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Category Archives: economy and equality
of marathons and assholes
On this episode: “Whenever I see a plain, industrial building, I just have to wonder: who’s being screwed behind those frosted, black windows?” -Robby Herbst, Llano del Río collective on the Antagonist’s Guide to the Assholes of Los Angeles. “When you are … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, City of Los Angeles, civil rights, community arts, culture in the city, economy and equality, music, street art, Uncategorized, video, work
Tagged "Fernando Llanos", "Llano del Río Collective", "Mi Reyna", "Robby Herbst", 90.7FM, Hear in the City, KPFK, Mapping The City, Sara Harris
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Air
This episode, we launch a three-part series from radio art collective, RadioSonideros called Air. Water. Earth. It was first broadcast as part of a floating radio station on the Staten Island Ferry in 2007: The FM Ferry Experiment. Also in … Continue reading
Posted in Air Check Series, air pollution, arts, film, and music, bicycling, City Government, culture in the city, economy and equality, film, Mexico, Neighborhood/Area, Pit Bulls, public health, radio, Special Series, sustainability, transportation, Two Wheels and a Mic, UCLA Film and Television Archive, Uncategorized, urban environment
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a house painted gold
On this episode, we visit a humble house on a winding road in the hills of Los Angeles where a group of artists turn one family’s mortgage default and foreclosure story into a lens for looking at a larger problem. … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, City of Los Angeles, community arts, community redevelopment, culture in the city, Cypress Park, economy and equality, marginalize communities, music, Neighborhood/Area, protest, street art, video
Tagged A Notorious Possession, Economic Justice, End Of The Rainbow, Foreclosure Crisis Los Angeles, Gold, Hear in the City, Igor Stravinsky, Jesse Lerner, Mapping The City Through Sound, Olga Koumoundouros, Radio Realities From, Sara Harris, The Rite Of Spring, the urban landscape, Wizard Of Oz
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sports and music making the difference
This episode of Hear in the City takes us on a journey to the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains at Camp Afflerbaugh, one of the 19 juvenile probation camps in Los Angeles County. Affirmative Athletics director Rob Thelusma introduces … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, Crisis in Education, culture in the city, economy and equality, education, football, juvenile detention, La Verne, music, probation camps, public radio
Tagged "Alvaro Parra", "Camp Afflerbaugh", "flag football", "Inner Circle Youth", "juvenile detention", "Rob Thelusma", "WLCAC", dj-ing, Hear in the City, Sara Harris
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¿Y, si hubo fraude? and unions try to stop Walmart in Chinatown
While most media regurgitate Calderón and the PRI’s assertions that Mexico has a president-elect, today on Hear in the City, Sara interviews investigative journalist and Enfoque Latino contributor Dolores Dorantes about what she calls “A Coup d’ Etat, Mexican … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese culture, City Government, community redevelopment, culture in the city, economy and equality, election coverage, labor, Mexico, Neighborhood/Area, protest, radio, street parades, work
Tagged AMLO, Chinatown, Dolores Dorantes, Elecciones En México, Enrique Peña Nieto, Felipe Calderón, Hear in the City, IFE, Los Angeles, Mexican Election, Mexico, PAN, PRI, Sara Harris, Walmart
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the May Day show
On this week’s episode, we reflect on the words of Studs Terkel, in honor of what would be his 100th birthday on May 16th. The Chicago-based journalist and oral historian dedicated his life to giving voice to work-a-day people. He … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, censorship, Chinese culture, culture in the city, Downtown, economy and equality, music, Uncategorized, West Hollywood
Tagged May Day, Tags: May Day International Workers' Hear In The City Los Angeles Sara Harris Jesse Lerner Gao Brothers Vladimir Lenin The Great Helmsman Chairman Mao Studs Terkel Pete Seeger Immigrant Rights FIOB Ga
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bells for Japan and advocates for foster children
On this week’s episode, we ring the big bell at the Nishi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles at 2:46pm in recognition and solidarity with the people of Japan who were hit by the earthquake and Tsunami last … Continue reading
Bullied?
On this week’s show, we are thrilled to announce that Hear in the City has been selected to be part of a national one-hour radio series: Generation PRX’s Bullied Project. Student producers René Ayala and Oscar Rodriguez … Continue reading
