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January 2009 Archives

Dead Air

We take you inside the NPR West studios where a team of journalists continue to produce Day to Day knowing they’ll be out of a job in March.

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Your Take... On Super-Graphics

We'd like your opinion on super graphics. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Share your thoughts here, and we'll share your take on the next episode of SoCal Connected.

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Why Does Billy Bob?

Tony Cardenas, L.A. City Councilman and John Lewis, L.A. Zoo Director on why Billy bobs his head repetitively.

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SoCal Connected: Episode 118

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  • Billboard Confidential - Part 3
  • Pachyderm Politics: The Battle Over Billy the Elephant
  • Commentary by John Ridley

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Commentary by John Ridley

John Ridley takes a look at what happens when humans meddle with natural selection.

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Elephant Breeding

More on breeding and what it means for the elephants.

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Billboard Confidential - Part 3

A third installment on the investigation of the booming billboard business in Los Angeles.

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Elephant Craziness

Here what a non-animal activist, non-zoo supporter has concluded after learning more about elephants than I care to know.

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Pachyderm Politics: The Battle Over Billy the Elephant

A "wild" story of politics, pachyderms and - above all else - the city's purse strings.

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SoCal Connected Wins Two Golden Mike Awards

It's official: Socal Connected is Southern California's best news public affairs program!

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Obam-ART

DC resident Erin Robertson at the ManifestHope: DC Gallery’s pre-inauguration bash with Los Angeles-based artist Shepard Fairey.

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Your Take

What was your favorite moment from the inauguration?

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SoCal Connected: Episode 117

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  • California Power Brokers - Congressman Henry Waxman
  • Angie Crouch Goes to Washington
  • Washington Bound - Middle school students work to make it to the inauguration
  • Inuguration Day at Obama's Alma Mater
  • Commentary by John Ridley
  • Web Originals: Cambio - Change and Obam-ART

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Commentary by John Ridley

Barack Obama is our first truly American president.

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Waxman: Little Big Guy in Congress

If there was ever a policy wonk, Congressman Henry Waxman is it.

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Washington Bound

A group of North Hollywood middle school students work their way to Washington for Obama’s inauguration.

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More From Our Henry Waxman Interview

Three clips from Val's interview with Waxman that didn't make it into the show.

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Angie Crouch Goes to Washington

One reporter shares the behind-the-scenes story of her fight to get from her hotel to the National Mall on Inauguration Day.

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California Power Brokers - Congressman Henry Waxman

Anchor Val Zavala sits down with one of the most influential men in Washington - Representative Henry Waxman (30th District) for a candid conversation about his career and future goals.

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Inauguration Day at Obama's Alma Mater

On inauguration day, we visit the president's alma mater to sample students' opinions about the school's most famous alum.

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