Emergency is Hottest Ticket; Tango the Night Away ...; Last Mother's Day?; New York Times adds to Off-Ramp story; Bus To Mom; Singin' on the Bus; Shining Hollywood Stars; Hep (Web) Cat ...; All Grown Up; Reservoir Memories; Bonaduce v Buddha?; Garden of Flowing Fragrance; Listener Sleuth; Classical Variations
Actor Daniel Beaty plays 43 characters in his one-man show at the Geffen. It's called "Emergency" and features a slave ship that docks at the Statue of Liberty.
... or, "My Two Left Feet." Off-Ramp contributor Jackson Musker takes us to a late-night tango joint in Sherman Oaks.
Off-Ramp contributor Grissel Espinoza speaks with America Romero, a 40-year-old mother and illegal immigrant facing deportation.
This weekend, the NYT Magazine ran a long story on Vang Pao, a general charged with trying to overthrow Laos. He's also great uncle to former KPCC reporter Doualy Xaykaothao. We broadcast her story on LAST week's Off-Ramp.
KPCC's Brooke Binkowski with kids who woke up at the crack of dawn to catch a bus to see their moms ... in jail.
You hear squealing brakes and a noisy engine. But that's inspiration to L.A. composer David O.
Show biz historian Alex Ben Block begins a series of reports on the forgotten stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This time: Nils Asther.
... Or, Move Over Felix. Shrooby the Cat's animated shorts have received six-million hits on YouTube.
Radio legend Gary Owens stands up for seniors on his 72nd birthday.
The grandson of the Silverlake Reservoir keeper reminisces about his idyllic childhood.
The Wall Street Journal's Sarah McBride fills John in on Adam Carolla's Zen approach to getting Danny Bonaduce off his morning show.
Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim explores the beautiful new/old Chinese Garden at the Huntington.
One of our loyal listeners, Bradley Chapman tracked down the information for a song we played on Off-Ramp last week. If you have a question, a comment, or just want to do some pro bono research for us, call us at 213-621-3404, or email us at offramp@kpcc.org.
Pianist and Composer Uri Caine is performing a free concert at Second Space in Santa Monica on Saturday, May 10.