The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “From Latin America to Hollywood: Latino Film Culture in Los Angeles, 1967–2017,” a series of film screenings, live conversations, oral histories, publications and a dedicated website exploring the shared influences of Latino and Latin American filmmakers and the work they created or presented in Los Angeles during the past half-century.
On Monday, September 25, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will screen “Zoot Suit” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Following the film, @kpcc’s John Horn will host a conversation with special guests as part of a live taping for The Frame.
Got tickets to the screening of Jackie Brown. Airtalk's film week by Larry Mantle was hosting this screening at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. A great surprise was when Quentin Tarantino showed up! I had been such a fan of his movies esp. Kill Bill Vols. What a treat! I've never watched Jackie Brown, maybe cuz I was about 10 when it came out! But such a great movie! Music is always on point! Actors are great! And what such nostalgia watching old LA on the big screen! I believe Airtalk will air the Q&A today if you want to check it out! #ifmapscouldtalk #losangeles #theatreatacehotel #dtla #KPCCINPERSON #quentintarantino #larrymantle #airtalk (at The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA)
Let's Podcast: A live taping of The Mash-Up Americans and The Limit Does Not Exist is coming up on June 13.
In preparation, we wanted to get to know the cohosts of the shows. The Mash-Up Americans’ Amy Choi and Rebecca Lehrer share a bit about themselves:
Photo credit: Matt Sayles
How did you two meet?
Amy went to high school with Rebecca’s husband. We met in 2008 — ahem way after high school — through him (while Rebecca and her husband were in grad school) and it was friend-love at first sight. We immediately started talking about all of the mash-up stuff we have in common navigating big life changes, like getting married and having kids.
What is your favorite episode of your show?
Amy: I love when Rebecca goes to Margaret Cho's house. Margaret is a childhood (and adulthood) hero for me, and she did not disappoint! Also loved when we spoke with Dr. Mindy Fullilove after the presidential election. She is a research psychiatrist and expert in collective trauma and it was so, so healing to talk to her when we were really feeling our most vulnerable.
Rebecca: It’s a toss-up for me! I think when Amy interviewed Esther Perel while I was on maternity leave; it was an incredible opportunity for me to hear our show from a listener’s perspective. I learned so much about cultural approaches to sex. It was so illuminating. And I love our interview with Alan Yang, co-creator of Master of None. We just had a great time with him.
Who is one memorable guest you’ve had on your show?
Awkwafina’s grandmother, who gave excellent dating advice.
How is it working bicoastally?
We’re thankful every single day for technology. We use many tools to feel connected and we do a lot of video meetings. In fact, we always have a video chat open when we are recording to be able to see each other. It is certainly challenging, but it is also a wonderful way to have our pulse on many different interesting things happening in the culture.
What does mash-up mean to you?
Mashing up describes the beauty and also the tension that comes with flowing between multiple identities, whether that’s as an immigrant and an American, as a mother and an executive, an entrepreneur and a creative and as an English speaker who thinks in multiple languages. Mash-ups are the living bridges between traditions and we’re actively creating new culture every day.
What is your favorite mash-up?
Amy: My kids! The Korean-Colombian-Mexican-American future of America.
Rebecca: Having mariachis come to Shabbat dinner.
What duo or pair would you say you and your cohost are most like?
We are each both Oprah AND Gayle. Also, Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolph in Bridesmaids, just because we like them.
What is one fun fact about your cohost?
Amy is a secret genius music supervisor. The playlists she puts together for our show are just incredible.
Rebecca frequently laughs so hard she cries, and her laugh is so infectious that soon you'll be crying too. She has a really dry wit, but the things that get her going the hardest are often like... silly Facebook memes about what happens if you accidentally fall in the toilet. Also she knows the words to every '90s R&B song ever.
What is something you and your cohost have in common? What is something that is very different between you and your cohost?
What we have in common: A deep love for fermented, pickly foods. Tangy and sour is our favorite flavor: Think kimchi, sauerkraut, feta.
What is very different? Our approach to the sun: one of us is really into it, and one of us is afraid of it. You can guess who is who.
Be sure to RSVP for Let's Podcast: A live taping of The Mash-Up Americans and The Limit Does Not Exist on June 13 at Skylight Studios in Los Angeles.
Let’s Podcast: The Hosts of The Limit Does Not Exist
Let's Podcast: A live taping of The Mash-Up Americans and The Limit Does Not Exist is coming up on June 13. In preparation, we wanted to get to know the cohosts of the shows.
The Limit Does Not Exists’ Cate Scott Campbell and Christina Wallace share a bit about themselves:
Photo credit: Robin Roemer
How did you two (cohosts) meet?
A mutual friend introduced us after Cate made a short film about women and math and Christina learned that Cate happened to be a theater geek, just like herself. Christina thought she was the only math-theater hybrid geek in the world and so naturally she had to meet Cate. We had a Skype chat and then a year later, when Christina was in Los Angeles for vacation, we met up for green juice and hung out at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (as you do).
