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Imperfect Paradise: Affordability, immigration & the DSA. Diving into LA mayor & CA governor races
Oct 9, 2026
33m 51s
Imperfect Paradise: What went wrong with the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights?
Oct 2, 2026
33m 48s
Imperfect Paradise: Why some chefs are trading high-end dining for home kitchens
Sep 25, 2026
23m 05s
Imperfect Paradise: President Trump says ‘Hollywood is dead.’ What’s being done to revive it?
Sep 18, 2026
22m 08s
Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Sep 11, 2026
25m 23s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/9/26 |  Imperfect Paradise: Affordability, immigration & the DSA. Diving into LA mayor & CA governor races | The midterm elections are nearly here and the stakes are high for two particular races: the California gubernatorial race and the L.A. mayor race. In the first episode of our Voter Game Plan series, fill-in host Josie Huang sits down with KQED’s Marisa Lagos and LAist’s Frank Stoltze to dive into affordability, immigration and other top issues for voters, as well as the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the stakes for the Democratic Party. Check out Frank’s Voter Game Plan guide for the mayor's race on LAist.com. Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. | 33m 51s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  Imperfect Paradise: What went wrong with the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights? | It took days to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Los Angeles this summer. Once the flames were out, the cleanup of rotting food took weeks. Residents suffered health problems, businesses lost customers and many questions are still unanswered. Who should be held accountable and what’s being done to prevent a similar disaster in the future? On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, Boyle Heights Beat reporters Laura Anaya-Morga and Alejandra Molina trace what happened and how the community has responded. *Update: Since the taping of this episode, the Los Angeles City Attorney has confirmed its office has been investigating the Lineage fire since July. Grow your business – no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. | 33m 48s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  Imperfect Paradise: Why some chefs are trading high-end dining for home kitchens | In the infamously cutthroat industry of restaurants, some chefs are finding untraditional paths towards success. LAist food writer Gab Chabrán dives into the state of restaurants through the story of one chef who traded in his high-end dining job for a home kitchen operation. Grow your business – no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This episode contains explicit language. | 23m 05s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Imperfect Paradise: President Trump says ‘Hollywood is dead.’ What’s being done to revive it? | In 2025, California majorly boosted its film and TV tax credit program for the first time since 2014 in an effort to keep jobs in the Golden State. One year out, is it working as planned? And why is President Trump now calling for a national incentive program? On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, we explore these questions with veteran entertainment journalist Dawn Chmielewski, and hear from local film and TV workers about how they’re faring. Grow your business – no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.(Correction: A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated the percentage that television production increased in the second quarter of this year. We regret the error.) | 22m 08s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires | Many of the homes that survived the Palisades and Eaton fires are still not habitable because of contamination from smoke damage. Residents have been left battling with insurance companies over who is responsible for post-fire cleaning and testing. LAist’s David Wagner dives into where we are with rebuilding, the new rules around safety-testing and what they might mean for the future of home insurance in California. Grow your business – no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. | 25m 23s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | public transitLos Angeles+4 | Kavish Harjai | LAist | Los AngelesLAX | public transitLos Angeles+5 | Shopifyparadise | 27m 22s | ||
