The Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times
“The Times" is a podcast from the Los Angeles Times hosted by columnist Gustavo Arellano along with reporters from our diverse newsroom. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our podcast brings listeners the most essential stories from the L.A. Times. We've got the West Coast angle on the most interesting news stories of the day, taking on topics like entertainment, the environment, immigration, politics, the criminal justice system, the social safety net, food and culture and more, and delivering it in a tone that isn’t so stressed or intense. Through interviews and original stories, we are the audio guide you need to understand the day’s news, the world and how California is at the epicenter of it all.
How trans surfers find community
Masters of Disasters origin stories!
Can anything stop distracted driving?
The music genre Korean elders 'trot' to
Is Biden too old to run again?
Can Dr. Simi cure the Mexican healthcare system?
Introducing 'Foretold'
An FBI investigation into college basketball gone wrong
Who suffers if the U.S. bans TikTok
The mainstreaming of curanderos
Are Biden and Trump border buddies?
So Donald Trump got indicted...
Can music make people care about climate change?
The RV homeless encampments of L.A.
How college gymnasts can finally cash in
A surrender hotline for Russian soldiers
The flooding in Pajaro, Calif. — and how it all could have been avoided
A murder mystery, a cover up, and femicide in Mexico
Silicon Valley Bank's collapse may affect your interest rate
The judge who likes to overturn gun laws
Michelle Yeoh can finally be herself: ‘Thank you for seeing me’
Our Masters of Disasters take on toxic spills
California's ballot-box fast-food fight
Academy Nominees aren't Box Office Hits. Do Oscars Still Matter?
The California Dream in Nevada
Legal weed, massive worker exploitation
A new age for mental health in workplaces?
America’s first Black prima ballerina: Bernice Harrison
The war against Drag Queen Story Hour
One year into the Russia-Ukraine war
Dianne Feinstein calls it a career
Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty
Turkey's earthquake, California's "Big One"
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 6: The End
Do social-media child stars "work"?
A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 5: The Valley
What it means to be a Black cowboy
What’s up with eggs?
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 4: The Tribe
3 men of color, 3 LAPD encounters. 3 deaths
A massacre in Monterey Park
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 3: The Dam
How the California GOP lost its national sway
Dance raves in, dissent out as Saudi Arabia's crown prince dictates new social order
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 2: The Source
California's stormy weather, explained
Can the Golden Globes come back?
Colorado River in Crisis, Pt. 1: A Dying River
California's fight with affirmative action
What losing Nancy Pelosi as a leader means for Dems
2022 in culture: Bad Bunny, the Slap and more
The best and worst in 2022 politics
The good and bad of natural disasters in 2022
Dr. Fauci's tips for the tripledemic
The crypto crash was inescapable
Housing the unhoused, voucher edition
A culture war over electric cars?
Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?
The nightmare that is identity theft
Keke Palmer’s Hollywood reality — and dreams
The grad student strike at UC schools
Has zero-COVID checkmated China's Xi?
Why the U.S. clamps down on rail strikes
The megaflood, next time in California
A decade of downers with DACA
Mexico's unique, binational soccer fans
Your future meal might be grasshoppers
Hospice for the homeless
How ham radio can save Taiwan — and the world
When the celebrity bigot is a Black man
How to end political violence
The slow trickle of election day
Can Kevin McCarthy control Congress?
The Gen Z vote battle
Uh-oh for U.K.'s new P.M.
An audio ofrenda for Día de los Muertos
Dems try abortion-rights pitch with Latinos
Our Masters of Disasters know it's windy
The scandal at LA City Hall — again
The fight over Squaw Valley's name
Coyotes go urban; humans freak out
How Los Angeles got so overcrowded
Late-night TV fights for its life, again
Sheriff Villanueva's unlikely rise to power
Dedicated to Art Laboe
The leaked tape that upended L.A. politics
Gavin Newsom versus the world
Mexico's fermented drinks bubble up
The Iranian diaspora rises up
The sketchy test sending moms to prison
The rise, fall and rise of Lula
The fight to become L.A. County sheriff
Masters of Disasters: Broken records!
Crimes for rhymes?
Legal pot in California sparks corruption
How L.A.’s next mayor will handle homelessness
Back to the moon — and beyond?
How illegal cannabis smoked California
A wildfire with your Airbnb?
Fast cars, furious residents
A Wyoming wind farm to power California
An unprecedented use of Mexico's military
Melanie Lynskey gets very real with us
Less loan debt, more midterm love for Dems?
