35 episodes

Pacific Time is a weekly podcast that checks in with Los Angeles Times reporters and editors on a selection of the week's stories, coverage, columns and ongoing conversations.

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Pacific Time is a weekly podcast that checks in with Los Angeles Times reporters and editors on a selection of the week's stories, coverage, columns and ongoing conversations.

    Episode 31: Getting inside 'The Social Network' (10/1)

    Episode 31: Getting inside 'The Social Network' (10/1)

    Entertainment reporter Amy Kaufman takes us inside the upcoming movie about the first friends of Facebook, "The Social Network." She spent time with Jesse Eisenberg, who portrays Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.

    • 7 min
    Episode 30: Steve Lopez on Bell wringing and a preview of Crime L.A. (9/24)

    Episode 30: Steve Lopez on Bell wringing and a preview of Crime L.A. (9/24)

    Columnist Steve Lopez ponders how likely charges are to stick in the scandal in the city of Bell. And data team editor Megan Garvey gives listeners an audio preview to a feature coming to Latimes.com on Sept. 29

    • 10 min
    Episode 29: The story behind the story of Laura Bradbury (9/20)

    Episode 29: The story behind the story of Laura Bradbury (9/20)

    Every so often, the Los Angeles Times revisits stories that have faded like the newsprint that once heralded urgent national headlines. One such story is that of the 1984 disappearance of Laura Bradbury. Reporter Kurt Streeter connects with the Bradbury family and recaptures the heartbreaking emotion and journey the family has undergone over the last 26 years.

    • 6 min
    Episode 28: Update on the California gubernatorial race (9/17)

    Episode 28: Update on the California gubernatorial race (9/17)

    This edition of the Pacific Time podcast checks in with state politics editor and writer Cathleen Decker for an update on California's gubernatorial race. She gives a round-up and preview of what's to come before the November election.

    • 5 min
    Episode 27: Making plans for books and bells (9/10)

    Episode 27: Making plans for books and bells (9/10)

    As the sunny summer days give way to evenings that stretch ever longer, autumn brings a number of new titles to real and virtual bookshelves to fill them. Times Book Critic David Ulin highlights a few titles he's looking forward to leafing through. Alison Kornberg, assistant editor at LA Los Angeles Times Magazine, is planning a wedding. Actually, you're planning her wedding, from the date to the dress and everything in between. It's "nuptials by committee."

    • 11 min
    Episode 26: Assessment: Doyle McManus on Obama Speech (9/8)

    Episode 26: Assessment: Doyle McManus on Obama Speech (9/8)

    Shortly after President Obama wrapped up his speech Wednesday assailing GOP leaders and outlining the administration's economic proposals to prop up the ailing economy, Doyle McManus, The Times' Washington-based Op-Ed columnist, delivered a quick assessment of the president's remarks, focusing primarily on politics.

    • 2 min

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