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Gary Phillips is happily married, lives in a Craftsman in Arlington Heights and writes about whatever he wants: the LA dream

Jason Reedy, as you will hear, is an intelligent, thoughtful, Angeleno who cares for his mind, body, and spirit. He’s a well-read vegetarian marathon runner who can easily talk about Christianity or Islam as well as world history. On top of that he’s a kind, funny, and devoted parent who even takes his toddler to City Hall — which annoys some for some reason. We sat down at the Robinson Space in V...

Jon is a reporter, editor, Cheesecake Factory enjoyer, and someone who was surprised when he came to LA from Miami that our lil city closes up so early. We talk about City Hall, the Billionaire who lost for mayor, The Grove and the Americana

The co-founder of the People’s City Council on guns, a healthy lifestyle, and coming out in the sweetest way

Richard is a Canadian who immigrated to LA in the mid-90s and has been in and around the Hollywood journalism scene ever since. We talk about Park La Brea, The Grove, The Glendale Galleria, the idea of one man owning most of LA’s trade papers, the LA Times , and so much more.

Mike Roe had been helping build KPCC's website for the last 15 years. He even helped build its union. Then in this last wave of cuts, he was shown the door. In this episode we talk about some of his favorite moments there, and living in Echo Park back in the day.

Phil Stark got his start at the beginning of South Park, then wrote and produced for That '70s Show, on a whim he wrote and created Dude Where's My Car, and now he's a therapist who wrote a book about his new love.

Albert Corado is an activist, an organizer, one of the co-founders of People's City Council, and the brother of Mely Corado who was gunned down by a member of the LAPD who shot into the Trader Joe's she managed in Silver Lake.

The Spectrum 1 News anchor on being stopped from doing her job by the LAPD at Echo Park, her scoop with one of the tattoo artists who apply ink to sheriff deputies, her neighborhood of Palms, and what USC taught her to be prepared in TV journalism.

William of Film the Police interviews Tony of Hear in LA about his origins and the origin story of the podcast, how it rose from ideas from LAist and blogging, and how it's set itself apart from the rest. William also shares who he thinks is dumb, who he thinks is punk rock, and how he feels about the LA Times.

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel is an activist, a journalist, and a wine sommelier who also happens to be a champagne expert. We talk about the neighborhood he's leaving, Pico-Union, covering racists and homophobes, and the state of wine in LA and Santa Barbara.

The former TV producer and journalist who covered the Michael Jackson trial, and produced shows like Battlebots and Shark Tank, on herding nine felines in his North Hollywood home.

In most states it’s not required to ask permission to do unnecessary pelvic exams. This woman is changing that.. A'magine is an author, a sexpert, a sex educator, and a writer who is passing laws to stop med students from performing pelvic exams on unsuspecting patients who are under anesthesia.

The student-turned-staffer tried to get ‘SC to do the right thing, but when they hesitated, he alerted the Feds.

After a traumatic childhood, Scott took a few wrong way turns that eventually sent him to prison a few times. A convicted drug dealer, Scott found solace in the love of a dog in his sober living house in West Hollywood. He eventually adopted several dogs and found that alone he was able to be selfish, but now that he needed to take care of the animals he had to keep it together. He had to take car...

One of the hosts of the long-running "This Filipino American Life," Joe lives up to the belief that Filipinos are the nicest people in the world. He helped one councilman rise up to become mayor and now his love is teaching the next generation at LMU.

Joan spent the last four years in LA - mostly in Historic Filipinotown - helping Filipinos adjust to living or visiting the US. But it was LA that taught her that desperately seeking for The Other is unnecessary when others are seeking you.

Writer, editor, DJ, music fan, social media gem, and all-around great guy, Scott talks about his work at Rhino Records, at the LA Times, Metromix, and seeing a private all-night show at Prince's mansion in Beverly Hills.

After 24 years, Asher has ditched Austin in favor of the 818 where he hopes to get people high and root on his Dodgers.

The Van Nuys activist-turned-politician is seeking to fill the former Council President’s seat in a very different way.

For over 20 years Mr. Mack has been working the streets of Skid Row helping the underserved. In this episode we talk about homelessness in LA, why he has little confidence that the new mayor can do much about it, how people should view these fellow human beings, and he also tells us about some of the lowest moments in his life and what turned it around. This is an episode you really shouldn't miss...

For 20 years, Roxanne has lived in her beautiful Baldwin Hills / Baldwin Village apartment. Locals know the area as The Jungles, made famous from the Denzel Washington film Training Day. We will chat about her neighborhood, how it's influx, and her selfless job of working on Skid Row in DTLA helping the poorest of the poor.

14 year olds are just as much of LA as 114 year olds. This one runs through this record collection, the pitfalls of his hood, and why no one he knows rides bikes to school -- or anywhere in LA.

At 14 she ran off with her lowrider boyfriend and worked the fields of Fresno. Soon she was a teenage mother who eventually moved back to LA living in Venice, Inglewood and now just north of the 10. An activist, poet, playwrite, and longtime employee for the city of Santa Monica, Lindsey now spends a lot of her time in Boyle Heights... for the culture.

Journalist Julie Wolfson on that bold caffeine claim, getting her start at LAist, raising artistic children in the center of LA, and what’s cool in her Hancock Park neighborhood.