This is How To LA, the podcast that helps you navigate this city. I’m Brian De Los Santos. I want to share with you another podcast from LAist Studios that I think you’ll really want to listen to: Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes.

For the next few weeks, we’ll be dropping episodes every Friday.

Nury & The Secret Tapes is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the biggest political scandal in recent Los Angeles history – one year later. 

The secret recording of then-LA City Council President Nury Martinez and three other Latino leaders making racist and derogatory remarks…exposed deep underlying issues of race and politics.

In the first episode, you’ll hear directly from the people most affected by the tapes.

CONTENT WARNING: There’s some strong language in this episode, including racist and derogatory remarks.

Here’s Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido – Nury and The Secret Tapes. Part 1

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This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.