KPCC In Person

Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong will welcome celebrity guests, with Bruce Vilanch and Josefina López, and super-secret special experts to try to stump our guests in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.

Culture Clash’s Richard Montoya will talk with Retake host John Horn about how the filming of "Chavez Ravine: In Nine Innings" came to be and why this story continues to resonate almost twenty years after its premiere.

Join us for this fan favorite event and be the envy of your office’s Oscar pool when you correctly predict all the winners!

PAST EVENT: Join hosts Brian De Los Santos and Gab Chabrán who seek to uncover what it took to persevere and succeed with food in downtown Los Angeles.

PAST EVENT: Join Traci Thomas, Kashana Cauley, and Michael Arceneaux for a great conversation on how books take on politics, both in fiction and nonfiction.

PAST EVENT: M.G. Lord will take a look at how STEM education is readying the scientists and engineers of tomorrow and what’s on the horizon for new missions to outer space.

PAST EVENT: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra celebrates the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti’s birth. The program includes two wind quintets considered among the wind repertoire’s most important 20th century additions – Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles, and Barber’s Summer Music.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. Larry Mantle (he/him) and a panel of expert guests walk you through the basics of the props: what they are, the pros and cons and what’s at stake.

PAST EVENT: Join Park Century School to learn more about their specialized programs for students with neurodiverse learning profiles. The administration and faculty will discuss Park Century’s targeted intervention program and curriculum.

PAST EVENT: Join AirTalk host Larry Mantle (he/him) and a lineup of special guests live as we celebrate Orange County’s vibrant arts scene and the convergence of the different cultures that influence it, from fine art to film to music and live theatre and beyond.

PAST EVENT: Wine+Art is CASA/LA’s second largest annual fundraising event, bringing together diverse and inspiring works of art, elegant wines for almost any palate, and globally inspired food that makes this city so special. The main focus of this event is the art auction to benefit CASA/LA’s vital mission in support of children in foster care to ensure they have equitable access to healthcare, education and a stable home.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. Senior Reporter for K-12 Education Kyle Stokes (he/him) talks with the candidates for District 6 in this live virtual event. This district covers an area covering much of the eastern half of the San Fernando Valley. You’ll hear from the candidates about how they plan to effect change and support kids and families in their district.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. Senior Reporter for K-12 Education Kyle Stokes (he/him) talks with the candidates for District 2 in this live virtual event. This district covers an area that stretches from Boyle Heights to Los Feliz. You’ll hear from the candidates about how they plan to effect change and support kids and families in their district.

PAST EVENT: LACO’s 2022/23 season opens with Music Director Jaime Martín triumphantly leading the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven’s transcendent Symphony No. 9. Contemporary composer Shelley Washington’s new work, Both, an exploration of life beyond the binary, opens the program. It is the first of three Sound Investment commissions of the season.

PAST EVENT: Watch the archive video. The Big Burn podcast host Jacob Margolis (he/him) and guests got 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.

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.

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