A conversation with LA's first ever design chief

Mar. 15, 2018

Los Angeles is redefining itself as a city. So what should it look like? That’s a question on the mind of Christopher Hawthorne. He has a new job at City Hall as its first ever design chief.

From this Episode:

Russia, China, and cyber security

The White House sanctions Russia for meddling in the 2016 election. Why now? The move comes after Britain escalates its fight with the Kremlin over the suspected poisoning...

16 min

What would a redesign of Los Angeles look like?

Los Angeles is redefining itself as a city. So what should it look like? That’s one question -- among many others -- on the mind of Christopher Hawthorne.

12 min

Latin music at SXSW

The South By Southwest music festival isn’t just for American bands anymore. Bands come from all over the world to showcase their talents in front of an audience filled with...

13 min

Artist Olafur Eliasson brings a light and sound installation to LA

Installation artist Olafur Eliasson has been described as the Ai Wei Wei of Iceland.

7 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

Image of Los Angeles City Hall by Saul Gonzalez