Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPregnant and homeless in Hollywood
In 2018, the L.A. Times began to follow Mckenzie Trahan, a pregnant homeless woman living in Hollywood. Over the next four years, a Times reporter, p…
3 years, 7 months ago
Burnout at the front lines of disasters
So many disasters, so little time. And it’s the same group of people on the front lines, year after year. What happens when they get tired? Today, ou…
3 years, 7 months ago
The mountain lion that captured L.A.'s heart
He’s animal royalty in the City of Angels; an ambassador for conservation and for the random beauty this megalopolis offers. But P-22 is also a poste…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, together for us
It’s Emmys season, and the “Envelope” is here for it. So once a week for the next couple of weeks, we’re going to feature an episode of our sister po…
3 years, 7 months ago
What happened to Lora Lee, Part 2
For over a year, L.A. Times entertainment reporter Stacy Perman tried to track down Lora Lee Michel, a former child star whose custody case scandaliz…
3 years, 7 months ago
What Happened to Lora Lee?
Throughout the history of Hollywood, child entertainers have consistently clashed with their parents and guardians who manage their money and lives. …
3 years, 7 months ago
California's carbon-capture controversy
Lawmakers want California to eliminate the state’s carbon footprint altogether by 2045. They’re taking all sorts of steps to get to that ambitious go…
3 years, 7 months ago
Biden's bold moves abroad to win at home
In the 5 months since Russia’s invasion, the American public’s attention has turned back to problems at home — and US President Joe Biden hasn’t gott…
3 years, 7 months ago
The rise and fall of a Hollywood almost-was
Randall Emmett had built a career for himself in Hollywood over the past decade as a producer of schlocky action films featuring cameos of iconic act…
3 years, 7 months ago
Lowriders lawfully cruise again
Few things are more beautiful on a California summer evening than the sight of lowriders cruising slow and low and bouncing up and down through the s…
3 years, 8 months ago