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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

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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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

26 Jan 2022

21mins

Ranked #2

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Home is Life: Episode 1

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

26 Jan 2022

20mins

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Ranked #3

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Home is Life: Episode 3

Home is Life: Episode 3

David attempts to rally his supporters, some of whom find themselves conflicted. Support for this podcast is made possib... Read more

26 Jan 2022

30mins

Ranked #4

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Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary

Introducing Season 2: Imperfect Paradise - The Forgotten Revolutionary

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

13 May 2022

4mins

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Ranked #5

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 2

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 2

Adolfo learns that there was a dark side to Oscar’s experience in the Chicano student movement.  The Forgotten Revolutio... Read more

23 May 2022

45mins

Ranked #6

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 1

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 1

Oscar Gomez was a star of the 1990s Chicano student movement and then, unexpectedly, he died. A rattling event in host A... Read more

23 May 2022

30mins

Ranked #7

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 3

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 3

Adolfo gets his first lead on a person possibly involved in Oscar’s death. The Forgotten Revolutionary is sponsored by B... Read more

30 May 2022

36mins

Ranked #8

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 4

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 4

Adolfo finds a briefcase with information that could lead to clues about Oscar’s death.  The Forgotten Revolutionary is ... Read more

6 Jun 2022

36mins

Ranked #9

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 5

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 5

Was Oscar going to leave the Chicano student movement? Adolfo discovers new information about Oscar’s last months.  Supp... Read more

13 Jun 2022

45mins

Ranked #10

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The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 6

The Forgotten Revolutionary - Part 6

Adolfo reckons with his own relationship to his past and the Chicano student movement. And he finds someone who may have... Read more

20 Jun 2022

31mins

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