The Haitian dream for America
Hope, struggles for Afghan refugees in U.S.
On the GOAT-ness of Serena Williams
Colman Domingo on redemption and forgiveness
Goodbye, new gas stations in California?
How Haiti got here
When your anti-Black coworker is Latino
Who is America?
Better call Rhea Seehorn
Babies at a bargain, pricey problems
Life and death in the Darién Gap
The parents at the epicenter of a culture war
Why Wyoming's "brand" hates Liz Cheney
Sweet, scary, sad, silly Bill Hader
House music forever
A Haitian Odyssey Episode 2: Chile
Taiwan prepares for China's wrath
Jennifer Coolidge welcomes her closeup
Vin Scully, the greatest
A place of friendship at the border closes
A Haitian Odyssey Episode 1: Texas
Her life, her body, her death
What you need to know about monkeypox
The drought, this time in northern Mexico
He took Trump's Jan. 6 close-up
What do Gillian Anderson and Eleanor Roosevelt have in common?
Beyoncé, Beyoncé, Beyoncé — Beyoncé!
The 411 on the 988 suicide hotline
Musicians for abortion rights redux
Simone Ashley’s ‘Bridgerton’ breakthrough
Pregnant and homeless in Hollywood
Burnout at the front lines of disasters
The mountain lion that captured L.A.'s heart
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, together for us
What happened to Lora Lee, Part 2
What Happened to Lora Lee?
California's carbon-capture controversy
Biden's bold moves abroad to win at home
The rise and fall of a Hollywood almost-was
Lowriders lawfully cruise again
That classic VW Bug could be an electric vehicle
The Future of Abortion, Part 6: History Repeated?
D.C.'s secretive VP power lunch
Can companies help protect abortion?
Summer's biggest hazard? Humans!
California, the abortion sanctuary state
Special Edition: The Death of Roe vs. Wade
She was the Rosa Parks of the 1800s
Big Tobacco, Black trauma
Home was where the freeway is
The Future of Abortion, Part 5: Law
An ‘Emmett Till moment’ for guns?
To be queer in Singapore
The biggest Jan. 6 bombshells
The Future of Abortion, Part 4: Keeping It
Why L.A. has fridge-less apartments
Hidden clues of a Black family's Bible
The drag mothers of Los Angeles
How mass shootings affect young voters
What the Summit of the Americas means
Welcome to Portugal, now go home
Covering COVID on ‘sacred ground’
Queer Ukrainians on the frontlines
A new militia at the U.S.-Mexico border
California's historic water restrictions
The pickleball pickle
A visit to Vancouver's safe injection site
California’s gun control wars sway the U.S.
L.A. mayoral candidates debate homelessness
Tijuana's toughest time
Desperately seeking restaurant workers
ICE released dying detainees, avoiding responsibility
Cryptocurrency's addiction problem
How California popularized the Great Replacement
Tijuana in the time of opera and cartels
The Future of Abortion Part 3: Money
Let's blame someone for California's drought
Why U.S. women's sports stars play abroad
The fight to use Mickey Mouse
Russia's Syria playbook in Ukraine
California mulls a four-day workweek
A TikTok president for the Philippines
Cinco de Mayo forever
L.A.’s election of rage
Tijuana's many, many sides
The state of the streaming wars
What light rail will bring to South L.A.
The L.A. riots, 30 years later
Black Twitter frets for its future
Big Tobacco, Black trauma
Helping and hoping in Ukraine
Shanghai’s lockdown tests limits
Mexico's weird presidential self-recall
The AriZona iced-tea 99-cent miracle
Tijuana sí!
Coachella 2022, Coachella forever
Future of Abortion Part 2: Church
The case that ended 'Mexican-only' schools
Tijuana beyond the bad headlines
Earth Day: Binge or cringe?
Come fly the toxic skies
What COVID-19 wrought on Black men
Welcome to Tijuana
The lawyer behind Trump's Jan. 6 attack
What's slowing down the Jan. 6 investigation
Goodbye, Title 42
The takedown of a dial-up drug network
In praise of long-scorned Black women's hair
A soldier's funeral in Ukraine
California tries to figure out reparations
A lot of magic with "Winning Time"
An existential crisis for the Oscars
Where's Jack?
