Here’s who’s joined the party so far, with more to come.

We’re throwing a year-long public radio party and you’re invited!

Join us as we celebrate public radio’s unique ways of keeping us connected, informed, and entertained. From the nostalgic to the new, we’re presenting a year of live events featuring some of the most legendary and innovative creators in the public media landscape.

Welcome to Public Radio Palooza 2022.

Latino USA: Live in LA

Sunday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre at Ace Hotel
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host Maria Hinojosa brings Los Angeles to the stage as Latino USA explores how Latinos and Latinas are making their own mark in Hollywood.

On Point LIVE with Meghna Chakrabarti 

Tuesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m.
Crawford Family Forum
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Host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world. Each show is a deeply researched, beautifully produced hour. The audience will learn, be challenged — and have some fun, too. 

Ira Glass & Jad Abumrad: An Evening With The Creators Of This American Life & Radiolab

Saturday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.
Theatre at Ace Hotel
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Prolific audio storytellers Ira Glass and Jad Abumrad, hosts of iconic radio programs This American Life and Radiolab respectively, come together to take you on a journey of insight, investigation, and humanity in a way that only they can. 

1A LIVE with Jenn White

Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 p.m.
Crawford Family Forum
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1A host Jenn White (she/her) will explore the legacy and influence of Blaxploitation films with a panel of filmmakers, critics, and musical artists in a round-robin style interview. And who knows? We may even get a live performance that will really take you back in time.

Close-Ups: Five Latin American Portraits with Radio Ambulante’s Daniel Alarcón

Thursday, September 15, 7:00 p.m.
Crawford Family Forum

Radio Ambulante is Latin America’s most ambitious narrative journalism podcast. Distributed by NPR, the program offers a sonic portrait of the region and everywhere Spanish is spoken. Host Daniel Alarcón joins us for a solo, multimedia experience.

Marketplace's This Is Uncomfortable LIVE with Reema Khrais

September
Crawford Family Forum

“This Is Uncomfortable” is a show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Reema Khrais digs in with stories about the unanticipated ways money affects relationships, shapes identities and often defines what it means to be an adult. 

Our Body Politic LIVE with Farai Chideya 

Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 p.m.
Crawford Family Forum

Our Body Politic is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues. Weekly episodes feature in-depth conversations about the economy, health, politics, education, the environment, and the most prescient issues—because all issues are women's issues.  

Science Friday LIVE with Ira Flatow 

Saturday, November 5
Beckman Auditorium at Caltech

Join Ira Flatow and the rest of the SciFri crew as we hit the road to uncover and report on the amazing science news and stories happening in your local area. This is your chance to look behind the curtain of your favorite national radio show and participate in a special live performance with the scientists and conversations you love.

Past Shows

Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro: 'Och And Oy! A Considered Cabaret’

Friday & Saturday, January 21 & 22, 7:30 p.m.

The Broad Stage

Every great party needs a few songs and stories, so what better way to kick off Public Radio Palooza than with a cabaret starring NPR’s “All Things Considered” host Ari Shapiro and actor Alan Cumming, who won the Tony Award® for “Cabaret”?

Terry Gross: A Virtual Conversation Hosted By Josie Huang

Saturday, February 26, 3:00 p.m.

Virtual

Go behind-the-mic with Terry Gross, in conversation with KPCC’s own Josie Huang, as they discuss what makes a great interview and what happens when they don’t go as planned. This is a rare opportunity to witness the legendary interviewer answering, instead of asking, the questions.

BBC: The Arts Hour on Tour in L.A. – Live with Nikki Bedi

Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.

REDCAT

Host Nikki Bedi is joined onstage by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins, Oscar nominated director Sian Heder, and showrunner, screenwriter and producer Soo Hugh, wth live performances from LA rapper and Grammy nominee, D Smoke, and Ceci Bastida, a ska punk pioneer from Tijuana turned LA singer/songwriter sensation. The hilarious stand-up comic and TV writer Megan Gailey will keep us laughing.

AirTalk's 20th Annual FilmWeek Oscar Preview with Larry Mantle
 
Sunday, March 20, 1:00 p.m.
Theatre at Ace Hotel

Join Larry and our top-notch critics a week before the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, as they break down the major categories and nominations and offer their hot takes, praise and even eyerolls.

Brains On! LIVE - Your Brain is Magic

Sunday, May 1, 2:00 p.m.
Aratani Theatre

The creators of the hit kids podcast, Brains On!, are throwing a science party! Hosts Molly Bloom, Marc Sanchez and Sanden Totten will be there with magic tricks, dance moves, out-of-body experiences, mystery sounds, and even a game show!

We take the safety and wellbeing of our community, audience, and staff very seriously. Our events team is constantly monitoring the status of the coronavirus and its variants, as well as staying up to date on state, city, and county guidelines and researching best practices for convening safely.