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Take Two

by LAist 89.3

Join Take Two hosted by A Martinez each weekday when we’ll translate the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that people are talking about.

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Episodes

  1. How to Save Water

    California is in a drought -- again. LAist’s new show How to LA explores what more Angelenos can do to preserve water. It won't be easy, but we meet up with one long-time resident who shows us how it's possible. Follow How to LA; the show aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that...

  2. State of Affairs: California Appeals Federal Judge's Assault Weapon Ruling, Doing Better By Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Saying Goodbye to A Martinez

    State of Affairs: California Appeals Federal Judge's Assault Weapon Ruling, Doing Better By Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, Saying Goodbye to A Martinez

  3. Is it Safe to Go to Work Without Masks?, Van Nuys Neighborhood Profile, Black Families' Concerns on Return to In-Person School

    Is it Safe to Go to Work Without Masks?, Van Nuys Neighborhood Profile, Black Families' Concerns on Return to In-Person School

  4. Councilman Mike Bonin Talks Homeless Encampment Plans, Pandemic Child Care, Unfiltered, Bachelor Host Chris Harrison Leaving For Good

    Councilman Mike Bonin Talks Homeless Encampment Plans, Pandemic Child Care, Unfiltered, Bachelor Host Chris Harrison Leaving For Good

  5. Increasing Black Home Ownership, Statewide Expansion of Transitional Kindergarten, Harrowing Stories of Surviving Financial Abuse

    Increasing Black Home Ownership, Statewide Expansion of Transitional Kindergarten, Harrowing Stories of Surviving Financial Abuse

  6. Will US Hit 60% Vaccine Goal by Fourth of July?, Federal Judge Rules California's Assault Weapon Ban Unconstitutional, New Book Explores Nipsey Hussle's Legacy

    Will US Hit 60% Vaccine Goal by Fourth of July?, Federal Judge Rules California's Assault Weapon Ban Unconstitutional, New Book Explores Nipsey Hussle's Legacy

  7. State of Affairs: Is California in for a "Euphoric" Economic Rebound?, NASA Going to Explore Venus, What to Do This Weekend in LA

    State of Affairs: Is California in for a "Euphoric" Economic Rebound?, NASA Going to Explore Venus, What to Do This Weekend in LA

  8. Youth Homelessness and Mental Health in Los Angeles

    About 5,000 young people are currently experiencing it in Los Angeles County. The reasons vary from abuse and conflict in the home... to housing and economic insecurity experienced by entire families. Now, after more than a year of a pandemic, advocates worry those numbers could climb. Already,...

  9. California Democrats Have a New Budget Proposal, LA Two-Year-Old Becomes Mensa's Youngest Member, Potential Buyer for ArcLight and Pacific Theaters?

    California Democrats Have a New Budget Proposal, LA Two-Year-Old Becomes Mensa's Youngest Member, Potential Buyer for ArcLight and Pacific Theaters?

  10. Million Dollar Vaccine Incentives, Push to Build More Housing on Vacant Commercial Lots, Saving California's Monarch Butterflies

    Million Dollar Vaccine Incentives, Push to Build More Housing on Vacant Commercial Lots, Saving California's Monarch Butterflies

  11. State of Affairs: Garcetti to be Biden's Pick for India Ambassador, Idle Oil Wells Pose Danger to South LA Neighborhood, Violinists Share Music Across the State

    State of Affairs: Garcetti to be Biden's Pick for India Ambassador, Idle Oil Wells Pose Danger to South LA Neighborhood, Violinists Share Music Across the State

  12. High Cost of Homeless Encampments, New Police Misconduct Registry, Amazon Buys MGM for Multibillion Dollar Price Tag

    High Cost of Homeless Encampments, New Police Misconduct Registry, Amazon Buys MGM for Multibillion Dollar Price Tag

  13. Half of Angelenos are Vaccinated, One Year After George Floyd's Murder: Where Are We Now?, Getty Center Reopening

    Half of Angelenos are Vaccinated, One Year After George Floyd's Murder: Where Are We Now?, Getty Center Reopening

  14. Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness, Community College Police Training, Ride Share Programs Switching to Electric Vehicles

    Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness, Community College Police Training, Ride Share Programs Switching to Electric Vehicles

  15. State of Affairs: Congress Votes to Investigate January 6th Capitol Attack, What Do Droughts Mean for California Wineries?, First All Black High School Rowing Team

    State of Affairs: Congress Votes to Investigate January 6th Capitol Attack, What Do Droughts Mean for California Wineries?, First All Black High School Rowing Team

  16. LAUSD Families Will Soon Get Clarity on Fall, Questioning How We Police Mental Health Crises, Car Culture's Influence on Architecture in LA

