Zócalo Public Square

Zócalo Public Square

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Zócalo Public Square’s podcast connects people to ideas and to each other through an innovative blend of ideas journalism and live events. Listen to conversations on topics ranging from politics and science to art and pop culture.

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Zócalo Public Square

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www.zocalopublicsquare.org

Latest episode

Jun 28, 2026

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Episodes

The Mexican Restaurant in Los Angeles 11.12.2007

The Mexican Restaurant in Los Angeles

Dirty Business: Should the Porn Industry Be Saved? 28.11.2007

Dirty Business: Should the Porn Industry Be Saved?

Girls Gone Mild: Have Roles for Women in Hollywood Gone Soft? 15.11.2007

Girls Gone Mild: Have Roles for Women in Hollywood Gone Soft?

Francisco Goldman, “The Art of Political Murder in Central America” 23.10.2007

Francisco Goldman, “The Art of Political Murder in Central America”

An Evening with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa 22.10.2007

An Evening with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

An Evening with Michael Govan 03.10.2007

An Evening with Michael Govan

Will Grand Avenue Live Up to the Hype? 25.09.2007

Will Grand Avenue Live Up to the Hype?

"The Jane Austen Book Club": A Screening and Conversation with Director/Screenwriter Robin Swicord 21.09.2007

"The Jane Austen Book Club": A Screening and Conversation with Director/Screenwriter Robin Swicord by Zócalo Public Square

James Ellroy, ‘L.A.: Come on Vacation, Go Home on Probation’ 11.09.2007

James Ellroy, ‘L.A.: Come on Vacation, Go Home on Probation’

Alma Guillermoprieto, “How to be Mexican: A Musical Instructional Manual” 28.08.2007

Alma Guillermoprieto, “How to be Mexican: A Musical Instructional Manual”

Should Congress Pass the Korea Free Trade Agreement? 23.08.2007

Should Congress Pass the Korea Free Trade Agreement?

Can the Ports Clean the Air Without Choking the Economy? 24.07.2007

Can the Ports Clean the Air Without Choking the Economy?

An Evening with Larry Wilmore 22.06.2007

An Evening with Larry Wilmore

Hail to the Chief? 12.06.2007

Hail to the Chief?

Can the L.A. Times be Saved? 05.06.2007

Can the L.A. Times be Saved?

Can Progressives Save Iraq? 18.04.2007

Can Progressives Save Iraq?

Who Really Runs L.A.? 10.04.2007

Who Really Runs L.A.?

Alix Ohlin, “Why Mysteries Matter: Detectives, Literature, and Life” 12.03.2007

Alix Ohlin, “Why Mysteries Matter: Detectives, Literature, and Life”

Eric Alterman, “Is Democracy in America Even Possible?” 06.03.2007

Eric Alterman, “Is Democracy in America Even Possible?”

“Tuning in the Broadband Channel: How the Internet Is Remaking the TV Business” 22.01.2007

“Tuning in the Broadband Channel: How the Internet Is Remaking the TV Business”

Jim Newton, “Earl Warren and the Californiaization of America” 09.01.2007

Jim Newton, “Earl Warren and the Californiaization of America”

“L.A. vs. New York: Who’s Got the Scoop on Hollywood?” 12.12.2006

“L.A. vs. New York: Who’s Got the Scoop on Hollywood?”

Max Boot, “How Revolutions in Military Affairs Have Shaped History” 08.11.2006

Historian and LA Times columnist Max Boot visits Zócalo to discuss how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the coming of al-Qaeda. The award-winning author of The Savage Wars of Peace, and the re...

An Evening with Niall Ferguson 17.10.2006

Moderated by Andrés Martinez, Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Editor Niall Ferguson courts controversy. One of the most brilliant economic and military historians of his generation, the British Harvard professor and L.A. Times columnist has written books comparing the “per kill” cost of World War I armies, and praising the British empire. Ferguson’s The Pity of War was a sensation in Britain for...

Antonio Damasio, "Understanding Emotions and the Brain" 03.04.2006

Antonio Damasio, "Understanding Emotions and the Brain" by Zócalo Public Square

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