What is your favorite episode of your show?
That's impossible to choose! But OK, fine. Probably the two-part series where Cate interviewed Christina's boyfriend, Chas, and where Christina interviewed Cate's fiancé, Ross, about what it's like when two #HumanVennDiagrams partner up. But we admit this is a totally biased answer because #boyfriends.
Who is one memorable guest you’ve had on your show?
They’re all memorable to us (again, how can we choose?!), but we’ll happily shout out Bobak Ferdowsi, our first guest and fantastic tour guide of that fateful hangout at JPL in Pasadena. Bobak is a brilliant engineer who was the flight director for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover, but you may also know him as “Mohawk Guy” (Google it).
How is it working bicoastally?
We've gotten it down to a science at this point, but the time difference can still be challenging. We record at night, so it’s 10 or 10:30 p.m. in New York when Christina gets done. And it's tough for Cate because she has to conquer rush hour traffic to get to the studio in L.A. But through the power of the internet and our shared signature combination of passion and grit, we make it work!
Your shows deal a lot with overlaps and mash-ups. What are two entirely unrelated interests you each have?
Math and theater are the original unrelated interests that made us realize we were supposed to be friends. Additionally, Christina is a classically trained pianist and loves public speaking; Cate is a classically trained violinist and loves performing improv comedy.
What is your favorite mash-up or combination (of anything)?
Christina: Wendy's fries and chocolate Frosty. Dip the fries in the Frosty and enjoy the mash-up of both salty-sweet and hot-cold. Although now I have a dairy allergy and can't eat it anymore. But it's still the best.
Cate: My brother, CAMS, is an incredible DJ who first introduced me to the idea of mash-ups. He crafted an entire mathematical mix called “Algorhythms” in which he mashed up quotes from Freaks and Geeks and My So Called Life with Jay-Z and Dolly Parton. It’s still hands down my favorite mash-up of all time.
What duo or pair would you say you and your co-host are most like?
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, if they were both redheads and eight inches taller.
What is one fun fact about your cohost?
Christina: Cate is a human emoji. Literally she has the most expressive face ever, which is probably good given that she is an actress.
Cate: Christina is a human force. She exudes power and energy. I may be mixing my physics terms here, but they all apply.
Imagining a Venn diagram: What is something you and your cohost have in common? What is something that is very different between you and your cohost?
We're both tall, expressive, Hamilton-obsessed redheads who say “Wow!" a lot and revere the Oxford comma. On the different side: Cate has a penchant for shoulder pads while Christina already has swimmer shoulders and doesn't need extra bulk in her blazers.
Be sure to RSVP for Let's Podcast: A live taping of The Mash-Up Americans and The Limit Does Not Exist on June 13 at Skylight Studios in Los Angeles.
“Unheard L.A.” is a brand-new series of live shows in different venues around our sprawling and too-often disconnected metropolis. Each show is unique and features a distinct lineup of real people sharing their true stories of struggle and survival, of hope and fear, of the unexpected and the unbelievable.
These are the unheard stories of L.A., the stories of where you live.
Thank to you to everybody who made our first three shows such an incredible experience!
Learn more about “Unheard L.A.” and share your story at kpcc.org/unheardla.
Californians’ attitudes about drug use are changing – and states across the country are following suit. In recent years, California voters relaxed drug sentencing laws and legalized marijuana.
Join @kpcc’s Annie Gilbertson and The San Bernardino Sun’s Beatriz Valenzuela at CSU San Bernardino as they discuss how California’s changing attitudes may change street level policing.
Want to expand your podcast playlist? Join KPCC In Person for a live taping of the podcasts The Mash-Up Americans and The Limit Does Not Exist.
We'll record an episode of each – back to back and in front of a live audience – then host a reception where you can mix and mingle with the hosts and your fellow attendees. Not familiar with the podcasts? Here's a little more info on each:
American Public Media’s The Mash-Up Americans is your guide to “hyphen-America.” Hosts Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer talk culture, identity and what makes us who we are.
PodcastOne and Forbes’ The Limit Does Not Exist hosts Christina Wallace and Cate Scott Campbell believe creativity and STEM are better together. If you feel one path may not be your only path, and you'd rather build your own custom Venn diagram, this show is for you.
“Real Boy” is an intimate story of a family in transition. Directed by Shaleece Haas, the documentary follows 19-year-old Bennett Wallace, a transgender teen musician, as he navigates sobriety and the transitioning process.
KPCC In Person and PBS SoCal present a screening of “Real Boy” followed by a conversation with KPCC’s Leo Duran, Bennett Wallace, filmmaker Shaleece Haas, Suzy Reinke (Wallace's mother) and Drian Juarez (program manager, Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Transgender Economic Empowerment Project).
