Zev Yaroslavsky: Forty Years, One City, and a Career That Can't Happen Again
Zev Yaroslavsky spent forty consecutive years in elected office in Los Angeles — a run that, thanks to term limits, no local politician will ever match again. And it began with a race he probably wasn...
19 Elo 1h 34min
Susan Feniger: Border Grill, Too Hot Tamales, and Everything In Between
Susan Feniger is one of the pioneers of modern Los Angeles dining – and one of the first generation of chefs to bring bold, regional Mexican cuisine into the mainstream. But her story starts in a park...
5 Elo 1h 23min
Alex Baskin: MTV, The Real Housewives, and Reality TV
Alex Baskin is the executive producer behind some of Bravo’s most recognizable reality series – most notably, The Real Housewives. But his story starts well before that. In this episode, Alex shares h...
29 Heinä 1h 13min
Madeleine Brand: Public Radio, Press Play, and Finding Her Voice
Madeleine Brand is one of those voices millions of people recognize — even if they don’t immediately know the name behind it. For more than a decade, she’s hosted Press Play on KCRW. Before that came ...
22 Heinä 51min
John Szabo: The Most Interesting Job in Los Angeles You Didn’t Realize Existed
John Szabo runs one of the largest and most quietly influential public systems in Los Angeles — all seventy-two branches of the L.A. Public Library — as the City Librarian. In this episode, John share...
15 Heinä 55min
Jim & Janice Hahn: Family Legacy, Sibling Rivalry, and Serving Los Angeles
Jim Hahn and Janice Hahn come from one of the most consequential families in Los Angeles public life – and are still shaping it today. Their father, Kenneth Hahn, served on the L.A. County Board of Su...
8 Heinä 1h 14min
Brian Toll & John Terzian: The Making of L.A. Nightlife
Brian Toll and John Terzian aren’t household names – but their venues are. Bootsy Bellows. Delilah. The Nice Guy. Poppy. Bird Streets Club. If you’ve seen a paparazzi shot of a celebrity slipping in o...
24 Kesä 58min
