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Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.

  1. $25 billion (and counting): The Iran War’s cost, 2 months in

    3 DAYS AGO

    $25 billion (and counting): The Iran War’s cost, 2 months in

    Plus, new apps allow people to “nudify” photos, how The Devil Wars Prada 2 is part fan service, part documentary, and Evan Kleiman makes her case for the tuna melt.

    52 min
  2. ‘A hugely terrible opinion’: UCLA’s Rick Hasen on SCOTUS voting rights decision

    4 DAYS AGO

    ‘A hugely terrible opinion’: UCLA’s Rick Hasen on SCOTUS voting rights decision

    Plus, a chaotic debate with eight candidates jockeying to be California’s next governor, does the Left have their Joe Rogan in Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, and the final days of a landmark museum show here in Los Angeles.

    52 min
  3. Comedian Sheng Wang on immigration, kind comedy, and ‘rat news’

    5 DAYS AGO

    Comedian Sheng Wang on immigration, kind comedy, and ‘rat news’

    Plus, California’s electric car dream is sputtering as sales drop dramatically after President Trump ditches federal rebates, and the U.S. Mint is using illegally mined gold from a Colombian cartel for its gold coins.

    52 min
  4. Ruth Slenczynska, Rachmaninoff’s student who performed for presidents, dies at 101

    6 DAYS AGO

    Ruth Slenczynska, Rachmaninoff’s student who performed for presidents, dies at 101

    Plus, how the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner reveals a side of journalism many journalists find disgusting, Supreme Court cases on agriculture and privacy, and why Catalina Island’s mule deer’s days are numbered.

    53 min
  5. A Thriller? Or just Bad? We review the Michael Jackson biopic

    23 APR

    A Thriller? Or just Bad? We review the Michael Jackson biopic

    Plus, the White House shifts the war on drugs and reclassifies medical marijuana, San Diego has so much water it's going to sell it to other states, and Evan Kleiman on how to make perfect fried rice.

    53 min
  6. Why Lena Dunham inspires so much hate, and love, as a millennial feminist

    22 APR

    Why Lena Dunham inspires so much hate, and love, as a millennial feminist

    Plus, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco recently seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s election. A new investigation sheds light on why. And LAUSD bans digital devices for kindergartners and first-graders.

    52 min
  7. Louise Erdrich’s remarkable encounters with the natural world

    21 APR

    Louise Erdrich’s remarkable encounters with the natural world

    Plus, Xavier Becerra is the biggest beneficiary of Eric Swalwell’s stunning political collapse, surging in the latest polls. And a new study divides Shark Tank competitors into good and bad narcissists.

    51 min
  8. ‘Ramones’ turns 50: Punk producer Craig Leon’s stories from the studio

    20 APR

    ‘Ramones’ turns 50: Punk producer Craig Leon’s stories from the studio

    Plus, will Star Wars’ return to the big screen save theaters? A Texas man sues a California doctor for mailing his girlfriend mifepristone, and AI so powerful its maker is keeping it from the public.

    53 min
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