Meet an artist named Juanita Pina who lives on LA’s Skid Row. We’ll hear from Ringo Starr and talk with some of the hundreds of fans who celebrated his birthday with him in Hollywood. Tim Cogshell has another DIY film festival for Off-Ramp listeners, this time looking at 3 important films in the film noir style.
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John Rabe talks with social media influencer Richard Nevels at a demonstration outside LAPD headquarters.
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If loquats had gone big, would they have changed the name of Orange County to Loquat County?
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Downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row is home to over 8,000 people living on the streets. Off-Ramp spent time with one of them — an artist named Juanita Pina.
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These people have been picnicking for decades. It's a sport. We stopped by a concert to learn the tricks of their trades, which you can find right here.
Williams descends from a proud musical lineage: he's the son of drummer and producer Mark T. Williams, and John Williams — yes, the film composer — is his grandfather.