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In May of 1980, the sleepy streets of Norco, California were turned into an all-out war zone in what is one of the most violent bank robberies in American history. From LAist Studios in collaboration with Futuro Studios comes the new podcast—Norco ’80 based on the book by Peter Houlahan. Listen as host and producer Antonia Cereijido tells the unbelievable true story about God, guns, survivalism an... more

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Brianna Lee
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Nereida Moreno
Host of Imperfect Paradise

Reviews

3.8 out of 5 stars from 1k ratings
  • Leftist podcast disguised

    I recently moved to the Norco area, so this podcast piqued my interest. By chapter 2 it takes an anti police, identity politics tilt. She calls the Riverside sheriff dept a racist organization and a few minutes later she says a Mexican American in the org got a promotion to detective.

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    Junior 1711
    United States2 years ago
  • Liberal Propaganda

    The topic and concept is very interesting, but all they do is glorify criminals and try to make them victims. Hold theses felons accountable and realize that they are just garbage people. Just because their skin is dark doesn’t give them get out of jail free cards.

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    Toyotatacomasr5
    United States2 years ago
  • Great subject, but in the end… NPR biased product.

    Outstanding history of the actual event with lots of leftist talking points and one sided statistics sprinkled in along the way. The host is a really good story teller, but let’s her biases show through a little throughout and then a lot in the last 3 episodes. Question… who kill more cops in the US? How many unarmed people are murdered by cops as opposed to how many cops are murdered by armed criminals in the US each year???

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    ChefGoyo
    United States2 years ago
  • Quality Story Telling is Dead

    Started very well (first 6 episodes) before becoming a soapbox for injecting personal ideology about guns and policing. Disappointing that journalists nowadays can’t just allow people to share their experiences and let the audience draw their own conclusions on a topic or subject matter.

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    KevinfmII
    United States3 years ago
  • Oh how culturally sensitive!!

    Thanks for trilling your R’s.

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    ProsecutorsWillBeViolated
    United States3 years ago

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Q: Hello. So let's start with the big news that we got this week, that Jackie sadly has passed away. Tell us what happened.
Makenna explains the sequence leading to Jackie's death, including her medical struggle, the care she received, and the context of the broader story about the eagles and their nesting season.
Imperfect Paradise: Can a city built by the oil industry stop drilling for good?
Q: How did the town hall and hearings influence the process?
The hearings documented odor and noise concerns and city staff highlighted violations; the oil company disputed these concerns, extending timelines for public comment and reframing the dispute around jurisdiction and land use.
Imperfect Paradise: Who gets due process? Inside the fight over immigration bond hearings at Adelanto
Q: Why is the rise in immigration bond denials happening now, and what are the main factors driving it?
Two major factors drive the shift: a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that tightened the standard by saying no one who came illegally is entitled to a bond hearing, and an internal directive (backed by FOIA-fetched emails) that appears to push judges to justify bond denials more rigorously, resulting in higher denial rates and larger bond amounts.
Imperfect Paradise: On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests (Redux)
Q: How did the city react to the protests as the raids escalated?
Antonia and Frank describe rapid, organic protests across downtown LA, with neighborhoods blocking access and communities demanding action from local leaders.
Imperfect Paradise: On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests (Redux)
Q: Where were you last Friday when you first got word that ICE agents were starting to conduct raids?
Frank Stoltze explains he was in the newsroom and then saw the breaking news on television, triggering on-the-ground coverage of the raids as they unfolded.

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A hard-hitting, on-the-ground history podcast that revisits a landmark 1980 bank robbery and its ripple effects on policing, public safety, and community dynamics. Episodes blend eyewitness testimony, police recordings, and expert analysis to illuminate crime, justice, and the socio-political forces shaping law enforcement in tough economic times. Notable strengths include rigorous archival storytelling, high production values, and a willingness to explore controversial angles through interviews with reporters, activists, and legal scholars. This show tends to attract listeners interested in true crime, local politics, immigration policy, and the intersection of crime with community identity, urban development, and governance.

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2. Richard Parks
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6. Cato Hernandez
7. Brianna Lee
8. Yusra Farzan

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