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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 58min
Robert Stone: Basketball, Cancer, and Following Your Heart
City of Hope CEO Robert Stone leads one of the most important cancer research and treatment organizations in the world. Under his leadership, the institution has expanded dramatically, now serving nea...
17 Jun 1h 14min
