Upcoming Events

PAST EVENT: Vivian Yoon (she/her), will delve into the origins of the worldwide phenomenon, from the influence of hip hop on the sound and dance, to the impact of American Imperialism on the origins of K-pop.

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

PAST EVENT: 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.

PAST EVENT: Watch archive video. The sheet music for “Lord, Don’t Move That Mountain,” written by pioneering L.A. based African-American gospel music composer and publisher Doris Akers with gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, serves as the connection point for this conversation.

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.

For this episode, a 1980s menu from legendary L.A. restaurant La Fonda was given to Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, L.A.’s path-breaking queer and transgender mariachi group, to inspire a new dinner theatre experience. Watch the archive video.