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Hosted by John Rabe

Exploring Southern California with John Rabe

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  • KPCC's John Rabe and Baldwin descendent Margaux Viera extricate themselves from Baldwin Lake at the LA County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Aug. 23, 2016.
    Why eat 300+ gyoza? Why did Rabe put on hip waders? Why does Baby Dee sing?
    You shouldn't modify the word “unique,” but if you could, you could say that singer Baby Dee is one of the most unique performers you’ll ever encounter ... The Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship ... Rabe wades into the LA County Arboretum's Baldwin Lake, which is in big trouble ... Film historian R-H Greene takes a new look at a long neglected late film by Orson Wellles, “Chimes at Midnight,” now in the Criterion DVD collection.
  • David Bomberg (1890 - 1957), The Slopes of Navao, Picos de Europa, 1935, oil on canvas.
    Goodbye to the Summit Inn, and hello new (very young) firefighters
    We go to Wilson High School in El Sereno to talk with students in the brand new firefighter magnet school ... The destruction of the Summit Inn hits one community especially hard: the hot-rodders who traditionally stopped at the diner on the way to and from the Bonneville Salt Flats ... Advice for the new LA Rams from linebacker Roman Pfifer, who moved with the Rams from Anaheim to St Louis in 1995 ... Brains On, the science podcast for kids, takes some kids into a glass factory to see how the odd substance is made ... And why you should go to the Huntington right after you see “London Calling” at the Getty.
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  • Off-Ramp for September 19, 2009
    Camille Rose Garcia ... an anatomy of a California prison ... Herb Alpert and Lani Hall on their music ... Dinner Party Download makes you smarter.
  • Off-Ramp for September 12, 2009
    "Andy Rooney" on Mike Duvall ... CyberFrequencies on Life on the Web ... Culture Clash does Aristophanes at the "Pancho" Villa ... KFWB Dumps All-News
  • Off-Ramp for September 5, 2009
    The Station Fire Threatens The Station ... A Culture Clash Sneak Preview ... Dinner Party Download Users See 12% Brain Increase
  • Off-Ramp for August 29, 2009
    John goes in-depth with Nicholas Meyer on making Star Trek movies ... and exclusive tour of Whittier Boulevard in East LA with Charles Phoenix.
  • Off-Ramp for August 22, 2009
    The Baader Meinhof Complex screenwriter ... CyberFrequencies unveils the Facebook Future ... Art that makes you dance ... Still Burlesque at 94 ...
  • Off-Ramp for August 15, 2009
    CyberFrequencies looks at life on the web ... Rod Roddenberry unveils a new comic book WITH NO SUPERHEROES ... We pepper the Mayor with questions ... and meet the Hammer's new curator.
  • Off-Ramp for August 8, 2009
    Remembering "The French Chef," Julia Child ... Summer reading goes high-tech on CyberFrequencies ... Dinner Party Download.
  • Off-Ramp for August 1, 2009
    Stan Lee Defies Time ... Fallen Fruit's Jam Session ... The Last Prop Sale
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