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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 1:29:15
    How California is turning unusually windy days into green power; Emily Rapp discusses her memoir "Still Point of the Turning World"; Tuesday Reviewsday takes a look ahead to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival; Vandals strike again in Joshua Tree National Park; San Bernardino eyes bankruptcy as city officials resign, plus much more.
    How California is turning unusually windy days into green power; Emily Rapp discusses her memoir "Still Point of the Turning World"; Tuesday Reviewsday takes a look ahead to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival; Vandals strike again in Joshua Tree National Park; San Bernardino eyes bankruptcy as city officials resign, plus much more.
  • Listen 1:29:17
    The U.S. Senate returns from recess to consider proposals for gun control; Julia Sweeney's discusses her new memoir "If It's Not One Thing It's Your Mother"; Announcing the winner of the Public Radio Bracket Madness; Why is Hollywood leaving sex scenes on the cutting room floor?; Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki addresses drug law reform in Sacramento, and much more.
    The U.S. Senate returns from recess to consider proposals for gun control; Julia Sweeney's discusses her new memoir "If It's Not One Thing It's Your Mother"; Announcing the winner of the Public Radio Bracket Madness; Why is Hollywood leaving sex scenes on the cutting room floor?; Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki addresses drug law reform in Sacramento, and much more.
  • Listen 1:29:52
    Reflections on the life and legacy of film critic Roger Ebert; California considers instituting official guidelines for fracking; Mexican cowboys practice their vaquero traditions in Los Angeles; Magicians prepare for their Academy Awards show, and much more.
    Reflections on the life and legacy of film critic Roger Ebert; California considers instituting official guidelines for fracking; Mexican cowboys practice their vaquero traditions in Los Angeles; Magicians prepare for their Academy Awards show, and much more.
  • Listen 1:29:48
    Why the U.S. oil boom hasn't lowered gas price at the pump; 'Tattoo Nation' explores body art's rise from taboo to commonplace; 'Laugh In' announcer Gary Owens weighs in on 'Tonight Show''s move to New York; UCLA scientists test possible 'cure' for meth addiction, and much more.
    Why the U.S. oil boom hasn't lowered gas price at the pump; 'Tattoo Nation' explores body art's rise from taboo to commonplace; 'Laugh In' announcer Gary Owens weighs in on 'Tonight Show''s move to New York; UCLA scientists test possible 'cure' for meth addiction, and much more.
  • Listen 1:27:56
    President Obama heads to San Francisco for fundraising events; Glendale is criticized for nixing Spanish and Korean-language ballots; What Angelenos in 1988 got right and wrong about LA life in 2013; Student veterans look for a place of their own; The best and worst baseball movies of all time, and much more.
    President Obama heads to San Francisco for fundraising events; Glendale is criticized for nixing Spanish and Korean-language ballots; What Angelenos in 1988 got right and wrong about LA life in 2013; Student veterans look for a place of their own; The best and worst baseball movies of all time, and much more.
  • Listen 1:36:57
    Today on the show, we'll look at student veterans as they struggle to go back to school and move on with their lives; Residents of Hinkley, Ca are moving away in droves due to continued toxicity; OC Register's university ad deal raises ethics and credibility questions; What does it mean for our state capitol if the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle? Plus much more.
    Today on the show, we'll look at student veterans as they struggle to go back to school and move on with their lives; Residents of Hinkley, Ca are moving away in droves due to continued toxicity; OC Register's university ad deal raises ethics and credibility questions; What does it mean for our state capitol if the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle? Plus much more.
  • Listen 1:28:40
    Mexican drug cartels are sending agents to run operations deep inside the US; Mark Zuckerberg joins other tech leaders to form multimillion-dollar super PAC; Update on the murder trial of Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter; Stealth fees drive up college costs, plus much more.
    Mexican drug cartels are sending agents to run operations deep inside the US; Mark Zuckerberg joins other tech leaders to form multimillion-dollar super PAC; Update on the murder trial of Rockefeller impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter; Stealth fees drive up college costs, plus much more.
  • Listen 1:31:53
    President Obama makes an appearance on Spanish-language TV, and the latest in immigration news; Critics protest Obama's "protection" of Monsanto; A Judge rules that private Manson tapes can be released to authorities; Derek Cianfrance joins the show to talk about "The Place Beyond The Pines," plus much more.
    President Obama makes an appearance on Spanish-language TV, and the latest in immigration news; Critics protest Obama's "protection" of Monsanto; A Judge rules that private Manson tapes can be released to authorities; Derek Cianfrance joins the show to talk about "The Place Beyond The Pines," plus much more.
