We meet one of the hundreds of party princesses who work in Southern California; Patt Morrison remembers her friendship with Marlon Brando; Brains On!, the science podcast for kids; LA's secret tunnels.
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I am grateful they picked an accomplished, good-looking actor to portray me in "The End of the Tour. But I do wish they had picked me to play me. I liked me for that part.
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They’re glamorous, they’re exhausted and they’re hoping to be invited to your kid’s next birthday party. They are the costumed princesses of L.A. and their ranks are increasing.
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How indie film legend Roger Corman, the Galactus from Detroit, exploded the Marvel universe without even trying. Watch the original "Fantastic Four" here.
In del Sarto's painting “The Sacrifice of Isaac,” it’s in their faces for us to see. They may trust in God, but they can never again trust one another.
Radio legend Art Laboe - the "Dick Clark for Latinos" - turns 90 on Friday. He's been playing music and talking on the radio in Southern California for 60 years.
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Sam Hall Kaplan remembers his first cousin, NPR's Alan Cheuse: "I miss his laughter, his wit, his good natured gossip, and his bear hugs."
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“Listen to Me Marlon,” the documentary, introduces the world to a man a few of us were fortunate enough to know. Ours was not always an easy friendship but it was, to the last, a true one.
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• 6:13
Looking for a secret surf spot in the South Bay? Maybe you shouldn't. Palos Verdes' Lunada Bay has a legacy of violence in the name of "localism."
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• 13:46
A man who rode the original Angels Flight thousands of times tells us about life on Bunker Hill before "urban renewal."
Off-Ramp's song of the week is "Stonefist" by Los Angeles-based noise rockers HEALTH. "Stonefist" is off HEALTH's forthcoming album "Death Magic."
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Roy Choi, the kogi truck revolutionary, talks about the new exhibit and book featuring the L.A. Public Library's huge collection of historic menus.
... it's "Forgotten Dreams," by the master of programmatic miniatures, Leroy Anderson.