Commentator Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor is surprised to find himself defending LA to his friends. For all its faults, he finds a lot to like.
Art Tatum Rises
A company called Zenph re-creates the jazz giant's only live recording at LA's Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, September 23.
California Canon
The Poetry Society of America is celebrating canonic California poets. John speaks to Alice Quinn, who is the poetry editor of the New Yorker and heads the Poetry Society of America.
The Poetry Society will be holding events at the Pasadena Public Library and the Hammer Museum in Westwood.
Unsung Beat
Poet Harryette Mullen talks about Bob Kaufman, a little known Beat poet. Mullen will be part of the weekend events sponsored by the Poetry Society of America.
Skid Row Seafood Joint
Steve Wasser visits the Seafood Outlet on LA's Skid Row. His verdict: the grub is worth the grit.
Bunker Hill Revisited
Off-Ramp regular Jerry Sullivan reads Raymond Chandler's description of Bunker Hill and talks about his old drinking life.
The Straight Bacon
Inland Empire author and Off-Ramp commentator Susan Straight brings home the bacon and turns it into medicine.
Whiskey Runs with Queena
Cedd Moses, the owner of Seven Grand, gives Queena Kim a whiskey tasting. The downtown bar has over 200 kinds of whiskies.
From OC to Iraq
John Rabe interviewed NPR's Mike Shuster at KPCC's Leadership Brunch in Irvine. Shuster says that despite the talk of success in Iraq, life on the ground is not so pretty.
On The Gritty Side
For his series on the justice system, KPCC's Frank Stoltze has been hanging around Skid Row. That's where he ran into Phil Bead, a parolee trying to turn his life around.
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 enlightened John Rabe (in suit!) and the Leadership Circle brunch attendees on the Iraq War. (Credit: Jon Cohn)');)
