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Narcos in Fiction, L.A.’s Mysterious Oil Field House, and the Music Machine

Dec. 28, 2015

In this show of previously aired segments, we begin by hearing from the author of the novel The Cartel, a fictional work based on real life drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Then, the story of a mysterious house on an oilfield in the middle of L.A. How did it get there? Next, a look at the pop music hitmaker Max Martin. And finally, a dive into South Africa’s house music explosion. How did it become so popular there?

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From this Episode:

'The Cartel'

The head of one of the world's deadliest drug cartels sits in a Mexican prison. The government trumpets his capture as a major blow to the drug trade in the country. And...

16 min

L.A.'s Mysterious House on a Hill

There’s a century-old house hidden in the middle of an oil field in Baldwin Hills. Few people know it’s there, and even fewer know its history. Press Play producer Anna...

10 min

"The Song Machine"

Lennon and McCartney. The two Beatles need no introduction, as they’ve written the most number-one hit songs of all time. In third place? A 44-year-old Swedish producer...

16 min

South Africa's House Music Explosion

Any guess which country is the world’s largest consumer of house music? Per capita, it’s South Africa, where house music regularly outsells American pop giants like Katy...

9 min