The World Was In Color; William Shatner, the Listener; Gustavo Takes the Baton; Brace for Unemployment; Obama Vendors; Millions at the Mall; Korean BBQ Tacos?!; Tracking the Heroin Trade; Making History at the Mall; The Man Behind MoLAA; Song for Night; On the Righteous Path; Watching the L-Word is Code for I'm Gay!; The Obama Quest For A Puppy!
The Library of Congress has posted a bunch of photos of the World War Two home front, many from California, and they're in glorious color. We're posting just one of them (left) but the rest are worth a look.
William Shatner reflects on his new surprise hit talk show, "Shatner's Raw Nerve," where the famous extrovert lets his guests do most of the talking.
There's a new face and a man of color in charge...at the L.A. Philharmonic, that is. We'll join Gustavo Dudamel as he announces the new season for the venerable orchestra.
Mark Lacter joins us outside a bankrupt Circuit City store to explain why 164,000 people will be losing their jobs in the L.A. area this year.
KPCC Reporter Brian Watt gives us a sampling of the kitsch and keepsakes that people were snapping up at the Inauguration.
Off-Ramp contributor and Angeleno Sam Hall Kaplan talks with Californians who froze on the Mall in Washington to watch the first black President take the oath of office. Will they put their idealistic talk into action?
Dinner Party Download's Brendan Newnam teaches us about the mystical, only-in-LA snack known as "Korean Barbeque Tacos," which come to you from the Kogi food wagon.
LAPD gang officer Eddie Alvarez may know more about the 5th and Hill gang than any other cop. After a recent crackdown, he told KPCC Reporter Frank Stoltze about their role in the herion trade downtown.
Off-Ramp guest Christopher Murray was part of the massive crowd that witnessed President Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. He offers this audio postcard from DC.
Dr. Robert Gumbiner, the Eli Broad of the Long Beach art scene, founded the Museum of Latin American Art. John Rabe spoke with Long Beach news- paper editor Harry Saltzgaver about the late museum icon and healthcare pioneer.
L.A. writer Chris Abani reads from and talks about his new novella, Song for Night. It's about a 15-year-old child soldier who's mute. Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim says it reads like a walking meditation.
Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim continues her discussion with writer Chris Abani, who takes on the subject of redemption and reads from his new book "Song For Night."
The new season of The L-Word, the show about lesbians in LA, is underway. Queena Kim talks with a couple of friends who came out to each other because of the show.
President-Elect Barack Obama said the first-family was looking for a rescue dog at his press conference on Friday. The Off-Ramp marionettes ask if the President knows what he's getting into.