Support for LAist comes from
Become a sponsor
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire
Donate
Stay Connected

LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network.

Listen
Donate
Podcasts Off-Ramp
Hard Times & Gwendoline Yeo - Off-Ramp 11-20-10
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
(
Dan Carino
)
Episode 3991
Listen • 48:29
Hard Times & Gwendoline Yeo - Off-Ramp 11-20-10

Actress Gwendoline Yeo on her new one-woman show ... Off-Ramp's new series Hard Times meets Laurel Holliday, mother of three, living in a foreclosed house ... Marc Haefele: Not much new in Twain autobio, but a "magnificent browse" ... Luke Butler, OCMA Biennial artist and Trekkie ... Aztlan Underground ... Browsing 7th Street in Downtown LA ... Dinner Party Download meets actor Sally Hawkins
Luke Butler - Landing Party II. Now on Display at OCMA's California Biennial!
Luke Butler - Landing Party II. Now on Display at OCMA's California Biennial!
(
Luke Butler, courtesy OCMA
)

Actress Gwendoline Yeo on her new one-woman show ... Off-Ramp's new series Hard Times meets Laurel Holliday, mother of three, living in a foreclosed house ... Marc Haefele: Not much new in Twain autobio, but a "magnificent browse" ... Luke Butler, OCMA Biennial artist and Trekkie ... Aztlan Underground ... Browsing 7th Street in Downtown LA ... Dinner Party Download meets actor Sally Hawkins

Hard Times hit Laurel Holliday, mother of three, now facing foreclosure
Listen • 3:08
In another installment of Hard Times, Off-Ramp's look at the human cost of the supposedly over recession, Kevin Ferguson talks with Laurel Holliday, mother of three. Her house isn't in foreclosure anymore--it belongs to the bank. She's doing all she can to fight for her house, but she's running out of options.
Special Podcast: Gwendoline Yeo's "Laughing with my Mouth Wide Open"
Listen • 6:41
KPCC's John Rabe talks with Gwendoline Yeo on the eve of the world premiere of her show "Laughing with my Mouth Wide Open." CLICK THROUGH FOR MORE INFO!
Luke Butler goes where no artist has gone before
Listen • 7:36
Luke Butler's paintings in this year's biennial focuses exclusively on one of the most popular television series in history: Star Trek. And through the show he weaves a complicated quilt that intersects anguish and fear with masculinity and heroism, not to mention the Captain himself, James T Kirk.
KPCC's Adolfo Guzman Lopez talks with Chicano music legends Aztlan Underground
Listen • 5:43
The 12th annual Native American Music Awards takes place in upstate New York tonight. Los Angeles band Aztlan Underground is nominated in four categories. Its artistic growth has contributed to that recognition. CLICK THROUGH for a special video of the band produced by KPCC!
Marc Haefele: Mark Twain autobio a "magnificent browse"
Listen • 3:24
The first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography - embargoed by Twin himself for a century - isn't especially revalatory, says Off-Ramp commentator Marc Haefele, but it's a worthwhile book.
Off-Ramp Web Special: Foodies on Thanksgiving
Listen • 3:43
UPDATE 11-20-2010: Thanksgiving comes every year, so we're serving the most delicious MEMORY leftovers, from Off-Ramp 2009. The great chefs of Los Angeles tell us what's on their Thanksgiving menu this year, plus Pigtails & Sauerkraut, a Wiley Family tradition.
Dinner Party Download
Listen • 8:38
Dinner Party Download's hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam talk drinks, food and culture with Made in Dagenham star Sally Hawkins!