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For the broadcast of June 09, 2007
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listenArtists at Eden's Edge

The Hammer Museum is showing a major exhibit of contemporary art, called Eden's Edge. Matt Greene is one of the featured artists.



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listenHitting the Links

Frank Stoltze spends a day at L.A.'s most popular golf course, and runs into one of the first African-Americans to play at Griffith Park, and the would-be next Tiger Woods.



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listenHoly Gifts

Rico Gagliano tells John Rabe about a homeless man who draws superpowers from the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.



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listenSpace Aliens and Sea Fish

Marine biologist Milton Love tells us how tracking fish helped him understand alien abductions.



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listenAlternate Route

Jeff Baugh, traffic reporter for KFWB. But what you don't know about him could fill a book. John Rabe reveals his secrets.


listenBreaking the Rules of the Road

Traffic reporter Jeff Baugh talks about how he changed the rules of traffic reporting.
listenDriving with the Top Down

Driving a convertible throws you into some interesting situations. Convertible drivers Sarah McBride and Jennifer Ordonez take Queena along for a drive.
listenThe Fast Sandwich

Meet Victorio C. who is perhaps the world's fastest sandwich maker. He's been at Bay Cities Deli for 34 years. Queena Kim went to witness the fast sandwich.

Bay Cities Deli
1517 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, Calif. 90401
310.395.8279


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listenSpace Talk

John talks to KPCC's web developer Chris Spurgeon about his Rose Bowl find: old glass slides of the original government presentation of the moon shot.


listenBozo The Bling-Bling Clown

Humorist Hank Rosenfeld runs into Bozo the Clown in the parking lot of a Wilshire Blvd. high rise.

listenDance Legend Remembered

Southern California lost a legendary dancer recently. Choreographer and dance teacher Stanley Holden died last month of complications from heart problems and colon cancer.
listenLetters: Civil Disobedience

A listener called-in to ask: Can I get arrested for using the public beaches of Malibu?
Coming Up
On June 16: Architecture critic Sam Hall Kaplan takes us to Venice and we'll probably continue to ignore Paris Hilton.

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