Imperfect Paradise

    Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays. 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.

  • Investigating fraud allegations over missing pandemic funds in Orange County

  • Patrisse Cullors on leaving BLM, racial justice, and the election

  • Judith Butler on gender anxiety and the election

  • District Attorney Gascón: Part 4 - Nathan Hochman vs. George Gascón

  • District Attorney Gascón: Part 3

  • District Attorney Gascón: Part 2

  • District Attorney Gascón: Part 1

  • ‘Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative’ host Jess Shane challenges the ethics of documentary storytelling

  • ‘Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative’ on Imperfect Paradise

  • Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 5 - Roads & Wildlife

  • Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 4 - The Eagle Lovebirds

  • Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 3 - The Bear Nuisance

  • Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 2 - The Coyote Villain

  • Lions, Coyotes, & Bears: Part 1 - The Mountain Lion Celebrity

  • NHPR’s Outside/In: The New Space Race on Imperfect Paradise

  • Return from Mexico

  • LAist Studios presents Passing The Mantle: Is Gen Z less curious than the Baby Boomers?

  • Return to Mexico: Part 3

  • Introducing Passing The Mantle, from LAist Studios

  • Return to Mexico: Part 2

  • Return to Mexico: Part 1

  • ‘Free the Tee’: Fighting Back Against LA Golf Course Scalpers

  • A Challenging Year for LGBTQ+ Teachers in SoCal

  • LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 2 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 2

  • LAist & NPR present 'Inheriting' Episode 1 - Carol & the Los Angeles Uprising: Part 1

  • The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Bonus

  • The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 4

  • The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 3

  • NPR & LAist Studios present 'Inheriting'

  • The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 2

  • The Gen Z Water Dealmaker: Part 1

  • NPR Host Tonya Mosley on ‘She Has A Name,’ Reporting Her Family’s Own True Crime

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 8

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 7

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 6

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 5

  • Imperfect Paradise presents: The Big One : The Earthquake

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 4

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 3

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 2

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary Redux: Part 1

  • LAist Investigates: The Unknown Mandate - Accessing Medication Abortion at California Universities

  • Strippers Union: Part 4

  • Strippers Union: Part 3

  • Strippers Union: Part 2

  • Strippers Union: Part 1

  • Imperfect Inquiry: Have Identity Politics Been Hijacked?

  • RFK Jr. - The Presidential Candidate for Wellness Conspiracists?

  • Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 3 REDUX

  • Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 2 REDUX

  • Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories": Part 1 REDUX

  • Under The Influence with Jo Piazza on Imperfect Paradise

  • Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 3 & 4

  • Imperfect Paradise presents HTLA: Volunteers Take On The Homelessness Crisis: Part 1 & 2

  • The Castle: Part 4

  • The Castle: Part 3

  • The Castle: Part 2

  • The Castle: Part 1

  • Imperfect Paradise presents LAist Investigates: The Truth Inside California's Nursing Homes

  • People vs. Karen: Part 4

  • People vs. Karen: Part 3

  • People vs. Karen: Part 2

  • People vs. Karen: Part 1

  • Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 4

  • Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 3

  • Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 2

  • Nury & The Secret Tapes: Part 1

  • Introducing Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes from LAist Studios

  • From LAist Studios: Imperfect Paradise Returning Sept. 27, 2023

  • The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything

  • Battle of the Bulge

  • Introducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios

  • How COVID Changed Everything - Part 3 - Acting

  • How COVID Changed Everything - Part 2 - Adapting

  • How COVID Changed Everything - Part 1 - Rethinking

  • Part 4 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA

  • Part 3 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA

  • Part 2 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA

  • Part 1 - “Imperfect Paradise” Presents: Finding Home con DACA

  • NPR's Code Switch on Imperfect Paradise

  • Kundalini Yoga’s #MeToo Moment

  • Kundalini Royalty

  • “Queen of Conspiracy Theories”

  • Introducing Season 4: Imperfect Paradise - Yoga's "Queen of Conspiracy Theories"

  • Update: Alex Villanueva Loses

  • Sheriff Villanueva - Part 5

  • Sheriff Villanueva - Part 4

  • Sheriff Villanueva - Part 3

  • Sheriff Villanueva - Part 2

  • Sheriff Villanueva - Part 1

  • Introducing Season 3: Imperfect Paradise - The Sheriff

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 8

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 7

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 6

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 5

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 4

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 3

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 2

  • The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 1

  • Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary

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