  • Listen 1:27:41
    StingRay surveillance technology is raising privacy and constitutionality concerns; Tess Vigeland explores Leimert Park; Should fossil fuel subsidies come to an end?; Mexico's Semana Santa celebration brings shoppers to the U.S.; California smokers could pay higher health care costs under Obamacare, and much more.
    StingRay surveillance technology is raising privacy and constitutionality concerns; Tess Vigeland explores Leimert Park; Should fossil fuel subsidies come to an end?; Mexico's Semana Santa celebration brings shoppers to the U.S.; California smokers could pay higher health care costs under Obamacare, and much more.
  • Listen 1:26:26
    Today we'll take a look at the status of DOMA and the latest news coming out of the Supreme Court. Then, most drug busts at the US-Mexican border involve American citizens, Bridal Brokerage helps take the financial pain out of cancelled weddings and much more.
    Today we'll take a look at the status of DOMA and the latest news coming out of the Supreme Court. Then, most drug busts at the US-Mexican border involve American citizens, Bridal Brokerage helps take the financial pain out of cancelled weddings and much more.
Episodes
  • Listen 27:29
    Former California Governor Jerry Brown partners with UC-Berkeley and China to tackle climate change issues, UC-Irvine team develops system to track wildfires.
    Former California Governor Jerry Brown partners with UC-Berkeley and China to tackle climate change issues, UC-Irvine team develops system to track wildfires.
  • Listen 48:23
    California Department of Transportation floats five ideas to make the historic section of the 110 Freeway more safe, The Emmy Awards' winners, losers and snubs, LACMA opens a Japanese art exhibit.
    California Department of Transportation floats five ideas to make the historic section of the 110 Freeway more safe, The Emmy Awards' winners, losers and snubs, LACMA opens a Japanese art exhibit.
  • Listen 48:23
    How President Trump is intervening in California environmental and homeless policies, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti gives an update on how his Green New Deal is working, Smosh Town Burgers.
    How President Trump is intervening in California environmental and homeless policies, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti gives an update on how his Green New Deal is working, Smosh Town Burgers.
  • Listen 48:15
    The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Possible solutions to sea-level rise, and a community house in Santa Monica experiment with living dunes.
    The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Possible solutions to sea-level rise, and a community house in Santa Monica experiment with living dunes.
  • Listen 48:23
    A history of the emissions waiver here in California, plus UC president Janet Napolitano resigns, the new car-sharing program that runs on hydrogen.
    A history of the emissions waiver here in California, plus UC president Janet Napolitano resigns, the new car-sharing program that runs on hydrogen.
  • Listen 48:27
    Real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer hosts a fundraiser for President Trump, Carson's mayor is considering a gun ban, a Highland Park shop combats plastic waste.
    Real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer hosts a fundraiser for President Trump, Carson's mayor is considering a gun ban, a Highland Park shop combats plastic waste.
  • Listen 48:24
    How local gas prices will be affected by the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's oil, How to make LA's buildings more sustainable.
    How local gas prices will be affected by the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's oil, How to make LA's buildings more sustainable.
  • Listen 48:25
    All the bills that passed the CA legislature this week, A chat with El Norte director Gregory Nava, Sampling Inglewood's best restaurants.
    All the bills that passed the CA legislature this week, A chat with El Norte director Gregory Nava, Sampling Inglewood's best restaurants.
  • Listen 48:00
    The California legislature passed several bills addressing affordable housing, positive effects of wildfires? Mattel introduces a new Dia de Muertos Barbie.
    The California legislature passed several bills addressing affordable housing, positive effects of wildfires? Mattel introduces a new Dia de Muertos Barbie.
  • Listen 48:25
    AB-5, if signed, will affect more than drivers, LA County will start using new mental health vehicles to respond to some 911 calls, David Koepp talks "Cold Storage."
    AB-5, if signed, will affect more than drivers, LA County will start using new mental health vehicles to respond to some 911 calls, David Koepp talks "Cold Storage."
  • Listen 48:20
    The latest with Assembly Bill 5, Census Bureau releases poverty data, The Future of USC Sports following the resignation of athletic director.
    The latest with Assembly Bill 5, Census Bureau releases poverty data, The Future of USC Sports following the resignation of athletic director.
  • Listen 48:23
    What happened at California's first Homelessness Task Force meeting, The fate of AB5, What happened at the California GOP meeting over the weekend.
    What happened at California's first Homelessness Task Force meeting, The fate of AB5, What happened at the California GOP meeting over the weekend.