Imperfect Paradise
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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LA...
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Is LA becoming a public transit city?
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How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time Redux
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Most Californians don't own a home until 47. What that says about the CA Dream
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More than an internet star: the life & legacy of Big Bear’s famous eagle Jackie
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After two years of progress, homelessness went up in LA. Why?
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Can a city built by the oil industry stop drilling for good?
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Who gets due process? Inside the fight over immigration bond hearings at Adelant...
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More dads are taking parental leave than moms. Here's why.
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Has World Cup fever translated into a boost for LA businesses?
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Can this museum rebrand AI art?
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On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests (Redux)
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War, politics, and sports collide as Iran competes in LA for the World Cup
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From immigrant roots to celebrities, how LA became a soccer city
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The World Cup is more than just soccer. How it’s a flash point for politics, the...
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Voter Game Plan Part 5: Your last chance to cram before the June 2 primary
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Voter Game Plan Part 4: What you need to know about the key Orange County races
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Voter Game Plan Part 3: The primary races for LA mayor and LA County sheriff hea...
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Voter Game Plan Part 2: Voting for judges is one of your toughest ballot tasks....
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Voter Game Plan Part 1: What you need to know about the June primary elections
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Inside a Southern California church, where Muslims, Jews, and Christians all pra...
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'Astronomical' LA28 Olympics ticket prices have shocked fans. But could a more e...
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Big Bear Valley’s ‘royal couple’ Jackie and Shadow & their emotional journey to...
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Rotten food, disease, isolation. What we know about conditions at the Adelanto I...
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Looming strike, budget deficit, and superintendent under federal investigation....
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Whistleblower alleges manager asleep on job during Eaton Fire response. Complain...
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We did the math: Men speak way more than women in the 10 films up for the top Os...
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Route 66 has a 100-year legacy of American road trips and expansion, but the Mot...
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California is not tracking whether its multi-billion dollar public preschool pro...
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Money, politics and power: Casey Wasserman remains head of LA28 Olympics despite...
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Inside an Orange County immigration court. What it reveals about the Trump Admin...
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After disasters, California mandates timely reports. Why it matters that more th...
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A Cambodian Genocide survivor was undergoing the legal immigration process and h...
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LAPD requested nearly $100 million from the city for the Olympics. Will taxpayer...
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The Trump Administration wants your confidential voter data. What’s behind their...
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Where is LA a year after the fires? Checking in with survivors, rebuilding and n...
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Meet the filmmakers who love AI (Redux)
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How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators (Redux)
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Shuttle Endeavour’s final mission for a new home and space exploration
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Residents left behind at elder care facilities in LA raise serious questions abo...
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Altadena childcare providers' struggle to rebuild raises questions about governm...
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Gender-affirming care for transgender youth is at risk in LA and nationwide
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Health workers say ICE agents at hospitals are compromising patient care
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California's new public preschool program for 4-year-olds: Exploring transitiona...
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‘Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them’ from...
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Who pays for the 2028 Olympics? LA taxpayers may be on the hook
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Why the site of the largest methane leak in US history still hasn’t been shut do...
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How becoming a US citizen just got harder under the Trump administration and wha...
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Prop 50: Is California’s redistricting push a threat to democracy or a defense o...
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An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied
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Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have...
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