    LAUSD Families Will Soon Get Clarity on Fall, Questioning How We Police Mental Health Crises, Car Culture's Influence on Architecture in LA

  17. 'The Center' as a Solution for LA's Homelessness Crisis, UTLA President on Return to School, the Cost of Being Californian

    'The Center' as a Solution for LA's Homelessness Crisis, UTLA President on Return to School, the Cost of Being Californian

  18. Take Two Special: 'Norco 80' - the event that reshaped modern policing

    Take Two Special: 'Norco 80' - the event that reshaped modern policing

  19. State of Affairs: Newsom's Big Budget, California Mask Confusion, Universal Basic Income Proposed for LA County,

    State of Affairs: Newsom's Big Budget, California Mask Confusion, Universal Basic Income Proposed for LA County,

  20. How to Safely Reopen Schools, Fears About Going Maskless, More Fires in LA Homeless Encampments

    How to Safely Reopen Schools, Fears About Going Maskless, More Fires in LA Homeless Encampments

  21. CA Drought Declaration, Vaccinating Latino Teens, Billions of Dollars for Schools

    CA Drought Declaration, Vaccinating Latino Teens, Billions of Dollars for Schools

  22. $9 Billion for Homelessness, Contact Tracing Diaries, Shortcomings of California's Cap-and-Trade Program

    $9 Billion for Homelessness, Contact Tracing Diaries, Shortcomings of California's Cap-and-Trade Program

  23. Newsom Announces New Stimulus Checks, Incentivizing Vaccines, 21st Century Federal Writers Project

    Newsom Announces New Stimulus Checks, Incentivizing Vaccines, 21st Century Federal Writers Project

  24. State of Affairs: Introducing the 'Recall' Bear, Students Help Fight Warehouse Pollution, How to Battle through a Fear of Needles

    State of Affairs: Introducing the 'Recall' Bear, Students Help Fight Warehouse Pollution, How to Battle through a Fear of Needles

  25. What To Know About Vaccinating Children for COVID-19, Chula Vista's Controversial Drone Program, Neighborhood Pollution Can Affect Children's Brains Development

    What To Know About Vaccinating Children for COVID-19, Chula Vista's Controversial Drone Program, Neighborhood Pollution Can Affect Children's Brains Development

  26. Yep, California Really is Getting Hotter and Drier, LAUSD Drops Extended School Year, OTL: Harrassment Allegations at CM

    Yep, California Really is Getting Hotter and Drier, LAUSD Drops Extended School Year, OTL: Harrassment Allegations at CM

  27. Bridging the Digital Divide in California, the Future of Carbon Vacuums to Fight Climate Change, Race in LA

    Bridging the Digital Divide in California, the Future of Carbon Vacuums to Fight Climate Change, Race in LA

  28. Can We Ever Reach 'Herd Immunity'?, Learning How to Socialize Again, Alamo Drafthouse will Reopen Downtown

    Can We Ever Reach 'Herd Immunity'?, Learning How to Socialize Again, Alamo Drafthouse will Reopen Downtown

  29. State of Affairs: Spending Billions on Drought, Teen Mental Health, Kristina Wong is a Food Bank Fan

    State of Affairs: Spending Billions on Drought, Teen Mental Health, Kristina Wong is a Food Bank Fan

  30. Rent Relief is Still Available in Los Angeles, Sheriff Alex Villanueva Has Some Competition in Next Election, Disneyland Reopens Gates

    Rent Relief is Still Available in Los Angeles, Sheriff Alex Villanueva Has Some Competition in Next Election, Disneyland Reopens Gates

  31. Rep. Karen Bass Weighs in Police Reform, Thousands of Barrels of DDT found Dumped Off Coast, OTL: Producers Guild Tackles Bullying

    Rep. Karen Bass Weighs in Police Reform, Thousands of Barrels of DDT found Dumped Off Coast, OTL: Producers Guild Tackles Bullying

  32. Newsom Recall Explained, A Brain Disease is Making California's Black Bears Act 'Dog-Like', A History of Latin Music in the U.S.

    Newsom Recall Explained, A Brain Disease is Making California's Black Bears Act 'Dog-Like', A History of Latin Music in the U.S.

  33. In LA, Vaccination Rates Keep COVID-19 Cases at Bay; California to Lose a Congressional Seat; Diversity Wins at the Oscars ( Sort Of )

    In LA, Vaccination Rates Keep COVID-19 Cases at Bay; California to Lose a Congressional Seat; Diversity Wins at the Oscars ( Sort Of )

  34. Special Report: Immediate Jeopardy in California Nursing Homes

    We want to share with you KPCC and LAist.com's newest investigation, Immediate Jeopardy. Reporters Elly Yu and Aaron Mendelson spent months looking into a chain of nursing homes operated by ReNew Health, and the neglect and abuse in these facilities that took place prior to -- and during -- the...

