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Step into LA’s vibrant spoken word scene

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Jun. 19, 2019 Los Angeles

Poets perform at the Hilltop cafe in Windsor Hills. Photo by Courtney Kocak. Photo credit: Courtney Kocak.

Local poets share their work and talk about LA's spoken word scene. Also, LA County's supervisors have voted to expand the number of all-gender bathrooms.

From this Episode:

Poet Bridgette Bianca on connecting through spoken word

Poet Bridgette Bianca recently performed at Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen in South LA. She breaks down one of her pieces, touching on her life and work, and her part in a growing...

7 min, 4 sec

2 local poets: ‘The spirit of activism has always been in LA poetry’

Southern California may not get the credit it deserves for its strong literary community and a great spoken word scene.

12 min, 52 sec

How politics and societal shifts play out in public restrooms

More than two thirds of transgender or gender-non-conforming people say they have been verbally harassed, denied access, or even physically assaulted trying to use public...

5 min, 30 sec

Credits

Host:
Steve Chiotakis

Producers:
Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes

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