Episodes

  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: East West Players: A Home on Stage
    Dec 29 2023

    Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about chronicling the 58-year history of the longest running theatre of color in the U.S.

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    Guests:

    Zandi De Jesus (she/her), actress

    Yu Gu (she/her), director

    Tamlyn Tomita (she/her), actress

    (Recorded live on Dec. 12, 2023)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    50 mins
  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: Angel City Press: L.A. through the Pages
    Dec 29 2023

    Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how Angel City Press has been shaping and influencing public understanding of LA for decades.

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    Guests:

    Richie Kulchar (he/him), Director of ARTBOUND, Angel City Press

    Terri Accomazzo, Editorial Director, Angel City Press

    Paddy Calistro & Scott McAuley, Publishers, Angel City Press

    (Recorded live on Nov. 14, 2023)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    43 mins
  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: Artists-In-Residence
    Dec 22 2023

    Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how Artists-In-Residence programs provide artists opportunities to create uninterrupted work.

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    Guests:

    Christine Lee (she/her), artist

    Jia Yi Gu (she/her), Director and Curator at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture

    Kimberly Glann (she/her), Sr. Manager, LA County Department of Arts and Culture

    Carol Zou (she/her), artist

    (Recorded live on Nov. 7, 2023)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    35 mins
  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement
    Dec 15 2023

    Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how, following the Watts Uprising, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television enacted affirmative action policies to increase the enrollment of students of color in the film program—a group that had historically been underrepresented in the student population.

    Full Event Info: Here

    Guests:

    Ben Caldwell (he/him), educator and filmmaker

    Moctesuma Esparza (he/him), entertainment executive

    Luis Garza (he/him), photojournalist and curator

    Alile Sharon Larkin (she/her), artist and educator

    Storme Sweet (she/her), executive director, Aliah Sweet Fragile Hearts Foundation

    (Recorded live on Oct. 24, 2023)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    57 mins
  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: “América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros”
    Dec 8 2023

    Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about artist David Alfaro Siqueiros' popular Olvera Street mural "América Tropical".

    Full Event Info: Here

    Guests:

    José Figueroa (he/him), filmmaker, co-founder - Dignicraft

    Oscar Magallanes (he/him), artist, co-founder - 3B Collective

    Rebecca Zamora (she/her), independent scholar, arts professional

    (Recorded live on Oct. 3, 2023)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    35 mins
  • LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: Chinatown Punk Wars
    Dec 2 2023

    Listen to Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios, as she leads a discussion with all-girl, LA-based punk band The Linda Lindas and musician/author/punk rock trailblazer Alice Bag (she/her) and Jessica Schwartz (she/her), associate professor, music industry; musicology at the The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

    This inaugural event of the LAist + KCET ARTBOUND Screening Series, in partnership with Grand Performances, featured the premiere screening of the new documentary Chinatown Punk Wars, which digs into how two Chinatown restaurants became the implausible heart of LA’s burgeoning punk scene in the 1970s.

    (Recorded live on Sept. 22, 2023)

    Full Event Info: Here

    Guests:

    The Linda Lindas

    Alice Bag (she/her)

    Jessica Schwartz (she/her)

    Watch full episodes at Pbssocal.org/Artbound or the free PBS app.

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    21 mins
  • LAist Studios Presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 4
    Oct 23 2023

    In the year since the L.A. City Council tape scandal, a lot has changed.

    Efforts are underway to reform the redistricting process. Nury Martinez and Gil Cedillo are gone from the council. Only Kevin De León remains. Progressive shifts in the council are influencing its policies, and new elected members are working to forge a new way forward in L.A. This is the last episode of Nury & The Secret Tapes.

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    Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

    This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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    35 mins
  • LAist Studios Presents: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 3
    Oct 16 2023

    Host Antonia Cereijido presses former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez to account for the racist, hurtful comments she made on the secret recording that rocked Los Angeles and led to her resignation.

    CONTENT WARNING: Sensitive subject matter.

    Support LAist Today: https://LAist.com/donate

    Go to Hellofresh.com/50imperfect and use code 50imperfect for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months!

    Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise

    Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

    This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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    53 mins