Artists Transform Lessons from Their own Lives into Art
‘Music Was Our Language’: Grammy-Award Winning Producer Turns Mic on Sister; Dan 'The Can't Stand Up Comedian' Smith; Artists Capture Wildfire’s Destructive Power – and Beauty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Syys 202031min
How To Talk About Death and Dying During a Pandemic
Palliative care expert Dr. Jessica Zitter says that tough conversations about end-of-life options can help inform how we want to live our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Syys 202030min
From Protesting Police to Becoming a Cop Himself
After touring the world with Snoop Dogg and the Black Eyed Peas, Jinho Ferreira served as an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy for eight years. He said he wanted to fight police violence from the inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Syys 202030min
Stories of Hope Through Fire and Smoke
From Prison Fire Crew To Pro Firefighter; Volunteer Firefighting Couple Find a Silver Lining; How Wildfire Smoke Intersects with Race and Place; An Ode to Big Basin's Redwoods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Syys 202030min
California Women Reflect on a Century of Voting
Featuring: Lorena Gonzalez, Lawmaker, San Diego Ellen DuBois, Professor Emirita of History and Gender Studies, UCLA Rita Barschak, 100-year old voting rights activist, Los Angeles Maxine Anderson, Voter Education volunteer, San Francisco Aida Hurtado, Chicano/a Studies Professor, UC Santa Barbara Kristen Olsen, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Honey Mahogany, transgender activist, San Francisco Gurleen Kaur Mander, political science major, Fresno Arianna Nassiri, SF Youth Commission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Elo 202030min
California City: Deception, Power, and Money in the Mojave Desert
Deep in the Mojave Desert sits California City: a would-be city of the future; a place where empty desert land is presented as a ticket to the American Dream. For decades running, real estate developers have gotten rich by selling this dream to thousands of people, many of whom are hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But the reality is much different. The land investments never paid off and the landowners, many of whom scraped together their life savings to buy a plot of land, were left with next to nothing. We devote the whole show to an excerpt from the first episode of “California City,” new podcast from LAist Studios, hosted and reported by Emily Guerin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Elo 202030min
A Chicano Takeover of Catalina Island + California Love
The Forgotten Occupation of Catalina Island So much of the activism we’re seeing right now around racial justice has roots in radical movements that erupted in California –– The United Farm Workers, The Black Panther Party, the Asian American Political Alliance, the Native American occupation of Alcatraz. In August 1972, another occupation kind of flew under the radar here in California. A Chicano activist group called the Brown Berets camped out on Catalina Island for three weeks, demanding that undeveloped land be turned into housing. The California Report Magazine’s intern Ariella Markowitz grew up on Catalina, but she only recently learned about this slice of the island’s history, and says it feels more relevant now than ever. ‘California Love’: New Podcast Explores Growing Up Both Black and Brown in LA LAist Studio's new podcast “California Love” features Walter Thompson-Hernández, a former New York Times writer, as he returns to Los Angeles and reflects on the complexity of his hometown. Part memoir, part love letter to the City of Angels, the podcast revisits the childhood pals he used to tag buildings with, lessons he learned from his immigrant mother, and explores how race and identity have always shaped his life and work. Host Sasha Khokha talks with Thompson-Hernández about their shared hometown in an extended interview and preview of the series, featuring excerpts from several episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Elo 202031min
What Nuns, Survivors of Hiroshima, and ER Doctors Can Teach Us About Resilience
Hiroshima Survivor Reflects 75 Years After the Bomb; Nuns On Aging With Grace; COVID Doctors Open Up About Their Mental Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Elo 202030min
