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Off-Ramp

Tanker Planes Take a Hit

About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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It sure feels good when the big tanker planes fly overhead on their way to fight wildfires. But LAT reporter Bettina Boxall tells John Rabe that their value is overrated and their use is often made for political reasons.