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California Love (old feed)

California Love (old feed)

By: LAist Studios
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California Love is a blend of memoir, pop culture analysis and oral history. The newest season, K-Pop Dreaming, is about the rise and history of K-pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 LA Uprising and the booming global popularity of K-pop in the present day, all juxtaposed against Yoon’s own coming-of-age as a second generation immigrant in Los Angeles, struggling to fit in and come to terms with her own identity.

In the first season Walter Thompson-Hernández was inspired by Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love"- a love letter and anthem for a generation. Walter invites listeners to join him in his family home, on horseback through the streets of Compton, and up into the sky to examine belonging.

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  • Prologue

    Prologue
    Jul 9 2020

    Host Walter Thompson-Hernández returns home to L.A. and reflects on how much the city has changed since he was a child.

    California Love sponsors include:

    Stream We Are Freestyle Love Supreme beginning July 17, only on Hulu

    This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist
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    11 mins
  • Scared Straight

    Scared Straight
    Jul 9 2020

    Walter was just eleven years old when he was admitted to L.A.'s infamous Scared Straight program for graffiti related crimes. In this episode, Walter, through a chance encounter, checks-in with his friend who went through the program with him, their anti-tagging arch-nemesis, and how they have turned out after all these years.

    California Love sponsors include:

    Stream We Are Freestyle Love Supreme beginning July 17, only on Hulu

    This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist
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    39 mins
  • P Line

    P Line
    Jul 16 2020

    A story about a wild party line that many Los Angeles’ teenagers used to create a fantasy world.

    California Love sponsors include:

    Stream We Are Freestyle Love Supreme beginning July 17, only on Hulu

    This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist
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    34 mins
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