Monica Bushman
Producer, LAist Studios
(she/her)
I'm one of the producers on the LAist Studios podcast How To LA.
Before joining the How To LA team, I worked on other LAist Studios podcasts including The Academy Museum Podcast, Retake and Hollywood the Sequel. I got my start at LAist on the broadcast side, as a producer on Take Two, The Frame, and our local broadcasts of Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
Prior to coming to LAist, I worked on NPR shows like Talk of the Nation and Morning Edition.
When I moved back to Southern California after living away for several years, I had to overcome my fear of driving on the freeway (think Dionne in "Clueless"). I've mostly mastered the driving part, but am still working on the ability to give out directions like "The Californians" on SNL.
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In addition to the heat, red flag warnings also are in place thoughout much of the state. -
Face coverings in Orange County will no longer be mandatory, instead they will be strongly recommended.
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Cancelled because of the pandemic, the festival typically draws 250,000 people and raises $100,000 for local nonprofits.
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City officials had said they would consider closing beaches for the next three weekends after crowded conditions last weekend.
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Students watched a canine unit demonstration and heard safety tips, including staying 6 feet from others when walking outside, washing your hands while singing the ABC song, and staying calm.
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If you looked toward the skies around noon today, you may have seen an encouraging message.
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Author/filmmaker Tananarive Due teaches a class on black horror at UCLA (which Jordan Peele famously crashed). We asked her if the new movie "Ma" passed the test.
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Michael Abels has been composing music since he was a kid, but he didn't score a film until he was in his 50s, when Jordan Peele hired him for "Get Out."
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Before their cult hit Hulu series, "PEN15" co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle spoofed reality TV in web series called "Project Reality."
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Sounds of subway cars, clothing steamers, snakes, and lions built the soundscape for the Neil Armstrong biopic.
Stories by Monica Bushman
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