119 Episodes

  1. Imperfect Paradise: ‘Free the Tee’: Fighting Back Against LA Golf Course Scalpers

    Published: 6/12/2024
  2. Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus

    Published: 5/25/2024
  3. Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 4

    Published: 5/22/2024
  4. Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 3

    Published: 5/15/2024
  5. NPR & LAist Studios present 'Inheriting'

    Published: 5/9/2024
  6. Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2

    Published: 5/8/2024
  7. Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 1

    Published: 5/1/2024
  8. NPR Host Tonya Mosley on ‘She Has A Name,’ Reporting Her Family’s Own True Crime

    Published: 4/24/2024
  9. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 8

    Published: 4/17/2024
  10. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 7

    Published: 4/17/2024
  11. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 5

    Published: 4/10/2024
  12. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 6

    Published: 4/10/2024
  13. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 3

    Published: 4/3/2024
  14. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 4

    Published: 4/3/2024
  15. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1

    Published: 3/27/2024
  16. Imperfect Paradise presents The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2

    Published: 3/27/2024
  17. Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities

    Published: 3/20/2024
  18. Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 4

    Published: 3/13/2024
  19. Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 3

    Published: 3/6/2024
  20. Imperfect Paradise: Strippers Union: Part 2

    Published: 2/28/2024

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Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers have sold a dream here: if you buy land now, you’ll be rich one day. Thousands of people bought this dream. Many were young couples and hard-working immigrants looking to build a better future. But much of the land they bought is nearly worthless.  In this new podcast from LAist Studios, host Emily Guerin tells a story of money, power and deception.