Take Two

Examining presidential surrogacy, Is Senator Elizabeth Warren auditioning to be vice president? Writing about and quoting people for whom their grasp of English is not perfect.

The impact of a closed primary in a state that's mostly Democrat, Diane Guerrero's struggle after her family was deported back to Colombia, are the Raiders considering a move to Las Vegas?

A chat with the Bernie Sanders campaign, a deeper look into the casting controversy surrounding"Ghost in the Shell", do public defenders have an implicit bias?

Ongoing turmoil in Brazil continues and the Olympics get closer, the micro economy surrounding the sharing economy, winner of Pershing square competition announced.

Californians still undecided about their next senator, the relationship between social media and the news, FDA to review their current definition of "healthy."

Permanent drought measures against certain forms of water waste, President Obama will visit Hiroshima, gene-editing mosquitoes to combat the spread of disease.

How will the Democratic nominee bridge the divide? Problems that may have led to Oxycontin becoming addictive, why 'moist' might be the most cringe-inducing word.

The death penalty and the grim sleeper case, a chat with the CA State director for the Hillary Clinton Campaign, running's popularity declines among millennials.

LA Homelessness has increased in women, predictions of a major earthquake, will the Florida Governor's invitation to CA businesses inspire a mass exodus?

Today's show was devoted to LAist's Racism 101 project: how to be an ally, what it mean to 'code switch' and defund the police, the legacy of slavery

Plan to spend $88 Million of LAPD budget on poor communities moves forward, the challenges of vaccinating California's farmworkers, film production comes back to LA.

Compton Unified reopens schools March 8, how the pandemic has compounded our grief, a wind power company to breed California Condors to replace those killed by turbines

LA's Board of Supervisors have a plan to use vacant property to house the homeless, explaining how vaccine passports might work, more vaccine doses being set aside for LAUSD staff.

State of Affairs and California's new relief package, the fight over "hero pay" for grocery store workers, how state regulators are prepping our grid for extreme heat this summer

West Covina Moves Ahead With Plan to Start Own Health Department, How Banana Trees can Help Fight Fires, Goodbye Fry's (and Your Whimsical So Cal Storefronts).

Who's running to fill Holly Mitchell's senate seat, why Facebook should deliver targeted vaccine PSAs, Hollywood is seeking federal pandemic assistance

Health experts say we're getting near the end of the long pandemic tunnel; LA school board president on prioritizing vulnerable communities when reopening schools; vaccine production challenges

Small, more affluent public school districts will back in class sooner than others, LA Schools hopeful for a return to sports soon, the film 'Mank' is straight outta 1930s Hollywood.

The politics of reopening schools and vaccinating teachers; an argument for a third, more center, political party in the U.S., thoughts about how to reform policing in LA

The Biden Administration unveils bill to fix the immigration system, including a path to citizenship; a History of Immigration Reform; LA County District Attorney's Ongoing Fights Over Reform.

A new investigation shines light on California's no-bid contracts during pandemic, recall effort against Governor gains steam, China's box office is booming