Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe next pandemic is already lurking
Hopefully the COVID-19 nightmare will soon wane, but it’s unlikely to be the last pandemic of our lifetimes. Because the virus that will cause the ne…
4 years, 3 months ago
Locked in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Los Angeles Times congressional correspondent Sarah D. Wire knew she was in for a historic day when she walked into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.…
4 years, 3 months ago
What's the L.A. Times going to do in 2022?
Kevin Merida became the Los Angeles Times’ executive editor last summer at a tumultuous time. Newsroom morale was down, the publication had lost $50 …
4 years, 3 months ago
Make way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
Skateboarding is a mainstay of California street culture, from San Diego to San Francisco and beyond. It’s so popular that L.A. County filled outdoor…
4 years, 4 months ago
How one mom learned to stop worrying and love video games
Video games had always been a point of division between L.A. Times science reporter Deborah Netburn and her 12-year-old son. Then the pandemic hit, a…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 2
This year, the Chinese Communist Party kicked off its 100th anniversary by celebrating China’s economic success and ambitions to create a new world o…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 1
Two years ago, the world watched as millions of people in Hong Kong marched in the streets to call for autonomy from China. Beijing responded by pass…
4 years, 4 months ago
QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds
QAnon or New Age? Increasingly, in California’s vast health, wellness and spiritual worlds, there's an intersection between the two communities so pr…
4 years, 4 months ago
On track to become a doctor — or not
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Maya Abu-Zahra started…
4 years, 4 months ago
Hollywood, here comes Madison
For a few days this week, we’re highlighting the work of students from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Today, Jillian Carmena…
4 years, 4 months ago