How workers evade vaccine mandates
As more and more workplaces have instituted COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a cottage industry has sprung up to help skeptics evade them. Today, we look into what constitutes a deeply held religious belief...
28 Helmi 202219min
Maggie Gyllenhaal on her directorial debut
In this crossover episode with “The Envelope” podcast, Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks about “The Lost Daughter,” her directorial debut.More reading:Review: ‘The Lost Daughter’ is quintessential Maggie Gylle...
25 Helmi 202232min
How violence smashed Mexican avocados
Americans eat billions of dollars of Mexican avocados every year. Demand is such that drug cartels and other criminal elements have muscled in on the business, centered around the Mexican state of Mic...
24 Helmi 202220min
Vladimir Putin's Ukraine obsession
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his country would recognize the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine and send Russian troops there for “peacekeeping” purposes...
23 Helmi 202214min
Transgender drivers struggle to join Uber
Uber’s under fire over its treatment of transgender drivers after the Los Angeles Times published a story about the alleged mistreatment.Today, we’ll hear from the L.A. Times reporter who broke the st...
22 Helmi 202217min
Saving segregated 'Mexican' schools
Marfa, Texas, is known internationally for its arts scene. But on the south side of the city, there’s this old school. It’s a school where teachers once paddled Latino students for speaking Spanish. N...
18 Helmi 202216min
Homeless prisoners of the suburban dream
A new podcast series from KPCC and LAist Studios called "Imperfect Paradise: Home Is Life" zeroes in on the battles over homelessness in suburban communities. Today, we air Episode 2 of this three-par...
17 Helmi 202227min
California's death penalty flip-flops
For decades, California voters and politicians have vacillated over the future of the death penalty. Currently, Gov. Gavin Newsom has put a moratorium on them and has ordered that death row at San Que...
16 Helmi 202219min
