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Episodes: 100
Feb 26, 2021
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Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers have sold a dream here: if you buy land now, you’ll be rich one day. Thousands of people bought this dream. Many were young couples and hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But much of the land they bought is nearly worthless. In this new podcast from LAist Studios, host Emily Guerin tells a story of money, power and deception.
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The dirty secret of trash: Illegal dumping in the Southern California desert
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Are Latino pollsters helping or hurting the Democratic cause?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Trading in the American Dream for the Mexican Dream
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Getting lost in Latina trad wife TikTok
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Did the cellphone ban in high schools work?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Return from Mexico
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: How the Rent Brigade took on LA’s landlords
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May 07, 2025 |
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: When the disinformation machine comes for you
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Meet the filmmakers who love AI
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Highland Park: Land of the snake
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 4: The Landing
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 3: Making an Impact
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 2: Spring Loaded to Failure
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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LA Made The Other Moonshot - Part 1 Ignition Starts
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Is it possible to build a fire-proof house?
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Why fires happen in Southern California — and how we can prevent them
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The first five days: Inside LA’s most destructive wildfires
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: LAist newsroom answers your questions about the fires
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 Redux - The Eagle Lovebirds
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 Redux - The Bear Nuisance
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 Redux - The Coyote Villain
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears Part 1 Redux - The Mountain Lion Celebrity
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Hollywood’s flopping, send in the clowns
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Too young to vote, but not to care: 3 high schoolers watch the election
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: George Gascón’s reelection loss and whether there’s a future for the progressive prosecutors' movement
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Republican strategist on what both parties get wrong about the Latino vote
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: LA City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson on the tape scandal fallout, homelessness, and the presidential election
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: OC Supervisor Andrew Do to plead guilty to corruption charge following LAist investigation
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Patrisse Cullors on leaving BLM, racial justice, and the election
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Judith Butler on gender anxiety and the election
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 4 - Nathan Hochman vs. George Gascón
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón, Part 3
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 2
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 1
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 5 - Roads & Wildlife
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 - The Eagle Lovebirds
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 - The Bear Nuisance
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 - The Coyote Villain
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 1- The Mountain Lion Celebrity
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Return from Mexico
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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LAist Studios presents Passing The Mantle: Is Gen Z less curious than the Baby Boomers?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 3
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Introducing Passing The Mantle, from LAist Studios
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 2
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 1
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 1 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 1
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: ‘Free the Tee’: Fighting Back Against LA Golf Course Scalpers
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus
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May 25, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 4
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May 22, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 3
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May 15, 2024 |
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NPR & LAist Studios present 'Inheriting'
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May 09, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2
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May 08, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 1
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May 01, 2024 |
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NPR Host Tonya Mosley on ‘She Has A Name,’ Reporting Her Family’s Own True Crime
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 7
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 8
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 5
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 6
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 3
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 4
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 4
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 3
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 2
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 1
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents: Imperfect Inquiry: Have Identity Politics Been Hijacked?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 3 REDUX
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 2 REDUX
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 1 REDUX
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 3 & 4
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 1 & 2
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 4
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 3
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 2
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 1
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Truth Inside California's Nursing Homes
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 4
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 3
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 2
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 1
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 4
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 3
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 2
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 1
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Introducing Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes from LAist Studios
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Sep 20, 2023 |