Podcasts by Below the Ten: Life in South LA
Below the Ten: Stories of South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, and Compton.
The series is supported by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
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Playing Trump from 2017-03-15T10:00
Every year, the students at ISLAH Academy, a private Islamic school inside a South LA mosque put on a winter program for their parents.
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Bilal's Calling from 2016-11-11T10:00
Tyreek Bilal has gone through many transformations in his life. He’s been a confidant to powerful celebrities, a husband to six wives, father to 20 children and a celibate religious scholar. Now he...
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Meet Mr. Fries Man from 2016-11-09T10:00
Throughout South Los Angeles and the surrounding neighborhoods there’s a growing community of underground home chefs who sell food on Instagram. One of those chefs, a guy who goes by the name Mr...
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Peacemakers: The Interventionist from 2016-03-28T09:00
When someone gets shot in Skipp Townsend's community, he is often one of the first on the scene. Sometimes he knows the victim personally. Skipp works as a gang interventionist with the LAPD.
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Peacemakers: The Cop from 2016-03-28T09:00
As a black kid growing up in South LA, Lt. Michael Carodine was regularly mistreated by police. But for Lt. Carodine, bad policing was a problem that could be solved; and he would help solve it....
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Peacemakers: The Activist from 2016-03-28T09:00
Lita Herron, a 69-year-old grandmother of six, witnessed repeated shootings in her community. But her fear turned to anger and then to action.
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Local Hires from 2016-01-13T00:00
Several large developments are under construction south of the 10 Freeway, and some have initiatives to fill jobs with local, low-income workers. See how that can become a life-changing opportun...
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Young Hearts: A Prologue to The Long Commute from 2016-01-11T10:00
When Chris Chambers' bus broke down in a small town in Texas, it ended up being a blessing in disguise.
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The Long Commute from 2015-11-20T10:00
On Aug. 26, 1954, Arthur Kitt Murray climbed into the cockpit of an experimental rocket at Edwards Air Force Base, about a hundred miles north of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley. Murray was ...
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Peddling Candy in South LA from 2015-09-16T10:00
Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name Grace of the Sea, sells bacon wrapped pineapple stuffed hot dogs in Jefferson Park a couple days a week. He also sells candy out of a golde...
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Grace of the Sea from 2015-08-27T10:00
Luis Gutierez Sanchez, who calls himself "Grace of the Sea," has been living in a garage in South LA for six years. But now he has to move. He tells his story of living as a gay undocumented imm...
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After Katrina, Finding Refuge in South LA from 2015-08-26T10:00
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans ten years ago, Cassandra Cousin got out as soon as she could and relocated to South LA. Now, she lives with her son in a house next to her church, where sh...
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The New Compton from 2015-08-12T16:00
Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A. biopic opens this weekend, but a lot has changed in the city since the 90's. As part of our series Below the Ten: Life in South LA, producer ...
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Introduction: Welcome to Below the Ten from 2015-08-10T00:00
Below the Ten: Life in South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, an...
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