New Episodes
- Weekend film reviews: ‘Godzilla x Kong,’ ‘Wicked Little Letters’
- The latest film releases are Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, La Chimera, The Shadowless Tower, and Wicked Little Letters. Weighing in are Alonso Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of the podcast Linoleum Knife.
- Judged 24/7 by the world: Social media is worsening youth mental health
- Technology has devastated kids’ abilities to connect and learn. Pew data from 2022 says nearly half of teens were online almost constantly.
- Dodgers kick off home opener amid Ohtani investigation
- It’s opening day for the LA Dodgers, who are feeling the pressure amid an ongoing investigation into star Shohei Ohtani and costly acquisitions during the off-season.
- Will Santa Monica compensate Silas White’s descendants after taking his property?
- The Santa Monica City Council recently voted to explore compensating the descendants of a Black man named Silas White for his plot of land on Ocean Ave.
- Do carbon offsets help with airplane emissions?
- What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?
- Midweek Reset: Authenticity trap
- This week, Denis McManus, professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton reflects on authenticity and the allure of being true to ourselves and suggests that while authenticity may be having a moment, it is just one of many values we should aspire to.
- Trust issues with Zakiya Gibbons
- How to deal with trust issues? Am I terrible for thinking my partner isn’t hot anymore? How do I tell someone I hooked up with that I just want to be friends?
- ‘Baca’ shows massive effort to expand ‘The Great Wall of LA’
- Judy Baca’s collaborative effort to create “The Great Wall of LA” is the subject of a new LA Times short documentary. The mural is being extended to another half mile.
- Questions remain after Ohtani says ex-interpreter stole money
- LA Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani said his ex-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly stole millions to pay gambling debts. His story raises plausibility questions.
- LA’s Debbie Allen Dance Academy reignited this teen’s love for ballet
- A year ago, living in Miami, Lēya Graham’s passion for dance was waning. Then she discovered the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in LA, which served as a lifeline.
- Will there be AI-generated artists as popular as Taylor Swift?
- A new AI company called Suno wants everyone to be able to produce their own pro-level songs. What does that mean for artists?
- Mapping the darkness; the science behind sleep
- Kenneth Miller, writer and author of Mapping the Darkness; The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked The Mysteries of Sleep, looks at the history and mysteries surrounding sleep and why it took so long for scientists to take studying it seriously.
- Paula Pell, Ed Zwick, and Grant Singer on The Treat
- Paula Pell goes for heartfelt LOLs, Ed Zwick shares decades worth of Hollywood career lessons, and Grant Singer has The Treat.
- The science of flavor, the taste of tap water, Asian vegetarian
- Explaining how taste and smell interact, why smell is related to emotion, and the patterns of flavor, Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.
- BONUS: Arielle Johnson talks Flavorama (Extended Interview)
- Arielle Johnson chases deliciousness by taking science and making it fashion.
- Weekend film reviews: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,’ ‘Shirley’
- The latest film releases are Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Shirley, The American Society of Magical Negroes, and Carol Doda Topless at the Condor.
- CA’s fast food workers will start earning $20/hr. Is that enough?
- A higher minimum wage benefits fast food workers in an expensive state. It could also mean higher menu prices for customers, and tighter budgets for franchises.
- Does Zionism lead to genocide?
- In this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast, host Robert Scheer and The Grayzone editor-in-chief Max Blumenthal contextualize the events of Oct. 7 and afterward in relation to the history of Israel and Palestine.
- Plans for Rafah offensive could divide Netanyahu and US Democrats
- How will a continued offensive in Gaza affect Democratic support for Israel? Can SCOTUS clear up the lines between censorship and free speech?
- Steven Yeun on ‘Beef’; Disney CEO Bob Iger’s potential successors explained
- Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw examine four Disney executives poised to take the throne in 2026 following CEO Bob Iger’s proposed retirement.
- Regarding Her: Support women-led food businesses at these LA events
- Regarding Her, a nonprofit accelerating the growth of women entrepreneurs and leaders in food and beverage, is sponsoring a spattering of events this March.
- CA’s Prop 1 narrowly passes to reform mental health spending
- With the narrow approval of Governor Gavin Newsom’s $6.4 billion mental health bond, Prop 1, the work begins to build thousands of treatment beds.
- East LA academic decathletes are competing for more than gold
- Garfield High School’s academic decathlon team lost their coach to cancer this month. At the state competition this weekend, they want medals in his memory.
- Pandemic slowed progress on closing gender pay gap in CA
- Despite years of progress, California women make 89% of what men do for full-time work, according to a new report. The gap is worse for many women of color.
- ‘Problemista’: Funny, surrealist look at US immigration system
- In “Problemista,” a Salvadoran immigrant longs to become a toy designer when he arrives in New York. The challenges of getting a U.S. work visa threaten his dreams.
- Fires, quakes, floods – 92-year-old Topangan has seen ‘em all
- Topanga is one of the riskiest places in LA County for fires and floods. One of the area’s oldest residents explains why she still calls it home after 92 years.
- Midweek Reset: When to Quit
- This week, corporate speaker, former professional poker player and author of “Quit: The Power Of Knowing When To Walk Away, ” Annie Duke says knowing when to quit can be helpful when it comes to relationships or jobs and that fear of the unknown or being alone, shouldn’t be an excuse for inaction.
- Tackling Mismatched Libidos with Erica Chidi
- How to enjoy intimacy again after a miscarriage? How to handle mismatched libidos in long term relationships? And getting turned off by messy sex.
- What do you do when you want to change a mind?
- Here’s a hint: keep the conversation alive.
- New music from aging pop stars: Do audiences want it?
- Aging pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Justin Timberlake are promoting new albums. Are audiences interested in new material, or just hoping they'll bring sexy back?