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Grand Central Market's crushing debt
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Grand Central Market's crushing debt

An in-depth look at Grand Central Market's history ... and $60m+ debt. Comedian Danny Lobell on the lure of the urban chicken. Brains On probes, very carefully, into carnivorous plants. Jesse Katz learns to cut a bagel. The people who VOLUNTEER to examine coyote poop.

KPCC's John Rabe and reporter Jesse Katz inside LA's Grand Central Market. Jesse's article in the October issue of Los Angeles Magazine covers the market's huge debt, as well as a major discrimination lawsuit.
KPCC's John Rabe and reporter Jesse Katz inside LA's Grand Central Market. Jesse's article in the October issue of Los Angeles Magazine covers the market's huge debt, as well as a major discrimination lawsuit.
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Rosalie Atkinson
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An in-depth look at Grand Central Market's history ... and $60m+ debt. Comedian Danny Lobell on the lure of the urban chicken. Brains On probes, very carefully, into carnivorous plants. Jesse Katz learns to cut a bagel. The people who VOLUNTEER to examine coyote poop.

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We go to Grand Central Market with Jesse Katz for the lowdown on the market's massive debt, and a discrimination lawsuit filed by former vendors.
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L.A.'s Danny Lobell is a comedian and hosts the podcast "Modern Day Philosophers," where comedians talk philosophy. But above all that, Danny Lobell loves chickens.
The new single's video, which premiered this week, was shot at the Smell, the beloved all ages club in Downtown Los Angeles.
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To find out, scientists have enlisted an army of volunteer scat hunters to scour the city for coyote poop. What they've found so far is surprising.
The Greeks of the classical period probes deep into the human predicament. Roman comedy probes deep into fart jokes; the funny side of prostitution; gross sexual allusions, and pure slapstick.