California airports to receive grant money from the FAA
A handful of Southern California airports are receiving some much-needed funding to update their infrastructure. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff announced that 72 airports across the state are being awarded a combined 158 million dollars. This comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport improvement program. So will the money make take-offs and landings be a bit smoother at our local airports? Joining us today on AirTalk is Meghna Maharishi, airline reporter for the travel industry news site Skift and Juan Lopez-Rios, Long Beach Airport's deputy director.
In a new memoir, journalist and former model Kaila Yu grapples with her fetishized identity
Forming your identity is as much a conscious as it is an unconscious activity. The decisions you make throughout life are deeply impacted by the community you live in, the values you see appreciated, and how you are viewed. At a young age, former model and lead singer of the band Nylon Pink Kaila Yu came to the realization that as an Asian woman, a way to be valued in the world was to be sexualized. In a new memoir, she recounts how she came to understand how the fetishization of Asian women impacted her life, and those of many others. Today on AirTalk, Kaila Yu joins AirTalk today to talk more about her book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.
Villa’s Tacos: how an abuela’s recipe grew in popularity and got a Michelin cosign
Most Southern California natives aren’t going to have any trouble finding a good taco joint, but it says a lot when a place can keep you coming back. That’s the reputation that Villa’s Tacos has made for itself, with chef and owner Victor Villa originally selling from his grandmother’s house in 2018, to now preparing to open up a fourth location in South Pasadena. Their variety of menu items have received a lot of love over the years, from fresh tortillas to inclusive options, with quality that’s gotten Villa’s Tacos included in the Michelin Guide. This morning on the program, we welcome chef Victor Villa on the show to discuss his taco vending journey and the work that goes into each dish they serve.
FilmWeek: ‘Honey Don’t!’ ‘Ne Zha II,’ ‘Splitsville,’ and more!
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig, Christy Lemire, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
Films:
Honey Don’t!, Wide Release
Ne Zha II, Wide Release
Eden, In Select Theaters
Relay, In Select Theaters
Splitsville, AMC Century City|AMC The Grove
KPop Demon Hunters (Sing-a-Long), In Select Theaters
Lurker, In Select Theaters
Checkpoint Zoo, In Select Theaters
Devo, Streaming on Netflix
Feature: Director Ron Howard talks about his new movie Eden
Ron Howard's filmography is diverse, a product of a four decades-long career in Hollywood. He has directed Oscar-winning dramas such as A Beautiful Mind, audience pleasing comedies including Splash and more recently, documentaries. Yet, despite his vast filmmaking career, Howard's newest film Eden, still manages to offer something different from the director. Based on a true story, the film follows a group of German settlers in the 1930s who travel to the Galapagos Islands looking for escape. Escapism soon turns to survival and a struggle for power. The film stars, Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, and Ana De Armas. Director and producer, Ron Howard, joins Larry Mantle on FilmWeek to discuss the film Eden and how it fits into Howard’s larger legacy as a filmmaker.
