#13: This week, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes for a little adventure-inspiration. Today we're going to Little Tokyo. So get outside with us and get ready to see all the food, culture and history LA's different neighborhoods have in store. How to LA is back at it, exploring the different neighborhoods that make up this beautiful city. Today we’re checking out Little Tokyo, where we’ll learn how its art, food, and community advocacy make it such a special place. Guests: Grant Suno...
Jul 11, 2023•11 min•Ep. 13
#1: Join us this week as we continue our Summer of Discover! We're revisiting some of our favorite episodes for a little adventure-inspiration. So get outside with us and get ready to see what some of LA's different neighborhoods have in store. There's a lot you can learn by walking people's streets so How to L.A. will explore all the many neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Today, we start with West Adams, one of the oldest areas in LA. It also happens to be the neighborhood where HTLA host Brian De ...
Jul 10, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1
#122: NOTE: This podcast episode contains AI-generated content that is not true. The AI-generated section is clearly delineated, and experts join us to explain the legal and ethical implications. Have you ever worried about being replaced? HTLA producer Evan Jacoby explores this question as it pertains to AI, and what kind of role it may one day have in journalism. Guests: Eugene Volokh, professor of law and technology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Alka Roy, founder of RI Lab...
Jul 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 122
#100: We're wrapping up our Holiday week roundup of Cheap Fast Eats with our 100 episode special - Silver Lake. This episode originally aired on May 12, 2023. Silver Lake and hipsterdom may go hand in hand, but tucked between the murals, high-end shops and corporate chains, there are some stellar, chef-driven eats to be found at a bargain. The HTLA team is celebrating 100 episodes by eating their way down Sunset... joined yet again by LAist food editor, Gab Chabrán. Check out his write-up to fin...
Jul 06, 2023•23 min•Ep. 100
#81: Today continues our Holiday week roundup of Cheap Fast Eats faves. Hungry for more summer excitement? This time, we've got one geared to those night owls among you... K-Town, After Dark. This episode originally aired on March 23, 2023. Cheap Fast Eats is back with it's first ever late-night extravaganza. And where else but Koreatown? The historic neighborhood features delicious foods from a variety of cultures, from Korean to Oaxacan, and everything in between. Join Gab Chabrán and Brian De...
Jul 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 81
#21: This holiday week, we're re-upping some episodes from our fave HTLA series - Cheap Fast Eats! So sit back and keep feeding your summer excitement with this next installment: Long Beach. This episode originally aired on October 13, 2022. HTLA host Brian De Los Santos and LAist food editor Gab Chabrán are back at it, searching for delicious (and affordable) grub. This time, they're featuring Cheap Fast Eats in Long Beach. Locations: A&J Seafood Shack, Appu’s Cafe, Hamburgers Nice Guest: G...
Jul 04, 2023•12 min•Ep. 21
#6: It's summer, time to get excited about all our favorite food. This holiday week, we're re-upping some episodes from our fave HTLA series - Cheap Fast Eats! This episode originally aired on September 8, 2022. Hungry and looking for some inexpensive grub? Come along with HTLA host Brian De Los Santos and LAist food editor Gab Chabrán as they go in search of cheap, fast eats in communities all over LA County. First up: some old school eateries in Pasadena. Locations: Burrito Express, Sandwiches...
Jul 03, 2023•11 min•Ep. 6
#121: We’re back with How I Got Started, the segment where we highlight artists, movers, and shakers here in Los Angeles. From arts and entertainment to advocacy — we’re talking to people who we think you should know about. James Ford came out to LA to work in construction, and ended up starting his own fashion brand, even joining a Netflix competition show for up and coming designers. That’s a pretty wild trajectory, so we just had to ask…how’d he get started? Listen as HTLA host Brian De Los S...
Jun 30, 2023•20 min•Ep. 121
#120: Inglewood might be known for L.A. staples like The Forum, SoFi Stadium, the HBO show Insecure and Randy's Donuts. But with an equally Black and Latino population, the real magic of this place comes from a confluence of cultures..and of course the food that's born from that. Today, the HTLA team is eating their way through some iconic and lesser-known spots in Inglewood, joined by LAist's food editor, Gab Chabran. Check out Gab's write-up for a full list and more info on his favorite, curat...
Jun 29, 2023•20 min•Ep. 120
#119: The Los Angeles City Council has been through a lot of upheaval. In the past few years, there’s been corruption scandals, indictments, leaked tapes with racist language — all involving city leaders. The latest: Councilmember Curren Price has been charged with embezzlement of public funds, among other counts. It's rattled his largely Latino district, which came out (mostly) in his defense recently. Unlike past corruption charges against sitting councilmembers, the council moved NOT to suspe...
