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California Love is a blend of memoir, pop culture analysis and oral history. The newest season, K-pop Dreaming, is about the rise and history of K-pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 LA Uprising and the booming global popularity of K-pop in the present day, all juxtaposed against Yoon’s own coming-of-age as a second generation immigrant in Los Angeles, struggling to fit in and come to terms with her own identity. The series premieres on February 23rd.
In the first season Walter Thompson-Hernández was inspired by Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love"- a love letter and anthem for a generation. Walter invites listeners to join him in his family home, on horseback through the streets of Compton, and up into the sky to examine belonging.
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Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1
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Mar 27, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2
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Mar 27, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 4 - The Gardena Cinema's Fight to Stay Open
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Mar 21, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities
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Mar 20, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 4 - Why Are Men So Lonely These Days?
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Mar 16, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 3 - Vidiots Brings 60,000 DVDs and a New Theater to a Historic Space
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Mar 14, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 4
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Mar 13, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 3 - Building A Music Community To Feel Less Alone
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Mar 09, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 2 - The New Beverly Cinema, Always On Film
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Mar 07, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 3
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Mar 06, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 2 - Speed Dating
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Mar 02, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 1 - The Nuart Theater
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Feb 29, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 2
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Feb 28, 2024 |
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: LA Can Be Lonely AF - Reframing An 'Epidemic'
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Feb 24, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 1
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Feb 21, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise presents: Imperfect Inquiry: Have Identity Politics Been Hijacked?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 3 REDUX
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Jan 31, 2024 |
LAist Studios presents: NPR's Code Switch & Oye - A Former Church Girl's Search for a New Spiritual Home
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 2 REDUX
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Jan 24, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise: Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 1 REDUX
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 3 & 4
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Jan 03, 2024 |
Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 1 & 2
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Dec 27, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 4
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Dec 20, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 3
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Dec 13, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 2
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Dec 06, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: The Castle: Part 1
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Nov 29, 2023 |
Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Truth Inside California's Nursing Homes
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Nov 22, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 4
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Nov 15, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 3
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Nov 08, 2023 |
LAist Studios Presents Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 2
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Oct 30, 2023 |
LAist Studios Presents: Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 1
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Oct 24, 2023 |
LAist Studios Presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 4
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Oct 23, 2023 |
LAist Studios Presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 3
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Oct 16, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 2
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Oct 09, 2023 |
LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 1
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Introducing Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes from LAist Studios
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Sep 20, 2023 |
Special Feature: 'How To LA' at KCON
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Aug 25, 2023 |
From LAist Studios: Imperfect Paradise Returning Sept. 27, 2023
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Aug 22, 2023 |
LA Made: The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--And Barbie--Could Do Anything
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Jul 21, 2023 |
LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios - Battle of the Bulge
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Jul 14, 2023 |
Introducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios
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Jul 10, 2023 |
Special Feature: Mount Rushmore, Part 1
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Jun 25, 2023 |
Special Feature: A Southeast L.A. Rom-Com
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Jun 24, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #4: K-Beauty
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Jun 09, 2023 |
Introducing Season 2 of "WILD: I Think I'm Falling In Love" from LAist Studios
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May 11, 2023 |
Shoes Off: Atsuko Okatsuka Wants Everyone To Feel Sexy
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May 04, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #3: Origins of K-Pop
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Apr 27, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #2: The Making of Red Velvet's "Psycho"
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Apr 20, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Bonus #1: Danny Im
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Apr 13, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Koreatown
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Apr 06, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - KCON
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Mar 30, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Roots of Rap
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Mar 23, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Solid
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Mar 16, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Moon Night
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Mar 09, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Trot
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Mar 02, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Mixtape
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Feb 23, 2023 |
K-Pop Dreaming - Secret Fan
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Feb 23, 2023 |
Introducing California Love: K-Pop Dreaming, from LAist Studios
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Feb 02, 2023 |
Epilogue
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Aug 17, 2020 |
Ellie
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Aug 13, 2020 |
Compton Cowboys
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Aug 06, 2020 |
Parrots: A Parable
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Jul 30, 2020 |
Kobe
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Jul 23, 2020 |
P Line
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Jul 16, 2020 |
Scared Straight
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Jul 09, 2020 |
Prologue
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Jul 09, 2020 |