Make way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
Skateboarding is a mainstay of California street culture, from San Diego to San Francisco and beyond. It’s so popular that L.A. County filled outdoor skateparks with sand earlier in the pandemic so no...
30 Dec 202121min
How one mom learned to stop worrying and love video games
Video games had always been a point of division between L.A. Times science reporter Deborah Netburn and her 12-year-old son. Then the pandemic hit, and the gap between them seemed to widen. Today, Net...
29 Dec 202123min
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 2
This year, the Chinese Communist Party kicked off its 100th anniversary by celebrating China’s economic success and ambitions to create a new world order. The festivities, of course, are carefully cho...
28 Dec 202129min
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 1
Two years ago, the world watched as millions of people in Hong Kong marched in the streets to call for autonomy from China. Beijing responded by passing a national security law last summer that broadl...
27 Dec 202129min
QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds
QAnon or New Age? Increasingly, in California’s vast health, wellness and spiritual worlds, there's an intersection between the two communities so pronounced that the phenomenon has a new nickname: “W...
23 Dec 202128min
On track to become a doctor — or not
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Maya Abu-Zahra started college with every intention of becoming a doctor....
22 Dec 202114min
Hollywood, here comes Madison
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Today, Jillian Carmenate introduces us to her older sister, Madison, who’...
21 Dec 202113min
When the labels don't feel right
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Today, Cari Spencer guides us through her journey of figuring out her ide...
20 Dec 202120min