Jun 28, 2023•20 min•Ep. 119
#118: The sun is coming out y'all and the temps are rising. Come August it is going to be HOT in L.A. with some of the most severe heat in the San Fernando Valley. We explain what is happening with our weather and why certain parts of L.A. become almost unbearable. Guest: LAist Science Reporter Jacob Margolis Some additional news you can use: Why Does It Get So Hot In Los Angeles? https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/why-does-it-get-so-hot-in-los-angeles Tips To Protect Yourself In A Heat ...
Jun 27, 2023•13 min•Ep. 118
#117: Before LA became the city of the car, we had one of the most robust public transit systems in the world. Well, that might not be coming back in the near future... But we DID just take a major step forward. LA's got some new train tracks, connecting the city from East to West and North to South through Metro's newly finished regional connector project. Now you can get from Azusa to Long Beach, or East LA to Santa Monica, without a single transfer. When the new tracks opened, the HTLA crew w...
Jun 22, 2023•15 min•Ep. 117
#116: Today, we dive deeper into the hurdles veterans face to secure housing in LA. Specifically, income limit restrictions, and how this leaves the most disabled veterans – those who need housing and services most – ineligible for most VA housing. This is part two in a special two-part series about the veteran homelessness crisis in LA. We speak to Edward Sotelo, a 70% disabled veteran who was unhoused for more than a decade until he recently secured housing in one of the West LA VA's new units...
Jun 21, 2023•18 min•Ep. 116
#115: In May, 179 new apartments opened up for unhoused veterans at the West LA Veterans Affairs campus. Some veterans who have been stuck inside the VA system for years to were finally able to secure housing. But the development is still years behind schedule and hundreds of units short, leaving roughy 4,000 veterans in L.A. County without a permanent place to live. This is part one in a special two-part series about the veteran homelessness crisis in LA. Today, we explore how a long history ri...
Jun 20, 2023•20 min•Ep. 115
#114: Juneteenth — a shortening of June 19th — marks the day chattel slavery ended in the United States. On this day in 1865, nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to tell the last enslaved Black Americans they were free. All throughout Los Angeles County, there are celebrations honoring this holiday. But one of the largest is in Leimert Park. A festival has been held there since 2018, with music, food, art, vendors...
Jun 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 114
#67: This episode originally aired on February 16, 2023. When people think Los Angeles, they don't exactly think soul food. But this city actually has a rich (and delicious) soul food scene mostly in South LA. In this episode, we explore the origins of this epic cuisine, and how it plays a huge role in preserving Black history and culture. We visit South LA soul food staples Serving Spoon in Inglewood, and Mama's Chicken in Hyde Park. Guests: Christopher Carter, food and racial justice professor...
Jun 15, 2023•17 min•Ep. 67
#57: We're about halfway through the year (can you believe it?). So we're re-upping our new year's resolutions to find more zen. This episode first aired on January 24, 2023. Whatever self improvement goals you've set for yourself this year, life is still stressful - work pressures, family commitments...not to mention natural disasters, political strife and world crises that you literally have no control over. Well, we want to offer a little respite. Los Angeles actually has a lot to offer in te...
Jun 13, 2023•15 min•Ep. 57
#113: Foraging doesn't just mean hightailing it to the Santa Monica mountains and looking through brush and wood for mushrooms. There's a whole world of wild, and not-so-wild foods growing all around us — in our Urban Forest. Los Angeles has so much to offer, whether you're looking for citrus or loquats or edible flowers. But it's a LOT to learn all by yourself. So today, HTLA newsletter writer Aaricka Washington is taking Brian De Los Santos on an edible tour of those famous Silverlake stairs.....
Jun 08, 2023•14 min•Ep. 113
#112: On June 27, a special election will be held to choose the candidate who will replace former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez. You might remember that she resigned in the wake of a scandal last fall, having been caught making racist ands other ugly comments during a group conversation that was secretly recorded and made public. Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz are both going after her seat in Council District 6, a 20-mile stretch of the city in the San Fernando Valley that include...
Jun 07, 2023•12 min•Ep. 112
#111: Gloom or Glisten? It’s both... If you listen. The plants are loving these extra cloudy skies, even if some of us are missing that LA sun. And here's the question: is this SAD-inducing set of storms even that unusual for June, or is this the normal we've forgotten during these last years of drought? We've got LAist science reporter, Jacob Margolis, to explain all that and more. And for more info, check out his article unpacking June Gloom . Or if you're really in the mood to bundle up in yo...