The medieval prince that Putin adores
Disney's stumbles on "Don't Say Gay" bill
Ketanji Brown Jackson is feeling supreme
Townies versus gownies battle for Berkeley
Another scandal for L.A. Fire Department
China's influence grows in Central America
Hotel housekeeping is dirtier than ever
Future of Abortion Part 1: Medicine
Ukraine, Russia and your gas tank
One family's 27,000-mile road trip
500 miles to Kyiv
Media bias, and refugees 'like us'
History-making, Oscar-nominated Ariana DeBose
An American leaves Ukraine to return
A homeless community that couldn't last
Russia and China, forever frenemies
Mexico's lawsuit against American guns
How workers evade vaccine mandates
Maggie Gyllenhaal on her directorial debut
How violence smashed Mexican avocados
Vladimir Putin's Ukraine obsession
Transgender drivers struggle to join Uber
Saving segregated 'Mexican' schools
Homeless prisoners of the suburban dream
California's death penalty flip-flops
A labor union with your latte?
Black joy in Questlove's "Summer of Soul"
Will the Super Bowl change Inglewood?
Let's get loud, Super Bowl halftime show
Why the NFL doesn't hire Black coaches
The triple terror of tsunamis
We enter the metaverse — and return
When cars on autopilot crash — and kill
No freedom gold medal for you, Olympics
Mexico's murdered journalists
Tet, today and yesterday
Home was where the freeway is
The Blur guy insulted a pop star. The reaction? Swift
The Omicron kids
A comic and COVID walk into a cruise ship ...
A new Honduras president-elect is set to make herstory
An Indigenous language, back from the brink
Standing up for Black lives at the border
Where carne asada is a crime
An American West with no snow?
The pandemic will end. We promise.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on her triumphs and trolls
The tragedy of Latinos and COVID-19
Chuck E. Cheese forever
Work from home, get spied on by your boss
Issa Rae, take a bow
Goodbye, gas stoves? The fight heats up
California crime waves, real and imaginary
The rising left in South America
The next pandemic is already lurking
Locked in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
What's the L.A. Times going to do in 2022?
Make way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
How one mom learned to stop worrying and love video games
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 2
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 1
QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds
On track to become a doctor — or not
Hollywood, here comes Madison
When the labels don't feel right
Hey, it's our holiday special
Vicente Fernández, the King
We (kinda) gift you a box of See's Candies
Hope, in a time of disasters
Next U.S. ambassador to India might be L.A.'s mayor. Huh?
Today, we feast!
There she is, Miss Navajo Nation...
The life and legacy of Jacqueline Avant
Now hiring! Formerly incarcerated people
Kirsten Dunst on her new movie, family and mental health
A Chinese tennis star disappears
David Chang gets very honest with us
College degrees for incarcerated folks
Cycling while Latino in L.A. County is tough
Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
Alison Roman on cooking and cancellation
Sohla El-Waylly on cooking and appropriation
The story of L.A.’s glitzy gambling boat kingpin
Social media's Latino misinformation problem
Mega-drought + mega-rain = uh-oh!
In-N-Out Burger enters the COVID-19 wars
Leyna Bloom on breaking ground as a trans woman of color
Can the FBI spy on Muslims and not say why?
Why we forget U.S. violence toward Chinatowns
California's marijuana revolution at 25 years
Why this USC fraternity scandal is different
How Filipino Americans are the Latinos of Asia
Make way for women, LGBTQ and POC skateboarders
What it's like for L.A.'s female firefighters
Extreme heat, the silent killer
Mexico’s wine country gets big — maybe too big
Just 5 countries could make or break climate change
How Día de los Muertos flourished in the U.S.
The unsolved assassination of Alex Odeh
Will the fatal 'Rust' shooting change Hollywood?
Stuck for days in L.A.'s biggest traffic jam
Author Shea Serrano thinks Mexicans are perfect
Disabled and pregnant? Good luck finding a doctor
We know how to fix the syphilis surge. Will we do it?
Unclogging America’s biggest ports
LGBTQ+ comics on Dave Chappelle's Netflix special
A matter of a piñon
The story of an unsung Black Panther
Boardrooms so white and male? That's changing
Deep breath. Let's talk about our air
The oil spill along California's fragile coast
How a Black family regains a beach the government took away
On the front lines of the homicide epidemic
How COVID-19 nurses get through the day
California put homeless people in hotel rooms. Then what?
The push to decriminalize jaywalking
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on her 'Never Have I Ever' fame
Texas abortion law makes this Kansas clinic busier than ever
Hollywood's crews ready to go on strike?
The ever-endangered, ever-reborn Jewish deli
Are NFTs worth your money?
