logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2025
32m 5s

Introducing, Boiling Point: Climate Chan...

Los Angeles Times
About this episode

Introducing a new podcast from LA Times Studios and award-winning L.A. Times columnist Sammy Roth, Boiling Point, where Sammy breaks down the many complexities of today's climate challenges and solutions with top experts in the field. In this episode comedian Esteban Gast talks with Sammy about using humor to alleviate climate anxiety, while making clean energy and other environmental solutions more interesting — and even fun. From punchlines to policy, they explore laughter as a powerful tool for change.

Up next
Jun 11
Introducing: Rebuilding L.A.
Please enjoy the first episode of the latest from L.A. Times Studios, Rebuilding L.A.L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon joins us to talk about where we are in the moment as residents assess the path forward. How are people grappling with the decision to rebuild and, ultimately, what ... Show More
35m 29s
May 21
Introducing: L.A. Crimes
Please enjoy a featured clip of L.A. Times Studio's latest production, L.A. Crimes. On this episode, Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, th ... Show More
10m 42s
Jan 2025
Introducing: Crimes of the Times
L.A. Times reporter Christopher Goffard of “Dirty John” is back with another riveting podcast from L.A. Times Studios. In “Crimes of the Times,” Goffard goes deep behind the scenes of a new story each week, cutting through common myths and misconceptions to uncover what really ha ... Show More
1 m
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2020
AMANDA / ERIKA | Episode 6
In the Season One finale, ERIKA (Ava Grey) fantasizes about her first time, while AMANDA (Mackenzie Davis) refuses to have her own desires silenced. A moment of reconnection with Oliver takes Diana by surprise, and Petra makes a bold move, putting Diana's career at risk--but it's ... Show More
51m 28s
Aug 2024
The Dark Chaos Of The 'It Ends With Us' Press Tour
Our feeds have been overrun with a new celeb squabble as the press rollout for the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 'It Ends With Us' goes absolutely tits up. Both TikTok and X users have spent the last week picking apart the behind the scenes drama between producer and star B ... Show More
30m 16s
Jan 2025
Blake Lively Versus Justin Baldoni: Dissecting The 'It Ends With Us' Legal Battles
Last summer, we covered the dramatic press tour for the on screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's novel It Ends With Us, digging into the speculation surrounding a beef between co-leads Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Over the Christmas break the story exploded, as Lively and Bal ... Show More
30m 16s
May 2021
“Like Sands Through the Sour Glass” (with Julianna Margulies)
Ira, Louis, and Aida discuss Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR, Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure denial and the fight surrounding critical race theory, Gemini season, the return of Bennifer, and whatever the hell is going on with Taika Waititi, Rita Ora, and Tessa Thompson. Plus, Julia ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2022
Trailer
A three-part series from This American Life producer Nancy Updike. When Rachel McKibbens’s father and brother died suddenly last fall, two weeks apart, from Covid, she’d had no idea her father was sick, and no idea her brother was dying. They were unvaccinated, but the story of w ... Show More
3m 2s
Jul 3
Constanza Eliana Chinea: Media & Decolonization | Sumud Podcast
🎙 This week on the Sumud Podcast, we’re joined by Constanza Eliana Chinea—a Boricua journalist, producer, and activist reshaping the narrative from within. Born in New York, raised in Borinquen (Puerto Rico), and coming of age in the U.S. Midwest, Constanza grew up confronting e ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2025
Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann
Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us,” and straight up Reality TV Sociologist, Dr. Danielle Lindemann studies human behavior throug ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 29
The Summer Of Crashing Out: Justin Bieber, Cory's World And Tattle Life
Ding dong the witch is dead - in a Scooby Doo worthy unveiling, the 'Helen McDougal' that began infamous British influencer gossip forum has been unmasked as vegan influencer Sebastian Bond. In the aftermath, TikTokers like Cory's World are cashing in on the moment to detail exac ... Show More
31m 25s
Nov 2019
The Pit | Episode 8
In the Season One Finale, Dave meets the whale. After a perilous journey, he must come face to face with all that he’s lost. ~~ From QCODE, makers of fantastic audio fiction. Visit QCODEMedia.com to learn more. And, check out our new shows - Birds of Empire and The Peepkins. List ... Show More
36m 19s