The best restaurants in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times

The best restaurants in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles food scene is nearly mythical. Throw a frisbee in any direction and it’s almost bound to land on the doorstep of one of SoCal’s finest eateries. This leads to one of our quirkiest problems as Angelenos: figuring out which of our great restaurants to visit. Los Angeles Times food critic Jenn Harris and restaurant critic Bill Addison, have taken on the monumental task of answering that fateful question for us all with their ranking of the best restaurants to try in Los Angeles. Bill joins Larry this morning to share some of their best finds.

Google releases annual data for top trending searches from this past year

If you made a simple google search for “6-7” this past year, you were in good company. What does “6-7” actually mean? Nothing, apparently. It’s an inside internet joke that went viral but doesn’t actually mean anything. If you partook in the popular google search “Wood,” however, which is the name of a new song from pop phenom Taylor Swift, you probably got a buffet of interpretations and innuendos. These searches, and many others, are part of Google’s annual search data released every year, giving us insight into the depths of human curiosities, proclivities, and misunderstandings. Joining us to discuss us

What we can learn from the tuba

The tuba is an instrument whose imposing presence is matched by its sound: big and bold. But despite its unwieldy appearance, the tuba can be and often is an elegant instrument when a dedicated musician is at the wheel. Journalist, writer of the Dreamland substack newsletter, Sam Quinones spent time with these musicians to learn about their passion, music stylings, and what life lessons can be learned from playing the tuba. Today on AirTalk, the journalist and author rejoins the program to share some of the highlights from his research on the passion behind performing with a tuba.

Why do men avoid the doctor’s office?

A recent piece for The New York Times Magazine titled What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?, explores why so many men often go years without visiting the doctor and how that may contribute to health disparities between genders. Life expectancy for men is about 5 years younger than that for women and men die at higher rates than women. Some of this can be attributed to biological differences between men and women, but the lack of regular screening for conditions like prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease by men is also a factor. Today on AirTalk we take a deep dive into men’s health and why so many men avoid the doctor’s office. Joining us are Helen Ouyang M.D., emergency physician, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Columbia University, and author of the piece “What Does it Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?”, Jesse Mills M.D., urologist and director of The Men’s Clinic at UCLA, and Nathaniel Glasser M.D., general internist, pediatrician and assistant professor of medicine at University of Chicago Medicine.

We also want to hear from you! If you are a man and avoid going to the doctor, tell us why. Do you often wait for other people to tell you when to go to the doctor? Tell us your experience at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomennts@laist.com.

What makes a person Gen X?

Among living generations, the one most often neglected in discussions is Generation X, the group succeeding Baby Boomers and preceding Millennials. Often referred to as the ‘slacker’ generation, artists who represent it range from filmmaker Spike Lee to Nirvana and Pavement. The New York Times Style Magazine published an extensive piece digging into Gen X, including dozens of Gen X’ers in the project, and hearing much of their similar lived experiences. Today on AirTalk, we’ll talk about what makes a person Gen X, and the legacy of the generation. Joining us is Amanda Fortini, author of “Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?”, as well as our listeners. Are you a Gen Xer? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.