119 Episodes

  1. LAist Studios presents Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 1

    Published: 9/27/2023
  2. Introducing Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes from LAist Studios

    Published: 9/20/2023
  3. California City Presents: Dreamtown by Crooked Media

    Published: 9/8/2023
  4. California City Presents: Dreamtown: Going Green

    Published: 9/7/2023
  5. From LAist Studios: Imperfect Paradise Returning Sept. 27, 2023

    Published: 8/22/2023
  6. Special Feature: Los Angeles’ Koreatown

    Published: 6/9/2023
  7. Special Feature: The Roots of Rap in California

    Published: 6/2/2023
  8. Introducing Party Crews

    Published: 3/17/2023
  9. The Big Burn: The Bunker Solution

    Published: 1/12/2023
  10. The Big Burn: The Southern California Problem

    Published: 1/12/2023
  11. The Big Burn: Taking A Step Back

    Published: 1/12/2023
  12. The Big Burn: The Impediments

    Published: 1/11/2023
  13. The Big Burn: How It All Went Wrong

    Published: 1/11/2023
  14. Listen to The Big Disaster: The Big Burn from LAist Studios

    Published: 1/11/2023
  15. Introducing LA Made: Blood, Sweat & Rockets, from LAist Studios

    Published: 11/22/2022
  16. The Big Disaster: The Big Burn

    Published: 11/3/2022
  17. Imperfect Paradise: The Sheriff from LAist Studios

    Published: 10/27/2022
  18. Human/Nature with The Tree That Won't Die

    Published: 6/22/2022
  19. Human/Nature with The Daily James

    Published: 6/10/2022
  20. Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary

    Published: 5/26/2022

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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.