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Off-Ramp

The Zankou Chicken Murders

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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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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The Zankou Chicken Murders
The Zankou Chicken Murders

Author Mark Arax gives John the inside story on the murder-suicide behind Zankou Chicken's fast-food empire. His new essay collection, West of the West, brings to light the dreamers, immigrants, and criminals who have colored California's history.