Podcast
Podcast
Imperfect Paradise Season 1 logo
Genre True crime, misinformation, social issues Language English Length 20–45 minutes Production LAist No. of seasons4 Original release 28 Jan 2022
Imperfect Paradise is a podcast series published by LAist Studios[ 1] and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting .[ 2]
Production and awards
Season one, episode one was released in January 2022.[ 3]
Season three was shortlisted for a 2022 International Documentary Association Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary or Series .[ 4]
Seasons
Home is Life , 3 episodes about homelessness and housing in Orange County, California .[ 5] [ 2] Season 1 was hosted by Jill Replogle.[ 2]
The Forgotten Revolutionary , 8 episodes about the life and death of activist and broadcaster Oscar Gomez .[ 6] [ 7] Season 2 was hosted by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.[ 2]
Sheriff Villanueva , 5 episodes about the election and work of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva .[ 8] Season 3 was hosted by Frank Stoltze.[ 2]
Yoga’s Queen of Conspiracies, 3 episodes focussing on the work of American yoga instructor Guru Jagat 's adoption of QAnon conspiracy theories.[ 9] [ 10] Season 4 was produced and hosted by Emily Guerin.[ 2]
References
^ New year, new stories: NPR journalists talk about their 2023 priorities , NPR, 6 Jan 2023.
^ a b c d e f "Imperfect Paradise" . LAist . Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ "Imperfect Paradise on Apple Podcasts" . Apple Podcasts . Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ "IDA Documentary Awards 2022 Nominees & Winners" . International Documentary Association . 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-22 .
^ " 'Imperfect Paradise': When Neighbors Shout Down an Apartment Complex for Unhoused People" . KQED . 19 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ Details of a Chicano activist's mysterious death are unraveled in a new podcast , Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, 1 July 2022, NPR
^ Martinez, Fidel (2022-11-17). "Latinx Files: Getting ready to get my heart broken again by the World Cup" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ "The Times podcast: Sheriff Villanueva's unlikely rise to power" . Los Angeles Times . 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ O’Sullivan, Eoghan (2023-01-17). "Podcast Corner: New shows offering horror fiction and marriage insights" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 2023-01-21 .
^ Special Series: Untangling Misinformation; She was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories , 2 Jan 2023, Rob Schmitz, NPR
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