The 411 on the 988 suicide hotline
Remember this number: 988. The new three-digit hotline is now the 911 equivalent for mental health emergencies. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in the U.S., according to ...
22 Jul 202217min
Musicians for abortion rights redux
When the annual Glastonbury music festival happened this year, performers openly criticized on stage the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, which happened that same week. It recalled a similar movement near...
21 Jul 202222min
Simone Ashley’s ‘Bridgerton’ breakthrough
It’s Emmy season, so we’re dropping another episode of our sister podcast, the “Envelope." Today, an in-depth conversation with actor Simone Ashley. Ashley has always been a fan of the romance genre, ...
20 Jul 202255min
Pregnant and homeless in Hollywood
In 2018, the L.A. Times began to follow Mckenzie Trahan, a pregnant homeless woman living in Hollywood. Over the next four years, a Times reporter, photographer and videographer tracked Trahan’s life ...
19 Jul 202230min
Burnout at the front lines of disasters
So many disasters, so little time. And it’s the same group of people on the front lines, year after year. What happens when they get tired? Today, our Masters of Disaster talk about burnout among fire...
18 Jul 202220min
The mountain lion that captured L.A.'s heart
He’s animal royalty in the City of Angels; an ambassador for conservation and for the random beauty this megalopolis offers. But P-22 is also a poster boy for something sadder. The mountain lion is th...
15 Jul 202227min
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, together for us
It’s Emmys season, and the “Envelope” is here for it. So once a week for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to feature an episode of our sister podcast in “The Times.” First up: Lily Tomlin and Jan...
14 Jul 202230min
What happened to Lora Lee, Part 2
For over a year, L.A. Times entertainment reporter Stacy Perman tried to track down Lora Lee Michel, a former child star whose custody case scandalized 1940s Hollywood. Michel went through a string of...
13 Jul 202231min
