Podcast Episodes
Back to Search82 Degrees and Rising
Episode 269
Alissa, Mike, and LA Taco’s Memo Torres break down three months of ICE raids and explain why a Labor Day lull doesn’t mean the feds are letting up. L…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Airbnb Apparent
Episode 268
Alissa, Rachel, Mike, and Godfrey discuss how LA’s Unarmed Model of Crisis Response had a very successful first year of diverting 911 calls away from…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Big Little Liabilities
Episode 267
Alissa, David, and Carla sweat it out during LA’s first major heat wave of the summer and wonder if the city is any better prepared for catastrophic …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Back to Cruel
Episode 266
Alissa, Mike, and Rachel talk about how LAUSD plans to protect students from their federal government. ICE crashes Gavin Newsom’s redistricting press…
1 year ago
Olympic Meddle
Episode 265
Mike and Godfrey are joined by Spectrum 1 News’ Kate Cagle to talk about new “Trojan Horse” immigration raids, Trump launching a new LA28 White House…
1 year ago
Infrastructure Weak
Episode 264
Alissa, Mike, and Godfrey discuss the next era for LA’s homeless services with a newly named interim CEO for LAHSA and a terrifying executive order f…
1 year ago
Smoke and Smearers
Episode 263
Alissa and Mike sit down for a full assessment of recovery efforts six months after the January fires — and discuss why a key rebuilding effort went …
1 year ago
Never Admit Retreat
Episode 262
Alissa, Rachel, and Sophie come bearing (some) good news as 2000 National Guard troops are withdrawn from LA and a federal court ruling invokes a tem…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bass Pro Shots
Episode 261
Alissa, Mike, and Godfrey on the terrifying U.S. military invasion of MacArthur Park that sent LA Mayor Karen Bass racing to the scene. Why homicides…
1 year, 1 month ago
CEQA No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Episode 260
Alissa, Hayes, Mike, and Carla recap another week of relentless ICE raids. The Trump administration sues LA over its sanctuary city status, and a coa…
1 year, 1 month ago