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Take Two

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Episodes
  • Listen 46:32
    PR firms are stepping in to help police departments in the midst of crises, tech companies promise to bring in diversity, Dolph Lundgren's new film, 'Skin Trade.'
    PR firms are stepping in to help police departments in the midst of crises, tech companies promise to bring in diversity, Dolph Lundgren's new film, 'Skin Trade.'
  • Listen 46:57
    Hillary Clinton heads to LA to raise funds for her presidential campaign, Whole Foods to open new chain for millennials, starfish babies reappear after mass die-off
    Hillary Clinton heads to LA to raise funds for her presidential campaign, Whole Foods to open new chain for millennials, starfish babies reappear after mass die-off
  • The impact of Hillary Clinton on women in politics, Oakland's police chief talks rethinking police engagement and rebuilding community trust, the latest sports news.
  • Listen 47:07
    An investigation continues into the students who went missing in Iguala, Mexico, Danielle Guenther's 'Best Case Scenario' photo series captures parental chaos.
    An investigation continues into the students who went missing in Iguala, Mexico, Danielle Guenther's 'Best Case Scenario' photo series captures parental chaos.
  • Listen 47:14
    Carly Fiorina has put her hat in the ring as a 2016 presidential candidate, the impact of the coverage in Baltimore, Brian Grazer's new book, 'A Curious Mind.'
    Carly Fiorina has put her hat in the ring as a 2016 presidential candidate, the impact of the coverage in Baltimore, Brian Grazer's new book, 'A Curious Mind.'
  • Listen 46:32
    A look at the charges brought against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case and community reaction, Vietnamese artists and their work in Southern California.
    A look at the charges brought against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case and community reaction, Vietnamese artists and their work in Southern California.
  • Listen 47:01
    Progress in Saigon 40 years after the Fall of Saigon, perspective on the youth of Baltimore from people in the community, lots of motorcycles in summer movies.
    Progress in Saigon 40 years after the Fall of Saigon, perspective on the youth of Baltimore from people in the community, lots of motorcycles in summer movies.
  • Listen 46:49
    How Vietnamese cope with PTSD after fleeing Vietnam, why the NFL gave up its tax-exempt status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain.'
    How Vietnamese cope with PTSD after fleeing Vietnam, why the NFL gave up its tax-exempt status, 'Death on Diamond Mountain.'
  • Listen 47:06
    The lasting impact the Fall of Saigon has 40 years later, how the police are handling the unrest in Baltimore, Tuesday Reviewsday.
    The lasting impact the Fall of Saigon has 40 years later, how the police are handling the unrest in Baltimore, Tuesday Reviewsday.
  • Listen 47:03
    Vietnamese family from Southern California reflects on the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, a check-in with a man from Nepal after the devastating earthquake, Bobby Fuller.
    Vietnamese family from Southern California reflects on the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, a check-in with a man from Nepal after the devastating earthquake, Bobby Fuller.
Episodes
  • Aurora shooting victim weighs in on James Holmes' guilty verdicts, Ian McKellan on his latest movie, Californians share their favorite Disneyland memories
  • Listen 47:01
    A look at the latest battle for Uber in California, a review of the ESPYS, the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest.
    A look at the latest battle for Uber in California, a review of the ESPYS, the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Listen 47:01
    President Obama to visit prisoners, a look at the 'sandwich' generation, the LA woman behind the Women's World Cup 'sheagle' outfit.
    President Obama to visit prisoners, a look at the 'sandwich' generation, the LA woman behind the Women's World Cup 'sheagle' outfit.
  • Listen 46:52
    The landmark deal on Iran's nuclear program, a possible end to the ban on transgender people in the military, New Horizons makes its closest approach to Pluto.
    The landmark deal on Iran's nuclear program, a possible end to the ban on transgender people in the military, New Horizons makes its closest approach to Pluto.
  • Listen 47:07
    The search for escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo, why the drought is behind closures of a trail at Joshua Tree, the Minions' influence on fashion.
    The search for escaped Mexican drug lord El Chapo, why the drought is behind closures of a trail at Joshua Tree, the Minions' influence on fashion.
  • Listen 46:52
    A chef in Los Angeles makes North African tacos, Trump's relationship with the GOP gets complicated, and people debate recycling waste water from oil drilling.
    A chef in Los Angeles makes North African tacos, Trump's relationship with the GOP gets complicated, and people debate recycling waste water from oil drilling.
  • Listen 46:47
    The Army says it plans to cut 40,000 troops in the next two years, the capabilities of hackers, crowdfunding untapped scientific ideas.
    The Army says it plans to cut 40,000 troops in the next two years, the capabilities of hackers, crowdfunding untapped scientific ideas.
  • Listen 46:46
    Census data shows Latinos now outnumber whites as the largest ethnic group in California, the CDC says heroin use has doubled since 2002, the latest sports news.
    Census data shows Latinos now outnumber whites as the largest ethnic group in California, the CDC says heroin use has doubled since 2002, the latest sports news.
  • Listen 46:51
    Bill Cosby admits to obtaining drugs to give to women, a browser blocker that lets you filter out election coverage, how women are doing in Top 40 music.
    Bill Cosby admits to obtaining drugs to give to women, a browser blocker that lets you filter out election coverage, how women are doing in Top 40 music.
  • Listen 46:57
    A roundtable discussion about the drought with three California farmers, how water rights work in the West, the latest news in the film industry.
    A roundtable discussion about the drought with three California farmers, how water rights work in the West, the latest news in the film industry.
  • Listen 46:17
    How feminism is defined today, a look at the future for the Los Angeles Lakers with President Jeanie Buss, a preview of the Women's World Cup Final.
    How feminism is defined today, a look at the future for the Los Angeles Lakers with President Jeanie Buss, a preview of the Women's World Cup Final.
  • Listen 46:58
    President Obama says embassies will open in the U.S. and Havana, African American ballerina Misty Copeland takes top job in dance, Harvard's transgender swimmer.
    President Obama says embassies will open in the U.S. and Havana, African American ballerina Misty Copeland takes top job in dance, Harvard's transgender swimmer.