An Indigenous language, back from the brink
Native American culture and history have long been ignored or romanticized as vestiges of a lost people — or both.The Serrano people of Southern California have seen their Indigenous language nearly v...
24 Jan 202216min
Standing up for Black lives at the border
Felicia Rangel-Samponaro used to live a fairly normal life as a suburban stay-at-home mom in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. But now the half Black, half Mexican-American mom crosses the border...
21 Jan 202219min
Where carne asada is a crime
For over 140 years, street vendors hawking Mexican food have been a staple of life in Southern California. Horse-drawn tamale wagons turned into taco trucks, turned into hot dog carts, turned into pop...
20 Jan 202223min
An American West with no snow?
This past December brought record-high amounts of snow to the Sierra Nevada, California’s main mountain range. The state, of course, has suffered for years from bad, bad drought, so we should all be h...
19 Jan 202220min
The pandemic will end. We promise.
The COVID-19 era is rough, to say the least. But let’s put it in perspective. Every pandemic ends eventually, and this one will too.Today, assistant editor Jessica Roy with the L.A. Times’ utility jou...
18 Jan 202224min
Nikole Hannah-Jones on her triumphs and trolls
Two years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones launched “The 1619 Project,” a collection of New York Times Magazine articles, photography and podcasts. That project became a launching point to talk about Black pe...
17 Jan 202219min
The tragedy of Latinos and COVID-19
COVID-19 has been devastating for everyone, but in the United States, there’s one demographic hit particularly hard: Latinos. According to the California Department of Public Health, Latinos make up a...
14 Jan 202230min
Chuck E. Cheese forever
How the hell does a chain based on an orphaned mouse who plays in a band survive and thrive? Very carefully. Today, we’ll talk to L.A. Times business reporter Samantha Masunaga about the company, and ...
13 Jan 202217min
