8 Best LAist Studios Podcasts

A list of the most popular LAist Studios podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.

8 Best LAist Studios Podcasts

  • 1. The Big Disaster: The Big Burn

    From LAist Studios, the creators of The Big One, the second season of The Big Disaster series will provide you with a wildfire survival guide that includes not just tangible safety tips — but hope for our future.  As the world enters a new age of wil...Show More

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    The Big One: The Lessons

    38:40 | Feb 28th, 2019

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    In this episode, a rat learns to skateboard and we learn how our brain processes (or doesn't) the idea of a big one. 

  • 2. The Mash-Up Americans

    The Mash-Up Americans is your guide to the hyphen-America world we all live in. Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer talk culture, identity, race and what makes us who we are. Get to know yourself, America. This season we're talking about grief in a specia...Show More

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    Frank Shyong Cares a Lot

    31:28 | Sep 26th, 2018

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    The Mash-Up Americans are back with another Mash-Up to Know—journalist Frank Shyong of the LA Times. He covers the San Gabriel Valley and the self-described Asian Beat, knows his way around the delis ...Show More

  • 3. Retake with John Horn

    “Retake with John Horn”, a new podcast from LAist Studios, asks the question: do the stories that Hollywood tells about itself really reflect what's going on? Each week, host John Horn offers a critical, informed perspective not only on what’s happen...Show More

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    NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: A Spy Is Born

    57:07 | May 13th, 2025

    Martinis shaken, not stirred. Fast cars and shiny shoes. Villain monologues and absurd gadgets. From shagadelic parodies to suave 007 and serialized stories, we’re taking aim at spy movies.&nbsp...Show More

  • 4. Repeat

    One officer. Four criminals. Thirty-seven shots fired.

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    The Investigation

    48:44 | Feb 21st, 2018

    1 RECOMMENDATION

    Reporter Annie Gilbertson discovers some troubling details.

  • 5. Airtalk

    Join Larry Mantle weekdays for lively and in-depth discussions of Los Angeles and Southern California news, politics, science, entertainment, the arts and more. More AirTalk at www.kpcc.org.

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    Interview with LA Mayor Karen Bass, What makes a good biopic? and more

    1:42:06 | Apr 28th

    Today on AirTalk: Pasadena Unified considers school closures (0:30) 2 major November ballot proposals (11:28) What makes a good biopic? (35:34) Interview with LA Mayor Karen Bass (52:05) Political sci...Show More

  • 6. The Loh Down on Science

    The Loh Down on Science is the fun way to get your daily dose of science -- in less than two minutes! Writer/performer and Caltech alumna Sandra Tsing Loh explains the world of science with a dash of humor. It's a program for those who love science a...Show More

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    The Interstellar Weatherman

    01:00 | May 4th

    How’s the weather… on the sun?!

  • 7. FilmWeek

    FilmWeek on AirTalk, hosted by Larry Mantle, is a one-hour weekly segment devoted to films. It offers reviews of the week's new movies, interviews with filmmakers, and discussions on various aspects of the industry.

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    FilmWeek: 2026 Oscar Preview!

    1:14:21 | Mar 13th

    It’s the annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview! AirTalk host Larry Mantle and the FilmWeek critics will take us through the major races and rundown the likely winners and where we might see some surpris...Show More

  • 8. Take Two

    Join Take Two hosted by A Martinez each weekday when we’ll translate the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that people are talking about.

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