Episode 2 of KPCC's newest podcast is out

The Big One just hit. You're racing to get to your family, about a 15-mile walk home. On your way, you encounter injured people, burning buildings, and a city that looks less and less like the one you’ve always known. Continue your survival journey today in episode 2: “Your Walk Home.”

On Friday's show:

• An interview with California education superintendent Tony Thurmond
• Why are Americans drinking less alcohol?
• As Democrats launch presidential bids, what does it take to make a campaign machine?
• On FilmWeek: ‘Glass,’ ‘The Standoff at Sparrow Creek,’ ‘La Religieuse’ and more

 

 

 

 

 

 On Friday's show: 

• The state of politics in California in midst of the LAUSD strike and government shutdown.
• Can we adapt our power grid fast enough to sustain renewable energy?
• We got all this rain this last week, but how much of it is L.A. County able to catch and keep for future use? 
• Teachers' Strike Update.
• The government shutdown and the homeless.
• Plus, the government shutdown & restaurants
• All the best things to do this long weekend.
• Take Two is moving to a new time!

On Friday's show:

• Patrick Keefe of The New Yorker on "The Apprentice" creator Mark Burnett
• Variety's Jem Aswad on Sony Music reportedly dropping R. Kelly 
• Isabella Rossellini's "Link Link Circus"

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