LARC Presents...
"LARC Presents..." is a podcast sharing 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. LA Radio Club Presents is produced by Aaron Dalton, Emma Lehmann and Ari Saperstein.
Episodes
10 episodes
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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6:29
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...
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Episode 8
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9:03
Kilo Martin: Promotora Power – How One Community Organization In Westlake Is Turning Movement Into Medicine.
2025 Reporter in Residence Kilo Martin takes us behind the scenes with Central City Neighborhood Partners (CCNP), a nonprofit serving the Westlake/Pico-Union neighborhood. Initiatives like their community Posada focus on supporting mental healt...
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Episode 7
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7:11
Kevin Lee: A Chess Meet-Up For All, From Elementary Schoolers To Formerly Incarcerated Players
LA Radio Club Reporter in Residence Kevin Lee brings you this story about Coffee Chess, a meetup in Culver City where players young and old come together for the joy of the game. Learn what makes Coffee Chess different than the stuffy chess clu...
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Episode 6
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5:00
Mya Constantino: The Family Secret That Brought Me To LA
LA Radio Club Reporter in Residence Mya Constantino brings you this story about deep secrets, long-lost siblings, and the meaning of family. After discovering her father’s secret, one Angeleno contends with what it means for their relationship ...
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Episode 5
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14:23
Stella Hartmann: Looking Back At Oil Can Harry's, An LGBTQ+ Historic Landmark
LA Radio Club Reporter in Residence Stella Hartmann brings you this story about Oil Can Harry’s, a now-defunct country-western LGBTQ+ bar in Studio City. As one of the longest-running LGBTQ+ bars in the country, Oil Can Harry’s was known to reg...
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Episode 4
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11:03
Olivia Hewitt: Claremont Through The Eyes Of Milky The Stray Cat
LA Radio Club Reporter in Residence Olivia Hewitt brings you this story about Claremont’s stray cats. Hear about the adventures of Milky – or Roger, or Meepers, or Flashbang, depending on who you ask – and the other stray cats of this Inland Em...
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Episode 3
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12:14
Christian Brown: How Boulevard Recording Studio Preserves Music History
LA Radio Club Reporter in Residence Christian Brown brings you this story about the history of a celebrated recording studio and efforts to restore it after a devastating fire. As studios across the city and the country fall on hard times, Chri...
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Episode 2
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9:09
Meghan Coyle: The History of South Bay's Sansei Baseball League
LA Radio Club Reporter In Residence Meghan Coyle brings you this story about Sansei Baseball, a Japanese-American youth baseball league in LA’s South Bay. Through conversations with locals, Meghan explores the history of baseball in LA’s Japane...
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Episode 1
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