Saul Levine; Baptism By Ire; Motorcycle Writer; Sketches of Pain
Message from John Rabe
Hello! This is Off-Ramp's first fundraiser. There's no better time, if you like our show, to endorse it with a contribution. It's important to Queena and me, to Off-Ramp, and to KPCC. Thanks for listening, and we hope, giving during the fall drive.
Saul Levine
John Rabe talks with LA radio legend Saul Levine. He could sell K-Mozart, the commercial classical station, for somewhere around 200-million dollars, but he won't, because he believes in local radio.
Baptism By Ire
Every Saturday, hundreds of Latino immigrants make the pilgrimage to Our Lady the Queen of the Angeles, Los Angeles' oldest mission Church, to get their babies baptized.
For immigrants who are trying to keep their tradition while struggling to survive, the draw is simple. Unlike other churches, Our Lady doesn't require parents or godparents to take classes beforehand. All you do is sign up. To some, it's known as the McDonald's of Baptism. Abel Salas reports. Queena Kim produced this segment
Motorcycle Writer
Susan Carpenter writes the new Throttle Jockey column for the LA Times, reviewing motorbikes every two weeks. Since John Rabe's mother would rise from the grave if he rode a motorbike, Susan let us wire her for sound. She takes us for a ride.
Sketches of Pain
89-year old Dewey Ajioka has spent the last ten years sketching the homeless on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim talks with him and his models.