California Love

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Subscribers: 137
Reviews: 2
Episodes: 100


 Feb 9, 2021


 Aug 19, 2020

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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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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: I saw the TV, d’oh
May 20, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: A Spy Is Born
May 13, 2025
Inheriting: Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 2
May 11, 2025
Inheriting: Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 1
May 11, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: How the Rent Brigade took on LA’s landlords
May 07, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Hollywood Plays Itself
May 06, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: From ranchers with guns to gurus with crystals: How extremism in the American West has evolved
Apr 30, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
Apr 29, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Can Oakland point the way for the future of liberal cities
Apr 23, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Time After Time After Time
Apr 22, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley
Apr 16, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To…
Apr 15, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire
Apr 09, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: We Love L.A.
Apr 08, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: When the disinformation machine comes for you
Apr 02, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Sex, Drugs, and Public Radio
Apr 01, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: ‘Free the Tee’ Redux: Fighting back against LA golf course scalpers
Mar 26, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Foreign Exchange
Mar 25, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Meet the filmmakers who love AI
Mar 19, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Beginner's Luck
Mar 18, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators
Mar 12, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Here We Go Again
Mar 11, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Highland Park: Land of the snake
Mar 05, 2025
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Growing Pains
Mar 04, 2025
LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 4: The Landing
Feb 19, 2025
LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 2: Spring Loaded to Failure
Feb 05, 2025
LA Made The Other Moonshot - Part 1 Ignition Starts
Feb 03, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Is it possible to build a fire-proof house?
Jan 29, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Why fires happen in Southern California — and how we can prevent them
Jan 23, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: The first five days: Inside LA’s most destructive wildfires
Jan 16, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: LAist newsroom answers your questions about the fires
Jan 10, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time
Jan 08, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 Redux - The Eagle Lovebirds
Jan 01, 2025
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 Redux - The Bear Nuisance
Dec 23, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 Redux - The Coyote Villain
Dec 17, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears Part 1 Redux - The Mountain Lion Celebrity
Dec 11, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Hollywood’s flopping, send in the clowns
Dec 04, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Too young to vote, but not to care: 3 high schoolers watch the election
Nov 18, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: George Gascón’s reelection loss and whether there’s a future for the progressive prosecutors' movement
Nov 09, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Republican strategist on what both parties get wrong about the Latino vote
Oct 30, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: LA City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson on the tape scandal fallout, homelessness, and the presidential election
Oct 23, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: OC Supervisor Andrew Do to plead guilty to corruption charge following LAist investigation
Oct 16, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Patrisse Cullors on leaving BLM, racial justice, and the election
Oct 09, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Judith Butler on gender anxiety and the election
Oct 02, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 4 - Nathan Hochman vs. George Gascón
Sep 25, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón, Part 3
Sep 18, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 2
Sep 11, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: District Attorney Gascón: Part 1
Sep 04, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 5 - Roads & Wildlife
Aug 21, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 - The Eagle Lovebirds
Aug 14, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 - The Bear Nuisance
Aug 07, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 - The Coyote Villain
Jul 31, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 1- The Mountain Lion Celebrity
Jul 24, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Return from Mexico
Jul 10, 2024
LAist Studios presents Passing The Mantle: Is Gen Z less curious than the Baby Boomers?
Jul 08, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 3
Jul 03, 2024
Introducing Passing The Mantle, from LAist Studios
Jul 02, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 8 - How Giving Back Can Make You Feel Less Alone
Jun 29, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 2
Jun 26, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Return to Mexico: Part 1
Jun 18, 2024
LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 1 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 1
Jun 15, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: ‘Free the Tee’: Fighting Back Against LA Golf Course Scalpers
Jun 12, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 8 - Movies Under — And Among —  The Stars At Hollywood Forever
May 29, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 7 - Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'
May 26, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus
May 25, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 9 - American Cinematheque's Year-Round Film Fest
May 23, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 4
May 22, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 3
May 15, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 6 - Connect To Yourself — And Others — Through Dance
May 11, 2024
NPR & LAist Studios present 'Inheriting'
May 09, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2
May 08, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 1
May 01, 2024
NPR Host Tonya Mosley on ‘She Has A Name,’ Reporting Her Family’s Own True Crime
Apr 24, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 7
Apr 17, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 8
Apr 17, 2024
HTLA presents: Revival House: Part 7 - The Long Road From Silent Films to Brain Dead Studios
Apr 11, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 5
Apr 10, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 6
Apr 10, 2024
HTLA presents: Revival House: Part 6 - The Academy Museum's Sister Cinemas
Apr 04, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 3
Apr 03, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 4
Apr 03, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 5 - Feeling Lonely? Get Moving, Make Some Friends
Mar 30, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 5 - The Highland Theatre says Goodbye
Mar 28, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1
Mar 27, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2
Mar 27, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 4 - The Gardena Cinema's Fight to Stay Open
Mar 21, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities
Mar 20, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 4 - Why Are Men So Lonely These Days?
Mar 16, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 3 - Vidiots Brings 60,000 DVDs and a New Theater to a Historic Space
Mar 14, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 4
Mar 13, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 3 - Building A Music Community To Feel Less Alone
Mar 09, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 2 - The New Beverly Cinema, Always On Film
Mar 07, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 3
Mar 06, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 2 - Speed Dating
Mar 02, 2024
HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 1 - The Nuart Theater
Feb 29, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 2
Feb 28, 2024
HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: LA Can Be Lonely AF - Reframing An 'Epidemic'
Feb 24, 2024
Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 1
Feb 21, 2024
Imperfect Paradise presents: Imperfect Inquiry: Have Identity Politics Been Hijacked?
Feb 14, 2024
RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?
Feb 07, 2024