We're back to the perverted saga of LA's water supply, picking up at the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and going through the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam. Our guest Malloy (@mmalloyboy) weaves a thrilling tale of yellow journalism, farmer murder, water spies and poor land management. Tune in to learn when and how LA's fabled sprawl began and also figure out which one of us is the whitest.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Alana Levinson (@alanalevinson). We move into talking about the "Shitty Media Men" list and addressing what comes after calling out. Can we create systems in our political organizations and our workplaces that deal with sexual harassment in a new, more constructive way than ever before? We don't know but we argue about it for a while. 

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MEL Magazine deputy editor Alana Levinson (@alanahopelevinson) comes on to swap Twitter stories and explore the many layers of the still-churning Weinstein Affair. As more and more horrific stories go public, we're asking questions about the online outrage machine, whisper networks, Hollywood's "open secret" abusers, how to channel Twitter activism into effective organizing, Josh's resignation and more. Content warning: sexual abuse, obviously.

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Malloy (@mmalloyboy) of Discourse Collective brings a powerful time machine into the studio that takes us all the way back to the Ice Age to figure out the mystery of California's disappearing lakes! We learn about Owens Valley, Death Valley, empty opera houses, Joaquin Jim and California's official state fabric. What's the manliest type of ecosystem? What are Malloy's ASMR triggers? What are birds SAYING all the time? Listen to find out, and catch us at LA Podfest FRIDAY 10/6 where you can buy our first run of t-shirts!!

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LA got the 2028 Olympics! Tight, now we'll get public transit, right? Molly Lambert (@mollylambert) and Arielle Sallai (@ariellesallai) of NOlympics LA sit down with Josh and Sara to crush that dream and tell us exactly who would benefit from an LA Games (hint: it's a bunch of rich plutocrats). Plus the lore of homegrown Hannukah character Bruce the Moose, the Garcetti failson legacy, and why the International Olympic Committee once sent Josh to Chechnya. Follow @nolympicsLA, rate, subscribe and see us LIVE at LA Podfest Friday 10/6 at the Biltmore Hotel, right before Chapo Trap House*~~~

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Yesenia Padilla (@yesipadilla) of DSA San Diego is back to talk more about Lucy Parsons, anarchist organizing, Gramsci memes and girl power in this follow-up to Episode 13! If you liked these, check out Episode 6 for more on Lucy's husband Albert Parsons and the Haymarket Affair.

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Yesenia Padilla (@yesipadilla) comes to the studio to tell us about Lucy Parsons Gonzalez, anarchist, organizer extraordinaire, thicc wife and INFLUENCER???? If you liked our Haymarket Affair episode with Matt Christman, tune in here to hear about what Lucy kept doing even after her husband was executed. We talk lots of good organizing shit, vaper prejudice, the San Diego leftist scene, and give a shout-out to a mystery fan!

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A Jew, a Palestinian and an Iranian walk into a recording studio in Burbank.... USC YDSA co-chair Rawan Nasri (@rawanabanana) joins Sara and Josh to discuss genocide, propose peaceful opposition to human rights violations and bid a sorrowful goodbye to DeviantArt. 

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Dear White People writer Leann Bowen joins Left Coast to tell us what it's like to be raised radical and work as a woman of color in socialist organizing. Plus: black leftists in the 1960s American civil rights movement, the definition of whiteness, incredible dunks on political YouTubers and the whitest debate ever: is pop punk good? [This episode was recorded before the 2017 DSA Convention]

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We're back to learn more about health care beyond single-payer, aka HEALTH JUSTICE, with Tim Faust (@crulge) and KJ (@normbore). Learn America's worst condom laws, the preferred matchmaking websites of the elderly and why sheriffs don't make the best mental health care providers. Also, Tim finds a single pearl in his pocket and no one can figure out where it came from - if you know, tweet @leftcoastpod!