The LA Report

Introducing a new show from LAist Studios, "Servant of Pod with Nick Quah." A show about the culture of podcasting. 

In episode 6, veteran YouTuber, Hank Green is familiar with what happens when a quirky community starts seeing serious money, and grows up to become something else. This week, Nick talks to Green, who also makes podcasts, about whether he sees the same thing happening to podcasting. 

Servant of Pod sponsors include: Raycon - get 15-percent off your order at buyraycon.com/servant Cal Tech’s new podcast The Lonely Idea thelonelyidea.caltech.edu

Today, the latest on Governor Newsom’s mandate to close most indoor businesses, and why school campuses won’t be reopening any time soon. Then, why LA’s animal wet markets could be shutting down, and who’s eligible for a rent relief program that starts this week.

On today’s show we’re joined by Robert Garrova who talks about visitation rights in psychiatric facilities; Julia Paskin talks to a Burbank diner owner about surviving through the pandemic; Matt Tonoco answers some questions surrounding homeless shelter plan Project Roomkey; and John Horn talks about the return of filming in L.A.

On today’s show we’re joined by Aaron Mendelson who talks about the police’s use of force on people of color; Elly Yu on how hospitals are preparing for the next surge; Emily Guerin tells us who’s getting PPP loans in LA; and Sharon McNary with an environmental win in Pasadena.

Today, the first major wildfire of the season, concerns about another infectious disease while we focus on COVID-19, a new shelter for homeless in San Pedro, and a Broadway smash comes to the living room.

Today, why so many LAPD officers have been seen without masks, how mask wearing in schools has become political in Orange County, why COVID testing delays are increasing, and a preview of a story that talks about what happens when women of color go missing.

Today, why some employees are reluctant to return to work as businesses reopen, a big resignation in the LAUSD police force, why Facebook banned an anti-government group, and a firsthand account of the very strange experience of returning to a public pool.

Today, the LAUSD votes to cut millions from its police budget, a new program that helps Black students interact with campus police, a prison release plan gone wrong, and a report on the rising rate of anti-Asian discrimination.