  35. State of Affairs: Fracking Bans, CA's Climate and Rob Bonta's Progressive Label; Pacoima's Fight for Environmental Equity; the Benefits of Outdoor School

    State of Affairs: Fracking Bans, CA's Climate and Rob Bonta's Progressive Label; Pacoima's Fight for Environmental Equity; the Benefits of Outdoor School

  36. LA Councilmember Raman Responds to Homeless Order, the Math Behind Garcetti's Proposed LAPD Budget, Pacoima's Climate Activists

    LA Councilmember Raman Responds to Homeless Order, the Math Behind Garcetti's Proposed LAPD Budget, Pacoima's Climate Activists

  37. LA City and County Ordered to Get Homeless Off Skid Row, History of Pacoima and it's Pollution, OTL: Oscars Are Sunday - What Can We Expect

    LA City and County Ordered to Get Homeless Off Skid Row, History of Pacoima and it's Pollution, OTL: Oscars Are Sunday - What Can We Expect

  38. Take Two's Derek Chauvin Verdict Special

    Angelenos called in to share their reactions to the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd in this one-hour KPCC / LAist special broadcast hosted by A Martinez and Austin Cross.

  39. Unprotected: How Some Nursing Homes - and the State - Have Failed to Care for the Most Vulnerable.

    Unprotected: How Some Nursing Homes - and the State - Have Failed to Care for the Most Vulnerable.

  40. State of Affairs: 'Packing' the Court, How Little Tokyo is Surviving the Pandemic, Meme Creators Are Loving NFTs

    State of Affairs: 'Packing' the Court, How Little Tokyo is Surviving the Pandemic, Meme Creators Are Loving NFTs

  41. The Return to School, the Difficulty of Watching the Chauvin Trial, Bay Area Athletic Trainer Aids COVID-19 patients

    The Return to School, the Difficulty of Watching the Chauvin Trial, Bay Area Athletic Trainer Aids COVID-19 patients

  42. California Has a Really Low Positivity Rate, the Roots of Anti-Asian Violence Are in California, OTL: Hollywood Reacts to Atlanta Voting Laws

    California Has a Really Low Positivity Rate, the Roots of Anti-Asian Violence Are in California, OTL: Hollywood Reacts to Atlanta Voting Laws

  43. J&J Vaccine on Hold Pending Investigation into Rare Side Effect, Possible Settlement in Sight Over Homeless in LA, Santa Cruz Mountains Are Really Dry

    J&J Vaccine on Hold Pending Investigation into Rare Side Effect, Possible Settlement in Sight Over Homeless in LA, Santa Cruz Mountains Are Really Dry

  44. LA County to Vaccinate Everyone 16 and Over, LAUSD To Finally Welcome Back Students, Bruce's Beach Could Be Returned to Black Family it Was Taken From

    LA County to Vaccinate Everyone 16 and Over, LAUSD To Finally Welcome Back Students, Bruce's Beach Could Be Returned to Black Family it Was Taken From

  45. State of Affairs - Census Count Running Behind, Sec. Wade Crowfoot on State's $536 Million Fire Prevention Proposal, Dodgers Home Opener

    State of Affairs - Census Count Running Behind, Sec. Wade Crowfoot on State's $536 Million Fire Prevention Proposal, Dodgers Home Opener

  46. Biden's Executive Action Against 'Ghost Guns,' California's Homeless Data System, Apple's Double-Whammy Podcast and Doc 'The Line'

    Biden's Executive Action Against 'Ghost Guns,' California's Homeless Data System, Apple's Double-Whammy Podcast and Doc 'The Line'

  47. California's Reopening - Are We Ready?, OC DA Todd Spitzer Talks Reform, Tackling Extremism in the Military

    California's Reopening - Are We Ready?, OC DA Todd Spitzer Talks Reform, Tackling Extremism in the Military

  48. LA's African American Historic Places Project, KPCC Investigation 'Immediate Jeopardy,' the Story Behind 'One Night in Miami'

    LA's African American Historic Places Project, KPCC Investigation 'Immediate Jeopardy,' the Story Behind 'One Night in Miami'

  49. Los Angeles County Is Now In The Orange Tier, Los Angeles Unified Prepares to Reopen Classrooms, The Pandemic Resistance of Tin Horn Flats

    Los Angeles County Is Now In The Orange Tier, Los Angeles Unified Prepares to Reopen Classrooms, The Pandemic Resistance of Tin Horn Flats

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