Off-Ramp commentator Milton Love, an eminent marine biologist at UC Santa Barbara, is also a great storyteller. And this time, he tells us stories about how fish got their names. Including one of the most disgusting fishes, which was appropriately named for one of the most disgusting humans.

In 2015 Michael Holland, the LA City Archivist, dug into his files to explore how the city reacted to the 1919 flu epidemic that killed millions around the world. Michael was inspired to explore the topic by a measles outbreak, but no matter, the parallels between 1919 and today are eerie and fascinating. Masks in theaters? Music in restaurants? It's all there, more than a hundred years ago.

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John goes in-depth with Nicholas Meyer on making Star Trek movies ... and exclusive tour of Whittier Boulevard in East LA with Charles Phoenix.

The Baader Meinhof Complex screenwriter ... CyberFrequencies unveils the Facebook Future ... Art that makes you dance ... Still Burlesque at 94 ...

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.

Remembering "The French Chef," Julia Child ... Summer reading goes high-tech on CyberFrequencies ... Dinner Party Download.

Stan Lee Defies Time ... Fallen Fruit's Jam Session ... The Last Prop Sale