“The Times: Daily news from the L.A. Times” is a new podcast hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano along with reporters from the L.A. Times’ diverse newsroom. Every weekday, the show takes listeners beyond the headlines, with our West Coast outl

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Introducing California City, presented by LAist Studios

Jul 20th, 2020 7m 14s

California City is out now! California City is a new investigative podcast series from LAist Studios. Deep in the Mojave Desert, there is a little town with a big name and a bizarre history: California City. For decades, real estate developers

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L.A. Times presents It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders

May 26th, 2020 3m 11s

From the LA Times team behind This Is California -- as well as Dirty John, Man In The Window and Chasing Cosby -- comes “It Was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders.” This fascinating new true-crime podcast follows the case of Betty Broderick, w

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Gustavo Arellano's new podcast "Coronavirus in California"

Apr 30th, 2020 13m 43s

From the host of This is California: The Battle of 187, comes Coronavirus in California: Stories from the Front Lines, an essential new podcast from the Los Angeles Times hosted by Gustavo Arellano. Every weekday, the podcast gives listeners di

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Bonus Episode: Re-Pete

Nov 12th, 2019 55m 33s

If you’ve listened to the first three parts of this podcast, you know former California governor Pete Wilson played a big role in setting the stage for Proposition 187. We tried to arrange an interview with him for months. And the day The Battl

Ep. 3: Thank You, Pete Wilson

Oct 29th, 2019 22m 21s

Just one day after the 1994 election, federal and state lawsuits are filed claiming 187 is unconstitutional. And though 187 finally dies for good in 1999, Latinos in California never forget it. Prop 187 inspired more Latinos than ever before to

Ep. 2: Save Our State

Oct 29th, 2019 25m 42s

In June 1994, 187 gets enough signatures to qualify for the California ballot. Proponents get support for the ballot measure through a new tagline: Save Our State. Latinos see 187 as an existential threat, so they organize school walk-outs and

Ep. 1: They Keep Coming

Oct 29th, 2019 21m 39s

Host Gustavo Arellano learns how Prop 187 was born 25 years ago, and talks to the pair of Orange County political consultants who helped write it. We learn what California looked like in 1993 and how the then governor of California, Pete Wilson