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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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Recent Guests

Dawn Chmielewski
Veteran entertainment journalist covering the business of Hollywood
LAist
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: President Trump says ‘Hollywood is dead.’ What’s being done to revive it?
Dawn Fanning
Resident of Altadena and managing director of Eaton Fire Residence United
Eaton Fire Residence United
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Andrew Morgan
Renter affected by post-fire conditions
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Don Fanning
Resident referenced for testing and insurance discussions
Altadena residents group
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Tamara Brown
Comedy writer and performer who has been taking public transit in LA for over 20 years
Independent
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Is LA becoming a public transit city?
Josh Vredevo
Transportation advocate with Streets for All
Streets for All
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Is LA becoming a public transit city?
Cesar Quijano
Former prisoner, ultramarathon participant, reentry advocate
San Diego running community, Amity (transitional housing)
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: How one man rebuilt his life, 100 miles at a time Redux
David Wagner
LAist correspondent who covers housing in Southern California
LAist
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: Most Californians don't own a home until 47. What that says about the CA Dream
Aaron Schrank
Senior reporter at LAist covering health and housing
LAist
Episode: Imperfect Paradise: After two years of progress, homelessness went up in LA. Why?

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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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Imperfect Paradise: President Trump says ‘Hollywood is dead.’ What’s being done to revive it?
Q: How does California's film and TV tax credit program actually work?
The credits are based on a percentage of in-state expenditures, helping defray mounting production costs; California uses a competitive element rather than a simple first-come, first-served approach, weighing incentives against wages and overall cost structures.
Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Q: What are opponents saying about these proposed rules?
Opponents, including some real estate and utility groups, argue the approach may not be right and that regulation should come from a different state agency, citing a prior smoke-damage task force and concerns about regulatory overreach.
Imperfect Paradise: Is your smoke-damaged home safe? The toxic aftermath of LA’s 2025 fires
Q: What exactly would the proposed bills do and how would they help fire survivors?
The bills would presume contamination after a fire and require standard testing and cleaning procedures, ensure insurance covers living expenses until cleanup is completed, and push the DTSC to establish formal testing standards for lead and asbestos by set deadlines.
Imperfect Paradise: Most Californians don't own a home until 47. What that says about the CA Dream
Q: Is home ownership a goal?
The hosts discuss that for many Millennials and Gen Z, home ownership is increasingly difficult to achieve, shifting it from a short-term goal to a long-term aspiration or even a distant possibility.
Imperfect Paradise: More than an internet star. The life & legacy of Big Bear’s famous eagle Jackie
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.

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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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1. Dawn Chmielewski
2. Dawn Fanning
3. Andrew Morgan
4. Don Fanning
5. Tamara Brown
6. Josh Vredevo
7. Cesar Quijano
8. David Wagner

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