“Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes” tells the story of the biggest political scandal in recent Los Angeles history. A secret recording leaked online in 2022 exposed then-LA City Council President Nury Martinez making racist and derogatory remarks. A year after the scandal and her resignation, Nury breaks her silence in an exclusive interview with LAist.
From LAist Studios, “Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes,” coming September 27, 2023.

Introducing Imperfect Paradise: Nury & The Secret Tapes from LAist Studios

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TV & Film

Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about chronicling the 58-year history of the longest running theatre of color in the U.S.
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Guests: 
Zandi De Jesus (she/her), actress
Yu Gu (she/her), director
Tamlyn Tomita (she/her), actress
 (Recorded live on Dec. 12, 2023)
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LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: East West Players: A Home on Stage

Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how Angel City Press has been shaping and influencing public understanding of LA for decades.
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Guests:
Richie Kulchar (he/him), Director of ARTBOUND, Angel City Press
Terri Accomazzo, Editorial Director, Angel City Press
Paddy Calistro & Scott McAuley, Publishers, Angel City Press
 (Recorded live on Nov. 14, 2023)
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LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: Angel City Press: L.A. through the Pages

Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how Artists-In-Residence programs provide artists opportunities to create uninterrupted work.
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Guests:
Christine Lee (she/her), artist
Jia Yi Gu (she/her), Director and Curator at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture
Kimberly Glann (she/her), Sr. Manager, LA County Department of Arts and Culture
Carol Zou (she/her), artist
 (Recorded live on Nov. 7, 2023)
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LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: Artists-In-Residence

Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about how, following the Watts Uprising, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television enacted affirmative action policies to increase the enrollment of students of color in the film program—a group that had historically been underrepresented in the student population.
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Guests:
Ben Caldwell (he/him), educator and filmmaker
Moctesuma Esparza (he/him), entertainment executive
Luis Garza (he/him), photojournalist and curator
Alile Sharon Larkin (she/her), artist and educator
Storme Sweet (she/her), executive director, Aliah Sweet Fragile Hearts Foundation
 (Recorded live on Oct. 24, 2023)
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LAist + KCET present ARTBOUND: L.A. Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement

Listen to a panel discussion led by Antonia Cereijido (she/her), host of the Imperfect Paradise podcast from LAist Studios about artist David Alfaro Siqueiros' popular Olvera Street mural "América Tropical".
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Guests:
José Figueroa (he/him), filmmaker, co-founder - Dignicraft
Oscar Magallanes (he/him), artist, co-founder - 3B Collective
Rebecca Zamora (she/her), independent scholar, arts professional
 (Recorded live on Oct. 3, 2023)
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