138 Episodes

  1. Can Oakland point the way for the future of liberal cities

    Published: 4/23/2025
  2. The fallout over LAFD funding: Bass vs. Crowley

    Published: 4/16/2025
  3. Rebuild or leave? One Black family in Altadena decides their future after Eaton Fire

    Published: 4/9/2025
  4. When the disinformation machine comes for you

    Published: 4/2/2025
  5. ‘Free the Tee’ Redux: Fighting back against LA golf course scalpers

    Published: 3/26/2025
  6. Meet the filmmakers who love AI

    Published: 3/19/2025
  7. How AI became a Hollywood villain – especially for animators

    Published: 3/12/2025
  8. Highland Park: Land of the snake

    Published: 3/5/2025
  9. NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the Oscar Goes To…

    Published: 3/1/2025
  10. LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 4: The Landing

    Published: 2/26/2025
  11. LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 3: Making an Impact

    Published: 2/19/2025
  12. LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 2: Spring Loaded to Failure

    Published: 2/12/2025
  13. LA Made: The Other Moonshot - Part 1: Ignition Starts

    Published: 2/5/2025
  14. Is it possible to build a fire-proof house?

    Published: 1/29/2025
  15. Why fires happen in Southern California — and how we can prevent them

    Published: 1/23/2025
  16. The first five days: Inside LA’s most destructive wildfires

    Published: 1/16/2025
  17. LAist newsroom answers your questions about the fires

    Published: 1/10/2025
  18. How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time

    Published: 1/8/2025
  19. Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 Redux - The Eagle Lovebirds

    Published: 1/1/2025
  20. Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 Redux - The Bear Nuisance

    Published: 12/25/2024

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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays. 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.