Imperfect Paradise

Imperfect Paradise

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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.

Recent Episodes

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  • Did the cellphone ban in high schools work?

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  • On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests

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  • Return from Mexico

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  • Inheriting: Victoria & the Cambodian Genocide

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