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Héctor Tobar: Why LA Is A Land Of ‘Strugglelitude’ (And Opportunity)
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Episode 269
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Héctor Tobar: Why LA Is A Land Of ‘Strugglelitude’ (And Opportunity)

#269: Today, we’re coming to you from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, where we had the chance to speak with some dope local authors about their work, about Los Angeles, and how it all connects for them. In this episode, my conversation with Héctor Tobar, the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and novelist.