StoryCorps: In Sickness and Health; Cherryholmes: Live in-Studio; Next Week: The Ashes of Oakridge; The Man Behind StoryCorps; Sparks Will Fly; Sparks Will Fly; Happy Birthday, Lincoln Imposter!; Snowdays in SoCal; Harold and Belle's Authentic Creole; For Every Lover, a Schlepometer; Bluesman John Bigham; Animation Nation
StoryCorps: In Sickness and Health
KPCC is partnering with StoryCorps, the oral history project. This week, since it's Valentine's, Kurt Evans and Raul Alonso reflect on their relationship, and on Raul's 17-year struggle with HIV.
Cherryholmes: Live in-Studio
Fresh off their Grammy nomination, the bluegrass band Cherryholmes plays a gig for Off-Ramp, and talks with Queena Kim about how they're trying to put their stamp on bluegrass.
Cherryholmes performs "Bleeding"
ZZ Pop Tells A Joke
Next Week: The Ashes of Oakridge
Next week, we'll revisit the Off-Ramp documentary, "The Ashes of Oakridge."
In November, the Sayre fire struck the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar; residents called it "the Beverly Hills of mobile home parks." It was the biggest destruction of homes in Southern California in recent memory.
We find out what kind of place Oakridge was, why the fire happened, whether future mobile park fires can be prevented, and what future the park and its survivors face.
The Man Behind StoryCorps
StoryCorps founder David Isay tells John how the project got started, and shares his favorite Valentine's Day stories.
Sparks Will Fly
L.A. based brothers Russell and Ron Mael have been globe-trotting for thirty years as the pop band Sparks. Off-Ramp contributor Kevin Ferguson talks to the eccentric duo about their career and their upcoming V-Day gig at Royce Hall.
Happy Birthday, Lincoln Imposter!
Barry Cutler has played Honest Abe for the toughest audiences around: public school students. Nobody ever yelled at Raymond Massey or Henry Fonda: "You're dead! You're a fraud!"
Snowdays in SoCal
This is real life for KPCC engineer Dale Hoppert, who lives in Mt Baldy Village, but it looks like an animation cel.
Harold and Belle's Authentic Creole
Off-Ramp restaurant-tourer Steve Wasser (left, with sausage) says if you're not eating at this South LA icon, you're part of the problem.
For Every Lover, a Schlepometer
Driving is a huge part of living in Southern California and quite often a hassle. For Valentine's Day, Off-Ramp contributor Karen Fritsche asks, "How far should I drive for love? And for sex?"
Bluesman John Bigham
Roots and soul singer/guitarist John Bigham (a.k.a. "John Black") sings from his new album, Black John.
Animation Nation
Last week's Off-Ramp guest Tom Sito shares his thoughts about Saturday's animation wake.