LARC Presents...
From the Los Angeles Reporting Collective, "LARC Presents..." is a series focused on service journalism stories set in Southern California. Produced by the LARC Reporting Incubator, a nonprofit-sponsored journalism project, we work with emerging reporters from around the region to spotlight underrepresented communities. "LARC Presents..." is produced by Aaron Dalton, Emma Lehmann and Ari Saperstein.
LARC Presents...
Latest Episodes
Tara Blossom: Fundraging for Trans Healthcare
LARC Reporting Fellow Tara Blossom brings us an intimate portrait of trans community in Los Angeles (this story originally aired on LAist 89.3 in March 2026) While often stories about medical fundraising focus on exorbitant procedur...
Corinne Ruff: How a Pasadena Church is Helping One Senior Through Wildfire Recovery (from AfroLA & KQED's The California Report)
LARC partnered with AfroLA and The California Report from KQED on this special about how seniors in Altadena’s historic Black community are finding support after the Eaton Fire. Reporter Corinne Ruff explores the role of faith-b...
Jireh Deng: Fifty Years After the Killing Fields, a Community Marches Forward
This past spring, Long Beach’s Cambodia Town hosted its 17th annual New Year’s parade, a vibrant celebration of food, dance, and community in a city with the largest Cambodian population in the United States. This year’s festivities also marked...
Cliff Beach & Timothy Hall: Culver City Orchestra and the Symphony's Youth Revival
Symphony performances aren't known for their youthfulness... but one group is trying to change that. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Culver City Symphony Orchestra held it's Youth Competition, bringing together aspiring ...
Laura Dux: Fire Contained But Questions Remain For Altadenans
In January of 2025, the Eaton wildfire spread through the Southern California community of Altadena. Altadena residents saw an outpouring of support from their community, but now face the much larger task of rebuilding not only their houses, bu...