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Imperfect Paradise

Imperfect Paradise, produced by LAist Studios, is a longform narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance. Each of our stories takes on something essential about Califor... Read more

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Home is Life: Episode 2

Home is Life: Episode 2

A tour of similar housing projects goes off the rails, and ends up doing more harm than good to David’s cause. Support f... Read more

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Home is Life: Episode 1

David Gillanders wants to build housing for people experiencing homelessness in Orange County. When his idea hits more o... Read more

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Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary

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In the early 1990’s, hateful anti-immigrant political rhetoric roused California’s Chicano student rights movement, and ... Read more

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