Episodes

  • Introducing: Pandora’s Box: The Fall of L.A.’s Sheriff
    Sep 9 2025

    Pandora’s Box: The Fall of L.A.’s Sheriff is a six-part true crime investigation from the Los Angeles Times about one of the biggest law enforcement scandals in U.S. history.

    Follow Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Christopher Goffard as he uncovers how Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, once hailed as a reformer, became entangled in a shocking cover-up inside the nation’s largest jail system. From FBI informants and jailhouse brutality to corruption at the highest levels, this series reveals how deputies hid an inmate, intimidated federal agents, and ultimately brought down one of California’s most powerful sheriffs.

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    8 mins
  • Introducing: Rebuilding L.A.
    Jun 11 2025

    Please enjoy the first episode of the latest from L.A. Times Studios, Rebuilding L.A.

    L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon joins us to talk about where we are in the moment as residents assess the path forward. How are people grappling with the decision to rebuild and, ultimately, what factors are playing into those plans? Also, Altadena resident and lawyer Kelsey Szamet shares her very personal story about her efforts to get back home to the town where she was born and raised, and now lives with her own family.

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    35 mins
  • Pop Sci editor Corinne Iozzio: a 19th-century magazine goes all 21st century on COVID-19 and more
    Apr 14 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Pop Science editor Corrine Iozzio.

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    14 mins
  • “World War Z” ‘s Max Brooks: For years, we’ve made plans for this crisis. Why haven’t we used them?
    Mar 31 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with actor and author Max Brooks about the coronavirus and social distancing. Max Brooks has a new book "Devolution" to release next month.

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    20 mins
  • Birdman Steve Holmer: with 3 billion birds vanishing from North American skies in 50 years, how do we keep them flying?
    Mar 17 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Steve Holmer who has over 25 years of experience working to conserve endangered wildlife. Steve heads the American Bird Conservancy who's motto is "bring back the birds."

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    16 mins
  • Science writer Laura Spinney: how the 1918 flu epidemic gives us clues to our coronavirus reaction
    Mar 10 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Laura Spinney a British science journalist, novelist, and non-fiction writer. Her latest book is Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World.

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    17 mins
  • USC’s Mindy Romero: can Super Tuesday see super turnouts of young, Latino and Asian-American voters?
    Feb 25 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Mindy Romero the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, in Sacramento.

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    13 mins
  • Author Andrea McDonnell: Kobe Bryant and the fickle nature of fame
    Feb 20 2020

    Patt Morrison talks with Author Andrea McDonnell. Andrea teaches communications and media studies at Emmanuel College in Boston and is co-author of the book Celebrity : A History of Fame.

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    14 mins