmed recently in a small mountain town in Northern California.... more

If the mountain lion is thought of as a celebrity, then, many would think of the coyote as a villain. LAist... more

One of Hollywood’s recent celebrities wasn’t a person, but a feline. The famed mountain lion made headlines in Los Angeles... more

This week, Imperfect Paradise brings you New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In.  In this episode, host Nate Hegyi and producer Justine... more

In 2009, Gloria Arellano de la Rosa was banned from re-entering the U.S. for ten years, finding herself separated from... more

Passing the Mantle is a new podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and... more

Unable to return to the U.S., Daniel Zamora struggles to build a life in Mexico, until a trip abroad suddenly... more

Passing the Mantle is a new podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and... more

Daniel Zamora  waits for the decision on his deportation appeal and has to figure out how to make a life... more

Daniel Zamora took a roadtrip in 2011 that would take an unexpected turn to the Texas border. That detour would... more

LA was rocked on March 4 when Dave Fink, a golf influencer, posted a viral video on Instagram detailing how... more

It's pride month, and today we're looking at how that's showing up in the classroom. Educators and students, who identify... more

In part two of Carol Kwang Park’s story, we follow Carol’s journey to connect more deeply with her family –... more

Carol Kwang Park was 12 years old, working as a cashier at her family’s gas station in Compton, California, when... more

LAist Correspondent Emily Guerin gives us insights into the making of The Gen Z Water Dealmaker series. In this bonus episode,... more

Host Antonia Cereijido speaks with negotiations expert Victoria Medvec about how to make the best possible deal. Medvec also helps... more

JB Hamby and the other lead negotiators on the Colorado River have to come up with a long term solution... more

Japanese American Incarceration. The Third World Liberation Front. The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising. What you think you know isn’t always... 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... more

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

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

Part 5: Was Oscar going to leave the Chicano student movement? Adolfo discovers new information about Oscar’s last months.   ... 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... more

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

Part 2: Adolfo learns that there was a dark side to Oscar’s experience in the Chicano student movement.  Grow your... 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... more

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

For Barbie, the cultural upheaval of the 60s and 70s incites one identity crisis after another as Mattel tries to... more

"LA Made: The Barbie Tapes," from LAist Studios, tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most... more

LAist Studios & USC Annenberg's School of Journalism Present: How COVID Changed Everything A series where graduate students in the... more

LAist Studios & USC Annenberg's School of Journalism Present: How COVID Changed Everything A series where graduate students in the... more

LAist Studios & USC Annenberg's School of Journalism Present: How COVID Changed Everything When the World Health Organization declared an... more

Brian returns to Los Angeles. But his ideas of "home" have changed. Music from this episode composed by: Geir Sundstøl,... more

Brian finally sets foot in Mexico. His audio diary chronicles what it was like to feel at home while feeling... more

Brian is surprised by a letter from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It’s his Advance Parole document. He can... more

California is home to around 2 million undocumented people. And in Southern California, roughly 80,000 of them have DACA, Deferred... more

Hey, Imperfect Paradise listeners, this is Emily Guerin. I'm one of the hosts and senior producers of this show. We're... more

In early 2020, just as fears about coronavirus are worsening, women begin accusing the founder of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan,... more

Katie Griggs, a young woman from rural Maryland, discovers Kundalini yoga in her early 20s and goes all in. She... more

Guru Jagat starts the pandemic with an understandable skepticism of official medical advice, but quickly grows to embrace an array... more

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

Alex Villanueva has conceded the election. The next sheriff of LA County will be Robert Luna. More analysis to come... more

By the end of 2021, Alex Villanueva has done a 180. Once supported by the local Democratic party, he’s become... more