LA Forward is proud to be the home for two of LA County’s most interesting and important civic affairs podcasts — “LA Podcast” and “What Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin”!
This work is part of our mission to demystify Southern California government and help you hold elected officials accountable for creating a fair, flourishing region for everyone who lives here. As the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times drags the paper's editorial page into MAGA territory, we believe that having a trusted, independent source of informed commentary of local politics and government is more important than ever.
LA Podcast is a weekly news and politics podcast for people who live in Los Angeles.
LA Podcast covers the news, policies, and major issues facing Los Angeles, a city which is both staggeringly complex and culturally oversimplified. Initially a two-person show featuring Hayes Davenport and Scott Frazier, it quickly evolved over time to feature Alissa Walker as a regular host.
Since becoming part of the LA Forward family of organizations, LA Podcast has added Mike Bonin as a regular co-host, with occasional co-hosts such as Godfrey Plata, Loraine Lundquist, Marco Santana, Carla Hall, Memo Torres, Olga Lexell, Oscar Zarate, Sammy Roth, and many more.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, at LAPodcast.org, or wherever you get your podcasts.
We invite you to become a paid subscriber today so we can keep delivering LA Podcast to you every Monday morning!
LA Forward Presents What's Next Los Angeles? With Mike Bonin
LA Forward has also teamed up with Mike Bonin’s podcast, What’s Next, Los Angeles? On WNLA, Mike Bonin – a writer, teacher, progressive activist and former LA City Councilmember – looks at the issues and problems facing Los Angeles, examines ideas, and talks with the people who will lead us to a brighter future. You can listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.