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Tag Archives: Hear in the City
A night at the Welcome Inn
We spend this week’s show at a one-time musical happening in a motel on Colorado Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound converts a block of rooms into experimental music stages … Continue reading
two wheels and a mic: L.A. city council votes to protect cyclists
This week on Hear in the City we talk to LAPD Sergeant David Krumer about the a law that was approved by the Los Angeles City Council last weekmaking the physical or verbal harassment of cyclists a civil crime. Does it … Continue reading
let’s go to the market
On this episode of Hear in the City, we go to the market and ponder the question of loyalty. We sit down at the kitchen table with a 32 year veteran employee of the largest grocery chain the U.S. at … Continue reading
Posted in culture in the city, Culver City, economy and equality, public radio, Uncategorized, Venice, work
Tagged Carmageddon, chain stores, Costco, Hear in the City, Kroger, Los Angeles, Manuel Tavison, membership, Radio realities, Ralphs, Sara Harris, shopping, strike, the market, the urban landscape, walk-out, Will Coley
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Two wheels and a mic: rights and cyclists in the city
On this episode of Hear in the City we resume our conversation with Patrick Miller who is an arts educator, DJ, and avid cyclist. He is also involved in several cycling initiatives both official and more informal across the city … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution, bicycling, culture in the city, Culver City, economy and equality, infrastructure, LAPD, smog, Special Series, street parades, sustainability, transportation, Two Wheels and a Mic, urban environment
Tagged bicycling in Los Angeles, Bike Oven, Bikeside L.A., Culver City, cycling in the city, Hear in the City, L.A. Eco Village, LACM, LAPD, Los Angeles Critical Mass, Patrick Miller, transportation in the city, Two Wheels and a Mic
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19th century transportation in the 21st century: 6/28/2011
On this week’s Hear in the City, we launch a new series called Two Wheels and a Mic by checking in with artist, educator, and bicycle activist Patrick Miller about an incident in Los Angeles that made national news last … Continue reading
Posted in arts, film, and music, Baldwin Hills, bicycling, culture in the city, economy and equality, film, infrastructure, LAPD, public radio, smog, Special Series, transportation, Two Wheels and a Mic, urban environment
Tagged Critical Mass, cycling in Los Angeles, experimental film, Hear in the City, James Benning, Jesse Lerner, Midnight Ridazz, Patrick Miller, RR, Sara Harris
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the place show: 6/07/2011
Hear in the City is back in the ether after a break. On this week’s show, we hear about two very different urban places that are well worth visiting. Listen to the audio archive here: A … Continue reading
Posted in community arts, culture in the city, economy and equality, education, film, public health, public radio, sustainability, transportation, urban environment, water resources
Tagged Angeles National Forest, Anne Bray, Echo Park Film Center, Hear in the City, Holly Harper, KPFK, KPFK 90.7FM, L.A. Freewaves, Mapping The City Through Sound, MTA, Out The Window, Public Matters, San Gabriel Mountains, Sara Harris, Station Fire, Transit T.V., UCLA REMAP, Urban Space
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2/24/2011: the smogometer
This is Sara Harris, host of Hear in the City. We’re on a break this week while our local station KPFK holds its winter fund-drive. So we’re gearing up for a new series about air pollution and environmental justice that … Continue reading
Posted in Air Check Series, air pollution, book reviews, public health, public radio, smog, Special Series, transportation, urban environment
Tagged Air Check, air pollution, Hear in the City, James Elroy, Los Angeles history, lung-burning, Newsdesk.org, oil drilling, post WWII, smog, Smogtown, Spot.us
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