HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 7 - Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'

Part 7: Looking For Community? Go Find Your 'Church'  How To LA is back with our series on How NOT To Be Lonely in LA. Today we explore the connection between religion…or lack thereof…and loneliness. For decades, Americans relied on their church, temple or mosque, or other religious institutions…

Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus

LAist Correspondent Emily Guerin gives us insights into the making of The Gen Z Water Dealmaker series. In this bonus episode, Emily speaks with Luke Runyon, the co-director of The Water Desk at the University of Colorado-Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism about how she thought through t…

HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 9 - American Cinematheque's Year-Round Film Fest

Revival House says goodbye for now with a look at one of the biggest programming groups in town, the American Cinematheque.  Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, screening 1500 movies a year in three iconic theaters across Los Angeles, the American Cinematheque has a movie for everybody…

Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 4

Host Antonia Cereijido speaks with negotiations expert Victoria Medvec about how to make the best possible deal. Medvec also helps  identify ways the Colorado River water rights representatives could still change tactics and reach an agreement before time runs out. Grow your business–no matter wha…

Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker Part 3

JB Hamby and the other lead negotiators on the Colorado River have to come up with a long term solution to manage the river in the face of climate change. Will they reach a deal before it’s too late?  LAist correspondent Emily Guerin examines how JB's position on water has dramatically evolved s…

HTLA Presents: How Not To Be Lonely: Part 6 - Connect To Yourself — And Others — Through Dance

Part 6: Connect To Yourself — And Others — Through Dance  We're back with another episode in our How Not To Be Lonely in L.A. series.  Brian is out but, today, How To LA producer Megan Botel takes over the mic and explores these questions: What does it mean to connect to yourself, and why is it i…

HTLA Presents: Revival House: Part 8 - Movies Under — And Among —  The Stars At Hollywood Forever

Go back to the movies with us! It's heating up in the city, so Revival House continues with a classic of spring and summertime in L.A. — a film at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Run by Cinespia, you can picnic and catch a revival film on the iconic grassy knoll. What keeps people coming back year…

NPR & LAist Studios present 'Inheriting'

Japanese American Incarceration. The Third World Liberation Front. The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising. What you think you know isn’t always the full story. Inheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families that explores how the past is personal. Hosted by NPR’s Emily Kwong, we go d…

Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2

JB Hamby is the dealmaker from California, and at 28 years old, he’s the youngest and least experienced among the representatives from the seven states involved with the Colorado River water negotiations. LAist correspondent Emily Guerin explores the beginnings of Hamby’s understanding of water gro…

Imperfect Paradise: The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 1

The Colorado River is in the midst of one of the worst water crises in recorded history. Climate change and overuse are taking a significant toll. Seven states, including California, must compromise and reach a solution to prevent the river from collapsing. In late 2023, the tensions were running …