“LA Made” is a series exploring stories of bold Californian innovators and how they forever changed the lives of millions all over... more
Voters elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón in 2020 on his promises to undo decades of mass incarceration, tackle... 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
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
Passing the Mantle is a new podcast from LAist Studios about family, curiosity and the things that change — and... more
Part 8: How Giving Back Can Make You Feel Less Alone We're back with another installment of our How To... more
Daniel Zamora waits for the decision on his deportation appeal and has to figure out how to make a life... more
Carol Kwang Park was 12 years old, working as a cashier at her family’s gas station in Compton, California, when... 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
Part 7: Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church' How To LA is back with our series on How NOT... more
LAist Correspondent Emily Guerin gives us insights into the making of The Gen Z Water Dealmaker series. In this bonus episode,... more
Revival House says goodbye for now with a look at one of the biggest programming groups in town, the American... more
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Go back to the movies with us! It's heating up in the city, so Revival House continues with a classic... more
Japanese American Incarceration. The Third World Liberation Front. The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising. What you think you know isn’t always... more
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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
Go back to the movies with us! We're still profiling LA's repertory theaters in Revival House cause there are SO... 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
We're back with another episode of Revival House, but this time we're not heading to a 100 year old theater...... 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
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... 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
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... more
Neon! Mullets! Video stores! Relive the 80s with us... As we continue our series "Revival House," How to LA producer... 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... 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... 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
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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... 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
Until 1980, Barbie was always white. Mattel had made Black dolls before, but they were sidekicks to the brand’s main... 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
When Barbie arrives on the toy scene in 1959, her celebrity is instantaneous, and not just because of her controversial... more
Season 2 of “LA Made” tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most famous doll in... more
It's been more than 50 years since an American has set foot on the moon, or even gotten close to... more
What is it about gazing at the stars that inspires humans — including our very own Suicide Squad — to... more
We go inside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and get a tour that’s not available to the public: watching technicians build... more
Season 2 of “LA Made” tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most famous doll in the world,... more