Support for LAist comes from
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Stay Connected
Audience-funded nonprofit news
Listen
Podcasts Take Two
RIP Frank Jobe, 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', marathon heat and more
solid orange rectangular banner
()
Mar 7, 2014
Listen 1:34:50
RIP Frank Jobe, 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', marathon heat and more

Today on the show, we'll start with a discussion about Obama's recent townhall on health care and immigration. Then, why did the Lakers lose so horribly last night? Plus. remembering sports medicine pioneer Frank Jobe, We Anderson on "The Grand Budapest Hotel," The Handsome Family talks about having their 2003 song chosen as the theme of "True Detective," the L.A. marathon is set to be one of the hottest, plus much more.

Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol (R) sits on the bench with his teammates in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers March 6, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 142-94.
Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol (R) sits on the bench with his teammates in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers March 6, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 142-94.
(
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
)

Today on the show, we'll start with a discussion about Obama's recent townhall on health care and immigration. Then, why did the Lakers lose so horribly last night? Plus. remembering sports medicine pioneer Frank Jobe, We Anderson on "The Grand Budapest Hotel," The Handsome Family talks about having their 2003 song chosen as the theme of "True Detective," the L.A. marathon is set to be one of the hottest, plus much more.

Listen 5:37
Last night President Obama attended a townhall with Telemundo and Univision. He was supposed to talk about the Affordable Care Act, but instead was questioned on the record-number of deportations under his Administration.
Listen 3:20
It was a historic night at the Staples Center last night, but not in a good way. The Clippers absolutely destroyed the Lakers. The Clippers beat the Lakers 142-94, a 48 point loss the worst in Lakers franchise history. That's going back to 1949 when they were in Minneapolis.
Listen 4:47
Dr. Frank Jobe was the Los Angeles Dodgers team physician. For more on the remarkable career of Frank Jobe we're joined by Dr. Robert Klapper, director of the Joint Replacement program and orthopaedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai.
Listen 15:38
It's the end of the week, which means its time for another Friday Flashback. It's our look at the week in news, and oh what a week it's been. To help us get through all the headline topics is columnist James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times and Nancy Cook of National Journal.
Listen 5:19
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's one-time driver is among those now campaigning to lead the department. But Assistant Sheriff James Hellmold is more than a former chauffeur.
Listen 9:49
Earlier this week, Take Two had the chance to talk with "The Grand Budapest Hotel" director Wes Anderson and star of the film, Tony Revolori.
Listen 4:45
KPCC's resident marathoner Sharon McNary is here with some insider tips for runners and spectators. This is her 109th race.
Listen 5:12
At Take Two we talk a LOT about music... AND tech... AND film, so we thought we'd send our very own producer Jacob Margolis down to SXSW to check out what's going on.
Listen 5:04
For some kids, traditional school isn't necessarily the best option. They may have medical needs that make getting to school difficult, or perhaps they're athletes who travel frequently to train and compete.
Listen 4:19
Bianca Alatorre is not a fan of the overpowering smell of chemicals in nail salons. "Just being in there for me is really hard," she said.
Listen 5:37
RuPaul has a new album out called, "Born Naked." His team intentionally leaked a version of it to website that traffic bootleg music to see if people started downloading it illegally. But, that album was a decoy.
Listen 6:54
For more on Michael Connelly's Los Angeles, we met up with him in front of City Hall and asked him what first sparked his interest in the City of Angels.
Listen 8:19
"True Detective" marks yet another success for HBO, but it has also helped introduce a wider audience to a particularly dark Americana band from New Mexico.