Min Jin Lee on casual racism and finding truth
She was the Rosa Parks of the 1800s
Our nation's Haitian double standard
Why Latinos hide their identities
Biden shut a migrant camp. Then this bigger one appeared
Abortion rights spread in Latin America
What California lost in the war on terror
Let's settle the "Latinx" debate once and for all
California recall election winners and losers
How to keep the lights on as the climate changes
The NFL's goal-line stand against COVID-19
What 9/11 has done to American Muslims
Rep. Adam Schiff on 9/11, 1/6 and what's next
Why Gavin Newsom faces a recall election
What Larry Elder stands for
Lucy Liu talks fame, art and standing up for herself
Losing Rosario
How Native Americans became a vaccine success story
Another Colombia is possible — they hope
The rise and fall of Korean dry cleaners
Tequila? Tequila!
Punk, arson and the public library
The Taliban beat me up, then let me go
Mj Rodriguez brings the joy
A sea change in baseball?
California's gun-control wars sway the U.S.
What's up with L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva?
The fire of the decade — every year
Hannah Waddingham talks 'Ted Lasso' and 'shame, shame'
Back to school in the COVID-19 Delta era
Promise, peril in push for electric cars
A Black police officer opens up
Get out of here with that corn
Emmys favorites, underdogs and 'Below Deck'
Trying to smash sexism in the video game world
What does it take for a doctor to lose their license?
The Beirut explosion, one year later
The mystery of the disappearing whales
The lawyer, the Housewife and the missing millions
A big swing to support young Black golfers
To COVID shame or not to COVID shame?
Drought wants your carne asada and iPhone
Our biggest reservoir will save us! Wait, no
Drought threatens iconic plants. Lawns, watch out
A drying lake in Oregon attracts the far right
Our Masters of Disasters break down the fierce drought
The Battle of 187's ripple effects
Hey, Pete Wilson decided to talk to us
The Battle of 187 ends — and the war begins
The Latino revolt against California's Prop. 187
Introducing 'Battle of 187' week!
El Salvador wants to be a bitcoin paradise
Eugenics in our own backyard
Illegal marijuana floods California's deserts
QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds
Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua revolutions
Danny Trejo on his life and times
The end of a small town's prison economy
Bill Cosby, sex-assault survivors and justice
Sen. Alex Padilla on how California can help the U.S.
Kate Winslet on 'Mare of Easttown,' 'Avatar 2' and Wawa
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 2
The Chinese Communist Party and me, Part 1
A ride-along with the Afghan Air Force
Recall, George Gascón, and the troubles of progressive D.A.s
Kink at Pride is a mainstay — but for how long?
U.S.-Canada border closure over COVID-19 leaves town stuck
Katie Hill takes revenge porn fight to Congress
The ways to heal from COVID-19 PTSD
Car chases are deadly. We love them anyway
Will COVID-19 stop the Tokyo Olympics again?
The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family
The history behind Kamala Harris, 'Do not come' and Guatemala
Why Hollywood's Latino representation problem persists
Our Masters of Disasters on earthquake everything
Netanyahu is out as Israel's prime minister. What's next?
The fight to change COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant hearts and minds
Next U.S. ambassador to India might be L.A.'s mayor ... Huh?
A Black LGBTQ publishing and political pioneer speaks
How the Los Angeles Public Library made libraries cool
California's unsinkable Katie Porter
Phone trees, Laotian immigrants and COVID-19
A revolt in Northern California with national influence
Naomi Osaka drops out of French Open, stands up for mental health
Las Vegas doubles down on reopening at full capacity
Sandra Oh on being 'Asian enough'
Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
The fight to preserve Japanese-American concentration camps
Why Fernandomania still matters
How to honor George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his murder
Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits California's ethnic studies curriculum
Meet the Germhunters
LAPD's crowd-control tactics under increasing controversy
COVID-19 cautionary tales from India and Brazil
Who really created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?
Killings of transgender people in U.S. on track to top last year's record
Baseball, the Iranian hostage crisis and Barry Rosen
Meet our Masters of Disasters
A look at El Salvador's meme-loving, press-hating autocratic president Nayib Bukele
What California's high school athletes can teach us about coping with COVID-19
The origins of California's recall fever
How one mom learned to stop worrying and love video games during the pandemic
One final reckoning for the Golden Globes
The forgotten, radical roots of Cinco de Mayo
The Uyghur genocide hits California
Federal judge to Los Angeles: House your homeless, or else