Jun 06, 2023•12 min•Ep. 111
#110: River Garza creates fascinating art through the lens of his Tongva and Mexican heritage. HTLA host Brian De Los Santos and River recently spoke at the Autry Museum of the American West , where River's work is currently showing. They spoke about how their cultural identities shape and inform how they show up in the world. If you want to check out any future events, make sure to hit up our events page at LAist.com/events...
Jun 02, 2023•31 min•Ep. 110
#109: It’s Pride Month, y’all! Throughout June, the LGBTQ+ community has a plethora of parties to choose from in Los Angeles. But, this Pride is finding people at a crossroads. It should be a time to celebrate and dance, but anti-LGBTQ+ headlines and legislation are also weighing heavy on queer hearts. This episode: a roundtable. HTLA host Brian De Los Santos chats everything Pride related with three guests: Tre’vell Anderson, author of “We See Each Other: A Black Trans Journey Through TV and Fi...
Jun 01, 2023•26 min•Ep. 109
#108: It's no surprise that homeless is a top concern among Angelenos. The best-available info at this point says there are more than 69,000 people experiencing homeless in L.A. County – a 4% rise from the last time the survey was conducted in 2020. In a recent LAist survey of 4,339 people, two-thirds of respondents said it's the main thing L.A. Mayor Karen Bass needs to prioritize. One-third of folks says it causes them stress. Mayor Bass seems to know this. In December she declared a state of ...
May 31, 2023•15 min•Ep. 108
#107 In March the city of LA wrapped up its year-long guaranteed income program, Big: Leap. It's an acronym for Basic Income Guaranteed: L.A. Economic Assistance Pilot and it provided $1000 a month to 3,200 low-income families for a year, no strings attached. It modeled itself after other guaranteed income pilot programs — sometimes called Universal Basic Income , or UBI — in cities like Stockton, Oakland and San Francisco . The idea of UBI is to provide extra income without any kind of work req...
May 30, 2023•19 min•Ep. 107
#39: We're ringing in Memorial Day Weekend by getting outside. This episode first aired on November 25, 2022. On this podcast, we love to discover new places and things …and that includes checking out outdoor spaces in LA. We know how some of you love to hike and bike and just hang out in nature so we asked YOU to recommend your favorite spots to break away and enjoy the outdoors. We got some good suggestions, too. LISTEN!
May 25, 2023•12 min•Ep. 39
#106: We're back on our neighborhood grind! This time, HTLA host Brian De Los Santos is hanging out with a Downey pro – AND fellow LAist Studios host – Erick Galindo. Erick is the host of Wild , now in its second season with a fictional rom com based on his life growing up in Downey. Together he and Brian dive into the history of this gateway city... from its beginnings as an aerospace center to its more recent identity, according to some, as the "Mexican Beverly Hills" and explore what the city...
May 24, 2023•16 min•Ep. 106
#105: You've probably seen those "We Buy Ugly Houses" signs all around LA...and the country. They're part of an elaborate advertising strategy for a pretty ugly business: Patriot Holdings. It's a franchise of the real estate investment company, HomeVestors of America. A recent investigation by the non profit newsroom ProPublica found that a number of the company’s franchises ….including ones right here in LA…have taken advantage of people, oftentimes the elderly, to make a deal. Today, we chat w...
May 23, 2023•16 min•Ep. 105
#104: Gloria Molina was a trailblazing political figure and advocate for social justice. She made history as the first Latina to be elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and she represented so much for the Latino community, and for Los Angeles as a whole. She spent her career fighting for environmental injustice in East LA, for women who underwent unauthorized sterilization at the county hospital, or to ensure the construction of the Gold Line for East LA. But she was also an a...
May 19, 2023•13 min•Ep. 104
#103: Rafael Agustín wears a whole lotta hats in Hollywood. He's the CEO of the Latino Film Institute and oversees the Youth Cinema Project. He writes for TV and wrote a memoir, Illegally Yours, about growing up in L.A. and learning as a teenager that he was undocumented. Rafael got into theater at community college and then UCLA, where he wrote a play with his friends that toured the U.S. Then he hit the big time: he landed a job on a sitcom, Jane the Virgin . We talked to him about the writer'...
May 18, 2023•20 min•Ep. 103
#102: The federal COVID-19 emergency officially ended last week, but California still has another 6 months of protections. So... What does that mean, and what happens next? And are we really ready for this emergency declaration to sunset? To find out more, we're talking to LAist's senior health reporter, Jackie Fortier. She's got several guides on what all this means for you: The Federal COVID Health Emergency Is Over. What Happens Now? The Historic Federal COVID Health Emergency Is Over, But Th...
May 17, 2023•16 min•Ep. 102