| 8/28/26 | addictionultrarunning+4 | Cesar Quijano | Gordon and Dona Crawford | — | addictionultrarunning+5 | SHOPIFYparadise | 48m 13s | ||
| 8/21/26 | homeownershipCalifornia Dream+4 | David Wagner | LAist | — | homeownershipCalifornia+5 | SHOPIFYparadise | 23m 42s | ||
| 8/14/26 | celebrity animal cultureeagles+4 | Makenna Cramer | LAist StudiosImperfect Paradise | Big Bear LakeSan Bernardino Mountains | Jackie the eagleBig Bear Lake+5 | Shopifyparadise | 23m 14s | ||
| 8/7/26 | homelessnessLos Angeles+3 | — | LAist Studios | — | homelessnessLos Angeles+6 | SHOPIFYCODE | 32m 00s | ||
| 7/31/26 | oil industryenvironmental health+4 | — | LAist | — | Los Angelesoil wells+6 | Shopifyparadise | 30m 26s | ||
| 7/24/26 | immigrationbond hearings+4 | — | LAist | AdelantoSouthern California+1 | immigration bondAdelanto ICE detention+5 | Shopifyparadise | 24m 24s | ||
| 7/17/26 | parental leavefatherhood+3 | three men | LAist | — | parental leavefathers+5 | SHOPIFYone-dollar-per-month | 20m 39s | ||
| 7/10/26 | World Cupeconomic impact+4 | Destiny Torres | LAist | Los AngelesOlvera Street | World CupLos Angeles+4 | SHOPIFYparadise | 20m 58s | ||
| 7/3/26 | AI artmuseum+5 | — | DatalandLAist | — | AIart+5 | SHOPIFYone-dollar-per-month | 22m 09s | ||
| 6/26/26 | ICE raidsprotests+3 | Frank Stoltze | LAist | Los Angeles | ICE raidsprotests+5 | Shopifyparadise | 37m 09s | ||
| 6/19/26 | soccerpolitics+5 | Libby Rainey | Iran national soccer teamLAist | Los AngelesUS | IranWorld Cup+6 | SHOPIFYCODE | 23m 49s | ||
| 6/12/26 | soccer historyFIFA World Cup+4 | — | LAist | Los Angeles | soccerLos Angeles+5 | SHOPIFYCODE | 22m 38s | ||
| 6/5/26 | FIFA World Cuppolitics+5 | Libby Rainey | LAist | Los Angeles | World Cupsoccer+5 | SHOPIFYparadise | 26m 06s | ||
| 5/29/26 | votingprimary election+3 | — | LAistLAist Studios | Los Angeles | voter game planprimary election+3 | Shopifyparadise | 25m 11s | ||
| 5/22/26 | Orange County electionsvoter guide+4 | Jill ReplogleElly Yu+1 | LAistOrange County | — | Orange Countyvoter game plan+5 | SHOPIFYCODE | 26m 01s | ||
| 5/15/26 | LA mayor raceLA County sheriff race+3 | — | LAist | Los Angeles | LA mayorLA County sheriff+3 | SHOPIFYparadise | 25m 10s | ||
| 5/8/26 | votingjudges+4 | Cato Hernández | LAistLAist Studios | Los AngelesOrange County | voter game planjudicial candidates+3 | Shopifyparadise | 25m 06s | ||
| 5/1/26 | June primariesvoting+5 | — | LAistLAist Studios+1 | Los Angeles | June primariesL.A. mayor+5 | Shopifyone-dollar-per-month | 27m 53s | ||
| 4/24/26 | interfaith worshipAbrahamic faiths+3 | Yusra Farzan | First United Methodist ChurchLAist | Pasadena, California | interfaithreligion+3 | Shopifyparadise | 27m 10s | ||
| 4/17/26 | LA28 Olympicsticket prices+3 | Libby Rainey | LAist | — | LA28 Olympicsticket prices+3 | SHOPIFYparadise | 27m 15s | ||
| 4/10/26 | bald eaglesparenting+4 | Makenna Cramer | LAist | — | JackieShadow+5 | SHOPIFYparadise | 19m 39s | ||
| 4/3/26 | ICE detention centerinhumane conditions+5 | Julia Barajas | LAist | AdelantoCalifornia | AdelantoICE detention+8 | Shopifyparadise | 24m 33s | ||
| 3/27/26 | LAUSDlabor strike+4 | Mariana Dale | Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLAist+1 | — | LAUSDlabor deals+5 | Shopifyone-dollar-per-month | 31m 41s | ||
| 3/20/26 | emergency managementwhistleblower+4 | Erin Stone | L.A. County Office of Emergency ManagementLAist | Los Angeles | whistleblowerEaton Fire+4 | Shopifyparadise | 29m 16s | ||
| 3/13/26 | gender disparity in filmfemale representation+3 | Emily Tarinelli | LAistSinners+1 | — | Oscarsfemale characters+5 | SHOPIFYparadise | 21m 11s | ||
| 3/6/26 | Route 66American road trips+4 | Cato Hernandez | LAistImperfect Paradise | IllinoisCalifornia+2 | Route 66American road trips+5 | SHOPIFYCODE | 24m 56s | ||
| 2/27/26 | preschool programtransitional kindergarten+3 | Elly Yu | LAistCalifornia | — | Californiapreschool+6 | SHOPIFYparadise | 24m 20s | ||
| 2/20/26 | LA28 OlympicsCasey Wasserman+5 | Libby Rainey | LA28LAist | — | LA28Casey Wasserman+5 | SHOPIFYCODE | 21m 49s | ||
| 12/22/20 | protestreal estate+3 | — | Silver Saddle Ranch | — | Silver Saddle Ranchprotest+3 | — | 24m 03s | ||
| 9/11/20 | desert landMojave Desert+4 | Ken LayneKim Stringfellow | LAist StudiosKPCC+1 | — | Californiadesert+6 | Sun Basketcalcity | 51m 36s | ||
| 8/24/20 | fraudbusiness closure+3 | — | Silver Saddle | — | Silver Saddlefraud+3 | Sun Basketcalcity | 35m 22s | ||
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