KPCC In Person

The Big Burn podcast host Jacob Margolis (he/him) and guests will get to the root causes of megafires and whether there’s any hope to be found, or if our entire world is destined to turn to ash.

Prolific audio storytellers Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad come together to take you on a journey of insight, investigation, and humanity in a way that only they can.

Our Body Politic host, Farai Chideya (she/her), will talk with author Julie Lythcott-Haims (she/her) on what adulthood looks like for millennials, Gen Zers, and all of us in these uncertain times. Vocalist, Monica Martin (she/her), joins with a solo performance.

PAST EVENT: Watch archive video. A photograph taken in 1986 of a mother and daughter walking down 7th St. is the inspiration for this conversation with special performances by Empress Of.

PAST EVENT: Marketplace’s This Is Uncomfortable is coming to Pasadena for a live taping of the show on September 21. It’ll be part podcast recording, part live music performance, and part financial confessional.

PAST EVENT: Top candidates for Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, and Los Angeles County Sheriff candidates Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Robert Luna will participate in back-to-back LIVE debates.

The GuadaLAjara Film Festival celebrates the best of Latin American cinema and showcases emerging Latinx, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ talent and creators.

PAST EVENT: Daniel Alarcón, executive producer of NPR’s Radio Ambulante, presents five portraits of Latin America: five true stories of love, secret identities, cultural misunderstandings, and escape in this world-premiere event.

PAST EVENT: In this live event at The Cheech, the newly-opened center for Chicano art, culture, and industry, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and a panel of experts will uncover the ways in which mental health issues impact student activists today, and its role in the history of student activism movements.

PAST EVENT: 1A host Jenn White (she/her) will talk to chef Keith Corbin about his journey to the helm of a successful restaurant, via Watts, with stops at some of California’s most notorious maximum security prisons.

PAST EVENT: Go Fact Yourself is back live and in person! Join us for a live recording at the Crawford Family Forum!

PAST EVENT: On July 12, On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti sits down with Franklin Leonard to discuss the legacy of The Black List, equity in Hollywood, and the future of the industry he’s trying to change.

PAST EVENT: Latino USA and KPCC are rolling out the red carpet for a night celebrating Latinos, Hollywood, and everything LA!

PAST EVENT: Go Fact Yourself is back live and in person! Join us for a live recording at the Crawford Family Forum.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. COVID-19 has challenged parents to manage their children’s health in a setting of unprecedented risk. In this live virtual event, KPCC/LAist health reporter Jackie Fortiér will delve into the effects of COVID-19 on kids and the upcoming vaccination for kids under five years old.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. Pregnancy is a time of transition, with so many unknowns. Your body’s changing in all kinds of ways and you’re feeling all the feels. There are so many questions and in this live virtual event, we’ve got answers!