Imperfect Paradise
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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays.
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.
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Residents left behind at elder care facilities in LA raise serious questions about evacuation preparedness
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Altadena childcare providers' struggle to rebuild raises questions about government disaster response
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Gender-affirming care for transgender youth is at risk in LA and nationwide
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Health workers say ICE agents at hospitals are compromising patient care
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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California's new public preschool program for 4-year-olds: Exploring transitional kindergarten
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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‘Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them’ from Latino USA & CalMatters
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Who pays for the 2028 Olympics? LA taxpayers may be on the hook
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Why the site of the largest methane leak in US history still hasn’t been shut down
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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How becoming a US citizen just got harder under the Trump administration and what it means for Angelenos
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Prop 50: Is California’s redistricting push a threat to democracy or a defense of it?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have striking similarities
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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How union organizing is being upended by private universities in Southern California
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Why California's protest law is flawed and the consequences to protesters
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Huntington Beach library at the center of America’s culture wars
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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An update to the Bass vs. Crowley feud
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is officially in prison. What questions remain?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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The cost of becoming a teacher in California. Who can afford to do it?
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Deputies severely beat a man struggling with mental health issues. Where are the records?
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Despite three 911 calls, how did two men with disabilities die in their home during the Eaton Fire?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The dirty secret of trash: Illegal dumping in the Southern California desert
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Inheriting: Leialani & The Occupation of Guam
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Are Latino pollsters helping or hurting the Democratic cause?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Trading in the American Dream for the Mexican Dream
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Getting lost in Latina trad wife TikTok
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Did the cellphone ban in high schools work?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Return from Mexico
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Inheriting: Nicole & the Third World Liberation Front
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May 28, 2025 |
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Inheriting: Bảo & the Vietnam War
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May 21, 2025 |
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Inheriting: Victoria & the Cambodian Genocide
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May 13, 2025 |
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How the Rent Brigade took on LA’s landlords
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May 07, 2025 |
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From ranchers with guns to gurus with crystals: How extremism in the American West has evolved
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Can Oakland point the way for the future of liberal cities
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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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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When the disinformation machine comes for you
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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‘Free the Tee’ Redux: Fighting back against LA golf course scalpers
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Meet the filmmakers who love AI
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Highland Park: Land of the snake
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To…
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 4: The Landing
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 3: Making an Impact
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 2: Spring Loaded to Failure
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 1: Ignition Starts
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Is it possible to build a fire-proof house?
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Why fires happen in Southern California — and how we can prevent them
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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The first five days: Inside LA’s most destructive wildfires
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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LAist newsroom answers your questions about the fires
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 Redux - The Eagle Lovebirds
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 Redux - The Bear Nuisance
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 Redux - The Coyote Villain
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears Part 1 Redux - The Mountain Lion Celebrity
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Hollywood’s flopping, send in the clowns
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Too young to vote, but not to care: 3 high schoolers watch the election
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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George Gascón’s reelection loss and whether there’s a future for the progressive prosecutors' movement
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Republican strategist on what both parties get wrong about the Latino vote
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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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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OC Supervisor Andrew Do to plead guilty to corruption charge following LAist investigation
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Patrisse Cullors on leaving BLM, racial justice, and the election
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Judith Butler on gender anxiety and the election
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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District Attorney Gascón: Part 4 - Nathan Hochman vs. George Gascón
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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District Attorney Gascón: Part 3
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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District Attorney Gascón: Part 2
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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District Attorney Gascón: Part 1
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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‘Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative’ host Jess Shane challenges the ethics of documentary storytelling
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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‘Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative’ on Imperfect Paradise
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 5 - Roads & Wildlife
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 - The Eagle Lovebirds
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 - The Bear Nuisance
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 - The Coyote Villain
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 1 - The Mountain Lion Celebrity
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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NHPR’s Outside/In: The New Space Race on Imperfect Paradise
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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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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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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Return to Mexico: Part 2
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Return to Mexico: Part 1
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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‘Free the Tee’: Fighting Back Against LA Golf Course Scalpers
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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A Challenging Year for LGBTQ+ Teachers in SoCal
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 1 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 1
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May 29, 2024 |
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LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 2 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 2
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May 29, 2024 |
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The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus
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May 25, 2024 |
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The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 4
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May 22, 2024 |
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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 12, 2024 |
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The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2
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May 08, 2024 |
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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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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 7
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 8
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 5
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 6
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Imperfect Paradise presents: The Big One : The Earthquake
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 3
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 4
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Strippers Union: Part 4
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Strippers Union: Part 3
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Strippers Union: Part 2
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Strippers Union: Part 1
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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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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Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 3 REDUX
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 2 REDUX
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 1 REDUX
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Under The Influence with Jo Piazza on Imperfect Paradise
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Jan 10, 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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The Castle: Part 4
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Castle: Part 3
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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The Castle: Part 2
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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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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People vs. Karen: Part 4
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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People vs. Karen: Part 3
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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People vs. Karen: Part 2
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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People vs. Karen: Part 1
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 4
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 3
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 2
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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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 |
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From LAist Studios: Imperfect Paradise Returning Sept. 27, 2023
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Battle of the Bulge
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Introducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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How COVID Changed Everything - Part 3 - Acting
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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How COVID Changed Everything - Part 2 - Adapting
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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How COVID Changed Everything - Part 1 - Rethinking
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Part 4 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA
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May 11, 2023 |
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Part 3 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA
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May 10, 2023 |
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Part 2 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA
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May 09, 2023 |
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Part 1 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA
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May 02, 2023 |
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NPR's Code Switch on Imperfect Paradise
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Kundalini Yoga’s #MeToo Moment
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Kundalini Royalty
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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“Queen of Conspiracy Theories”
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Introducing Season 4: Imperfect Paradise - Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories"
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Update: Alex Villanueva Loses
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Sheriff Villanueva - Part 5
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Sheriff Villanueva - Part 4
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Sheriff Villanueva - Part 3
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Sheriff Villanueva - Part 2
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Sheriff Villanueva - Part 1
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Introducing Season 3: Imperfect Paradise - The Sheriff
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 8
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 7
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 6
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 5
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 4
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 3
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May 30, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 2
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May 24, 2022 |
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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 1
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May 23, 2022 |
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Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary
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May 13, 2022 |
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Home is Life: Episode 3
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Home is Life: Episode 2
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Home is Life: Episode 1
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Jan 26, 2022 |